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NASCAR WCUP: Food City 500 first round qualifying results

24 March 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

BRISTOL, TN: Following are the first round qualifying results for the Food City 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday. Qualifying will resume on Saturday. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, car model, and qualifying speed:

1. (1) Steve Park, Monte Carlo, 126.370.
2. (55) Kenny Wallace, Monte Carlo, 125.889.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 125.773.
4. (31) Mike Skinner, Monte Carlo, 125.264.
5. (22) Ward Burton, Grand Prix, 125.256.
6. (2) Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 125.183.
7. (5) Terry Labonte, Monte Carlo, 125.117.
8. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Monte Carlo, 125.101.
9. (21) Elliott Sadler, Taurus, 125.020.
10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Grand Prix, 125.011.
11. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Monte Carlo, 124.768.
12. (8) Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Monte Carlo, 124.727.
13. (66) Darrell Waltrip, Taurus, 124.711.
14. (33) Joe Nemechek, Monte Carlo, 124.695.
15. (99) Jeff Burton, Taurus, 124.686.
16. (25) Jerry Nadeau, Monte Carlo, 124.614.
17. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Taurus, 124.581.
18. (77) Robert Pressley, Taurus, 124.581.
19. (20) Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 124.541.
20. (88) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 124.500.
21. (14) Dick Trickle, Grand Prix, 124.500.
22. (17) Matt Kenseth, Taurus, 124.428.
23. (7) Michael Waltrip, Monte Carlo, 124.395.
24. (11) Brett Bodine, Taurus, 124.355.
25. (36) Ken Schrader, Grand Prix, 124.234.

Did Not Qualify

26. (28) Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 124.210.
27. (40) Sterling Marlin, Monte Carlo, 124.162.
28. (9) Stacy Compton, Taurus, 124.090.
29. (26) Jimmy Spencer, Taurus, 124.034.
30. (97) Chad Little, Taurus, 123.953.
31. (43) John Andretti, Grand Prix, 123.945.
32. (6) Mark Martin, Taurus, 123.873.
33. (44) Kyle Petty, Grand Prix, 123.849.
34. (60) Ted Musgrave, Monte Carlo, 123.746.
35. (42) Kenny Irwin, Monte Carlo, 123.578.
36. (27) Jeff Fuller, Grand Prix, 123.554.
37. (32) Scott Pruett, Taurus, 123.507.
38. (94) Bill Elliott, Taurus, 123.499.
39. (10) Johnny Benson, Grand Prix, 123.467.
40. (90) Ed Berrier, Taurus, 123.411.
41. (16) Kevin Lepage, Taurus, 123.395.
42. (50) Ricky Craven, Monte Carlo, 123.269.
43. (13) Robby Gordon, Taurus, 122.961.
44. (41) Rick Mast, Monte Carlo, 122.795.
45. (93) Dave Blaney, Grand Prix, 122.646.
46. (71) Dave Marcis, Monte Carlo, 122.560.
47. (75) Wally Dallenbach, Taurus, 122.537.

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