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NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Practice Times (Friday a.m.)

5 September 1997

RICHMOND, VA - Friday morning practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:21.836 123.649
 2  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:21.957 122.968
 3  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:21.966 122.917
 4  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:21.975 122.867
 5   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:21.978 122.850
 6  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:21.980 122.839
 7   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:21.995 122.755
 8  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:21.995 122.755
 9  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:22.001 122.722
10  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:22.006 122.694
11  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:22.010 122.672
12  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:22.021 122.610
13  27  Kenny Irwin            Hasbro/Action Perf        Ford 0:22.024 122.594
14  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:22.034 122.538
15  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:22.038 122.516
16  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:22.049 122.455
17  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:22.050 122.449
18  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:22.067 122.355
19  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:22.072 122.327
20  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:22.073 122.321
21  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:22.077 122.299
22  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:22.077 122.299
23  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:22.087 122.244
24  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:22.088 122.238
25   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:22.088 122.238
26  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:22.093 122.211
27  02  Mike Bliss             Dickies/Team ASE          Ford 0:22.097 122.189
28  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:22.098 122.183
29  40  * Robby Gordon         Coors Light               Chev 0:22.113 122.100
30  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:22.121 122.056
31   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:22.139 121.957
32   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:22.144 121.929
33   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:22.161 121.836
34  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:22.178 121.742
35  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:22.196 121.644
36   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:22.201 121.616
37  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:22.225 121.485
38  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:22.243 121.387
39  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:22.250 121.348
40  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:22.254 121.326
41  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:22.267 121.256
42  91  Ron Hornaday           Pionite                   Chev 0:22.272 121.228
43  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:22.294 121.109
44  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:22.295 121.103
45  77  Morgan Shepherd        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:22.315 120.995
46   1  Lance Hooper           R&L Carriers              Pont 0:22.532 119.830
47  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:22.554 119.713
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  0.7500 Miles