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NASCAR Winston Cup Series NAPA 500: Friday Practice Times

16 November 1997

HAMPTON, GA - Friday afternoon practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup 
Series, NAPA 500:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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 1   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:28.407 195.163
 2  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:28.551 194.179
 3  35  Todd Bodine            Tabasco                   Pont 0:28.619 193.717
 4  27  Kenny Irwin            Action Perf/GI Joe        Ford 0:28.625 193.677
 5  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:28.633 193.623
 6   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:28.639 193.582
 7  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:28.657 193.461
 8   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:28.657 193.461
 9  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:28.674 193.346
10  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:28.690 193.238
11  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:28.754 192.808
12  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:28.756 192.795
13   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:28.784 192.607
14   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:28.785 192.600
15  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:28.801 192.493
16  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev 0:28.812 192.420
17  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev 0:28.854 192.140
18  78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford 0:28.867 192.053
19  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:28.869 192.040
20  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:28.872 192.020
21  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:28.889 191.907
22  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:28.906 191.794
23  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:28.922 191.688
24  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:28.934 191.608
25  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:28.956 191.463
26  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:28.967 191.390
27   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:28.970 191.370
28  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:28.995 191.205
29  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:29.001 191.166
30  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:29.057 190.797
31  11  Brett Bodine           BDR Motorsports           Ford 0:29.059 190.784
32  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford 0:29.065 190.745
33  46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev 0:29.077 190.666
34  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:29.083 190.627
35  91  Kevin Lepage           Pionite                   Chev 0:29.151 190.182
36   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford 0:29.180 189.993
37   1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont 0:29.214 189.772
38  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:29.231 189.662
39  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:29.315 189.118
40  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:29.327 189.041
41  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:29.367 188.783
42   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:29.476 188.085
43  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont 0:29.518 187.818
44  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:29.582 187.411
45  95  Ed Berrier             Shoney's Inn/FTC          Chev 0:29.812 185.965
46  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:29.868 185.617
47  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:29.876 185.567
48  00  Buckshot Jones         Aquafresh                 Pont 0:29.904 185.393
49  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev 0:30.050 184.493
50  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev 0:30.215 183.485
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.5400 Miles