NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Saturday Morning Practice Times
11 October 1997
TALLADEGA, AL - Saturday morning practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, DieHard 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:49.131 194.908 2 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:49.138 194.880 3 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:49.157 194.804 4 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:49.206 194.610 5 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:49.208 194.603 6 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:49.302 194.231 7 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:49.312 194.192 8 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:49.317 194.172 9 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:49.330 194.121 10 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:49.352 194.035 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:49.375 193.944 12 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:49.386 193.901 13 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:49.391 193.881 14 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:49.416 193.783 15 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:49.421 193.764 16 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:49.423 193.756 17 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:49.426 193.744 18 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:49.429 193.732 19 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:49.429 193.732 20 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:49.471 193.568 21 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:49.536 193.314 22 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:49.536 193.314 23 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:49.566 193.197 24 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:49.594 193.088 25 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:49.605 193.045 26 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:49.607 193.037 27 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:49.616 193.002 28 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:49.653 192.858 29 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:49.757 192.455 30 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:49.851 192.092 31 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:49.922 191.819 32 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:49.929 191.792 33 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:49.946 191.727 34 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Racing Ford 0:49.961 191.670 35 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:50.015 191.463 36 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:50.052 191.321 37 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:50.085 191.195 38 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:50.091 191.172 39 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:50.150 190.947 40 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:50.192 190.787 41 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:50.197 190.768 42 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:50.375 190.094 43 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chev 0:50.465 189.755 44 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:50.479 189.703 45 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:50.562 189.391 46 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:50.610 189.212 47 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:50.629 189.141 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.6600 Miles