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NASCAR WCUP: Darlington Qualifying Results, Friday

4 September 1998

DARLINGTON, SC: Following are the first round qualifying results for the Southern 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Qualifying will resume Saturday. The top 25 positions are locked into the race. Results include qualifying position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and speed:

1. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 168.879.
2. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 168.677.
3. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 168.642.
4. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 168.573.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 168.261.
6. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 168.054.
7. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 167.974.
8. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 167.876.
9. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 167.762.
10. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 167.550.
11. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 167.545.
12. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 167.430.
13. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 167.373.
14. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 167.294.
15. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 167.140.
16. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 166.908.
17. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 166.874.
18. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 166.834.
19. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 166.647.
20. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 166.642.
21. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 166.422.
22. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 166.416.
23. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 166.360.
24. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 166.264.
25. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 166.158.

Did Not Qualify

26. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 165.922.
27. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 165.749.
28. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 165.671.
29. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 165.632.
30. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 165.526.
31. (1) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 165.297.
32. (15) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford 164.976.
33. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 164.666.
34. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 164.644.
35. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 164.518.
36. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 164.079.
37. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevy, 163.871.
38. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 163.800.
39. (96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevy, 163.784.
40. (91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevy, 163.403.
41. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 163.375.
42. (13) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, 163.213.
43. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 163.196.
44. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 162.980.
45. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 156.283.
46. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 131.708.