Daytona starting grid

STARTING LINEUP -- 38TH ANNUAL DAYTONA 500 Round 1, NASCAR Winston Cup Series Sunday, Feb. 18, 1996 -- 12:15 p.m. Daytona International Speedway

STR CAR POS NO. DRIVER/HOMETOWN TEAM/CAR SPEED

1 3 Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, NC Goodwrench Svc Chev 189.510 2 28 Ernie Irvan, Salinas, CA Texaco Havoline Ford 189.366

3 4 Sterling Marlin, Columbia, TN Kodak Film Chevrolet 1st/2nd 4 25 Ken Schrader, Fenton, MO Budweiser Chevrolet 2nd/2nd

5 5 Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, TX Kellogg's Chevrolet 1st/3rd 6 37 John Andretti, Indianapolis, IN Kmart/Lttle Caesars Ford 2nd/3rd

7 88 Dale Jarrett, Hickory, NC Qual.Care/Frd Crdit Ford 1st/4th 8 24 Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, IN DuPont Chevrolet 2nd/4th

9 15 Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, CO Hayes Modem Ford 1st/5th 10 10 Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, VA Tide Ford 2nd/5th

11 21 Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, KY Citgo Ford 1st/6th 12 75 Morgan Shepherd, Conover, NC Remington Arms Ford 2nd/6th

13 22 Ward Burton, So. Boston, VA MBNA America Pontiac 1st/7th 14 98 Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, KY RCA Ford 2nd/7th

15 6 Mark Martin, Batesville, AR Valvoline Ford 1st/8th 16 99 Jeff Burton, So. Boston, VA Exide Batteries Ford 2nd/8th

17 90 Mike Wallace, St. Louis, MO Heilig-Meyers Ford 1st/9th 18 27 Elton Sawyer, Chesapeake, VA David Blair Mtspts Ford 2nd/9th

19 23 Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, PA Camel Cigarettes Ford 1st/10th 20 16 Ted Musgrave, Franklin, WI Fam.Ch./PRIMESTAR Ford 2nd/10th

21 94 Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, GA McDonald's Ford 1st/11th 22 12 Derrike Cope, Spanaway, WA Mane 'n Tail Ford 2nd/11th

23 71 Dave Marcis, Wausau, WI Prodigy Chevrolet 1st/12th 24 19 Loy Allen, Raleigh, NC Healthsource Ford 2nd/12th

25 33 Robert Pressley, Asheville, NC Skoal Bandit Chevrolet 1st/13th 26 29 Steve Grissom, Gadsden, AL Cartoon Netwk Chevrolet 2nd/13th

27 30* Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, MI Pennzoil Pontiac 1st/14th 28 63 Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, WI Purina Hi Pro Ford 2nd/14th

29 42 Kyle Petty, Randleman, NC Coors Light Pontiac 1st/15th 30 97 Chad Little, Spokane, WA Sterling Cowboy Pontiac 2nd/15th

31 1 Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, VA Hooters Pontiac 188.478 32 9 Lake Speed, Jackson, MS Spam Ford 188.159

33 81 Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, MO Square D/T.I.C. Ford 188.045 34 44 Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, TN Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 187.711

35 18 Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, TX Interstate Btteries Chev 187.438 36 41 Ricky Craven, Newburgh, ME Kodiak Chevrolet 186.970

37 87 Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, FL Burger King Chevrolet 186.737 38 7 Geoff Bodine, Chemung, NY QVC Ford 186.459

39 43 Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, TN STP Pontiac Prov. 40 17 Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, TN Parts America Chevrolet Prov.

41 11 Brett Bodine, Chemung, NY Lowe's Ford Prov. 42 8 Hut Stricklin, Calera, AL Circuit City Ford Prov.

43 2 Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, MO Miller Ford Prov.

* NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Candidate