NASCAR Winston Cup Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: 1st Round Qualifying
6 September 1997
RICHMOND, VA - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:21.648 124.723 2 27 Kenny Irwin Hasbro/Action Perf Ford 0:21.656 124.677 3 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:21.671 124.590 4 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:21.681 124.533 5 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:21.684 124.516 6 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:21.697 124.441 7 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:21.722 124.298 8 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:21.734 124.229 9 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:21.740 124.195 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:21.760 124.081 11 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:21.797 123.870 12 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:21.800 123.853 13 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:21.803 123.836 14 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:21.811 123.791 15 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:21.815 123.768 16 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:21.819 123.745 17 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:21.828 123.694 18 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:21.832 123.672 19 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:21.833 123.666 20 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:21.845 123.598 21 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:21.846 123.592 22 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:21.850 123.570 23 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:21.860 123.513 24 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:21.861 123.508 25 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:21.861 123.508 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:21.866 123.479 27 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:21.867 123.474 28 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:21.877 123.417 29 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:21.892 123.333 30 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:21.894 123.321 31 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:21.902 123.276 32 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:21.909 123.237 33 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:21.913 123.215 34 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:21.929 123.125 35 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:21.953 122.990 36 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:21.969 122.900 37 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:21.987 122.800 38 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:21.995 122.755 39 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:22.002 122.716 40 02 Mike Bliss Dickies/Team ASE Ford 0:22.027 122.577 41 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:22.031 122.555 42 91 Ron Hornaday Pionite Chev 0:22.045 122.477 43 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:22.058 122.405 44 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:22.069 122.344 45 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:22.106 122.139 46 77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford 0:22.201 121.616 47 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont 0:22.245 121.376 * Rookie of the Year Contender NOTE: Positions 1-25 are locked in for Saturday's Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400. Second round qualifying is scheduled for Saturday, September 6 at 2:00 pm (EDT). Track Length : 0.7500 Miles ###