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1997 Hanes 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 32 Monday, September 29, 1997 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles) Time of race: 3:35:57 Average speed: 73.072 mph Pole speed: 93.41 mph Cautions: 11 for 83 laps Margin of victory: .778 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1997 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 20.272   93.410   2   Mark Martin 6 Ford 20.284   93.354   3   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 27 Ford 20.328   93.152   4   Hut Stricklin 8 Ford 20.329   93.148   5   Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 20.347   93.065   6   Kenny Wallace 81 Ford 20.359   93.010   7   Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 20.363   92.992   8   Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 20.394   92.851   9   Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 20.399   92.828   10   Jeff Burton 99 Ford 20.408   92.787   11   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 20.428   92.696   12   Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford 20.435   92.665   13   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 20.439   92.646   14   Sterling Marlin 4 Chevrolet 20.445   92.619   15   John Andretti 98 Ford 20.453   92.583   16   Bill Elliott 94 Ford 20.457   92.565   17   Robert Pressley 77 Ford 20.459   92.556   18   Darrell Waltrip 17 Chevrolet 20.473   92.493   19   Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 20.478   92.470   20   Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 20.485   92.438   21   Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 20.496   92.389   22   Bobby Hamilton 43 Pontiac 20.500   92.371   23   Ted Musgrave 16 Ford 20.521   92.276   24   Lake Speed 9 Ford 20.525   92.258   25   Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 20.527   92.249   26   Johnny Benson, Jr. 30 Pontiac 20.369   92.965   27   Michael Waltrip 21 Ford 20.431   92.683   28   Steve Park 40 Chevrolet 20.472   92.497   29   Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 20.487   92.429   30   Ernie Irvan 28 Ford 20.492   92.407   31   Dick Trickle 90 Ford 20.487   92.429   32   David Green 96 Chevrolet 20.531   92.231   33   Jeff Green 29 Chevrolet 20.535   92.213   34   Chad Little 97 Ford 20.544   92.173   35   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 Chevrolet 20.557   92.115   36   Ricky Craven 25 Chevrolet 20.572   92.047   37   Geoffrey Bodine 7 Ford 20.589   91.971   38   Rick Mast 75 Ford 20.592   91.958   39   Jeremy Mayfield 37 Ford PR 40   Steve Grissom 41 Chevrolet PR 41   Brett Bodine 11 Ford PR 42   Derrike Cope 36 Pontiac PR 43   Morgan Shepherd 1 Pontiac 20.672   91.602   44   Gary Bradberry 78 Ford 20.688   91.531   45   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 20.783   91.113   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:   Gary Bradberry (#78), Morgan Shepherd (#1), Dave Marcis (#71)