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NASCAR Thunder Special - Suzuka: Starting Grid

23 November 1997

SUZUKA, JAPAN - Starting grid for the NASCAR, Thunder Special -- Suzuka:
          
Ps.No.  Driver              Sponsor                      Car  Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1   6  Mark Martin         Valvoline                    Ford 0:62.279  80.602
 2   9  Jim Richards        Pyroil                       Chev 0:62.605  80.183
Row  2 
 3   2  Rusty Wallace       Miller Lite                  Ford 0:63.126  79.521
 4  31  Mike Skinner        Snap-On                      Chev 0:63.445  79.121
Row  3 
 5   5  Jack Sprague        Rain X                       Chev 0:63.608  78.918
 6   7  Geoff Bodine        QVC                          Ford 0:63.745  78.749
Row  4 
 7  01  Keiichi Tsuchiya    Hot Version                  Ford 0:63.819  78.657
 8  46  Wally Dallenbach    Universal Studios            Chev 0:63.836  78.637
Row  5 
 9  45  Ron Hornaday        Xtreme-J                     Chev 0:63.869  78.596
10  02  Akihiko Nakaya      Mooneyes                     Ford 0:63.933  78.517
Row  6 
11  74  Randy LaJoie        FINA                         Chev 0:63.978  78.462
12  96  David Green         Caterpillar                  Chev 0:64.162  78.237
Row  7 
13   3  Dale Earnhardt      ACDelco                      Chev 0:64.345  78.014
14  67  Scott Gaylord       SMS Motorsports Inc          Chev 0:64.412  77.933
Row  8 
15  21  Michael Waltrip     CITGO                        Ford 0:64.495  77.833
16   4  Bobby Hamilton      Kodak Gold Film              Chev 0:64.732  77.548
Row  9 
17  28  Kenny Irwin         Caltex/Texaco Havoline       Ford 0:64.810  77.455
18   9x Bill Sedgwick       ADL                          Chev 0:64.921  77.322
Row  10 
19  38  Butch Gilliland     Stroppe Motorsports          Ford 0:64.972  77.262
20  98  Kevin Culver        Whole Sale Truck Parts Inc   Chev 0:64.987  77.244
Row  11 
21   1  Lance Hooper        R&L Carriers                 Pont 0:65.241  76.943
22  61  Rick Carelli        ReMax International          Chev 0:65.295  76.879
Row  12 
23  72  Kenny Wallace       EA Sports                    Chev 0:65.306  76.866
24  23  Hideo Fukuyama      Million Card                 Ford 0:65.397  76.759
Row  13 
25  07  Sean Woodside       Cinema Vehicles              Pont 0:65.834  76.250
26  24  Ricky Craven        Budweiser/DuPont             Chev 0:67.097  74.815
Row  14 
27  14  Jeff Davis          Ultra Shield Products        Ford 0:67.868  73.965
28  37  Larry Gunselman     Lucas Oil Products           Ford 0:67.863  73.970
Row  15 
29  29  Kazuteru Wakida     Gunblaster                   Chev 0:68.685  73.085
30  08  John Kinder         PowerBase Motorsports        Chev 0:69.158  72.585
    
Track Length      :  1.3944 Miles