Starting Lineup for Daytona 500

02/16/96

Speedweeks.com reported that the official starting grid for Sunday's Daytona 500 has been set. That information appears in the table below. For drivers who qualified by placing in the Gatorade Twin 125-mile races, the table includes info about which of the two races they ran in and how they placed (Earnhardt placed first in the first race, Irvan placed first in the second). The last five positions were assigned provisionally and went to drivers who did not qualify during any of the qualifying rounds.

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

STR  CAR                                                             SPEED or
POS  NO.  DRIVER/HOMETOWN                    TEAM/CAR              QualRace/Pos
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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