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NASCAR: Ward Burton Grabs Miller Lite 400 Pole

12 June 1998

BROOKLYN, MI: Ward Burton has caputred the pole for the Miller Lite 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Burton set the pace with a speed of 181.561 mph.

The complete qualifying order for Friday's first round follows with starting position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and speed:

Ward Burton

1. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 181.561.
2. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 181.210.
3. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 181.082.
4. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 180.918.
5. (91) Kevin LePage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 180.900.
6. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 180.764.
7. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 180.727.
8. (50) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 180.682.
9. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 180.578.
10. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 180.546.
11. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet,180.456.
12. (1) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 180.383.
13. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 180.293.
14. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 180.203.
15. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 180.176.
16. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 180.009.
17. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 179.982.
18. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 179.784.
19. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 179.748.
20. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 179.695.
21. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 179.578.
22. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 179.578.
23. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 179.471.
24. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 179.238.
25. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 179.158.

Failed to Qualify on Friday

26. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 179.127.
27. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 179.113.
28. (31) Mike Skinner, Sophia, N.C., Chevrolet, 179.100.
29. (13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 179.002.
30. (19) Tony Raines, High Point, N.C., Ford, 178.900.
31. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 178.891.
32. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 178.775.
33. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 178.700.
34. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 178.669.
35. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 178.611.
36. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 178.465.
37. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 178.262.
38. (96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 177.940.
39. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 177.914.
40. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 177.835.
41. (8) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Ford, 177.668.
42. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 177.327.
43. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 177.314.
44. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 177.244.
45. (35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 177.017.
46. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Ind., Pontiac, 176.895.
47. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 176.345.

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