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NASCAR Winston Cup Series UAW-GM Quality 500: Qualifying Order

1 October 1997


CONCORD, NC - Order of qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, UAW-GM 
Quality 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make
-- ---- -----------------------------------------------------
 1   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford
 2  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford
 3  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford
 4  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont
 5  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford
 6  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev
 7  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont
 8   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford
 9  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont
10  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev
11  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford
12  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford
13   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont
14  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford
15  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev
16  15  Greg Sacks             Daytona USA               Ford
17  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont
18  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev
19  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford
20  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont
21  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev
22  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford
23  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
24   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev
25  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev
26   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford
27  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford
28  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont
29  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford
30  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford
31  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford
32  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev
33   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev
34  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford
35  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev
36  40  Elliott Sadler         Coors Light               Chev
37  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford
38  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev
39  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford
40   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford
41  35  Todd Bodine            Tabasco                   Pont
42   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev
43  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev
44  27  Rick Wilson            David Blair Motorsports   Ford
45  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont
46   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford
47  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev
48  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev
49  12  Jeff Purvis            Opryland USA              Ford
50  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford
                                                             
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  1.5000 Miles

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