NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: First Round Qualifying Results
31 August 1997
DARLINGTON, SC - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Mountain Dew Southern 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:28.815 170.661 2 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:28.840 170.513 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:28.915 170.071 4 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:28.949 169.871 5 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:28.961 169.801 6 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:28.962 169.795 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:28.967 169.766 8 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:28.984 169.666 9 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:29.040 169.339 10 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:29.067 169.182 11 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:29.069 169.170 12 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:29.075 169.135 13 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:29.080 169.106 14 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:29.083 169.088 15 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:29.090 169.048 16 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:29.135 168.787 17 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:29.154 168.677 18 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:29.155 168.671 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:29.171 168.578 20 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:29.174 168.561 21 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:29.205 168.382 22 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 0:29.206 168.376 23 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:29.227 168.255 24 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:29.228 168.250 25 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:29.250 168.123 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:29.264 168.043 27 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:29.266 168.031 28 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:29.290 167.893 29 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:29.304 167.813 30 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:29.309 167.785 31 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:29.340 167.607 32 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:29.363 167.476 33 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:29.383 167.362 34 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:29.410 167.208 35 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:29.412 167.197 36 96 Todd Bodine Caterpillar Chev 0:29.447 166.998 37 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:29.464 166.902 38 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:29.483 166.794 39 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:29.589 166.197 40 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:29.621 166.017 41 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:29.683 165.671 42 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:29.694 165.609 43 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 0:29.763 165.225 44 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:29.795 165.048 45 91 Greg Sacks LJ Racing Chev 0:29.836 164.821 46 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 0:30.198 162.845 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.3660 Miles NOTE: Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500. Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, August 30, at 11:30 am (EDT). ###