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NASCAR WCUP: Daytona 500 Starting Lineup

17 February 2000

By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Following is the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car make, and qualifying speed (or qaulifying race and finishing position in qualifying race ):

1. (88) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 191.091.
2. (28) Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 190.384.
3. (94) Bill Elliott, Taurus, 1st - 1st .
4. (31) Mike Skinner, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 2nd .
5. (2) Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 1st - 3rd .
6. (22) Ward Burton, Grand Prix, 2nd - 3rd .
7. (20) Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 1st - 4th .
8. (8) Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Monte Carlo, 2nd - 4th .
9. (6) Mark Martin, Taurus, 1st - 5th .
10. (7) Michael Waltrip, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 5th .
11. (24) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 1st - 6th .
12. (15) Derrike Cope, Taurus, 2nd - 6th .
13. (18) Bobby Labonte, Grand Prix, 1st - 7th .
14. (99) Jeff Burton, Taurus, 2nd - 7th .
15. (32) Scott Pruett, Taurus, 1st - 8th .
16. (33) Joe Nemechek, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 8th .
17. (13) Robby Gordon, Taurus, 1st - 9th .
18. (42) Kenny Irwin, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 9th .
19. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Taurus, 1st - 10th .
20. (25) Jerry Nadeau, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 10th .
21. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Monte Carlo, 1st - 11th .
22. (26) Jimmy Spencer, Taurus, 2nd - 11th .
23. (36) Ken Schrader, Grand Prix, 1st - 12th .
24. (17) Matt Kenseth, Taurus, 2nd - 12th .
25. (5) Terry Labonte, Monte Carlo, 1st - 13th .
26. (90) Ed Berrier, Taurus, 50, 2nd - 13th .
27. (10) Johnny Benson, Grand Prix, 1st - 14th .
28. (41) Rick Mast, Monte Carlo, 2nd - 14th .
29. (97) Chad Little, Taurus, 1st - 15th .
30. (43) John Andretti, Grand Prix, 2nd - 15th .
31. (93) Dave Blaney, Grand Prix, 189.310.
32. (77) Robert Pressley, Taurus, 189.008.
33. (9) Stacy Compton, Taurus, 188.945.
34. (75) Wally Dallenbach, Taurus, 188.296.
35. (14) Mike Bliss, Grand Prix, 188.103.
36. (1) Steve Park, Monte Carlo, 187.997.
37. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Monte Carlo, prov.
38. (40) Sterling Marlin, Monte Carlo, prov.
39. (55) Kenny Wallace, Monte Carlo, prov.
40. (21) Elliott Sadler, Taurus, prov.
41. (16) Kevin Lepage, Taurus, prov.
42. (44) Kyle Petty, Grand Prix, prov.
43. (66) Darrell Waltrip, Taurus, prov.

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