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