NASCAR Winston Cup ITW DeVilbiss 400: Starting Grid
17 August 1997
BROOKLYN, MI - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, ITW DeVilbiss 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- Row 1 1 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:39.273 183.332 2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:39.356 182.945 Row 2 3 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:39.360 182.927 4 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:39.395 182.764 Row 3 5 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:39.420 182.648 6 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:39.441 182.551 Row 4 7 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:39.446 182.528 8 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:39.448 182.519 Row 5 9 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:39.450 182.510 10 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:39.498 182.288 Row 6 11 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:39.501 182.274 12 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:39.510 182.232 Row 7 13 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:39.559 182.007 14 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:39.561 181.997 Row 8 15 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 0:39.584 181.892 16 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:39.587 181.878 Row 9 17 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:39.607 181.786 18 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:39.613 181.759 Row 10 19 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:39.620 181.726 20 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:39.646 181.607 Row 11 21 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:39.647 181.603 22 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:39.684 181.433 Row 12 23 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:39.709 181.319 24 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:39.738 181.187 Row 13 25 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:39.739 181.182 26 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:39.750 181.132 Row 14 27 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:39.762 181.077 28 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:39.790 180.950 Row 15 29 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:39.801 180.900 30 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:39.825 180.791 Row 16 31 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:39.829 180.773 32 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 0:39.829 180.773 Row 17 33 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:39.894 180.478 34 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:39.938 180.279 Row 18 35 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:39.952 180.216 36 78 Bobby Hillin Hanes Ford 0:39.963 180.167 Row 19 37 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:39.971 180.131 38 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:40.024 179.892 Row 20 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford Provsnl 0.000 40 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont Provsnl 0.000 Row 21 41 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford Provsnl 0.000 42 9 Lake Speed Delta Faucet Ford Provsnl 0.000 Row 22 43 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford Provsnl 0.000 DID NOT QUALIFY: 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.0000 Miles