Charlotte Winston Open starting grid

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Starting Grid Winston Open Charlotte Motor Speedway non-points event / May 16

Pos Car Name               Sponsor                        Make Time  Speed
1  97  Chad Little         John Deere                     Pon 29.798 181.220
2  9   Lake Speed          Melling Auto Parts             Frd 29.856 180.868
3  25  Ricky Craven        Budweiser                      Chv 29.873 180.765
4  46  Wally Dallenbach Jr First Union                    Chv 29.901 180.596
5  29  Robert Pressley     Cartoon Network                Chv 29.905 180.572
6  75  Rick Mast           Remington Arms                 Frd 29.933 180.403
7  42  Joe Nemechek        BellSouth                      Chv 29.938 180.373
8  41  Steve Grissom       Kodiak                         Chv 30.027 179.838
9  90  Dick Trickle        Heilig-Meyers/Simmons          Frd 30.045 179.730
10 40  Robby Gordon        Coors Light                    Chv 30.057 179.659  
11 11  Brett Bodine        Close Call Phone Card          Frd 30.091 179.456
12 98  John Andretti       RCA                            Frd 30.101 179.396
13 30  Johnny Benson       Pennzoil                       Pon 30.115 179.313
14 16  Ted Musgrave        The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR   Frd 30.121 179.277
15 36  Derrike Cope        Skittles                       Pon 30.175 178.956
16 8   Hut Stricklin       Circuit City                   Frd 30.228 178.642
17 96  David Green         Caterpillar                    Chv 30.280 178.336
18 37  Jeremy Mayfield     Kmart/RC Cola                  Frd 30.322 178.089
19 91  Mike Wallace        Spam                           Chv 30.325 178.071
20 77  Bobby Hillin Jr     Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul   Frd 30.336 178.006
21 33  Ken Schrader        Skoal Bandit                   Chv 30.345 177.954
22 1   Morgan Shepherd     Cruisin' America Phone Card    Pon 30.351 177.918
23 81  Kenny Wallace       Square D                       Frd 30.456 177.305
24 27  Rick Wilson         David Blair Motorsports        Frd 30.840 175.097
25 71  Dave Marcis         Real Tree Camouflage           Chv 30.865 174.955
26 31  Mike Skinner        Lowe's                         Chv 30.909 174.706
27 78  Billy Standridge    NC Diamond Rio/Hanes           Frd 31.276 172.656
28 79  Randy MacDonald     Southern Foods/Colony Apparel  Chv 31.520 171.320
29 19  Gary Bradberry      Child Support Recovery Intnl   Frd 50.957 105.972
30 55  Joe Ruttman         Sealy Furniture                Frd DNF   0.000
31 95  Ed Berrier          Shoney's Inn/Feed the Children Chv DNS   0.000

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