Primestar 500 Qualifying Results
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 7, 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 84 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 99 Jeff Burton Exide Ford 29.840 183.619 -0.462 -2.888 27 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Chevy 29.885 183.343 -0.507 -3.164 28 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont. 29.889 183.318 -0.511 -3.189 29 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 29.905 183.220 -0.527 -3.287 30 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont. 29.906 183.214 -0.528 -3.293 31 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 29.928 183.079 -0.550 -3.428 32 19 Gary Bradberry CSRI Ford 29.945 182.975 -0.567 -3.531 33 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevy 29.960 182.884 -0.582 -3.623 34 91 Mike Wallace Spam Chevy 29.974 182.798 -0.596 -3.708 35 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 29.978 182.774 -0.600 -3.733 36 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 29.982 182.750 -0.604 -3.757 37 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chevy 29.991 182.695 -0.613 -3.812 38 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont. 30.010 182.579 -0.632 -3.928 39 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chevy 30.017 182.537 -0.639 -3.970 40 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chevy 30.079 182.160 -0.701 -4.347 41 20 Greg Sacks Hardee's Ford 30.087 182.112 -0.709 -4.395 42 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont. 30.091 182.088 -0.713 -4.419 43 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Chevy 30.167 181.629 -0.789 -4.878 44 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont. 30.175 181.581 -0.797 -4.926 45 95 Ed Berrier FTC Chevy 30.192 181.479 -0.814 -5.028 46 77 Bobby Hillin Jasper Ford 30.216 181.334 -0.838 -5.173 47 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevy 30.337 180.611 -0.959 -5.896 48 46 W. Dallenbach First Union Chevy 30.352 180.522 -0.974 -5.985 49 08 Mike Miller Miller Racing Chevy 30.531 179.463 -1.153 -7.043
