NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew 500: Starting Grid
30 August 1997
DARLINGTON, SC - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Mountain
Dew Southern 500:
Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.
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Row 1
1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pont 0:28.815 170.661
2 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 0:28.840 170.513
Row 2
3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford 0:28.915 170.071
4 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 0:28.949 169.871
Row 3
5 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chev 0:28.961 169.801
6 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Ford 0:28.962 169.795
Row 4
7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refin Chev 0:28.967 169.766
8 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 0:28.984 169.666
Row 5
9 4 Sterling Marlin Kodak Gold Film Chev 0:29.040 169.339
10 28 Ernie Irvan Texaco Havoline Ford 0:29.067 169.182
Row 6
11 11 Brett Bodine Close Call Ford 0:29.069 169.170
12 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Ford 0:29.075 169.135
Row 7
13 22 Ward Burton MBNA Pont 0:29.080 169.106
14 21 Michael Waltrip CITGO Ford 0:29.083 169.088
Row 8
15 16 Ted Musgrave Family Channel/Primestar Ford 0:29.090 169.048
16 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford 0:29.135 168.787
Row 9
17 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chev 0:29.154 168.677
18 30 Johnny Benson Pennzoil Pont 0:29.155 168.671
Row 10
19 37 Jeremy Mayfield KMart/RCA Cola Ford 0:29.171 168.578
20 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chev 0:29.174 168.561
Row 11
21 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford 0:29.205 168.382
22 12 Jeff Purvis Opryland USA Ford 0:29.206 168.376
Row 12
23 9 Lake Speed Melling Engine Parts Ford 0:29.227 168.255
24 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pont 0:29.228 168.250
Row 13
25 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Ford 0:29.250 168.123
26 46 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union Chev 0:29.264 168.043
Row 14
27 78 Gary Bradberry Hanes Ford 0:29.266 168.031
28 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 0:29.290 167.893
Row 15
29 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak Chev 0:29.304 167.813
30 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Ford 0:29.309 167.785
Row 16
31 25 Ricky Craven Budweiser Chev 0:29.340 167.607
32 98 John Andretti RCA Ford 0:29.363 167.476
Row 17
33 31 * Mike Skinner Lowe's Chev 0:29.383 167.362
34 40 * Robby Gordon Coors Light Chev 0:29.410 167.208
Row 18
35 96 Todd Bodine Caterpillar Chev 0:29.447 166.998
36 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Serv Plus Chev 0:29.464 166.902
Row 19
37 97 Chad Little John Deere Pont 0:29.483 166.794
38 17 Darrell Waltrip Western Auto Chev 0:29.589 166.197
Row 20
39 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pont Provsnl 0.000
40 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pont Provsnl 0.000
Row 21
41 1 Lance Hooper R&L Carriers Pont Provsnl 0.000
42 29 * Jeff Green Cartoon Network Chev Provsnl 0.000
Row 22
43 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford Provsnl 0.000
DID NOT QUALIFY:
71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chev
91 Greg Sacks LJ Racing Chev
77 Morgan Shepherd Jasper Engines Ford
* Rookie of the Year Contender
Track Length : 1.3660 Miles
NOTE: Rusty Wallace took a former champion's provisional to make the field.