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NASCAR BGN Series Jiffy Lube Miami 300: First Round Qual Results

8 November 1997

HOMESTEAD, FL - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Busch Series, 
Grand National Division, Jiffy Lube Miami 300:
          
Pos.No.  Driver             Sponsor                      Car   Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
 1  34  Mike McLaughlin    Royal Oak                    Chev  0:36.543R147.771
 2   3  * Steve Park       ACDelco                      Chev  0:36.551 147.739
 3  87  Joe Nemechek       Bellsouth Mobility           Chev  0:36.702 147.131
 4  57  Jason Keller       Slim Jim Meat Snacks         Chev  0:36.715 147.079
 5  33  Tim Fedewa         Kleenex                      Chev  0:36.749 146.943
 6  29  Elliott Sadler     Phillips 66 Performance      Chev  0:36.757 146.911
 7  20  Jimmy Spencer      Zippo                        Chev  0:36.758 146.907
 8  49  Greg Sacks         WCW                          Chev  0:36.780 146.819
 9  43  Dennis Setzer      Lance Snacks                 Chev  0:36.857 146.512
10  22  Scott Lagasse      Pest OFFense                 Chev  0:36.875 146.441
11  64  Dick Trickle       Dura Lube                    Chev  0:36.877 146.433
12   6  Joe Bessey         Power Team                   Chev  0:36.891 146.377
13  83  Wayne Grubb        Link-Belt Construction       Chev  0:36.902 146.334
14  31  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wrangler                     Chev  0:36.912 146.294
15  60  Mark Martin        Winn-Dixie                   Ford  0:36.947 146.155
16  38  Elton Sawyer       Barbasol                     Ford  0:36.948 146.151
17  88  Kevin Schwantz     Ryder                        Chev  0:36.960 146.104
18  56  Jeff Krogh         Clearwater Forest Indust     Chev  0:36.966 146.080
19  74  Randy LaJoie       FINA                         Chev  0:36.978 146.033
20   5  Jeff Fuller        Bayer/Alka Seltzer           Chev  0:37.009 145.910
21  44  Tony Stewart       Shell Oil                    Pont  0:37.015 145.887
22  17  * Matt Kenseth     Kraft Singles Cheese         Chev  0:37.018 145.875
23   4  Jeff Purvis        Lance                        Chev  0:37.036 145.804
24  72  Mike Dillon        Detroit Gasket               Chev  0:37.043 145.777
25  45  Brad Loney         Hunters Specialties          Chev  0:37.046 145.765
26  99  Glenn Allen        Luxaire Heating & A/C        Chev  0:37.048 145.757
27  47  Robert Pressley    Sunoco/360 Communications    Chev  0:37.060 145.710
28  80  Mark Krogh         Clearwater Forest Indust     Chev  0:37.080 145.631

DID NOT QUALIFY:

29  48  Randy Porter       Unifirst Uniforms            Ford  0:37.107 145.525
30  42  Kevin Lepage       360 Communications           Pont  0:37.112 145.505
31  63  Tracy Leslie       Lysol                        Chev  0:37.142 145.388
32  21  Michael Waltrip    Band-Aid                     Ford  0:37.171 145.275
33  13  Ted Christopher    LesCare Kitchens             Chev  0:37.172 145.271
34  32  Dale Jarrett       White Rain                   Ford  0:37.173 145.267
35  37  Mark Green         Timber Wolf                  Chev  0:37.194 145.185
36  10  Phil Parsons       ChannelLock Tools         P  Chev  0:37.213 145.111
37  11  Blaise Alexander   Rescue                       Ford  0:37.238 145.013
38  78  Hank Parker, Jr.   Mark III Motorsports         Chev  0:37.242 144.998
39   1  Hermie Sadler      DeWalt Ind. Tools         P  Chev  0:37.253 144.955
40  36  Todd Bodine        Stanley Tools             P  Pont  0:37.329 144.660
41  35  * Lyndon Amick     Team Amick                   Pont  0:37.353 144.567
42  40  Rick Fuller        ChannelLock                  Ford  0:37.410 144.346
43  84  Dale Shaw          Hard Times                   Chev  0:37.412 144.339
44  70  Dale Fischlein     Addison Carriers             Chev  0:37.415 144.327
45  77  Ed Berrier         Lear Corp./UAW               Ford  0:37.450 144.192
46  96  Stevie Reeves      Big A Auto Parts             Ford  0:37.569 143.736
47  00  Buckshot Jones     Aquafresh                 P  Pont  0:37.635 143.483
48  58  Michael Ritch      TDC Peformance Racing        Chev  0:37.698 143.244
49  89  Stanton Barrett    Northstar Water              Ford  0:37.744 143.069
50  85  Shane Hall         Luck's Foods                 Chev  0:39.531 136.602
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
R = New Record
P = Provisional Starter

Track Length      :  1.5000 Miles

NOTE - Positions 1-28 are locked in for Sunday's Jiffy Lube Miami 300.
     - Todd Bodine, Phil Parsons, Buckshot Jones and Hermie Sadler receive
        provisional starting positions. 
     - Qualifying race to round out final 10 positions will be held on 
        Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1:00 pm (EST).