Jeff Green has rebounded from a very slow start to the 1996 season to capture the pole for Saturday's running of the Dura-Lube 200 Presented by Pep Boys.
Green's speed of 166.337mph breaks the qualifying record set by Tim Fedewa (162.905mph) set last spring. The pole is Green's third career pole on the Busch Series - the last coming last year summer at Myrtle Beach.
It's not surprising to see Mark Martin post a top-2 qualifying time given is success at Darlington. Martin is tied with Harry Gant with with the most Busch wins (4 apiece) at the track "Too Tough To Tame". Martin also has 3 Darlington poles to his credit.
5 Busch races at Darlington have been won from the pole and 6 have been won from the second position.
Pos # Driver Sponsor Time MPH
*Track
1 3 Jeff Green Goodwrench Service Monte Carlo Record* 29.564 166.337
2 60 Mark Martin Winn-Dixie Thunderbird 29.608 166.090
3 34 Mike McLaughlin Royal Oak Charcoal Monte Carlo 29.639 165.917
4 95 David Green Caterpillar Monte Carlo 29.658 165.810
5 22 Ward Burton MBNA Grand Prix 29.665 165.771
6 32 Dale Jarrett Band-Aid Thunderbird 29.744 165.331
7 2 Ricky Craven DuPont Krytox Monte Carlo 29.764 165.220
8 74 Randy LaJoie FINA Monte Carlo 29.771 165.181
9 4 Sterling Marlin Phoenix Construction Monte Carlo 29.773 165.170
10 64 Dick Trickle DuraLube Monte Carlo 29.778 165.142
11 1 Hermie Sadler DeWalt Tools Monte Carlo 29.799 165.026
12 44 Bobby Labonte Shell Oil Monte Carlo 29.830 164.854
13 71 Kevin Lepage Lepage Motorsports Monte Carlo 29.883 164.562
14 25 Johnny Rumley Beverly Racing Monte Carlo 29.896 164.490
15 12 Michael Waltrip M W Windows Thunderbird 29.907 164.430
16 96 Stevie Reeves Clabber Girl Baking Powder Thunderbird 29.933 164.287
17 99 Glenn Allen Jr Luxaire Monte Carlo 29.948 164.205
18 5 Terry Labonte Actron Monte Carlo 29.951 164.188
19 26 Derrike Cope Badcock Home Furnishings Thunderbird 29.953 164.177
20 81 Todd Bodine Cape Canaveral Cruise Line Monte Carlo 29.982 164.018
21 63 Curtis Markham Lysol Grand Prix 29.983 164.013
22 23 Chad Little John Deere Grand Prix 30.018 163.822
23 40 Tim Fedewa Kleenex Thunderbird 30.034 163.734
24 66 Nathan Buttke DuraGloss Monte Carlo 30.035 163.729
25 90 Mike Wallace Duron Paints/Heilig Meyers Thunderbird 30.039 163.707
26 10 Phil Parsons ChannelLock Tools Monte Carlo 30.066 163.560
27 38 Dennis Setzer Lipton Tea Thunderbird 30.083 163.468
28 47 Jeff Fuller Sunoco Monte Carlo 30.088 163.441
29 43 Rodney Combs Lance Snacks Grand Prix 30.155 163.077
30 57 Jason Keller Slim Jim Monte Carlo 30.173 162.980
31 29 Steve Grissom World Championship Wrestling Monte Carlo 30.188 162.899
32 49 Stanton Barrett Petro Express Monte Carlo 30.229 162.678
33 75 Doug Heveron Food Country USA Thunderbird 30.240 162.619
34 51 Jim Bown Luck's Food/Barbosal Shave Monte Carlo 30.244 162.598
35 92 Larry Pearson Stanley Tools Monte Carlo 30.266 162.479
36 98 Jeremy Mayfield Northstar Motorsports Thunderbird 30.283 162.388
37 9 Joe Bessey Delco Remy America Monte Carlo 30.308 162.254
38 50 Chuck Bown UAW Lear Seating Thunderbird 30.326 162.158
39 72 Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket Monte Carlo Provisional
40 55 Bobby Dotter D-R Racing Thunderbird Provisional
41 14 Patty Moise Dial-Purex Thunderbird Provisional
42 85 Shane Hall Stegall Motorsports Monte Carlo Provisional
Failed to Qualify:
6 Tommy Houston Suburban Propane Thunderbird
00 Buckshot Jones Aquafresh Thunderbird
45 Mike Laughlin Jr. Hunters Specialities Thunderbird
48 Randy Porter UniFirst Uniforms Thunderbird
53 Greg Clark Callahan Sign Monte Carlo
77 Les Lesneski Mark III Financial Monte Carlo
88 Pete Orr Farmer's Choice Fertilizer Monte Carlo
