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NASCAR Winston Cup Brickyard 400: Performance History (8/1/97 a.m.)

1 August 1997


1997 Brickyard 400
Performance History - Morning 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 29 	Green, Jeff		Chevy	  12	 50.748	177.347	  68	 50.748	177.347	 8/01/97
 2 91 	Sacks, Greg		Chevy	   9	 50.777	177.246	  53	 50.777	177.246	 8/01/97
 3  9 	Speed, Lake		Ford	  12	 50.877	176.894	  34	 50.877	176.894	 8/01/97
 4 77 	Shepherd, Morgan	Ford	  11	 50.984	176.526	  67	 50.984	176.526	 8/01/97
 5 90 	Trickle, Dick		Ford	  16	 51.306	175.418	  73	 51.306	175.418	 8/01/97
 6 95 	Berrier, Ed		Chevy	  12	 51.316	175.384	  69	 51.316	175.384	 8/01/97
 7 44 	Petty, Kyle		Pontiac	  23	 51.383	175.155	  98	 51.131	176.018	 7/31/97
 8 12 	Purvis, Jeff		Chevy	  11	 51.396	175.111	  46	 51.396	175.111	 8/01/97
 9  7 	Bodine, Geoff		Ford	  15	 51.412	175.056	  68	 51.412	175.056	 8/01/97
10 81 	Wallace, Kenny		Ford	   6	 51.436	174.975	  56	 51.436	174.975	 8/01/97
11 36 	Cope, Derrike		Pontiac	  15	 51.517	174.700	  76	 51.501	174.754	 7/31/97
12 61 	Steele, Tim		Ford	  12	 51.577	174.496	  65	 51.577	174.496	 8/01/97
13 78 	Hillin, Bobby		Ford	  10	 51.654	174.236	  58	 51.646	174.263	 7/31/97
14  5 	Labonte, Terry		Chevy	  35	 51.735	173.963	  76	 51.117	176.067	 7/31/97
15 16 	Musgrave, Ted		Ford	  23	 51.767	173.856	 121	 50.874	176.908	 7/30/97
16 11 	Bodine, Brett		Ford	  22	 51.767	173.856	  81	 51.767	173.856	 8/01/97
17 33 	Schrader, Ken		Chevy	  48	 51.776	173.826	 110	 50.857	176.967	 7/31/97
18  1 	Wallace, Mike		Pontiac	  20	 51.838	173.618	  65	 51.838	173.618	 8/01/97
19 71 	Marcis, Dave		Chevy	  13	 51.875	173.494	  55	 51.875	173.494	 8/01/97
20 37 	Mayfield, Jeremy	Ford	  40	 51.883	173.467	 109	 51.321	175.367	 7/31/97
21 99 	Burton, Jeff		Ford	  33	 51.890	173.444	 101	 50.835	177.043	 7/31/97
22  8 	Stricklin, Hut		Ford	  18	 51.918	173.350	  79	 51.918	173.350	 8/01/97
23 75 	Mast, Rick		Ford	  41	 51.951	173.240	 109	 51.066	176.243	 7/31/97
24 24 	Gordon, Jeff		Chevy	  23	 51.964	173.197	  66	 50.864	176.942	 7/31/97
25  6 	Martin, Mark		Ford	  43	 51.964	173.197	 116	 51.012	176.429	 7/31/97
26 28 	Irvan, Ernie		Ford	  17	 52.076	172.824	  47	 50.418	178.508	 7/31/97
27 43 	Hamilton, Bobby		Pontiac	  24	 52.077	172.821	  85	 50.624	177.781  7/31/97
28 94 	Elliott, Bill		Ford	  32	 52.114	172.698	 115	 51.221	175.709	 7/31/97
29 18 	Labonte, Bobby		Pontiac	  40	 52.117	172.688	 108	 51.046	176.312	 7/31/97
30 42 	Nemechek, Joe		Chevy	  42	 52.132	172.639	  74	 50.754	177.326	 7/31/97
31  3 	Earnhardt, Dale		Chevy	  29	 52.133	172.635	  81	 51.258	175.582	 7/31/97
32 40 	Gordon, Robby		Chevy	  32	 52.168	172.520	  69	 50.912	176.776	 7/31/97
33 88 	Jarrett, Dale		Ford	  30	 52.235	172.298	  53	 50.285	178.980	 7/30/97
34 22 	Burton, Ward		Pontiac	  44	 52.251	172.246	 109	 51.313	175.394	 7/31/97
35 30 	Benson Jr, Johnny	Pontiac	  27	 52.274	172.170	  74	 51.139	175.991  7/31/97
36 21 	Waltrip, Michael	Ford	  28	 52.301	172.081	  89	 51.311	175.401	 7/31/97
37 23 	Spencer, Jimmy		Ford	  21	 52.302	172.078	  92	 51.139	175.991	 7/31/97
38 10 	Rudd, Ricky		Ford	  29	 52.365	171.871	  82	 50.886	176.866	 7/31/97
39 97 	Little, Chad		Pontiac	  28	 52.366	171.867	 109	 51.514	174.710	 7/31/97
40 25 	Craven, Ricky		Chevy	  15	 52.417	171.700	  65	 52.280	172.150	 7/31/97
41 17 	Waltrip, Darrell	Chevy	  21	 52.440	171.625	  62	 51.231	175.675	 7/31/97
42 98 	Andretti, John		Ford	  36	 52.442	171.618	  89	 51.238	175.651	 7/30/97
43  2 	Wallace, Rusty		Ford	  36	 52.529	171.334	 104	 51.350	175.268	 7/31/97
44 26 	Bickle, Rich		Chevy	  26	 52.542	171.292	  67	 50.718	177.452	 7/31/97
45 27 	Wilson, Rick		Ford	  18	 52.547	171.275	  62	 51.302	175.432	 7/31/97
46 96 	Green, David		Chevy	  25	 52.558	171.239	  66	 51.445	174.944	 7/31/97
47 41 	Grissom, Steve		Chevy	  28	 52.599	171.106	  70	 50.998	176.478	 7/30/97
48 46 	Dallenbach Jr, Wally	Chevy	  18	 52.615	171.054	  42	 50.806	177.144  7/30/97
49 31 	Skinner, Mike		Chevy	  31	 52.719	170.716	  47	 51.242	175.637	 7/31/97
50 92 	Barfield, Ron		Ford	  49	 52.760	170.584	 115	 50.938	176.685	 7/31/97
51  4 	Marlin, Sterling	Chevy	   2	 91.726	 98.118	  48	 50.957	176.620	 7/31/97
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 Laps:		1251			3968