NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: First Round Qualifying Results
11 October 1997
TALLADEGA, AL - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, DieHard 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:49.547 193.271 2 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:49.574 193.166 3 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:49.674 192.777 4 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:49.690 192.715 5 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:49.691 192.711 6 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:49.716 192.614 7 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:49.755 192.463 8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:49.771 192.401 9 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:49.773 192.393 10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:49.783 192.355 11 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:49.787 192.339 12 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:49.820 192.212 13 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:49.834 192.158 14 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:49.848 192.104 15 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:49.870 192.019 16 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:49.922 191.819 17 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:49.932 191.781 18 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:49.959 191.677 19 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:50.009 191.486 20 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:50.040 191.367 21 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:50.065 191.271 22 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:50.077 191.226 23 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:50.080 191.214 24 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:50.115 191.081 25 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:50.118 191.069 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:50.170 190.871 27 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:50.232 190.635 28 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:50.249 190.571 29 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:50.253 190.556 30 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:50.283 190.442 31 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:50.291 190.412 32 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:50.361 190.147 33 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:50.376 190.091 34 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:50.421 189.921 35 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:50.459 189.778 36 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:50.459 189.778 37 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:50.485 189.680 38 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:50.528 189.519 39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:50.568 189.369 40 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:50.634 189.122 41 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:50.636 189.114 42 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:50.647 189.073 43 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Racing Ford 0:50.705 188.857 44 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:50.736 188.742 45 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:50.795 188.522 46 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:50.944 187.971 47 95 Ed Berrier Sadler Racing Chev 0:51.304 186.652 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 2.6600 Miles NOTE: - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's DieHard 500. - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday at 10:45 am (CDT). ###