NASCAR Winston Cup Series Hanes 500: Starting Grid
27 September 1997
MARTINSVILLE, VA - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Hanes 500:
Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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Row 1
1 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:20.272 93.410
2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:20.284 93.354
Row 2
3 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:20.328 93.152
4 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:20.329 93.148
Row 3
5 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:20.347 93.065
6 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:20.359 93.010
Row 4
7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:20.363 92.992
8 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:20.394 92.851
Row 5
9 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:20.399 92.828
10 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:20.408 92.787
Row 6
11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:20.428 92.696
12 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:20.435 92.665
Row 7
13 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:20.439 92.646
14 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:20.445 92.619
Row 8
15 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:20.453 92.583
16 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:20.457 92.565
Row 9
17 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:20.459 92.556
18 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:20.473 92.493
Row 10
19 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:20.478 92.470
20 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:20.485 92.438
Row 11
21 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:20.496 92.389
22 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:20.500 92.371
Row 12
23 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:20.521 92.276
24 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:20.525 92.258
Row 13
25 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:20.527 92.249
26 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:20.369 92.965
Row 14
27 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:20.431 92.683
28 40 Steve Park Coors Light Chev 0:20.472 92.497
Row 15
29 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:20.487 92.429
30 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:20.492 92.407
Row 16
31 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:20.525 92.258
32 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:20.531 92.231
Row 17
33 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:20.535 92.213
34 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:20.544 92.173
Row 18
35 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:20.557 92.115
36 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:20.572 92.047
Row 19
37 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:20.589 91.971
38 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:20.592 91.958
Row 20
39 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford Provsnl 0.000
40 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev Provsnl 0.000
Row 21
41 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford Provsnl 0.000
42 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont Provsnl 0.000
DID NOT QUALIFY:
43 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford
44 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont
45 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Track Length : 0.5260 Miles
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