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. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 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