NASCAR: Talladega starting grid

• Dave Rodman
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sat Jul 27 12:48:41 EDT 1996

                  STARTING LINEUP -- 28TH SEARS DIEHARD 500
                    Round 18 -- NASCAR Winston Cup Series
     Sunday, July 28, 1996 -- Talladega Superspeedway -- 12:15 p.m. CST

POS NO  DRIVER                     TEAM/CAR                           SPEED

 1  98  Jeremy Mayfield            RCA Ford                           192.370
 2  24  Jeff Gordon                DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet        191.417

 3  88  Dale Jarrett               Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford      191.088
 4   3  Dale Earnhardt             GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet    190.806

 5   9  Lake Speed                 Spam/Melling Ford                  190.522
 6  28  Ernie Irvan                Texaco Havoline Ford               190.412

 7  99  Jeff Burton                Exide Batteries Ford               190.321
 8   6  Mark Martin                Valvoline Ford                     189.959

 9  17  Darrell Waltrip            Parts America Chevrolet            189.913
10  30* Johnny Benson              Pennzoil Pontiac                   189.748

11  90  Dick Trickle               Heilig-Meyers Ford                 189.729
12  81  Kenny Wallace              Square D/T.I.C. Ford               189.571

13   1  Rick Mast                  Hooters Pontiac                    189.451
14  33  Robert Pressley            Skoal Bandit Chevrolet             189.256

15  23  Jimmy Spencer              Camel Cigarettes Ford              189.238
16   4  Sterling Marlin            Kodak Film Chevrolet               189.174

17  16  Ted Musgrave               Family Channel/PRIMESTAR Ford      189.081
18  42  Kyle Petty                 Coors Light Pontiac                189.047

19  37  John Andretti              Kmart/Little Caesars Ford          189.047
20  44  Jeff Purvis                MCA Records Chevrolet              189.021

21  71  Dave Marcis                Prodigy Chevrolet                  188.842
22  21  Michael Waltrip            Citgo Ford                         188.790

23  12  Derrike Cope               Badcock Home Furnishings Ford      188.745
24  18  Bobby Labonte              Interstate Batteries Chevrolet     188.742

25   8  Hut Stricklin              Circuit City Ford                  188.738
26  25  Ken Schrader               Budweiser Chevrolet                188.619

27  41  Ricky Craven               Kodiak Chevrolet                   188.582
28  10  Ricky Rudd                 Tide Ford                          188.471

29   5  Terry Labonte              Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet    188.330
30  77  Bobby Hillin               Jasper Engines Ford                188.259

31  19  Loy Allen                  Healthsource Health Plans Ford     188.219
32   2  Rusty Wallace              Miller Ford                        188.126

33  22  Ward Burton                MBNA America Pontiac               188.104
34  29  Greg Sacks                 Cartoon Network Chevrolet          188.041

35  15  Wally Dallenbach           Hayes Modems Ford                  187.953
36  75  Morgan Shepherd            Remington Arms Ford                187.923

37  43  Bobby Hamilton             STP Pontiac                        187.831
38  95  Gary Bradberry             Shoney's Ford                      187.735

39  94  Bill Elliott               McDonald's Ford                      -#-
40   7  Geoff Bodine               QVC Ford                             -#-

41  11  Brett Bodine               Lowe's Ford                          -#-
42  87  Joe Nemechek               Burger King Chevrolet                -#-

* = NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Candidate
# = Provisional Starter Based on 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Car Owner Points

** - Busch Beer Second-Round Qualifying Rained-out. Lineup set using Busch
Pole Award Qualifying session.

ALSO ATTEMPTED TO QUALIFY:
42  97  Chad Little                Sterling Cowboy Pontiac            187.196