The Inagural Running of Pepsi 400 UNDER THE LIGHTS!!!
Saturday Night July 4, 1997
at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
TV: ESPN, 8:00PM EDT
Laps: 160
Track length: 2.5 miles
Race length: 400 miles
Banking: 31 degrees
Track qualifying record: Bill Elliott, 210.364 mph, 1987
Race qualifying record: Sterling Marlin, 203.666 mph, 1986
Race record: Bobby Allison, 173.473 mph, 1980
First Round Qualifying is Thursday Night starting at 8:15PM
EDT, TV Coverage does not begin until 9PM on ESPN2 so it will be Tape
delayed, also 8:00PM on CBS Thursday Night-NASCAR: 50 Years on the Fast
Track with Brookes and Dunn.
Second Round Qualifying is
1997 Pepsi 400 Stats
Top 5 Starters
1997 Pepsi 400 starting lineup
 1. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 189.777 mph
 2. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 189.761 mph
 3. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 189.422 mph
 4. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 189.358 mph
 5. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 189.004 mph
Top 5 Finishers
 1. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps
 2. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running
 3. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running
 4. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 160 laps, running
 5. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 160 laps, running
Average Speed: 157.791 miles per hour
Time of Race: 2 hours, 32 minutes, 6 seconds
Margin of Victory: .029 second
Caution Flags: 4 for 16 laps
Lead Changes: 16 among 11 drivers
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GOINGS ON MISC STUFFS FOR DAYTONA
JULY

Orlando Speedworld 3rd NO RACING:
ALL RACING AT NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY
New Smyrna Speedway
Friday...July the 3rd
125 LAP LATE MODEL RACE
lll FASCAR/Florida Pro Type Rules    lll
“ FIRE WORKS”
Plus a Full Race Program

JULY the 4th
WHILE IN DAYTONA FOR THE JULY 4TH NIGHT RACES...
STARTING AT 1:00 PM SATURDAY - FOUR WIDE  150 LAP INDEPENDENCE DAY
ENDURO RACE
$10,000 TO  WIN
BASED ON 200 CAR ENTRY @ $100 PRE ENTRY POST MARKED BY JUNE 15TH  (AFTER
$175 ENTRY)
$5,000, $1,000, $500,$500, $500, $500, $500, $500, $500, $500.
Starts at 1:00pm on Saturday...150 GREEN FLAG laps  or two hour time
limit. Rain or Shine or even Tornadoes!!!
Other prizes to come.
 

RACING AT ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD JUNE 26
&
NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY, JUNE 27
HAS BEEN CANCELLED
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
CLYDE HART
 
 

THURSDAY JUNE 25TH,1998,   CLYDE HART, OWNER OF
ORLANDO SPEEDWORLD, NEW SMYRNA SPEEDWAY AND
HART LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, PASSED AWAY.
CLYDE WAS BORN IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA IN 1920 AND
MOVED TO VOLUSIA COUNTY IN 1939. CLYDE MARRIED
DOLLY IN 1941 AND THE TWO OF
THEM BUILT A GOOD LIFE TOGETHER IN SAMSULA.
CLYDE WAS A CATTLEMAN AT HEART, BUT HIS
LOVE FOR RACING BROUGHT HIM TO PURCHASE
BOTH RACETRACKS, HE WAS KNOWN
AND LOVED BY MANY. HIS DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED
AND HE IS ALREADY MISSED ....
GOOD BYE CLYDE...WE LOVE YOU

Settle Wilder Funeral Home in New Smyrna Beach is
handling the arrangements
904-428-5757

Sue
Again thanks for your newsletter.
Think the smoke is in Orlando (LOL) sure has been nice beachside!!!!!!!!!!!
VP Gore in area today.  Landed 9:30AM in about 0 visability.  Is touring
Volusia and Flagler Counties--meeting with Flagler residents who lost homes.
Altho' no homes were lost in the Daytona area (Volusia County) there were
homes lost just up the road in Flagler at  the beginning of these fire storms
(3 wks + or -)

Read there is construction at the Orlando Airport which could lead to
delays--and road closures still happen in the Daytona area depending on smoke
and fire conditions.

BE SAFE!!
Suehm444
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1998 Pepsi 400 Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 2
6 a.m. Infield opens for general admission
11 a.m. Grandstand gates open
3-6 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup practice
8:15 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup Bud Pole Award Qualifying (positions 1-25)
2 Laps
Friday, July 3
11 a.m. Grandstand gates open
3-5:30 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup Practice
6:30 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup Bud Second-Round Qualifying (positions
26-36) 2 laps
7:30-9 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup Final Practice
Saturday, JULY 4
3 p.m. Grandstand gates open
7:30 p.m. NASCAR Winston Cup Driver Introductions
8 p.m. Start 40th Annual Pepsi 400
Off-track events
 

