NASCAR Winston Cup Series UAW-GM Quality 500: First Round Qualifying Results
2 October 1997
CONCORD, NC - First round qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, UAW-GM Quality 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:29.307 184.256 2 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:29.389 183.742 3 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:29.400 183.673 4 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:29.447 183.380 5 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:29.490 183.113 6 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:29.525 182.896 7 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:29.530 182.865 8 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 0:29.604 182.408 9 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:29.679 181.947 10 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:29.680 181.941 11 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:29.705 181.788 12 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:29.709 181.763 13 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:29.721 181.690 14 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:29.728 181.647 15 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:29.756 181.476 16 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:29.765 181.421 17 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:29.770 181.391 18 11 Brett Bodine Bodine Racing Ford 0:29.771 181.385 19 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:29.781 181.324 20 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:29.800 181.208 21 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:29.807 181.165 22 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:29.816 181.111 23 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:29.822 181.074 24 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:29.833 181.008 25 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:29.845 180.935 DID NOT QUALIFY: 26 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:29.904 180.578 27 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:29.912 180.530 28 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:29.914 180.517 29 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:29.924 180.457 30 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:29.933 180.403 31 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:29.955 180.270 32 27 Rick Wilson David Blair Motorsports Ford 0:29.955 180.270 33 35 Todd Bodine Tabasco Pont 0:29.982 180.108 34 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:29.992 180.048 35 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:29.996 180.024 36 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:29.997 180.018 37 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:30.009 179.946 38 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:30.016 179.904 39 40 Elliott Sadler Coors Light Chev 0:30.017 179.898 40 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont 0:30.023 179.862 41 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:30.026 179.844 42 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:30.034 179.796 43 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:30.044 179.736 44 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 0:30.075 179.551 45 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:30.086 179.485 46 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:30.167 179.004 47 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:30.224 178.666 48 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:30.368 177.819 49 15 Greg Sacks Daytona USA Ford 0:30.423 177.497 50 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:30.750 175.610 * Rookie of the Year Contender Track Length : 1.5000 Miles NOTE - Positions 1-25 are locked in for Sunday's UAW-GM Quality 500. - Second round qualifying is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2 at 1:30 pm (EDT). ###