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NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400: Performance History (8/31/97 p.m.)

1 August 1997



1997 Brickyard 400
Performance History - Final Practice
Friay August 1, 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 16 	Musgrave, Ted		Ford	  31	 51.749	173.916	 152	 50.874	176.908	 7/30/97
 2  6 	Martin, Mark		Ford	  39	 52.093	172.768	 155	 51.012	176.429	 7/31/97
 3 42 	Nemechek, Joe		Chevy	  35	 52.213	172.371	 109	 50.754	177.326	 7/31/97
 4 46 	Dallenbach Jr, Wally	Chevy	  29	 52.224	172.335	  71	 50.806	177.144	 7/30/97
 5 17 	Waltrip, Darrell	Chevy	  22	 52.262	172.209	  84	 51.231	175.675	 7/31/97
 6 33 	Schrader, Ken		Chevy	  38	 52.264	172.203	 148	 50.857	176.967	 7/31/97
 7 88 	Jarrett, Dale		Ford	  26	 52.293	172.107	  79	 50.285	178.980	 7/30/97
 8 97 	Little, Chad		Pontiac	  30	 52.296	172.097	 139	 51.514	174.710	 7/31/97
 9 24 	Gordon, Jeff		Chevy	  26	 52.302	172.078	  92	 50.864	176.942	 7/31/97
10 40 	Gordon, Robby		Chevy	  26	 52.303	172.074	  95	 50.912	176.776	 7/31/97
11 94 	Elliott, Bill		Ford	  36	 52.333	171.976	 151	 51.221	175.709	 7/31/97
12  3 	Earnhardt, Dale		Chevy	  23	 52.335	171.969	 104	 51.258	175.582	 7/31/97
13 37 	Mayfield, Jeremy	Ford	  29	 52.339	171.956	 138	 51.321	175.367	 7/31/97
14 22 	Burton, Ward		Pontiac	  29	 52.359	171.890	 138	 51.313	175.394	 7/31/97
15 28 	Irvan, Ernie		Ford	  31	 52.374	171.841	  78	 50.418	178.508	 7/31/97
16 43 	Hamilton, Bobby		Pontiac	  24	 52.404	171.743	 109	 50.624	177.781	 7/31/97	
17 18 	Labonte, Bobby		Pontiac	  31	 52.414	171.710	 139	 51.046	176.312	 7/31/97
18  9 	Speed, Lake		Ford	  12	 52.418	171.697	  49	 50.877	176.894	 8/01/97
19 44 	Petty, Kyle		Pontiac	  28	 52.439	171.628	 129	 51.131	176.018	 7/31/97
20  5 	Labonte, Terry		Chevy	  22	 52.445	171.608	  98	 51.117	176.067	 7/31/97
21 99 	Burton, Jeff		Ford	  38	 52.458	171.566	 139	 50.835	177.043	 7/31/97
22 10 	Rudd, Ricky		Ford	  26	 52.484	171.481	 108	 50.886	176.866	 7/31/97
23 30 	Benson Jr, Johnny	Pontiac	  29	 52.520	171.363	 103	 51.139	175.991  7/31/97
24  4 	Marlin, Sterling	Chevy	  12	 52.580	171.168	  60	 50.957	176.620	 7/31/97
25 36 	Cope, Derrike		Pontiac	  33	 52.599	171.106	 112	 51.458	174.900	 8/01/97
26 75 	Mast, Rick		Ford	  31	 52.599	171.106	 140	 51.066	176.243	 7/31/97
27 21 	Waltrip, Michael	Ford	  34	 52.621	171.034	 123	 51.311	175.401	 7/31/97
28 98 	Andretti, John		Ford	  22	 52.621	171.034	 111	 51.238	175.651	 7/30/97
29 26 	Bickle, Rich		Chevy	  34	 52.717	170.723	 101	 50.718	177.452	 7/31/97
30 31 	Skinner, Mike		Chevy	  16	 52.736	170.661	  63	 51.242	175.637	 7/31/97
31 92 	Barfield, Ron		Ford	  33	 52.789	170.490	 148	 50.938	176.685	 7/31/97
32 11 	Bodine, Brett		Ford	  32	 52.805	170.438	 116	 51.767	173.856	 8/01/97
33 41 	Grissom, Steve		Chevy	  31	 52.853	170.284	 101	 50.998	176.478	 7/30/97
34  2 	Wallace, Rusty		Ford	  30	 52.899	170.136	 134	 51.350	175.268	 7/31/97
35 27 	Wilson, Rick		Ford	  21	 52.905	170.116	  83	 51.302	175.432	 7/31/97
36 81 	Wallace, Kenny		Ford	   9	 52.938	170.010	  68	 51.400	175.097	 8/01/97
37 23 	Spencer, Jimmy		Ford	  27	 52.979	169.879	 119	 51.139	175.991	 7/31/97
38 95 	Berrier, Ed		Chevy	  24	 52.980	169.875	  96	 51.316	175.384	 8/01/97
39 96 	Green, David		Chevy	  28	 52.986	169.856	  94	 51.445	174.944	 7/31/97
40 25 	Craven, Ricky		Chevy	  25	 53.088	169.530	  93	 51.713	174.037	 8/01/97
41 29 	Green, Jeff		Chevy	  20	 53.218	169.116	  91	 50.748	177.347	 8/01/97
42 91 	Sacks, Greg		Chevy	   6	 53.428	168.451	  62	 50.777	177.246	 8/01/97
43 12 	Purvis, Jeff		Chevy	   8	 55.030	163.547	  57	 51.379	175.169	 8/01/97
44  9 	Speed, Lake		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  14	 50.932	176.706	 7/30/97
45 77 	Shepherd, Morgan	Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  70	 50.984	176.526	 8/01/97
46 90 	Trickle, Dick		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  76	 51.306	175.418	 8/01/97
47  7 	Bodine, Geoff		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  71	 51.412	175.056	 8/01/97
48  1 	Wallace, Mike		Pontiac	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  68	 51.567	174.530	 8/01/97
49 61 	Steele, Tim		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  68	 51.577	174.496	 8/01/97
50 31 	Skinner, Mike		Chevy	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  11	 51.637	174.294	 7/30/97
51 78 	Hillin, Bobby		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  61	 51.646	174.263	 7/31/97
52 71 	Marcis, Dave		Chevy	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  58	 51.875	173.494	 8/01/97
53  8 	Stricklin, Hut		Ford	   0	  0.000	  0.000	  82	 51.918	173.350	 8/01/97
		Total Laps:		1136			5158