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NASCAR Winston Cup: Bobby Labonte Grabs Daytona's Historic Pole

16 October 1998

DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Following are the qualifying results for the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race to be held Saturday night. Results include starting position, (car number), driver, hometown, car make, and qualifying speed:

1. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 193.611.
2. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 192.678.
3. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 192.008.
4. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 191.963..
5. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 191.783.
6. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 191.665.
7. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 191.530.
8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 191.477.
9. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 191.457.
10. (55) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevy, 191.440.
11. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 191.196.
12. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 191.099.
13. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 191.095.
14. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 190.909.
15. (1) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 190.896.
16. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 190.888.
17. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 190.799.
18. (47) Billy Standridge, Shelby, N.C., Ford, 190.565.
19. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 190.404.
20. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 190.275.
21. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 190.150.
22. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 190.098.
23. (91) Andy Hillenburg, Brownsburg, Ind., Chevy, 189.978.
24. (96) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 189.978.
25. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 189.685.

Did Not Qualify

26. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 189.653.
27. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 189.522.
28. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevy, 189.346.
29. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 189.322.
30. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 189.215.
31. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 189.203.
32. (13) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 189.181.
33. (07) Dan Pardus, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chevy, 188.838.
34. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 188.711.
35. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 188.454.
36. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 188.419.
37. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 188.300.
38. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 188.273.
39. (36) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Pontiac, 188.233.
40. (41) Rick Wilson, Bartow, Fla., Chevy, 187.688.
41. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 187.449.
42. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 187.438.
43. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevy, 187.328.
44. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 187.122.
45. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 186.885.
46. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 186.800.
47. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 185.082.
48. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 184.404.

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