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NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Practice Times (Final Practice)

6 September 1997

RICHMOND, VA - Saturday final practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:22.313 121.006
 2  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:22.396 120.557
 3  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:22.427 120.391
 4  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:22.443 120.305
 5  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:22.448 120.278
 6  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:22.451 120.262
 7  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:22.455 120.240
 8  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:22.471 120.155
 9  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:22.476 120.128
10  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:22.483 120.091
11   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:22.498 120.011
12  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:22.515 119.920
13  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:22.524 119.872
14  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:22.525 119.867
15  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:22.536 119.808
16  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:22.556 119.702
17   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:22.558 119.691
18  27  Kenny Irwin            Hasbro/Action Perf        Ford 0:22.611 119.411
19  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:22.633 119.295
20  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:22.635 119.284
21  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:22.635 119.284
22   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:22.639 119.263
23  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:22.663 119.137
24   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:22.668 119.111
25   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:22.692 118.985
26   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:22.695 118.969
27  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:22.707 118.906
28  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:22.719 118.843
29  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:22.735 118.760
30   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:22.742 118.723
31  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:22.756 118.650
32  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:22.764 118.608
33  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:22.765 118.603
34  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:22.767 118.593
35  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:22.788 118.483
36  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:22.792 118.463
37  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:22.806 118.390
38  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:22.816 118.338
39   1  Lance Hooper           R&L Carriers              Pont 0:22.845 118.188
40  11  Brett Bodine           Close Call                Ford 0:23.002 117.381
41  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford  No Time   0.000
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  0.7500 Miles