NASCAR: Darlington, Round 24
Qualifying
Friday Qualifying
The Pepsi Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
Pos No Name Make Time Speed
1 28 Kenny Irwin Frd 00:28.763 167.215
2 22 Ward Burton Pon 00:28.784 167.093
3 36 Jerry Nadeau Pon 00:28.786 167.081
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 00:28.793 167.041
5 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv 00:28.857 166.670
6 21 Elliott Sadler * Frd 00:28.866 166.618
7 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 00:28.882 166.526
8 31 Mike Skinner Chv 00:28.887 166.497
9 16 Kevin Lepage Frd 00:28.903 166.405
10 94 Bill Elliott Frd 00:28.916 166.330
11 12 Jeremy Mayfield Frd 00:28.933 166.232
12 55 Kenny Wallace Chv 00:28.957 166.095
13 40 Sterling Marlin Chv 00:28.964 166.054
14 60 Geoffrey Bodine Chv 00:28.968 166.031
15 99 Jeff Burton Frd 00:28.983 165.946
16 6 Mark Martin Frd 00:29.000 165.848
17 97 Chad Little Frd 00:29.006 165.814
18 9 Steve Grissom Frd 00:29.013 165.774
19 20 Tony Stewart * Pon 00:29.025 165.705
20 26 Johnny Benson Frd 00:29.026 165.700
21 33 Ken Schrader Chv 00:29.045 165.591
22 42 Joe Nemechek Chv 00:29.053 165.546
23 23 Jimmy Spencer Frd 00:29.056 165.529
24 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 00:29.058 165.517
25 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv 00:29.077 165.409
Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position.
The rest of the field will be determined following second-round
qualifying.
26 10 Ricky Rudd Frd 00:29.115 165.193
27 58 Hut Stricklin Frd 00:29.128 165.119
28 44 Kyle Petty Pon 00:29.135 165.080
29 75 Ted Musgrave Frd 00:29.138 165.063
30 43 John Andretti Pon 00:29.147 165.012
31 17 Matt Kenseth Frd 00:29.157 164.955
32 98 Rick Mast Frd 00:29.172 164.870
33 11 Brett Bodine Frd 00:29.257 164.391
34 25 Wally Dallenbach Chv 00:29.303 164.133
35 66 Darrell Waltrip Frd 00:29.329 163.988
36 77 Robert Pressley Frd 00:29.344 163.904
37 71 Dave Marcis Chv 00:29.376 163.725
38 5 Terry Labonte Chv 00:29.378 163.714
39 45 Rich Bickle Pon 00:29.398 163.603
40 1 Steve Park Chv 00:29.401 163.586
41 7 Michael Waltrip Chv 00:29.421 163.475
42 90 Stanton Barrett Frd 00:29.432 163.414
43 41 David Green Chv 00:29.602 162.476
44 30 Todd Bodine Pon 00:29.736 161.743
45 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 00:37.659 127.714
* = rookie
Starting Line-up
1. (28) Kenny Irwin, Ford, 170.970mph.
2. (22) Ward Burton, Pontiac, 170.845.
3. (36) Jerry Nadeau, Pontiac, 170.833.
4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 170.724.
5. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet, 170.413.
6. (21) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 170.360.
7. (18) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 170.265.
8. (31) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 170.236.
9. (16) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 170.142.
10. (94) Bill Elliott, Ford, 170.065.
11. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 169.965.
12. (55) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 169.824.
13. (40) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 169.783.
14. (60) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, 169.760.
15. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 169.672.
16. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 169.572.
17. (97) Chad Little, Ford, 169.537.
18. (9) Steve Grissom, Ford, 169.496.
19. (20) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 169.426.
20. (26) Johnny Benson, Ford, 169.421.
21. (33) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 169.310.
22. (42) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 169.263.
23. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 169.246.
24. (2) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 169.234.
25. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 169.123.
26. (10) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 168.903.
27. (58) Hut Stricklin, Ford, 168.827.
28. (44) Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 168.787.
29. (75) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 168.769.
30. (43) John Andretti, Pontiac, 168.717.
31. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 168.659.
32. (98) Rick Mast, Ford, 168.573.
33. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford, 168.083.
34. (25) Wally Dallenbach, Chevrolet, 167.819.
35. (66) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 167.670.
36. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 167.642.
37. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, provisional.
38. (7) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, provisional.
39. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet, provisional.
40. (45) Rich Bickle, Pontiac, provisional.
41. (41) David Green, Chevrolet, provisional.
42. (77) Robert Pressley, Ford, provisional.
43. (71) Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, provisional.
Race Result
1. (15) Jeff Burton, Ford, 270 laps.
2. (2) Ward Burton, Pontiac, 270.
3. (11) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 270.
4. (16) Mark Martin, Ford, 270.
5. (9) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 270.
6. (22) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 270.
7. (5) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet, 270.
8. (24) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 270.
9. (21) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 270.
10. (39) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 270.
11. (10) Bill Elliott, Ford, 270.
12. (19) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 270.
13. (4) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 270.
14. (6) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 270.
15. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 270.
16. (36) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 270.
17. (37) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 270.
18. (30) John Andretti, Pontiac, 269.
19. (7) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 269.
20. (17) Chad Little, Ford, 269.
21. (34) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Chevrolet, 269.
22. (25) Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 268.
23. (40) Rich Bickle, Pontiac, 267.
24. (14) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, 267.
25. (42) Robert Pressley, Ford, 267.
26. (33) Brett Bodine, Ford, 267.
27. (27) Hut Stricklin, Ford, 266.
28. (28) Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 265.
29. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 265.
30. (32) Rick Mast, Ford, 261.
31. (1) Kenny Irwin, Ford, 258.
32. (20) Johnny Benson, Ford, 245.
33. (43) Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, 244.
34. (26) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 237.
35. (12) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 177.
36. (8) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 162.
37. (31) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 145, crash.
38. (29) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 144, crash.
39. (18) Steve Grissom, Ford, 142, crash.
40. (13) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 136, engine failure.
41. (38) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 132, crash.
42. (41) David Green, Chevrolet, 122, engine failure.
43. (3) Jerry Nadeau, Pontiac, 48, crash.
Time of Race: 3 hrs., 25 min., 15 sec.
Margin of Victory: Under Caution.
Average Speed: 107.816 mph.
Lead Changes: 20 among 10 drivers.
Caution laps: 6 for 62 laps.
Lap Leaders: W.Burton 1-25, Gordon 26-48, J.Burton 49-51, Gordon
52-57, J.Burton 58, W.Burton 59-63, Mayfield 64-105, Gordon
106-117, J.Burton 118, Nemechek 119, Martin 120-121, Mayfield
122-148, Jarrett 176, B.Labonte 177, J.Burton 178-230, T.Labonte
231-236, Spencer 237-244, J.Burton 245-270.