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NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Friday Practice Times

10 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Friday practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 
DieHard 500:          

Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:49.225 194.535
 2   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:49.339 194.086
 3  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:49.424 193.752
 4  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:49.446 193.666
 5  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:49.484 193.517
 6  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:49.523 193.365
 7  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:49.540 193.298
 8   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:49.606 193.041
 9  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:49.623 192.975
10  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:49.627 192.959
11  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:49.630 192.948
12  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:49.644 192.893
13  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:49.663 192.820
14  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:49.677 192.765
15  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:49.707 192.649
16  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:49.729 192.564
17  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:49.812 192.243
18  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:49.848 192.104
19   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:49.853 192.085
20  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:49.866 192.035
21   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camouflage      Ford 0:49.922 191.819
22  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:49.936 191.765
23  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 0:49.951 191.708
24  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:49.963 191.662
25   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:49.983 191.585
26   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:50.001 191.516
27  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:50.039 191.371
28  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:50.123 191.050
29  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:50.153 190.936
30  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:50.172 190.863
31   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:50.199 190.761
32  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:50.205 190.738
33  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:50.214 190.704
34  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:50.304 190.363
35  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:50.353 190.177
36  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:50.370 190.113
37   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:50.375 190.094
38  47  Billy Standridge       Standridge Racing         Ford 0:50.391 190.034
39  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:50.416 189.940
40  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:50.449 189.815
41  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:50.505 189.605
42  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 0:50.509 189.590
43  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:50.522 189.541
44  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:50.612 189.204
45  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:50.715 188.820
46  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:50.820 188.430
47  95  Ed Berrier             Sadler Racing             Chev 0:50.940 187.986
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles