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NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400: Performance History (7/31/97 a.m.)

31 July 1997


1997 Brickyard 400
Performance History - Morning Practice
Thursday July 31, 1997
(By Session's Best Speed)

				    :--- Session -----:	 :-Event Combined--:  Date
R Car Driver		    Make    Laps  Time	Speed	 Laps Time   Speed    Best
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 1 28 Irvan, Ernie	    Ford     12	 50.418	178.508	  30  50.418 178.508 7/31/97
 2 88 Jarrett, Dale	    Ford      6	 50.481	178.285	  23  50.285 178.980 7/30/97
 3 43 Hamilton, Bobby	    Pontiac  17	 50.624	177.781	  44  50.624 177.781 7/31/97
 4 26 Bickle, Rich	    Chevy     9	 50.718	177.452	  41  50.718 177.452 7/31/97
 5 42 Nemechek, Joe	    Chevy    12	 50.754	177.326	  32  50.754 177.326 7/31/97
 6 29 Green, Jeff	    Chevy    23	 50.812	177.124	  45  50.812 177.124 7/31/97
 7 99 Burton, Jeff	    Ford     21	 50.835	177.043	  45  50.835 177.043 7/31/97
 8 33 Schrader, Ken	    Chevy    18	 50.857	176.967	  44  50.857 176.967 7/31/97
 9 24 Gordon, Jeff	    Chevy    18	 50.864	176.942	  43  50.864 176.942 7/31/97
10 46 Dallenbach Jr, Wally  Chevy    14	 50.868	176.929	  24  50.806 177.144 7/30/97
11 10 Rudd, Ricky	    Ford     15	 50.886	176.866	  31  50.886 176.866 7/31/97
12 40 Gordon, Robby	    Chevy    17	 50.912	176.776	  37  50.912 176.776 7/31/97
13 92 Barfield, Ron	    Ford     11	 50.938	176.685	  41  50.938 176.685 7/31/97
14  4 Marlin, Sterling	    Chevy    12	 50.957	176.620	  36  50.957 176.620 7/31/97
15  9 Speed, Lake	    Ford     16	 50.983	176.529	  16  50.983 176.529 7/31/97
16 41 Grissom, Steve	    Chevy    14	 51.004	176.457	  36  50.998 176.478 7/30/97
17  6 Martin, Mark	    Ford     25	 51.012	176.429	  46  51.012 176.429 7/31/97
18 18 Labonte, Bobby	    Pontiac  20	 51.046	176.312	  46  51.046 176.312 7/31/97
19 75 Mast, Rick	    Ford     21	 51.066	176.243	  42  51.066 176.243 7/31/97
20 16 Musgrave, Ted	    Ford     28	 51.087	176.170	  66  50.874 176.908 7/30/97
21  5 Labonte, Terry	    Chevy    17	 51.117	176.067	  30  51.117 176.067 7/31/97
22 44 Petty, Kyle	    Pontiac  22	 51.131	176.018	  54  51.131 176.018 7/31/97
23 23 Spencer, Jimmy	    Ford     20	 51.139	175.991	  56  51.139 175.991 7/31/97
24 30 Benson Jr, Johnny	    Pontiac  14	 51.139	175.991	  34  51.139 175.991 7/31/97
25 94 Elliott, Bill	    Ford     24	 51.221	175.709	  55  51.221 175.709 7/31/97
26 17 Waltrip, Darrell	    Chevy    17	 51.231	175.675	  41  51.231 175.675 7/31/97
27 31 Skinner, Mike	    Chevy    16	 51.242	175.637	  16  51.242 175.637 7/31/97
28  3 Earnhardt, Dale	    Chevy    18	 51.258	175.582	  37  51.258 175.582 7/31/97
29 27 Wilson, Rick	    Ford     18	 51.302	175.432	  44  51.302 175.432 7/31/97
30 21 Waltrip, Michael	    Ford     19	 51.311	175.401	  46  51.311 175.401 7/31/97
31 22 Burton, Ward	    Pontiac  20	 51.313	175.394	  48  51.313 175.394 7/31/97
32 37 Mayfield, Jeremy	    Ford     28	 51.321	175.367	  55  51.321 175.367 7/31/97
33  2 Wallace, Rusty	    Ford     15	 51.350	175.268	  46  51.350 175.268 7/31/97
34 98 Andretti, John	    Ford     23	 51.419	175.033	  48  51.238 175.651 7/30/97
35 90 Trickle, Dick	    Ford     20	 51.442	174.954	  51  51.442 174.954 7/31/97
36 96 Green, David	    Chevy    20	 51.445	174.944	  41  51.445 174.944 7/31/97
37 36 Cope, Derrike	    Pontiac  21	 51.501	174.754	  55  51.501 174.754 7/31/97
38 95 Berrier, Ed	    Chevy    16	 51.504	174.744	  51  51.504 174.744 7/31/97
39 97 Little, Chad	    Pontiac  33	 51.514	174.710	  63  51.514 174.710 7/31/97
40  7 Bodine, Geoff	    Ford     17	 51.633	174.307	  39  51.633 174.307 7/31/97
41 78 Hillin, Bobby	    Ford     23	 51.646	174.263	  45  51.646 174.263 7/31/97
42 77 Shepherd, Morgan	    Ford     20	 51.681	174.145	  49  51.681 174.145 7/31/97
43 91 Sacks, Greg	    Chevy    17	 51.821	173.675	  44  51.271 175.538 7/30/97
44 12 Purvis, Jeff	    Chevy    12	 51.894	173.430	  29  51.894 173.430 7/31/97
45 11 Bodine, Brett	    Ford     24	 51.926	173.324	  59  51.926 173.324 7/31/97
46 61 Steele, Tim	    Ford     19	 51.936	173.290	  38  51.936 173.290 7/31/97
47 81 Wallace, Kenny	    Ford     18	 51.965	173.193	  48  51.965 173.193 7/31/97
48  1 Wallace, Mike	    Pontiac  21	 51.993	173.100	  45  51.993 173.100 7/31/97
49  8 Stricklin, Hut	    Ford     20	 52.013	173.034	  48  52.013 173.034 7/31/97
50 25 Craven, Ricky	    Chevy    18	 52.280	172.150	  43  52.280 172.150 7/31/97
51 71 Marcis, Dave	    Chevy     5	 52.922	170.062	  34  52.515 171.380 7/30/97
52  9 Speed, Lake	    Ford      0	  0.000	  0.000	  14  50.932 176.706 7/30/97
53 31 Skinner, Mike	    Chevy     0	  0.000	  0.000	  11  51.637 174.294 7/30/97

		Total			924			2185