NASCAR Winston Cup Goody's Headache Powders 500: Final Practice Summary
23 August 1997
BRISTOL, TN - Final practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Goody's Headache Powders 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:16.029 119.708 2 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:16.050 119.551 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:16.064 119.447 4 96 * David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:16.120 119.032 5 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:16.146 118.841 6 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:16.154 118.782 7 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:16.165 118.701 8 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:16.197 118.466 9 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:16.201 118.437 10 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:16.204 118.415 11 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:16.206 118.401 12 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:16.233 118.204 13 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:16.240 118.153 14 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:16.244 118.124 15 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:16.248 118.095 16 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:16.251 118.073 17 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:16.256 118.036 18 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:16.268 117.949 19 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:16.273 117.913 20 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:16.273 117.913 21 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:16.281 117.855 22 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:16.290 117.790 23 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:16.292 117.776 24 95 Ed Berrier Feed the Children Ford 0:16.297 117.739 25 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:16.300 117.718 26 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:16.302 117.703 27 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:16.307 117.667 28 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:16.319 117.581 29 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:16.319 117.581 30 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:16.322 117.559 31 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:16.326 117.530 32 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:16.339 117.437 33 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:16.352 117.343 34 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:16.362 117.272 35 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:16.363 117.265 36 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:16.368 117.229 37 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:16.372 117.200 38 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:16.386 117.100 39 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:16.423 116.836 40 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:16.452 116.630 41 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:16.516 116.178 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 0.5330 Miles ###