Primestar 500 Starting Lineup
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 8, 1997
Pos # Driver Sponsor Make Time Speed Time Speed (sec.) (mph) Behind Behind 1 40 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chevy 29.378 186.507 0.000 0.000 2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 29.471 185.918 -0.093 -0.589 3 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chevy 29.564 185.334 -0.186 -1.173 4 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers Ford 29.607 185.064 -0.229 -1.443 5 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 29.620 184.983 -0.242 -1.524 6 9 Lake Speed Melling Ford 29.640 184.858 -0.262 -1.649 7 16 Ted Musgrave Primestar Ford 29.655 184.765 -0.277 -1.742 8 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 29.670 184.671 -0.292 -1.836 9 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care Ford 29.675 184.640 -0.297 -1.867 10 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 29.710 184.423 -0.332 -2.084 11 78 B. Standridge Diamond Rio Ford 29.731 184.292 -0.353 -2.214 12 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Ford 29.735 184.268 -0.357 -2.239 13 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chevy 29.747 184.193 -0.369 -2.314 14 37 Jeremy Mayfield Kmart/RC Cola Ford 29.759 184.119 -0.381 -2.388 15 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 29.761 184.107 -0.383 -2.400 16 75 Rick Mast Remington Ford 29.764 184.088 -0.386 -2.419 17 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco/Havoline Ford 29.772 184.039 -0.394 -2.468 18 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont. 29.784 183.965 -0.406 -2.542 19 96 David Green Caterpillar Chevy 29.802 183.853 -0.424 -2.653 20 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chevy 29.806 183.829 -0.428 -2.678 21 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco Remy Pont. 29.812 183.792 -0.434 -2.715 22 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevy 29.813 183.786 -0.435 -2.721 23 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 29.830 183.681 -0.452 -2.826 24 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevy 29.835 183.650 -0.457 -2.857 25 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 29.837 183.638 -0.459 -2.869 26 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Chevy 29.828 183.693 -0.450 -2.814 27 99 Jeff Burton Exide Ford 29.840 183.619 -0.462 -2.888 28 20 Greg Sacks Hardee's Ford 29.860 183.496 -0.482 -3.011 29 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Chevy 29.885 183.343 -0.507 -3.164 30 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont. 29.889 183.318 -0.511 -3.189 31 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 29.905 183.220 -0.527 -3.287 32 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont. 29.906 183.214 -0.528 -3.293 33 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 29.928 183.079 -0.550 -3.428 34 19 Gary Bradberry HealthSource Ford 29.945 182.975 -0.567 -3.531 35 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevy 29.960 182.884 -0.582 -3.623 36 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont. 29.970 182.823 -0.592 -3.684 37 90 Mike Wallace Spam Chevy 29.974 182.798 -0.596 -3.708 38 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 29.978 182.774 -0.600 -3.733 39 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chevy Provisional 40 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont. Provisional 41 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford Provisional 42 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chevy Provisional
