Darlington First Round Qualifying

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Qualifying Results TranSouth Financial 400 Darlington Raceway Race No. 5 /March 20, 1998

Pos No Name               Make          Time         Speed
1  6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:29.156    168.665
2  99  Jeff Burton         Frd          00:29.222    168.284
3  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:29.239    168.186
4  90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:29.243    168.163
5  28  Kenny Irwin         Frd          00:29.247    168.140
6  18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:29.249    168.129
7  21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:29.249    168.129
8  40  Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:29.259    168.071
9  22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:29.297    167.853
10 91  Kevin Lepage        Chv          00:29.322    167.710
11 7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:29.329    167.670
12 98  Greg Sacks          Frd          00:29.360    167.493
13 96  David Green         Chv          00:29.380    167.379
14 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:29.383    167.362
15 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:29.394    167.299
16 43  John Andretti       Pon          00:29.396    167.288
17 77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:29.409    167.214
18 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:29.410    167.208
19 31  Mike Skinner        Chv          00:29.423    167.135
20 16  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:29.426    167.118
21 26  Johnny Benson       Frd          00:29.450    166.981
22 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:29.456    166.947
23 50  Randy LaJoie        Chv          00:29.480    166.811
24 24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:29.493    166.738
25 13  Jerry Nadeau        Frd          00:29.502    166.687

Positions 1-25 will be guaranteed a starting position. The rest of the field will be determined following second-round qualifying.

26 30  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:29.504    166.676
27 33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:29.505    166.670
28 5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:29.508    166.653
29 9   Lake Speed          Frd          00:29.509    166.647
30 23  Jimmy Spencer       Frd          00:29.514    166.619
31 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:29.542    166.461
32 94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:29.552    166.405
33 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:29.577    166.264
34 42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:29.646    165.877
35 4   Bobby Hamilton      Chv          00:29.664    165.777
36 35  Todd Bodine         Pon          00:29.679    165.693
37 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:29.687    165.648
38 12  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:29.690    165.632
39 46  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:29.697    165.592
40 29  Jeff Green          Chv          00:29.748    165.309
41 3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv          00:29.757    165.259
42 17  Darrell Waltrip     Chv          00:29.760    165.242
43 44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:29.837    164.815
44 36  Ernie Irvan         Pon          00:29.842    164.788
45 97  Chad Little         Frd          00:29.843    164.782
46 8   Hut Stricklin       Chv          00:29.971    164.079
47 05  Morgan Shepherd     Pon          00:30.273    162.442
48 71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:30.339    162.088
49 1   Ron Hornaday        Chv          00:30.557    160.932

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