STARTING FIELD: Fastest 33 cars through time trials. Ten provisional starting positions based on current 1998 NASCAR Busch Series owner points, past champions provisional and NASCAR Busch North Series Points.

QUALIFYING SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 26, 10:45 A.M. (All positions -European Style)

QUALIFYING RECORD: Boris Said 1:14.952 117.675 mph

1996 Lysol 200

RACE RECORD: 2 Hours, 11 Minutes, 47 Seconds

Terry Labonte, June 1996

PAST EVENTS: This is the ninth event for the NASCAR Busch Grand National series at Watkins Glen International since the track rejoined the series schedule in 1991. The NASCAR Busch Series race winners/pole winners in the events here at Watkins Glen International since 1991:

YEAR RACE WINNER POLE WINNER

1998 Ron Fellows Boris Said

1997 Mike McLaughlin Joe Nemechek

1996 Terry Labonte David Green

1995 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte

1994* Terry Labonte Ricky Craven#

1993* Bill Elliott Ernie Irvan

1992* Ernie Irvan Kenny Wallace#

1991* Terry Labonte Terry Labonte

* Original race distance 150 miles.

# No time trials, field set according to point standings.

EUROPEAN STYLE QUALIFYING: The Lysol 200 field will be set with "European Style" qualifying, in which cars qualify in groups, with their best lap counting as their qualifying time. Cars will run up to five laps each, in-groups of five to six cars. The cars will be grouped according to their potential, with the faster cars going later in the session.

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