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NASCAR Winston Cup Series ACDelco 400: Starting Grid

26 October 1997

ROCKINGHAM, NC - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, ACDelco 400:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:23.365 156.696
 2  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:23.391 156.522
Row  2 
 3   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:23.423 156.308
 4  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:23.499 155.802
Row  3 
 5  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:23.539 155.538
 6  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:23.541 155.524
Row  4 
 7   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:23.542 155.518
 8  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:23.548 155.478
Row  5 
 9  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:23.551 155.458
10  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:23.553 155.445
Row  6 
11  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:23.563 155.379
12  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:23.575 155.300
Row  7 
13  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:23.585 155.234
14  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:23.589 155.208
Row  8 
15  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:23.596 155.162
16  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:23.606 155.096
Row  9 
17  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:23.611 155.063
18   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:23.616 155.030
Row  10 
19  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:23.618 155.017
20  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:23.621 154.998
Row  11 
21  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:23.621 154.998
22  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:23.622 154.991
Row  12 
23   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:23.642 154.860
24  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:23.646 154.834
Row  13 
25  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:23.650 154.808
26   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:23.676 154.638
Row  14 
27  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:23.683 154.592
28  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:23.686 154.572
Row  15 
29  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:23.697 154.501
30   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford 0:23.700 154.481
Row  16 
31   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:23.710 154.416
32  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev 0:23.724 154.325
Row  17 
33   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:23.746 154.182
34  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:23.765 154.058
Row  18 
35   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:23.767 154.046
36  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:23.814 153.741
Row  19 
37  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:23.824 153.677
38  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:23.870 153.381
Row  20 
39  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford  Provsnl   0.000
40  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford  Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford  Provsnl   0.000
42  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev  Provsnl   0.000
Row  22 
43  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev  Provsnl   0.000

DID NOT QUALIFY:

71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
95  Ed Berrier             Sadler Racing             Chev
27  Kenny Irwin            Action Performance        Ford
11  Brett Bodine           Bodine Racing             Ford
     
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.0170 Miles