Lineup for Sunday’s Daytona 500, with car number in parentheses, driver, make of car (Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Ford Thunderbird or Pontiac Grand Prix) and qualifying speed, where appropriate, in m.p.h.:
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Pos (No) Driver Hometown Make of car Speed
1. (31) Mike Skinner Susanville, Calif. Chevrolet 189.813
2. (41) Steve Grissom Gadsden, Ala. Chevrolet 188.318
3. (88) Dale Jarrett Hickory, N.C. Ford
4. (3) Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, N.C. Chevrolet
5. (28) Ernie Irvan Modesto, Calif. Ford
6. (24) Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, Ind. Chevrolet
7. (23) Jimmy Spencer Berwick, Pa. Ford
8. (94) Bill Elliott Dawsonville, Ga. Ford
9. (4) Sterling Marlin Columbia, Tenn. Chevrolet
10. (33) Ken Schrader Fenton, Mo. Chevrolet
11. (6) Mark Martin Batesville, Ark. Ford
12. (21) Michael Waltrip Owensboro, Ky. Ford
13. (10) Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, Va. Ford
14. (2) Rusty Wallace St. Louis Ford
15. (18) Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, Tex. Pontiac
16. (30) Johnny Benson Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. Pontiac
17. (22) Ward Burton South Boston, Va. Pontiac
18. (5) Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, Tex. Chevrolet
19. (29) Robert Pressley Asheville, N.C. Chevrolet
20. (40) Robby Gordon Orange, Calif. Chevrolet
21. (37) Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, Ky. Ford
22. (17) Darrell Waltrip Franklin, Tenn. Chevrolet
23. (99) Jeff Burton South Boston, Va. Ford
24. (71) Dave Marcis Wausau, Wis. Chevrolet
25. (7) Geoff Bodine Chemung, N.Y. Ford
26. (46) Wally Dallenbach Jr. Basalt, Colo. Chevrolet
27. (90) Dick Trickle Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Ford
28. (8) Hut Stricklin Calera, Ala. Ford
29. (36) Derrike Cope Spanaway, Wash. Ford
30. (44) Kyle Petty High Point, N.C. Pontiac
31. (77) Bobby Hillin Jr. Midland, Tex. Ford 189.111
32. (98) John Andretti Indianapolis Ford 188.834
33. (19) Loy Allen Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Ford 188.474
34. (20) Greg Sacks Mattituck, N.Y. Ford 188.201
35. (9) Lake Speed Jackson, Miss. Ford 188.162
36. (81) Kenny Wallace St. Louis Ford 187.452
37. (11) Brett Bodine Chemung, N.Y. Ford 187.052
38. (73) Joe Nemechek Lakeland, Fla. Chevrolet 186.889
39. (43) Bobby Hamilton Nashville, Tenn. Pontiac provisional
40. (25) Ricky Craven Newburgh, Me. Chevrolet provisional
41. (16) Ted Musgrave Franklin, Wis. Ford provisional
42. (1) Morgan Shepherd Convoer, N.C. Pontiac provisional
(Positions 1-2 determined in first-round qualifying; 3-30 from results of Twin 125-mile qualifying races; 31-38 from two rounds of time trials; 39-42 from 1996 car-owner points.) %%
