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NASCAR Winston Cup Series NAPA 500: Qualifying Order

14 November 1997

HAMPTON, GA - Order of qualifying for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NAPA 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make
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 1  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev
 2  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont
 3  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford
 4   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford
 5  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford
 6  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont
 7  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev
 8  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont
 9  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev
10  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev
11  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford
12  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev
13  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev
14  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford
15  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford
16  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev
17  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont
18   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont
19  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford
20  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont
21  27  Kenny Irwin            Action Perf/GI Joe        Ford
22  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford
23  95  Ed Berrier             Shoney's Inn/FTC          Chev
24  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev
25   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford
26   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford
27   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev
28   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford
29  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford
30  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev
31  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont
32   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev
33   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev
34   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford
35  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev
36  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev
37  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev
38  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev
39  35  Todd Bodine            Tabasco                   Pont
40  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev
41  00  Buckshot Jones         Aquafresh                 Pont
42  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford
43  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford
44  11  Brett Bodine           BDR Motorsports           Ford
45  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford
46  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont
47  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford
48  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford
49  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford
50  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford

* Rookie of the Year Contender

Track Length      :  1.5400 Miles