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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500: Friday Practice Times

26 September 1997

MARTINSVILLE, VA - Friday practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Hanes 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:20.257 93.479 2 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:20.268 93.428 3 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:20.270 93.419 4 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:20.270 93.419 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:20.283 93.359 6 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:20.294 93.308 7 99 Todd Bodine Exide Batteries Ford 0:20.317 93.203 8 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:20.321 93.184 9 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:20.321 93.184 10 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:20.323 93.175 11 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:20.355 93.029 12 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:20.360 93.006 13 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:20.368 92.969 14 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:20.371 92.956 15 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:20.372 92.951 16 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:20.374 92.942 17 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:20.385 92.892 18 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:20.390 92.869 19 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:20.401 92.819 20 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:20.403 92.810 21 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:20.427 92.701 22 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:20.432 92.678 23 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:20.433 92.674 24 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:20.439 92.646 25 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:20.441 92.637 26 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:20.442 92.633 27 40 Steve Park Coors Light Chev 0:20.447 92.610 28 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:20.453 92.583 29 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:20.459 92.556 30 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:20.463 92.538 31 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:20.469 92.511 32 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:20.470 92.506 33 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:20.486 92.434 34 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:20.497 92.384 35 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:20.512 92.317 36 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:20.517 92.294 37 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:20.535 92.213 38 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:20.557 92.115 39 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:20.558 92.110 40 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:20.604 91.904 41 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:20.628 91.798 42 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:20.634 91.771 43 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:20.656 91.673 44 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:20.658 91.664 45 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:20.687 91.536 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 0.5260 Miles ###