TranSouth 400 Qualifying Results
Darlington Raceway
March 21, 1997
Pos # Driver Sponsor Make Time Speed Time Speed (sec.) (mph) Behind Behind 1 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care Ford 28.742 171.095 0.000 0.000 2 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chevy 28.750 171.047 -0.008 -0.048 3 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Pont. 28.773 170.910 -0.031 -0.184 4 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 28.801 170.744 -0.059 -0.350 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 28.831 170.566 -0.089 -0.528 6 99 Jeff Burton Exide Ford 28.897 170.177 -0.155 -0.918 7 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 28.928 169.994 -0.186 -1.100 8 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco/Havoline Ford 28.946 169.889 -0.204 -1.206 9 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chevy 28.949 169.871 -0.207 -1.223 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPoint Chevy 28.961 169.801 -0.219 -1.294 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Ford 28.980 169.689 -0.238 -1.405 12 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevy 28.993 169.613 -0.251 -1.481 13 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevy 29.002 169.561 -0.260 -1.534 14 19 Gary Bradberry CSR Ford 29.042 169.327 -0.300 -1.767 15 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 29.063 169.205 -0.321 -1.890 16 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 29.094 169.025 -0.352 -2.070 17 91 Mike Wallace Spam Chevy 29.130 168.816 -0.388 -2.279 18 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 29.134 168.792 -0.392 -2.302 19 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RC Cola Ford 29.135 168.787 -0.393 -2.308 20 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevy 29.140 168.758 -0.398 -2.337 21 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel Ford 29.142 168.746 -0.400 -2.348 22 96 David Green Caterpillar Chevy 29.145 168.729 -0.403 -2.366 23 20 Greg Sacks Hardee's Ford 29.155 168.671 -0.413 -2.424 24 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco Remy Pont. 29.155 168.671 -0.413 -2.424 25 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont. 29.158 168.654 -0.416 -2.441 26 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Ford 29.176 168.549 -0.434 -2.545 27 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 29.191 168.463 -0.449 -2.632 28 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont. 29.210 168.353 -0.468 -2.741 29 42 Phil Parsons BellSouth Chevy 29.211 168.348 -0.469 -2.747 30 77 Bobby Hillin Jasper Ford 29.230 168.238 -0.488 -2.856 31 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 29.234 168.215 -0.492 -2.879 32 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 29.239 168.186 -0.497 -2.908 33 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont. 29.251 168.117 -0.509 -2.977 34 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 29.268 168.020 -0.526 -3.075 35 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevy 29.276 167.974 -0.534 -3.121 36 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chevy 29.287 167.911 -0.545 -3.184 37 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont. 29.289 167.899 -0.547 -3.195 38 40 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chevy 29.343 167.590 -0.601 -3.504 39 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers Ford 29.367 167.453 -0.625 -3.641 40 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Chevy 29.405 167.237 -0.663 -3.858 41 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chevy 29.413 167.191 -0.671 -3.903 42 75 Rick Mast Remington Ford 29.414 167.186 -0.672 -3.909 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chevy 29.547 166.433 -0.805 -4.661 44 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont. 29.563 166.343 -0.821 -4.752 46 78 B. Standridge Diamond Rio Ford 29.689 165.637 -0.947 -5.457
