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. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 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