Martinsville first round qualifying

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1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Busch Pole Qualifying Results Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway Race 8 / April 20

Ps Car Name Sponsor Make Time Speed 1 81 Kenny Wallace Square D Frd 20.153 93.961 2 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 20.204 93.724 3 7 Geoff Bodine QVC Frd 20.241 93.553 4 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes Chv 20.287 93.341 5 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 20.312 93.226 6 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Frd 20.318 93.198 7 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chv 20.320 93.189 8 43 Bobby Hamilton STP Pon 20.329 93.148 9 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 20.331 93.139 10 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 20.345 93.074 11 23 Jimmy Spencer Camel Cigarettes Frd 20.346 93.070 12 16 Ted Musgrave The Family Channel/PRIMESTAR Frd 20.350 93.052 13 29 Robert Pressley Cartoon Network Chv 20.351 93.047 14 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pon 20.356 93.024 15 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 20.366 92.978 16 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 20.377 92.928 17 17 Darrell Waltrip Parts America Chv 20.386 92.887 18 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pon 20.440 92.642 19 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 20.445 92.619 20 9 Lake Speed Melling Auto Parts Frd 20.456 92.569 21 1 Morgan Shepherd Cruisin' America Phone Card Pon 20.461 92.547 22 30 Johnny Benson Jr Pennzoil Pon 20.466 92.524 23 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/ Frd Credit Frd 20.467 92.520 24 36 Derrike Cope Skittles Pon 20.474 92.488 25 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Chv 20.491 92.411

The top 25 qualifiers clinch positions in Sunday's event. The remainder of the field will be determined through a second-round session.

26 41 Steve Grissom    Kodiak                       Chv  20.493  92.402
27 37 Jeremy Mayfield  Kmart/RC Cola                Frd  20.496  92.389
28 28 Ernie Irvan      Texaco/Havoline              Frd  20.496  92.389
29 90 Dick Trickle     Heilig-Meyers/Simmons        Frd  20.498  92.380
30 97 Chad Little      John Deere                   Pon  20.511  92.321
31 25 Ricky Craven     Budweiser                    Chv  20.526  92.254
32 21 Michael Waltrip  Citgo                        Frd  20.534  92.218
33 98 John Andretti    RCA                          Frd  20.544  92.173
34 75 Rick Mast        Remington Arms               Frd  20.552  92.137
35 6 Mark Martin       Valvoline                    Frd  20.555  92.124
36 33 Ken Schrader     Skoal Bandit                 Chv  20.560  92.101
37 79 Randy MacDonald  Walters Racing               Chv  20.564  92.083
38 71 Dave Marcis      Real Tree Camouflage         Chv  20.567  92.070
39 40 Robby Gordon     Coors Light                  Chv  20.573  92.043
40 77 Bobby Hillin Jr  Jasper Engines/Federal Mogul Frd  20.579  92.016
41 19 Gary Bradberry   Child Support Recovery       Frd  20.587  91.980
42 91 Mike Wallace     Spam                         Chv  20.596  91.940
43 20 Lance Hooper     Hardee's                     Frd  20.619  91.838
44 96 David Green      Catepillar                   Chv  20.654  91.682
45 11 Brett Bodine     Close Call Phone Card        Chv  20.689  91.527
46 78 Billy Standridge Diamond Rio/Hanes            Frd  20.773  91.157
47  4 Sterling Marlin  Kodak                        Chv    DNS

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