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1997 Las Vegas 300 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 5 of 30 Sunday, March 16, 1997 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:37:41 Average speed: 114.153 mph Pole speed: 159.311 mph Cautions: 8 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 2.8 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 25 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Jeff Green 8 Chevrolet 33.896   159.311   2   Elliott Sadler 29 Chevrolet 34.037   158.651   3   Joe Nemechek 87 Chevrolet 34.051   158.586   4   Hermie Sadler 1 Chevrolet 34.093   158.390   5   Buckshot Jones 00 Pontiac 34.283   157.512   6   Elton Sawyer 38 Ford 34.324   157.324   7   Mark Green 37 Chevrolet 34.417   156.899   8   Tim Fedewa 33 Chevrolet 34.447   156.763   9   Todd Bodine 36 Pontiac 34.455   156.726   10   Glenn Allen, Jr. 99 Chevrolet 34.476   156.631   11   Ron Barfield, Jr. 94 Ford 34.482   156.603   12   Tim Steele 4 Chevrolet 34.487   156.581   13   Jason Keller 57 Chevrolet 34.559   156.255   14   Mike McLaughlin 34 Chevrolet 34.607   156.038   15   Mike Dillon 72 Chevrolet 34.623   155.966   16   Jeff Fuller 47 Chevrolet 34.626   155.952   17   Phil Parsons 10 Chevrolet 34.706   155.593   18   Rodney Combs 43 Chevrolet 34.714   155.557   19   Jerry Robertson 40 Ford 34.728   155.494   20   Kevin Lepage 88 Chevrolet 34.761   155.347   21   Tracy Leslie 63 Pontiac 34.852   154.941   22   Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 34.871   154.856   23   Dick Trickle 64 Chevrolet 34.883   154.803   24   Shane Hall 85 Chevrolet 34.896   154.746   25   Bobby Labonte 44 Pontiac 34.899   154.732   26   Joe Bessey 6 Chevrolet 34.573   156.191   27   Greg Sacks 45 Pontiac 34.739   155.455   28   Steve Park 3 Chevrolet 34.801   155.168   29   Doug Taylor 0 Ford 34.900   154.728   30   Mike Wallace 7 Chevrolet 34.912   154.675   31   Dale Jarrett 32 Ford 34.924   154.621   32   Randy LaJoie 74 Chevrolet 34.957   154.475   33   Jimmy Foster 11 Ford 34.957   154.475   34   Jimmy Spencer 20 Chevrolet 35.057   154.035   35   Michael Waltrip 21 Ford 35.081   153.929   36   Randy Porter 48 Ford 35.136   153.689   37   Stevie Reeves 96 Ford 35.240   153.235   38   Tim Bender 17 Chevrolet 35.604   151.668   39   Johnny Chapman 89 Ford 35.641   151.511   40   Jeff McClure 77 Ford 35.675   151.367   41   Ed Spencer III 2 Chevrolet 36.490   147.986   42   Brad Payne 79 Ford 40.321   133.925   43   Joe Bean 03 Chevrolet OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Joe Bean (#03)