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TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY (April 24, 1997) For Immediate Release... Nemechek Grabs Pole for Saturday's Birmingham Auto Dealers EasyCare 500K TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Joe Nemechek led 43 cars in Busch Pole ...
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TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY (April 24, 1997) For Immediate Release...
Nemechek Grabs Pole for Saturday's Birmingham Auto Dealers EasyCare 500K
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Joe Nemechek led 43 cars in Busch Pole Award Qualifying Thursday at Talladega Superspeedway for Saturday's Birmingham Automobile Dealers 500k presented by EasyCare. Nemechek, breaking his own track record, toured the 2.66-mile high-banked facility in 49.484 seconds, an average speed of 193.517 mph. The top 25 positions were secured in Thursday's qualifying with the rest of the starting order being determined in Busch Beer Second-Round Qualifying tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Busch Series rookie and second-fastest qualifier Tim Steele was clocked just a tick off of the pace at 49.671 seconds, an average speed of 192.789 mph, while third-fastest qualifier Phil Parsons posted a time of 49.688 seconds, an average speed of 192.723 mph. Thursday's pole was his seventh career and the second in a row for Nemechek at Talladega's Busch Series event. "Here at Talladega you've got to figure how to get your car through the air and have good horsepower, it seems like everything comes into play here," said Nemechek. "We lost a pole a year ago at Daytona because we didn't give it everything we had, but we gave it everything we had today," said Nemechek. "We need to win a race here, its been a while since we've won. "We were on the pole here last year, but we came up a lap or two short, Greg Sacks passed me there at the end. This year, I think we're going to be stout, I know we've got a heck of a race car." Rounding out the top were ten were Todd Bodine (192.657 mph), Mike McLaughlin (192.351 mph), Dick Trickle (192.085 mph), Elliott Sadler (191.785 mph), Tracy Leslie (191.708 mph), Jeff Green (191.608 mph) and Mike Dillon (190.932 mph). Along with Busch Beer Second-Round Qualifying, the stars of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series take to the Speedway tomorrow for Busch Pole Award Qualifying for Sunday's Winston 500 at 3 p.m. The Birmingham Automobile Dealers 500K presented by EasyCare NASCAR Busch Series race gets the green flag Saturday at 12 Noon (CDT). The Winston 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race is set for a 12 Noon (CDT) start on Sunday, with Jeff Gordon attempting to secure a $100,000 bonus for capturing the second leg of the Winston Million. Gordon won the first leg of The Winston Million with a victory in the season-opening Daytona 500. -- 30 -- MEDIA CONTACT: Speedway PR, (205) 761-4705
Birmingham Auto Dealers EasyCare 500K Qualifying Results (Top 25) Car # Driver Sponsor / Car Speed 87 Joe Nemechek / Lakeland, FL BellSouth Mobility Chevrolet 193.517 4 *Tim Steele / Coopersville, MI HS Die Chevrolet 192.789 10 Phil Parsons / Detroit, MI ChannelLock Tools Chevrolet 192.723 36 Todd Bodine / Chemung, NY Stanley Tools Pontaic 192.657 34 Mike McLaughlin / Waterloo, NY Royal Oak Charcoal Chevrolet 192.351 64 Dick Trickle / Wisconsin Rapids, WI Dura-Lube Chevrolet 192.085 29 Elliott Sadler / Emporia, VA Phillips 66 Chevrolet 191.785 63 Tracy Leslie / Mt. Clemens, MI Lysol Pontiac 191.708 8 Jeff Green / Owensboro, KY Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 191.608 72 Mike Dillon / Welcome, NC Detroit Gasket Chevrolet 190.932 00 Buckshot Jones / Monticello, GA Aquafresh Pontiac 190.711 3 *Steve Park / East Northport, NY ACDelco Chevrolet 190.382 38 Elton Sawyer / Chesapeake, VA Barbasol Shave Ford 190.140 57 Jason Keller / Greenville, SC Slim Jim Chevrolet 190.060 88 Kevin Lepage / Shelburne, VT Hype Beverages Chevrolet 190.060 21 Michael Waltrip / Owensboro, KY Band-Aid Ford 190.049 37 Mark Green / Owensboro, KY Timber Wolf Chevrolet 190.004 74 Randy LaJoie / Norwalk, CT Fina Chevrolet 189.977 1 Hermie Sadler / Emporia, VA DeWalt Ind. Tools Chevrolet 189.782 17 Matt Kenseth / Nashville, TN Kraft Singles Chevrolet 189.628 9 Jeff Burton / South Boston, VA Track Gear Ford 189.552 70 Dale Fischlein / Davenport, IA STG Chevrolet 189.444 60 Mark Martin / Batesville, AR Winn-Dixie Ford 189.440 49 Kyle Petty / Randleman, NC New World Order Chevrolet 189.421 94 Ron Barfield / Florence, SC New Holland Ford 189.417 Also attempted to qualify 96 Stevie Reeves / Speedway, IN Big A Auto Parts Ford 189.021 7 Mike Wallace / St. Louis, MO Clabber Girl Chevrolet 188.894 33 Tim Fedewa / Holt, MI Kleenex Chevrolet 188.552 99 Glenn Allen Jr. / Cincinnati, OH Luxaire Chevrolet 188.459 92 Sterling Marlin / Columbia, TN Racing Milestones Chevrolet 188.311 85 Shane Hall / Fountain Inn, SC Bama Jams and Jellies Chevrolet 188.108 6 Joe Bessey / Scarborough, ME Power Team Chevrolet 187.949 20 Jimmy Spencer / Berwick, PA Zippo Chevrolet 187.776 11 *Jimmy Foster / Ormond Beach, FL Outdoor Life / Speedvision Ford 187.695 97 *Doug Reid III / Hueytown, AL MedPartners Chevrolet 187.533 47 Jeff Fuller / Auburn, MA Sunoco Chevrolet 187.258 77 Jeffrey McClure / Charlotte, NC UAW / Lear Corp. Ford 187.170 16 Mark Day / Clarksville, TN 31-W Insulation Pontiac 187.167 45 Greg Sacks / Mattituck, NY Hunter's Specialties Ford 186.991 89 *Johnny Chapman / Stony Point, NC NorthStar Motorsports Ford 185.765 01 Jerry Nadeau / Danbury, CT Jackson Racing Chevrolet 184.487 48 Randy Porter / Greenville, SC UniFirst Uniforms Ford 184.193 43 Dennis Setzer / Newton, NC Lance Snacks Chevrolet 177.587 * = Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate
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