Pontiac Excitement 400 Starting Lineup
Richmond International Raceway
March 2, 1997
Pos # Driver Sponsor Make 1 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevy 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care Ford 4 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Chevy 5 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 6 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 8 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Chevy 9 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont. 10 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco/Havoline Ford 11 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Pont. 12 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chevy 13 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 14 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo Ford 15 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Ford 16 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel Ford 17 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 18 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Network Ford 19 1 Morgan Shepherd Delco Remy Pont. 20 75 Rick Mast Remington Ford 21 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chevy 22 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 23 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont. 24 40 Robby Gordon Coors Light Chevy 25 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 26 9 Lake Speed Melling Ford 27 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 28 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevy 29 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 30 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chevy 31 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pont. 32 42 Joe Nemechek Bell South Chevy 33 37 Jeremy Mayfield K Mart/RC Cola Ford 34 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevy 35 77 Bobby Hillin Jasper Ford 36 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevy 37 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont. 38 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont. 39 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chevy 40 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers Ford 41 96 David Green Caterpillar Chevy 42 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont. 43 19 Loy Allen CSR Ford