NASCAR: Martinsville, Round 28
Qualifying
NAPA Auto Care 500
PosNo. Name Make Time Speed
1 42 Joe Nemechek Chv 00:19.886 95.223
2 75 Ted Musgrave Frd 00:19.918 95.070
3 60 Geoffrey Bodine Chv 00:19.967 94.836
4 44 Kyle Petty Pon 00:19.976 94.794
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chv 00:19.983 94.761
6 6 Mark Martin Frd 00:19.993 94.713
7 55 Kenny Wallace Chv 00:20.003 94.666
8 10 Ricky Rudd Frd 00:20.004 94.661
9 43 John Andretti Pon 00:20.007 94.647
10 9 Rich Bickle Frd 00:20.010 94.633
11 22 Ward Burton Pon 00:20.020 94.585
12 98 Rick Mast Frd 00:20.043 94.477
13 99 Jeff Burton Frd 00:20.054 94.425
14 88 Dale Jarrett Frd 00:20.062 94.387
15 77 Robert Pressley Frd 00:20.067 94.364
16 31 Mike Skinner Chv 00:20.074 94.331
17 12 Jeremy Mayfield Frd 00:20.083 94.289
18 7 Michael Waltrip Chv 00:20.098 94.218
19 30 Mike Bliss Pon 00:20.098 94.218
20 2 Rusty Wallace Frd 00:20.103 94.195
21 33 Ken Schrader Chv 00:20.107 94.176
22 66 Darrell Waltrip Frd 00:20.114 94.143
23 25 Wally Dallenbach Chv 00:20.118 94.125
24 5 Terry Labonte Chv 00:20.123 94.101
25 18 Bobby Labonte Pon 00:20.128 94.078
Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. The rest of the
field will be determined following second-roundqualifying.
26 1 Steve Park Chv 00:20.129 94.073
27 28 Kenny Irwin Frd 00:20.134 94.050
28 11 Brett Bodine Frd 00:20.154 93.957
29 40 Sterling Marlin Chv 00:20.163 93.915
30 4 Bobby Hamilton Chv 00:20.182 93.826
31 23 Jimmy Spencer Frd 00:20.187 93.803
32 45 David Green Pon 00:20.188 93.798
33 94 Bill Elliott Frd 00:20.197 93.756
34 50 Ricky Craven Chv 00:20.208 93.705
35 20 Tony Stewart * Pon 00:20.211 93.692
36 16 Kevin Lepage Frd 00:20.240 93.557
37 91 Tim Fedewa Chv 00:20.249 93.516
38 01 Ron Hornaday Jr. 00:20.272 93.410
39 21 Elliott Sadler * Frd 00:20.281 93.368
40 58 Hut Stricklin Frd 00:20.301 93.276
41 41 Dick Trickle Chv 00:20.303 93.267
42 36 Jerry Nadeau Pon 00:20.322 93.180
43 26 Johnny Benson Frd 00:20.329 93.148
44 3 Dale Earnhardt Chv 00:20.355 93.029
45 05 Morgan Shepherd Pon 00:20.368 92.969
46 97 Chad Little Frd 00:20.459 92.556
47 71 Dave Marcis Chv 00:20.788 91.091
* = rookie
Starting Line-up
1. (42) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 95.223 mph.
2. (75) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 95.070 mph.
3. (60) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, 94.836 mph.
4. (44) Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 94.794 mph.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 94.761 mph.
6. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 94.713 mph.
7. (55) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 94.666 mph.
8. (10) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 94.661 mph.
9. (43) John Andretti, Pontiac, 94.647 mph.
10. (9) Rich Bickle, Pontiac, 94.633 mph.
11. (22) Ward Burton, Pontiac, 94.585 mph.
12. (98) Rick Mast, Ford, 94.477 mph.
13. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 94.425 mph.
14. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 94.387 mph.
15. (77) Robert Pressley, Ford, 94.364 mph.
16. (31) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 94.331 mph.
17. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 94.289 mph.
18. (7) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 94.218 mph.
19. (30) Mike Bliss, Pontiac, 94.218 mph.
20. (2) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 94.195 mph.
21. (33) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 94.176 mph.
22. (66) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 94.143 mph.
23. (25) Wally Dallenbach, Chevrolet, 94.125 mph.
24. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 94.101 mph.
25. (18) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 94.078 mph.
26. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 94.073 mph.
27. (28) Kenny Irwin, Ford, 94.050 mph.
28. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford, 93.957 mph.
29. (40) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 93.915 mph.
30. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet, 93.826 mph.
31. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 93.803 mph.
32. (45) David Green, Pontiac, 93.798 mph.
33. (94) Bill Elliott, Ford, 93.756 mph.
34. (50) Ricky Craven, Chevrolet, 93.705 mph.
35. (58) Hut Stricklin, Ford, 93.576 mph.