Fourth of July Stuffs!
July 1: Stewart-Marchman Foundation Dinner, guest of honor Winston Cup
stock car driver Mark Martin, Daytona Beach Hilton, 2637 S. Atlantic
Ave., Daytona Beach Shores. 6:30 p.m. $100, $1,000 for table of 10.
(904) 947-1477.
July 3: NASCAR Memorabilia Silent Auction, in conjunction with The
Daytona Opry's Great American Race Fest, Sunshine Park Mall, 2400 S.
Ridgewood Ave., South Daytona. 3-7 p.m. To benefit Daytona Beach YMCA.
(904) 253-5675.
July 3: Great American Race Fair, featuring performances by Charlie
Daniels and John Anderson, plus Daytona Opry entertainers; exhibits and
presentations from NASCAR's top driver fan clubs; barbecue, Sunshine
Park Mall, 2400 S. Ridgewood Ave., South Daytona. Noon to 10 p.m. $10 in
advance, $15 at door. Tickets available at Daytona Opry box office.
(904) 353-3309.
July 3: "Racing Thunder Beach Party," autograph sessions with NASCAR
drivers, music, interactive games and contests, volleyball, displays and
giveaways, "Living Legends of Auto Racing," exhibit, Main Street Pier,
Main Street, Daytona Beach. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. (904) 252-0514.
July 3: Fireworks following Daytona Cubs game, Cubs play Brevard County
Manatees at 7 p.m., Jackie Robinson Ballpark, 105 E. Orange Ave.,
Daytona Beach. $4.50, $3.50 seniors and children younger than 12. (904)
257-3172.
July 4: Daytona Beach Fourth of July, family fun and entertainment,
Boardwalk, between Main and Ora streets, Daytona Beach. 7 p.m. Bandshell
concert; 10 p.m. fireworks. Free. (904) 258-4543.
July 4: Pepsi 400 Race/Fireworks Extravaganza, first nighttime running
of stock car race includes fireworks extravaganza after Victory Lane
celebration, Daytona International Speedway, 1801 W. International
Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Gates open noon, race 8 p.m. $85-$40.
(904) 253-7223.
July 4: Miss Florida 1998 Contestants Parade, featuring Miss Volusia
County, Katy Johnson; Miss Daytona Beach, Stephanie Glock, and
contestants in the 1998 Miss Florida Pageant, in parade starting at A1A
and Main Street, Daytona Beach. Route proceeds north on Atlantic Avenue
to the Oakridge Beach approach, then south on the beach to the
International Speedway Boulevard approach where there will be an
opportunity to meet and talk to contestants. Noon-1 p.m. Free. (904)
677-4589.
July 4: Ormond Bridge Four Corners Independence Day Celebration,
activities, food, entertainment, at four corner parks of Ormond Beach
Bridge, including Fortunato Park, River Bridge Park, and Rockefeller
Gardens opposite The Casements, 25 Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach plus
Central Perk Coffee Shop; Main Street Park, City Hall Plaza, from 5-9:30
p.m., followed by fireworks. Free. (904) 676-3241.
July 4: Port Orange July 4th Celebration, music by Conti, Al Short's Big
Band, food, activities, fireworks, City Center, 1000 City Center Blvd.,
Port Orange. 6:30 p.m.; Conti, 6:45 p.m.; Al Short's Big Band 8 p.m.,
fireworks following concerts. Free. (904) 756-5200.
July 4: Fabulous Fourth of July Parade, sponsored by Main Street
Merchants Association, with daytime activities on Main Street, including
displays of racing and sport-related artwork, Main Street, Daytona
Beach. 10 a.m. parade. Free. (904) 734-7962.
July 4: Edgewater Fourth of July Celebration, parade at 8 a.m. starting
at U.S. 1 at S.R. 442, then north on Park Avenue, east to George Kennedy
Memorial Park, 101 Riverside Drive, Edgewater. Activities at park
include: fishing contest following parade; barbecue lunch 11:30 a.m.;
barbecue chicken dinner 5 p.m. fireworks 9:15 p.m. Free. (904) 424-2485.
July 4: Weleka Steamboat Jubilee, river boating, arts, food, music, tall
tales, sea shanties, Florida history exhibits, fireworks, at juncture of
S.R. 308B , S.R. 309, Welaka. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., 10 a.m. parade. Free. (904)
467-9800.
July 4-5: Flagler County's Fabulous Fourth, 10 a.m. parade, arts and
crafts, entertainment, games, beach volleyball tournament, skydiving,
Veteran's Park, A1A and Moody Boulevard, Flagler Beach. 9 a.m.-11 p.m.;
noon opening ceremonies; 12:30-6 p.m. bands; 6 p.m. Miss Flagler County
Beauty Pageant; 8 p.m. Bobby Friss Band. (904) 439-0995.
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Poles Won (for Bud Shootout)
 Bobby Labonte  Daytona 500
 Rick Mast       GM 400 Rock
 Dale Jarrett    Las Vegas
 Todd Bodine     Atlanta
 Mark Martin     Darlington
 Rusty Wallace   Bristol
 Jeremy Mayfield Texas
 Bobby Hamilton  Martinsville
 Bobby Labonte   Talladega
 Jeff Gordon     California
 Jeff Gordon     Charlotte
 Rusty Wallace   Dover
 Jeff Gordon     Richmond
 Ward Burton   Michigan
  Jeff Gordon    Sears Point
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Second Fastest Qual. (for Bud Shootout Qualifier)
Steve Park      Daytona
Dale Jarrett    Rock (In Shootout)
Jimmy Spencer   Las Vegas
None-Rained Out Atlanta
Kenny Wallace   Darlington
Jimmy Spencer   Bristol
No Second Round Texas
Rain            Martinsville
Dennis Setzer   Talladega
Geoff Bodine    California
Robert Pressley Charlotte
Geoff Bodine    Dover
Mike Skinner    Richmond
Morgan Shepard Michigan
Mark Martin     Sears Point
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