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NASCAR: California 500 Compete Lineup

2 May 1998

FONTANA, CA: Following is the lineup for NASCAR's California 500 to ran Sunday at the California Speedway. The lising includes staring position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and qualifying speed:

Jeff Gordon on the pole in California

1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 181.772.
2. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 180.659.
3. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 180.248.
4. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 180.230.
5. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 179.825.
6. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 179.686.
7. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 179.578.
8. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 179.435.
9. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 179.412.
10. (46) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 179.381.
11. (1) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 179.296.
12. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 179.256.
13. (91) Kevin LePage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 178.998.
14. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 178.873.
15. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 178.709.
16. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 178.700.
17. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 178.669.
18. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 178.545.
19. (96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 178.509.
20. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 178.443.
21. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 178.412.
22. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 178.408.
23. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 178.280.
24. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 178.213.
25. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 178.213.
26. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 179.520.
27. (31) Mike Skinner, Ontario, Calif., Chevrolet, 179.444.
28. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 179.100.
29. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 179.069.
30. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 178.926.
31. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 178.913.
32. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 178.412.
33. (13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 178.364.
34. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 178.006.
35. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 177.874.
36. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 177.672.
37. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, provisional.
38. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, provisional.
39. (50) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, provisional.
40. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, provisional.
41. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, provisional.
42. (35) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Pontiac, provisional.
43. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, provisional.

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