Talladega, October 12th
NASCAR DIEHARD 500 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING
1. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford Thunderbird, 193.271 miles per hour
2. John Andretti (98), Ford Thunderbird, 193.166 mph
3. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford Thunderbird, 192.777 mph
4. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird, 192.715 mph
5. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac Grand Prix, 192.711 mph
6. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.614 mph
7. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac Grand Prix, 192.463 mph
8. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.401 mph
9. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford Thunderbird, 192.393 mph
10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford Thunderbird, 192.355 mph
11. Robert Pressley (77), Ford Thunderbird, 192.339 mph
12. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.212 mph
13. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.158 mph
14. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.104 mph
15. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 192.019 mph
16. Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 191.819 mph
17. Brett Bodine (11), Ford Thunderbird, 191.781 mph
18. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird, 191.677 mph
19. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac Grand Prix, 191.486 mph
20. Lake Speed (9) Ford Thunderbird, 191.367 mph
21. Dick Trickle (90), Ford Thunderbird, 191.271 mph
22. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 191.226 mph
23. Rick Mast (75), Ford Thunderbird, 191.214 mph
24. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 191.081 mph
25. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford Thunderbird, 191.089 mph
Note: Top 25 positions were determined Friday. Second qualifying
session for positions 26-38 is scheduled for Saturday at 11:45
a.m. ET. Four provisionals starting positions are available based
on owner points and one past champion provisional.
NASCAR DIEHARD 500 STARTING LINEUP
1. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford, 193.271 miles per hour
2. John Andretti (98), Ford, 193.166 mph
3. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford, 192.777 mph
4. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 192.715 mph
5. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac, 192.711 mph
6. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 192.614 mph
7. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac, 192.463 mph
8. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 192.401 mph
9. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 192.393 mph
10. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 192.355 mph
11. Robert Pressley (77), Ford, 192.339 mph
12. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet, 192.212 mph
13. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet, 192.158 mph
14. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet, 192.104 mph
15. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet, 192.019 mph
16. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet, 191.819 mph
17. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 191.781 mph
18. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 191.677 mph
19. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac, 191.486 mph
20. Lake Speed (9) Ford, 191.367 mph
21. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 191.271 mph
22. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet, 191.226 mph
23. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 191.214 mph
24. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet, 191.081 mph
25. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 191.069 mph
26. Billy Standridge (47), Ford, 191.252 mph
27. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford, 190.871 mph
28. Greg Sacks (40), Chevrolet, 190.635 mph
29. Morgan Shepherd (1), Pontiac, 190.571 mph
30. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet, 190.556 mph
31. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 190.442 mph
32. Dave Marcis (71), Chevrolet, 190.412 mph
33. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet, 190.147 mph
34. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac, 190.057 mph
35. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 190.011 mph
36. Chad Little (97), Pontiac, 189.996 mph
37. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet, 189.992 mph
38. Kevin Lepage (91), Chevrolet, 189.936 mph
39. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, provisional
40. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford, provisional
41. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, provisional
42. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, provisional
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Note: Top 25 positions were determined Friday. Positions 26-38
were determined in today's session. Four provisionals starting
positions were awarded based on owner points.
NASCAR DIEHARD 500 RESULT
1. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 188 laps, 156.601 miles per hour
2. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac, 188
3. John Andretti (98), Ford, 188
4. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet, 188
5. Ernie Irvan (28), Ford, 188
6. Ricky Craven (25), Chevrolet, 188
7. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, 188
8. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 188
9. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 188
10. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 188
11. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, 188
12. Morgan Shepherd (1), Pontiac, 188
13. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 188
14. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 188
15. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 188
16. r-David Green (96), Chevrolet, 188
17. Kevin Lepage (91), Chevrolet, 188
18. Derrike Cope (36), Pontiac, 188
19. Johnny Benson (30), Pontiac, 187, running
20. Bobby Hamilton (43), Pontiac, 187, running
21. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 187, running
22. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 187, running
23. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 187, running
24. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford, 187, running
25. Dave Marcis (71), Chevrolet, 187, running
26. Jeremy Mayfield (37), Ford, 184, running
27. Robert Pressley (77), Ford, 178, running
28. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford, 172, running
29. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet, 167, running
30. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 167, running
31. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet, 165, running
32. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet, 163, running
33. r-Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet, 159, running
34. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, 153, running
35. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 153, running
36. Lake Speed (9) Ford, 153, running
37. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet, 147, running
38. Sterling Marlin (4), Chevrolet, 139, accident
39. Greg Sacks (40), Chevrolet, 139, accident
40. Chad Little (97), Pontiac, 139, accident
41. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet, 99, accident
42. Billy Standridge (47), Ford, 51, oil cooler
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Average Speed: 156.601 miles per hour
Time of Race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
Margin of Victory: .146 of a second
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Lead Changes: 32 among 16 drivers