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NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500: Saturday Final Practice Times

11 October 1997

TALLADEGA, AL - Saturday final practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, DieHard 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:49.029 195.313
 2  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:49.280 194.318
 3  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:49.282 194.310
 4   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:49.338 194.090
 5  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:49.339 194.086
 6  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:49.343 194.070
 7  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:49.361 193.999
 8  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:49.396 193.862
 9   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:49.436 193.705
10   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:49.448 193.658
11   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:49.474 193.556
12  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:49.479 193.537
13  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:49.503 193.443
14   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:49.509 193.419
15  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:49.513 193.404
16  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:49.528 193.345
17  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:49.542 193.291
18  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:49.556 193.236
19  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:49.573 193.170
20  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:49.583 193.131
21   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:49.590 193.103
22  47  Billy Standridge       Standridge Racing         Ford 0:49.613 193.014
23  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:49.619 192.991
24  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:49.638 192.917
25  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:49.644 192.893
26  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:49.646 192.886
27  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:49.679 192.758
28   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:49.687 192.726
29  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:49.708 192.645
30   9  Lake Speed             Melling Engine Parts      Ford 0:49.723 192.587
31  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 0:49.723 192.587
32  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:49.726 192.575
33  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:49.732 192.552
34  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:49.736 192.537
35  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:49.756 192.459
36  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:49.762 192.436
37  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:49.783 192.355
38  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:49.800 192.289
39  11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford 0:49.802 192.281
40  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:49.832 192.166
41  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:49.961 191.670
42  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:49.998 191.528
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
    
Track Length      :  2.6600 Miles

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