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NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Qualifying Order

10 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Order of qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 
DieHard 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make               
-- ---- -----------------------------------------------------
 1  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont
 2  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev
 3  47  Billy Standridge       Standridge Racing         Ford
 4  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford
 5   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev
 6  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev
 7   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford
 8  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont
 9  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont
10  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev
11  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
12  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford
13  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford
14  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont
15  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev
16   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev
17   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford
18  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont
19  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford
20  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford
21  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford
22  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev
23  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford
24  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev
25  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev
26   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont
27   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford
28  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev
29  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford
30  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont
31  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev
32  95  Ed Berrier             Sadler Racing             Chev
33  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford
34  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford
35  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford
36   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev
37  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont
38  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev
39  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev
40  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford
41  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev
42  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford
43  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford
44  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford
45  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford
46   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford
47   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles