BUSCH: Texas first round qualifying

Report from Motorsport News International

NASCAR Public Relations

1997 NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division

Official Qualifying Results After Round 1 of 2 Coca Cola 300 Texas Motor Speedway Race 8 / April 3

Ps Car Name Sponsor Make Time Speed 1 8 Jeff Green Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chv 29.991 180.054 2 29 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chv 29.991 180.054 3 1 Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools Chv 30.143 179.146 4 0 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Pon 30.157 179.063 5 5 Terry Labonte Alka-Seltzer Chv 30.183 178.909 6 3 Steve Park ACDelco Chv 30.186 178.891 7 38 Elton Sawyer Barbasol Frd 30.256 178.477 8 10 Phil Parsons Channellock Tools Chv 30.293 178.259 9 44 Bobby Labonte Shell Oil Pon 30.313 178.141 10 33 Tim Fedewa Kleenex Brands Chv 30.331 178.036 11 34 Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal Chv 30.342 177.971 12 99 Glenn Allen Jr. Luxaire Chv 30.353 177.907 13 17 Tim Bender Kraft Singles Chv 30.355 177.895 14 9 Jeff Burton Track Gear Frd 30.446 177.363 15 64 Dick Trickle Dura Lube Chv 30.486 177.130 16 35 Lyndon Amick Dodge Rockwell Automation Pon 30.498 177.061 17 36 Todd Bodine Stanley Pon 30.501 177.043 18 72 Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket Chv 30.520 176.933 19 11 Jimmy Foster Key Motorsports Frd 30.523 176.916 20 60 Mark Martin Winn-Dixie Frd 30.551 176.754 21 74 Randy LaJoie FINA Chv 30.623 176.338 22 4 Tim Steele Phoenix Construction Chv 30.668 176.079 23 88 Kevin Lepage HYPE Chv 30.681 176.005 24 20 Jimmy Spencer Zippo Frd 30.699 175.901 25 85 Shane Hall Luck's-Bama Food Chv 30.710 175.838 Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. 26 63 Tracy Leslie Lysol Pon 30.714 175.816 27 57 Jason Keller Slim Jim Chv 30.728 175.735 28 89 Johnny Chapman NorthStar Motorsports Frd 30.728 175.735 29 37 Mark Green Timber Wolf Chv 30.766 175.518 30 32 Dale Jarrett White Rain Frd 30.812 175.256 31 45 Greg Sacks Hunter's Specialties/GTS Chv Frd 30.845 175.069 32 47 Jeff Fuller Sunoco Chv 30.872 174.916 33 6 Joe Bessey Power Team Chv 30.924 174.622 34 43 Dennis Setzer Lance Snacks Chv 30.932 174.576 35 94 Ron Barfield New Holland Equipment Frd 30.966 174.385 36 21 Michael Waltrip BandAid Frd 31.014 174.115 37 16 Mark Day 31.136 173.433 38 96 Stevie Reeves Big A Auto Parts Frd 31.145 173.383 39 98 Kenny Irwin Jr. Liberty Racing Frd 31.150 173.355 40 48 Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms Frd 31.164 173.277 41 61 Mike Olsen Olsen Racing Chv 31.191 173.127 42 97 Doug Reid III Unifirst Uniforms Chv 31.206 173.044 43 2 Kenny Wallace Raybestos Chv 31.429 171.816 44 40 Jerry Roberston Taylor Racing Frd 31.587 170.956 45 77 Jeff McClure Walsh Racing Frd 31.895 169.306

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