NASCAR Winston Cup Series NAPA 500: Qualifying Results
16 November 1997
HAMPTON, GA - Qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, NAPA 500: Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H. -- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- ------- 1 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:28.074R197.478 2 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:28.365 195.452 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:28.414 195.115 4 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:28.420 195.074 5 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:28.428 195.019 6 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:28.498 194.540 7 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev 0:28.515 194.424 8 27 Kenny Irwin Action Perf/GI Joe Ford 0:28.519 194.397 9 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:28.566 194.077 10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:28.613 193.758 11 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:28.628 193.657 12 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:28.646 193.535 13 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:28.666 193.400 14 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:28.692 193.225 15 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:28.698 193.184 16 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:28.709 193.110 17 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:28.724 193.009 18 11 Brett Bodine BDR Motorsports Ford 0:28.729 192.976 19 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:28.737 192.922 20 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont 0:28.748 192.848 21 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:28.776 192.661 22 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:28.779 192.640 23 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:28.792 192.553 24 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:28.801 192.493 25 14 Steve Park Burger King Chev 0:28.825 192.333 26 91 Kevin Lepage Pionite Chev 0:28.858 192.113 27 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:28.861 192.093 28 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:28.868 192.047 29 9 Lake Speed Advantage Camo Ford 0:28.895 191.867 30 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:28.903 191.814 31 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:28.913 191.748 32 00 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Pont 0:28.989 191.245 33 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 0:28.995 191.205 34 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:29.018 191.054 35 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:29.029 190.981 36 1 Morgan Shepherd R&L Carriers Pont 0:29.043 190.889 37 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:29.076 190.673 38 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:29.086 190.607 39 35 Todd Bodine Tabasco Pont 0:29.093 190.561 40 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries P Ford 0:29.105 190.483 41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 0:29.129 190.326 42 96 David Green Caterpillar Chev 0:29.160 190.123 43 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:29.220 189.733 44 43 Bobby Hamilton STP P Pont 0:29.223 189.714 45 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser P Chev 0:29.355 188.860 46 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston/No Bull P Ford 0:29.371 188.758 47 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto P Chev 0:29.528 187.754 48 40 Greg Sacks Coors Light Chev 0:29.549 187.621 49 95 Ed Berrier Shoney's Inn/FTC Chev 0:29.730 186.478 50 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev 0:29.926 185.257 * Rookie of the Year Contender R = New Record Breaks track record of 186.507 mph (29.378 seconds) set March 7, 1997 by Robby Gordon. P = Provisional Starter Track Length : 1.5400 Miles