Daytona test speeds 97-01-08

DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

1997 CUMULATIVE NASCAR WINSTON CUP PRE-SEASON TEST SPEEDS* (Through Wednesday, Jan. 8 -- 5 p.m.)

DRIVER, CAR (#) DATE TIME SPEED

Rusty Wallace (No. 2 Ford) 1-5 47.759 secs 188.446 mph Robby Gordon (No. 40 Chev.) 1-8 47.845 188.107 Greg Sacks (No. 20 Ford) 1-5 47.988 187.547 Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Chev.) 1-8 48.030 187.383 Dale Jarrett (No. 88 Ford) 1-4 48.059 187.270 Lake Speed (No. 9 Ford) 1-5 48.065 187.246 John Andretti (No. 98 Ford) 1-5 48.113 187.060 Terry Labonte (No. 5 Chev.) 1-6 48.197 186.734 Dick Trickle (No. 90 Ford) 1-5 48.241 186.563 Jeremy Mayfield (No. 37 Ford) 1-5 48.307 186.308 Ernie Irvan (No. 28 Ford) 1-5 48.320 186.258 Sterling Marlin (No. 4 Chev.) 1-8 48.325 186.239 Mike Skinner (No. 31 Chev.) 1-8 48.389 185.993 Ricky Craven (No. 25 Chev.) 1-8 48.450 185.759 Joe Nemechek (No. 42 Chev.) 1-8 48.458 185.728 Darrell Waltrip (No. 17 Chv.) 1-8 48.564 185.322 Derrike Cope (No. 36 Pontiac) 1-8 48.600 185.185 Ken Schrader (No. 33 Chev.) 1-8 48.604 185.170 Dale Earnhardt (No. 3 Chev.) 1-8 48.697 184.816 Jeff Burton (No. 99 Ford) 1-4 48.708 184.775 Steve Grissom (No. 41 Chev.) 1-6 48.722 184.721 Dave Marcis (No. 71 Chevrolet) 1-6 48.741 184.649 Elton Sawyer (No. 22 Pontiac) 1-8 48.880 184.124 Johnny Benson (No. 30 Pont.) 1-8 48.995 183.692 Jeff Purvis (No. 51 Chev.) 1-8 49.351 182.367 Delma Cowart (No. 0 Ford) 1-6 50.287 178.973

* = Electronic times taken randomly