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. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 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 ###