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PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 Starting Lineup

Results after Second Round Qualifying. Ernie Irvan was fast second round qualifier. That will give him a shot at the wild-card entry into the 1997 Busch Clash if he fails to claim a pole in 1996.

Pos  #  Driver               Sponsor                            Time   MPH

 1   5  Terry Labonte     Kelloggs Monte Carlo                21.822 123.728
 2  24  Jeff Gordon       DuPont Monte Carlo                  21.863 123.496
 3  43  Bobby Hamilton    STP Grand Prix                      21.923 123.158
 4  41  Ricky Craven      Kodiak Monte Carlo                  21.931 123.113
 5   6  Mark Martin       Valvoline Thunderbird               21.940 123.063
 6  94  Bill Elliott      McDonalds Thunderbird               21.941 123.057
 7  29  Steve Grissom     Cartoon Network Monte Carlo         21.954 122.984
 8  87  Joe Nemechek      Burger King Monte Carlo             21.957 122.968
 9   3  Dale Earnhardt    GM Goodwrench Service Monte Carlo   21.966 122.917
10  81  Kenny Wallace     Square D/TIC Financial Thunderbird  21.970 122.895
11  88  Dale Jarrett      Ford Quality Care Thunderbird       21.971 122.889
12  17  Darrell Waltrip   Parts America Monte Carlo           21.972 122.884
13  25  Ken Schrader      Budweiser Monte Carlo               21.977 122.856
14   2  Rusty Wallace     Miller Thunderbird                  21.981 122.833
15  16  Ted Musgrave      Family Chnl/Primestar Thunderbird   22.013 122.655
16   4  Sterling Marlin   Kodak Film Monte Carlo              22.023 122.599
17  15  Wally Dallenbach  Hayes Modem Thunderbird             22.030 122.560
18   1  Rick Mast         Hooters Grand Prix                  22.063 122.377
19   7  Geoff Bodine      QVC Thunderbird                     22.112 122.106
20  27  Elton Sawyer      David Blair Motorsports Thunderbird 22.123 122.045
21  99  Jeff Burton       Exide Batteries Thunderbird         22.127 122.023
22  75  Morgan Shepherd   Remington Arms Thunderbird          22.129 122.012
23  33  Robert Pressley   Skoal Bandit Monte Carlo            22.137 121.968
24  11  Brett Bodine      Lowe's Thunderbird                  22.161 121.836
25  90  Mike Wallace      Heilig Meyers Thunderbird           22.174 121.764
26  28  Ernie Irvan       Texaco Havoline Thunderbird         22.142 120.687
27  12  Derrike Cope      Straight Arrow Thunderbird          22.181 121.726
28  22  Ward Burton       MBNA Grand Prix                     22.186 121.698
29  98  Jeremy Mayfield   RCA Thunderbird                     22.186 121.698
30  23  Jimmy Spencer     Camel Thunderbird                   22.187 121.693
31   8  Hut Stricklin     Circuit City Thunderbird            22.209 121.572
32  71  Dave Marcis       Prodigy Monte Carlo                 22.225 121.485
33  30  Johnny Benson Jr  Pennzoil Grand Prix                 22.227 121.474
34  10  Ricky Rudd        Tide/Downy Thunderbird              22.229 121.463
35  21  Michael Waltrip   CITGO Thunderbird                   22.233 121.441
36  42  Kyle Petty        Coors Light Grand Prix              22.257 121.310
37   9  Lake Speed        Spam Thunderbird                    Provisional
38  18  Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batteries Monte Carlo    Provisional
39  37  John Andretti     Kmart/Little Caesars Thunderbird    Provisional
40  77  Bobby Hillin      Jasper/Federal Mogul Thunderbird    Provisional

Failed to Qualify:

    19  Dick Trickle      Healthsource Thunderbird          
    02  Robbie Faggart    Miles Motorsports Monte Carlo     
    78  Randy MacDonald   Diamond Rio/Hanes Thunderbird