Talladega First Round Qualifying Results

NASCAR Winston Cup Series Qualifying Results DieHard 500 Talladega Superspeedway Race No. 9 /April 24, 1998

Pos    No.                 Name         Make         Time Speed
1  18  Bobby Labonte       Pon          00:48.925    195.728
2  3   Dale Earnhardt      Chv          00:49.059    195.194
3  5   Terry Labonte       Chv          00:49.246    194.452
4  33  Ken Schrader        Chv          00:49.259    194.401
5  31  Morgan Shepherd     Chv          00:49.330    194.121
6  24  Jeff Gordon         Chv          00:49.404    193.830
7  30  Derrike Cope        Pon          00:49.430    193.729
8  9   Lake Speed          Frd          00:49.457    193.623
9  88  Dale Jarrett        Frd          00:49.492    193.486
10 50  Randy LaJoie        Chv          00:49.590    193.103
11 42  Joe Nemechek        Chv          00:49.614    193.010
12 13  Jerry Nadeau        Frd          00:49.622    192.979
13 10  Ricky Rudd          Frd          00:49.641    192.905
14 40  Sterling Marlin     Chv          00:49.688    192.723
15 43  John Andretti       Pon          00:49.767    192.417
16 90  Dick Trickle        Frd          00:49.773    192.393
17 94  Bill Elliott        Frd          00:49.781    192.363
18 99  Jeff Burton         Frd          00:49.815    192.231
19 36  Ernie Irvan         Pon          00:49.819    192.216
20 22  Ward Burton         Pon          00:49.929    191.792
21 46  Wally Dallenbach Jr Chv          00:49.946    191.727
22 23  Jimmy Spencer       Frd          00:49.951    191.708
23 2   Rusty Wallace       Frd          00:49.960    191.673
24 1   Darrell Waltrip     Chv          00:49.978    191.604
25 28  Kenny Irwin         Frd          00:49.985    191.577

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

26 4   Bobby Hamilton      Chv          00:49.990    191.558
27 44  Kyle Petty          Pon          00:50.032    191.398
28 21  Michael Waltrip     Frd          00:50.051    191.325
29 97  Chad Little         Frd          00:50.079    191.218
30 81  Kenny Wallace       Frd          00:50.091    191.172
31 75  Rick Mast           Frd          00:50.109    191.103
32 47  Billy Standridge    Frd          00:50.126    191.039
33 96  David Green         Chv          00:50.135    191.004
34 77  Robert Pressley     Frd          00:50.195    190.776
35 16  Ted Musgrave        Frd          00:50.217    190.692
36 91  Kevin Lepage        Chv          00:50.223    190.670
37 8   Hut Stricklin       Chv          00:50.250    190.567
38 35  Todd Bodine         Pon          00:50.258    190.537
39 41  Steve Grissom       Chv          00:50.277    190.465
40 29  Jeff Green          Chv          00:50.304    190.363
41 89  Dennis Setzer       Frd          00:50.382    190.068
42 11  Brett Bodine        Frd          00:50.384    190.060
43 12  Jeremy Mayfield     Frd          00:50.418    189.932
44 6   Mark Martin         Frd          00:50.469    189.740
45 71  Dave Marcis         Chv          00:50.523    189.537
46 26  Johnny Benson       Frd          00:50.570    189.361
47 7   Geoff Bodine        Frd          00:50.840    188.356
48 07  Dan Pardus          Chv          00:50.892    188.163
49 98  Rich Bickle         Frd          00:50.975    187.857
50 60  Matt Kenseth        Frd          00:51.120    187.324
51 78  Gary Bradberry      Frd          00:51.160    187.177

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