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NASCAR BGN Series Gateway 300 -- Starting Grid

25 July 1997


MADISON, IL - Starting grid for the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National 
Division, Gateway 300:
          
Ps.No.  Driver , Car                                          Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev  0:34.353 130.993
 2   2  Ricky Craven       Raybestos                    Chev  0:34.380 130.890
Row  2 
 3  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev  0:34.443 130.651
 4  87  Joe Nemechek       Bellsouth Mobility           Chev  0:34.476 130.526
Row  3 
 5  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  0:34.538 130.291
 6  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev  0:34.540 130.284
Row  4 
 7  72  Mike Dillon        Detriot Gasket               Chev  0:34.607 130.031
 8   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  0:34.633 129.934
Row  5 
 9   7  Danny Edwards, Jr. Clabber Girl                 Chev  0:34.641 129.904
10  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  0:34.669 129.799
Row  6 
11  17  * Matt Kenseth     Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  0:34.690 129.720
12  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66 Performance      Chev  0:34.715 129.627
Row  7 
13  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  0:34.717 129.619
14  74  Randy LaJoie       Fina                         Chev  0:34.718 129.616
Row  8 
15  45  Jeff Fuller        Hunters Specialties          Chev  0:34.740 129.534
16  10  Phil Parsons       Channellock Tools            Chev  0:34.767 129.433
Row  9 
17  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford  0:34.781 129.381
18  31  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sikkens Car Refinishes       Chev  0:34.822 129.229
Row  10 
19   4  Dale Shaw          Phoenix Construction         Chev  0:34.859 129.091
20  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  0:34.888 128.984
Row  11 
21  78  Nathan Buttke      Carquest Auto Parts          Chev  0:34.889 128.980
22  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  0:34.890 128.977
Row  12 
23  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  0:34.947 128.766
24  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools                Chev  0:34.985 128.627
Row  13 
25  84  Randy Porter       Sammy Kershaw                Ford  0:35.017 128.509
26  70  Dale Fischlein     Patriot Seeds                Chev  0:35.027 128.472
Row  14 
27  22  Scott Lagasse      Pest Offense                 Chev  0:35.057 128.362
28  77  Brad Teague        Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  0:35.074 128.300
Row  15 
29  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  0:35.077 128.289
30  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Pont  0:35.121 128.128
Row  16 
31  68  * Chris Diamond    J&L Motors                   Chev  0:35.142 128.052
32   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer Asprin                 Chev  0:35.163 127.975
Row  17 
33  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  0:35.163 127.975
34  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  0:35.166 127.965
Row  18 
35  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:35.173 127.939
36  89  Johnny Chapman     Alarm South                  Ford  0:35.183 127.903
Row  19 
37  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  0:35.186 127.892
38  49  Kyle Petty         NWO                          Chev  0:35.188 127.885
Row  20 
39  88  Kevin Lepage       HYPE                         Chev   Provsnl   0.000
40   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev   Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev   Provsnl   0.000
42  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford   Provsnl   0.000

DID NOT QUALIFY:

12  Kenny Wallace      Graybar                      Ford
56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev
50  Bobby Hillin       Rawlings                     Pont
55  Scot Walters       Brewco Collision Products    Chev
21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford
97  Doug Reid, III     Godwin's GCI                 Chev
16  Mark Day           31-W Insulation              Pont
66  Perry Tripp        Pizza World                  Ford
79  Brad Payne         Triangle Motorsports         Ford
86  Bill Hoff          Mawson & Mawson              Chev
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.2500 Miles