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NASCAR Winston Cup Starting Grid* California 500 California Speedway

Pos No  Name               Make
1  99  Jeff Burton         Ford
2  88  Dale Jarrett        Ford
3  6   Mark Martin         Ford
4  18  Bobby Labonte       Pontiac
5  24  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet
6  2   Rusty Wallace       Ford
7  20  Tony Stewart        Pontiac
8  5   Terry Labonte       Chevrolet
9  3   Dale Earnhardt      Chevrolet
10 31  Mike Skinner        Chevrolet
11 22  Ward Burton         Pontiac
12 43  John Andretti       Pontiac
13 33  Ken Schrader        Chevrolet
14 12  Jeremy Mayfield     Ford
15 7   Michael Waltrip     Chevrolet
16 97  Chad Little         Ford
17 40  Sterling Marlin     Chevrolet
18 4   Bobby Hamilton      Chevrolet
19 94  Bill Elliot         Ford
20 23  Jimmy Spencer       Ford
21 98  Rick Mast           Ford
22 25  Wally Dallenbach    Chevrolet
23 55  Kenny Wallace       Chevrolet
24 26  Johnny Benson       Ford
25 28  Kenny Irwin         Ford
26 36  Ernie Irvan         Pontiac
27 16  Kevin Lepage        Ford
28 66  Darrell Waltrip     Ford
29 11  Brett Bodine        Ford
30 1   Steve Park          Chevrolet
31 77  Robert Pressley     Ford
32 44  Kyle Petty          Pontiac
33 9   Jerry Nadeau        Ford
34 60  Geoffrey Bodine     Chevrolet
35 75  Ted Musgrave        Ford
36 10  Ricky Rudd          Ford
37 45  Rich Bickle         Pontiac
38 42  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet
39 21  Elliot Sadler       Ford
40 41  David Green         Chevrolet
41 58  Ricky Craven        Ford
42 71  Dave Marcis         Chevrolet
43 30  Derrike Cope        Pontiac

* Due to the cancellation of Bud Pole Qualifying, starting places 1-35 weredetermined by the teams' current position in owner points. Positions 36-43 were awarded in the order that those teams submitted their race entry application.