NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400: Qualifying Order
31 July 1997
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Qualifying order for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Brickyard 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- 1 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 2 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 3 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 4 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 5 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 6 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chev 7 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 8 1 Mike Wallace R&L Carriers Pont 9 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 10 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Race Ford 12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 13 27 Rick Wilson Ford 14 95 Ed Berrier Shoney's Restaurants Ford 15 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 16 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 17 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 18 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 19 61 Tim Steele HMS Die/Cimlinc Ford 20 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 21 91 Greg Sacks Spam/Hormel Foods Chev 22 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 23 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 24 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 25 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 26 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 27 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 28 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 29 92 Ron Barfield New Holland Ford 30 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 31 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 32 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 33 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 34 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 35 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 36 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 37 46 Wally Dallencach, Jr. First Union Chev 38 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 39 26 Rich Bickle KFC Team Twister Chev 40 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 41 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 42 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 43 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 44 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 45 78 Bobby Hillin Hanes Ford 46 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 47 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 48 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 49 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 50 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 51 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford * Rookie of the Year Contender