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