36. (16) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 93.557 mph.
37. (20) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, provisional.
38. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, provisional.
39. (97) Chad Little, Ford, provisional.
40. (26) Johnny Benson, Ford, provisional.
41. (21) Elliott Sadler, Ford, provisional.
42. (36) Jerry Nadeau, Pontiac, provisional.
43. (71) Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, provisional.
Race Result
Pos Car Name Sponsor Make Lap Pts Bonus Money Status
1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive F Chv 500 180 5 $110,090 Running
2 3 Dale Earnhardt GMGoodwrench Servic Chv 500 175 5 $70,225 Running
3 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chv 500 170 5 $50,475 Running
4 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 500 160 $53,325 Running
5 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chv 500 160 5 $51,715 Running
6 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 500 160 10 $60,075 Running
7 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 500 151 5 $37,825 Running
8 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batterie Pon 500 147 5 $50,225 Running
9 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 499 138 $44,250 Running
10 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Cr Frd 499 134 $52,790 Running
11 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chv 499 135 5 $37,935 Running
12 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chv 499 127 $36,100 Running
13 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pon 498 124 $36,375 Running
14 58 Hut Stricklin Federated Auto Part Frd 498 121 $27,950 Running
15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Frd 497 118 $39,650 Running
16 6 Mark Martin Valvoline/Cummins Frd 497 115 $42,650 Running
17 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston Frd 497 112 $36,090 Running
18 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 497 109 $34,155 Running
19 75 Ted Musgrave Polaris ATV Frd 496 111 5 $33,100 Running
20 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 496 103 $34,865 Running
21 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chv 496 100 $34,400 Running
22 25 Wally Dallenbach Budweiser Chv 495 97 $32,550 Running
23 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart/Route 66 Frd 495 94 $25,300 Running
24 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Chv 495 91 $22,250 Running
25 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Frd 494 88 $33,200 Running
26 36 Jerry Nadeau M&Ms Pon 493 85 $31,650 Running
27 16 Kevin Lepage TVGuide Frd 493 82 $31,800 Running
28 26 Johnny Benson Cheerios Frd 492 79 $31,550 Running
29 98 Rick Mast Team Woody Frd 491 76 $23,600 Running
30 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chv 491 73 $36,175 Running
31 97 Chad Little John Deere Frd 490 70 $27,800 Running
32 30 Mike Bliss Jimmy Dean Pon 488 67 $20,675 Running
33 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Chv 460 64 $27,550 Running
34 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chv 454 61 $20,425 Clutch
35 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Frd 451 58 $20,300 Running
36 45 David Green 10-10-345 Pon 451 55 $20,225 Running
37 9 Rich Bickle Cartoon Network Frd 446 52 $20,600 Running
38 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility Chv 443 54 5 $33,975 Running
39 28 Kenny Irwin Texaco/Havoline Frd 434 46 $26,850 Running
40 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chv 408 43 $34,725 Running
41 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pon 392 40 $34,600 Running
42 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Frd 386 37 $26,675 Running
43 43 John Andretti STP Pon 291 39 5 $37,950 Accident
Time of race: 3 hrs., 37 min., 17 sec.
Margin of victory: .198 seconds.
Average speed: 72.624 mph.
Lead changes: 17 among 11 drivers.
Caution laps: 8 for 75 laps.
Lap Leaders: Musgrave 1-3, Nemecheck 4-79, Wallace 80-124,
G.Bodine 125, Petty 126-130, Andretti 131-134, Marlin 135-156,
Skinner 157-293, B.Labonte 294, Bodine 295, B.Labonte 296-376,
Skinner 377, B.Labonte 378-415, Gordon 416-419, Wallace 420-430,
Earnhardt 431-475, Gordon 476-500.
NAPA AutoCare 500 Contigency Awards:
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD ($10,000): Mike Skinner
NASCAR WINSTON LEADER BONUS ($80,000): $90,000 at Charlotte
BUD POLE AWARD ($5,000): Joe Nemechek
BUD SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING ($500): Hut Stricklin
MCI WORLDCOM "FAST PACE" AWARD ($5,000): Bobby Labonte
TRUE VALUE "HARD CHARGER OF THE RACE" AWARD ($5,000): Kenny Wallace
EA SPORTS "MOVE OF THE RACE" AWARD ($4,200): Ted Musgrave
HASBRO INTERACTIVE "PIT STRATEGY" AWARD ($4,200): Brian Whitesell
GOODY'S HEADACHE POWDER AWARD ($3,600): John Andretti
EXIDE "ALL CHARGED UP" AWARD ($3,000): Hut Sticklin
PLASTI-KOTE "WINNING FINISH" AWARD ($3,000): Brian Whitesell
RAYBESTOS TOP-STOPPER AWARD ($2,000): Jeff Gordon
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD ($1,000): Elliott Sadler