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NASCAR BGN Food City 250: Starting Grid

22 August 1997


BRISTOL, TN - Starting grid for the NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National 
Division, Food City 250:
          
Ps.No.  Driver , Car                                          Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  74  Randy LaJoie       Fina                         Chev  0:15.823 121.267
 2   7  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Church Brothers Collision    Chev  0:15.886 120.786
Row  2 
 3  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                    Pont  0:15.924 120.497
 4  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  0:15.971 120.143
Row  3 
 5  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  0:15.971 120.143
 6  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev  0:16.005 119.888
Row  4 
 7  78  Nathan Buttke      Carquest Auto Parts          Chev  0:16.014 119.820
 8  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford  0:16.021 119.768
Row  5 
 9  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  0:16.025 119.738
10  45  Jeff Fuller        Hunters Specialties          Chev  0:16.028 119.715
Row  6 
11  44  Bobby Labonte      Shell Oil                    Pont  0:16.034 119.671
12  21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford  0:16.051 119.544
Row  7 
13  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  0:16.054 119.522
14  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  0:16.056 119.507
Row  8 
15   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools            Chev  0:16.057 119.499
16   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  0:16.065 119.440
Row  9 
17  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  0:16.074 119.373
18   5  Terry Labonte      Bayer Asprin                 Chev  0:16.083 119.306
Row  10 
19  32  Dale Jarrett       White Rain                   Ford  0:16.089 119.262
20  17  * Matt Kenseth     Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  0:16.098 119.195
Row  11 
21  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  0:16.100 119.180
22  48  Randy Porter       Unifirst Uniforms            Ford  0:16.122 119.017
Row  12 
23  75  Rick Wilson        Food Country USA             Chev  0:16.122 119.017
24  88  Kevin Lepage       TBA                          Chev  0:16.129 118.966
Row  13 
25  77  Brad Teague        Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  0:16.130 118.958
26  50  Larry Pearson      Rawlings                     Pont  0:16.134 118.929
Row  14 
27  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:16.147 118.833
28  94  Ron Barfield, Jr.  New Holland Tractors         Ford  0:16.150 118.811
Row  15 
29  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  0:16.151 118.804
30  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools                Chev  0:16.162 118.723
Row  16 
31  72  Mike Dillon        Detriot Gasket               Chev  0:16.178 118.606
32  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66 Performance      Chev  0:16.185 118.554
Row  17 
33  56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Industry   Chev  0:16.294 117.761
34   4  Dale Shaw          Phoenix Construction         Chev  0:16.323 117.552
Row  18 
35  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  0:16.323 117.552
36  16  Mark Day           31-W Insulation              Pont  0:16.351 117.351
Row  19 
37  89  Johnny Chapman     Alarm South                  Ford  0:16.382 117.129
38  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev  0:16.395 117.036
Row  20 
39  10  Phil Parsons       Channellock Tools            Chev   Provsnl   0.000
40  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Pont   Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev   Provsnl   0.000
42   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev   Provsnl   0.000

DID NOT QUALIFY:

68  Chris Diamond      J&L Motors     Chev
     
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  0.5330 Miles

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