Michigan Friday Qualifying

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Racing Qualifying Results Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss Michigan Speedway Race No. 21 /August 14, 1998

Pos    No.                 Name         Make         Time Speed
1  36  Ernie Irvan         Pon          00:39.255    183.416
2  18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:39.264    183.374
3  24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:39.271    183.341
4  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:39.316    183.132
5  6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:39.389    182.792
6  42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:39.408    182.704
7  50  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:39.433    182.588
8  12  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:39.440    182.556
9  22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:39.469    182.422
10 33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:39.478    182.380
11 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:39.499    182.283
12 98  Rich Bickle         Frd          00:39.606    181.791
13 5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:39.631    181.676
14 30  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:39.632    181.671
15 43  John Andretti       Pon          00:39.650    181.589
16 91  Morgan Shepherd     Chv          00:39.652    181.580
17 94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:39.682    181.442
18 28  Kenny Irwin         Frd          00:39.686    181.424
19 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:39.699    181.365
20 40  Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:39.705    181.337
21 1   Steve Park          Chv          00:39.735    181.200
22 9   Jerry Nadeau        Frd          00:39.750    181.132
23 7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:39.780    180.995
24 4   Bobby Hamilton      Chv          00:39.791    180.945
25 99  Jeff Burton         Frd          00:39.796    180.923

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

26 31  Mike Skinner        Chv          00:39.797    180.918
27 44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:39.820    180.814
28 90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:39.892    180.487
29 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:39.904    180.433
30 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:39.907    180.419
31 77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:39.960    180.180
32 00  Buckshot Jones      Chv          00:39.960    180.180
33 15  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:39.992    180.036
34 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:40.069    179.690
35 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:40.094    179.578
36 46  Jeff Green          Chv          00:40.137    179.386
37 97  Chad Little         Frd          00:40.205    179.082
38 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:40.278    178.758
39 26  Johnny Benson       Frd          00:40.290    178.704
40 35  Darrell Waltrip     Pon          00:40.315    178.594
41 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:40.388    178.271
42 13  Dennis Setzer       Frd          00:40.408    178.183
43 23  Frank Kimmel        Frd          00:40.641    177.161
44 96  Hut Stricklin       Chv          00:40.669    177.039
45 71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:40.705    176.882
46 16  Kevin Lepage        Frd          00:41.282    174.410 
47 3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv            DNQ

Earnhardt did not attempt to qualify. The oil pump froze up as he was leaving the pit lane on his qualification run.

Source: NASCAR Online