NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Practice Times (Sat. a.m.)
6 September 1997
RICHMOND, VA - Saturday 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 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:22.286 121.152 2 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:22.327 120.930 3 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:22.355 120.778 4 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:22.376 120.665 5 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:22.382 120.633 6 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:22.396 120.557 7 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:22.396 120.557 8 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:22.437 120.337 9 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:22.441 120.315 10 02 Mike Bliss Dickies/Team ASE Ford 0:22.445 120.294 11 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:22.472 120.150 12 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:22.474 120.139 13 91 Ron Hornaday Pionite Chev 0:22.483 120.091 14 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:22.488 120.064 15 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:22.489 120.059 16 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:22.493 120.037 17 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:22.503 119.984 18 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:22.513 119.931 19 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:22.515 119.920 20 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:22.535 119.814 21 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:22.539 119.792 22 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:22.548 119.745 23 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:22.565 119.654 24 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:22.568 119.638 25 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:22.574 119.607 26 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:22.587 119.538 27 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:22.591 119.517 28 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:22.595 119.495 29 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:22.602 119.458 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:22.617 119.379 31 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:22.627 119.326 32 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:22.637 119.274 33 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:22.637 119.274 34 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:22.649 119.211 35 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:22.652 119.195 36 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:22.654 119.184 37 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:22.654 119.184 38 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:22.676 119.069 39 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:22.678 119.058 40 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:22.683 119.032 41 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:22.711 118.885 42 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 0:22.712 118.880 43 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:22.742 118.723 44 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:22.760 118.629 45 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:22.762 118.619 46 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 0:22.785 118.499 47 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:22.797 118.437 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 0.7500 Miles