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NASCAR Winston Cup Series UAW-GM Quality 500: Thursday Practice Times, Session 1

2 October 1997


CONCORD, NC - Thursday morning practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, UAW-GM Quality 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:29.998 180.012
 2  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:30.002 179.988
 3  40  Elliott Sadler         Coors Light               Chev 0:30.026 179.844
 4  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:30.109 179.348
 5  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:30.216 178.713
 6  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:30.259 178.459
 7   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:30.264 178.430
 8  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:30.281 178.330
 9  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:30.284 178.312
10  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:30.300 178.218
11  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:30.331 178.036
12  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:30.338 177.995
13  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:30.342 177.971
14  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 0:30.362 177.854
15  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:30.382 177.737
16  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:30.392 177.678
17  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:30.410 177.573
18  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:30.415 177.544
19  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:30.435 177.427
20   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:30.455 177.311
21  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:30.456 177.305
22   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:30.460 177.282
23  15  Greg Sacks             Daytona USA               Ford 0:30.471 177.218
24  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:30.473 177.206
25  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:30.500 177.049
26  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:30.512 176.980
27  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:30.514 176.968
28   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:30.515 176.962
29  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:30.543 176.800
30  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:30.594 176.505
31  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:30.601 176.465
32  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:30.631 176.292
33  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:30.633 176.280
34  35  Todd Bodine            Tabasco                   Pont 0:30.689 175.959
35  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:30.708 175.850
36  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:30.733 175.707
37  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 0:30.873 174.910
38  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:30.881 174.865
39  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:30.912 174.689
40  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:31.275 172.662
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  1.5000 Miles

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