Winston Cup MBNA 400 Starting Grid
20 September 1997
DOVER, DE - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, MBNA 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- Row 1 1 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:23.679 152.033 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:23.718 151.783 Row 2 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:23.768 151.464 4 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:23.831 151.064 Row 3 5 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:23.854 150.918 6 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:23.870 150.817 Row 4 7 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:23.886 150.716 8 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:23.890 150.691 Row 5 9 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:23.954 150.288 10 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:23.970 150.188 Row 6 11 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:23.971 150.181 12 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:23.972 150.175 Row 7 13 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:23.979 150.131 14 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:23.982 150.113 Row 8 15 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:23.993 150.044 16 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:24.000 150.000 Row 9 17 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:24.014 149.913 18 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:24.023 149.856 Row 10 19 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:24.028 149.825 20 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:24.040 149.750 Row 11 21 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:24.053 149.669 22 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:24.054 149.663 Row 12 23 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:24.060 149.626 24 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:24.061 149.620 Row 13 25 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:24.065 149.595 26 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:24.001 149.994 Row 14 27 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:24.070 149.564 28 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:24.079 149.508 Row 15 29 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:24.082 149.489 30 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:24.123 149.235 Row 16 31 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:24.161 149.000 32 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:24.185 148.853 Row 17 33 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:24.197 148.779 34 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:24.198 148.773 Row 18 35 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:24.210 148.699 36 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:24.230 148.576 Row 19 37 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:24.292 148.197 38 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:24.400 147.541 Row 20 39 99 Todd Bodine Exide Batteries Ford Provsnl 0.000 40 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford Provsnl 0.000 Row 21 41 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev Provsnl 0.000 42 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev Provsnl 0.000 DID NOT QUALIFY: 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.0000 Miles