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NASCAR: Gordon Fastest at Richmond

5 June 1998

RICHMOND, VA: Following are the results for the first round of qualifying for the Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held this Saturday night. The listing includes starting positon, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and qualifying speed.

Jeff Gordon

1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 125.558
2. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 125.302.
3. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 124.977.
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 124.729.
5. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 124.378.
6. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 124.235.
7. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 124.206.
8. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 124.161.
9. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 124.149.
10. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 124.092.
11. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 124.052.
12. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 123.978.
13. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 123.950.
14. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 123.791.
15. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.768.
16. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 123.751.
17. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 123.723.
18. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 123.723.
19. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 123.632.
20. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 123.468.
21. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 123.412.
22. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 123.406.
23. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 123.361.
24. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 123.361.
25. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 123.350.

Failed to Qualify

(10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 123.333.
(44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 123.316.
(50) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 123.181.
(43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 123.136.
(96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 123.085.
(35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 123.074.
(41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 123.040.
(21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.035.
(71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 122.923.
(13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 122.912.
(3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 122.900.
(23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 122.861.
(1) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 122.744
(4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 122.688
(75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 122.677.
(30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 122.505.
(31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 122.477.
(8) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 122.310.
(7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.155.
(91) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 121.731.

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