NASCAR Winston Cup Series NAPA 500: Saturday A.M. Practice Times
16 November 1997
HAMPTON, GA - Saturday morning practice times for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NAPA 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:28.249 196.255 2 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:28.263 196.158 3 27 Kenny Irwin Action Perf/GI Joe Ford 0:28.339 195.631 4 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:28.453 194.848 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:28.482 194.649 6 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:28.499 194.533 7 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:28.517 194.410 8 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:28.525 194.356 9 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:28.540 194.254 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:28.559 194.124 11 35 Todd Bodine Tabasco Pont 0:28.575 194.016 12 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:28.617 193.731 13 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:28.644 193.548 14 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:28.649 193.515 15 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:28.662 193.427 16 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:28.677 193.326 17 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:28.696 193.198 18 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:28.697 193.191 19 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:28.700 193.171 20 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:28.710 193.103 21 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:28.721 193.029 22 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:28.722 193.023 23 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:28.728 192.982 24 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:28.752 192.821 25 9 Lake Speed Advantage Camo Ford 0:28.755 192.801 26 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 0:28.764 192.741 27 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:28.769 192.707 28 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:28.774 192.674 29 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:28.775 192.667 30 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:28.781 192.627 31 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:28.806 192.460 32 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:28.816 192.393 33 11 Brett Bodine BDR Motorsports Ford 0:28.837 192.253 34 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:28.839 192.240 35 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:28.858 192.113 36 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:28.923 191.681 37 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:28.926 191.661 38 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:28.949 191.509 39 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:29.007 191.126 40 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:29.025 191.008 41 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:29.060 190.778 42 00 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Pont 0:29.066 190.738 43 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:29.071 190.706 44 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:29.107 190.470 45 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:29.153 190.169 46 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:29.374 188.738 47 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:29.402 188.559 48 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:29.403 188.552 49 95 Ed Berrier Shoney's Inn/FTC Chev 0:29.424 188.418 50 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:29.503 187.913 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.5400 Miles