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. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 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 ###