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NASCAR: Craven Back with a Vengance; Wins Jiffy Lube 300 Pole

10 July 1998

By Terry Callahan
The Auto Channel

Ricky Craven
LOUDON, NH: Ricky Craven has captured the pole for the Jiffy Lube 300 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held at New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday. This is the first race Craven has entered since being diagnosed with Post Concussion Syndrome earlier in the season.

The complete order (the top 25 are locked with others having a chance to improve their times on Saturday) follows with starting position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and speed in mph :


1. (50) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 128.394 mph.
2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 127.872.
3. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 126.956.
4. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 126.401.
5. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 126.374.
6. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 126.069.
7. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 126.057.
8. (1) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 126.040.
9. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 125.915.
10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 125.844.
11. (35) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Pontiac, 125.798.
12. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 125.765.
13. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 125.753.
14. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 125.749.
15. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 125.657.
16. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 125.504.
17. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 125.273.
18. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 125.269.
19. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 125.261.
20. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 125.232.
21. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 125.232.
22. (13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 125.228.
23. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 125.039.
24. (96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 124.760.
25. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 124.687.

Failed to Qualify


(12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 124.678.
(5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 124.957.
(16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 124.556.
(26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 124.475.
(77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 124.426.
(46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 124.357.
(4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 124.292.
(22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 124.247.
(10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 124.187.
(98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 124.142.
(7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 124.049.
(41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 123.976.
(21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.871.
(71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 123.266.
(30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 123.202.
(91) Andy Hillenberg, Brownsburg, Ind., Chevrolet, 119.672.
(40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 118.080.
(9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 102.173.
(33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, DQ.

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