QUALIFYING: Rusty Wallace won his second Bud Pole of the year at Dover with a speed of 155.898mph and a time of 00:23.092sec. Setting a brand new track record. Top Ten Qualifiers: 1st-Rusty Wallace, 2nd-Jeff Gordon, 3rd-Mark Martin, 4th-Dale Jarrett, 5th-Ricky Rudd, 6th-Joe Nemechek, 7th-Rick Mast, 8th-Ernie Irvan, 9th-Kenny Irwin, 10th-Ward Burton. Notables in field: 12th-Jeremy Mayfield, 21st-Michael Waltrip, 25th-Ken Schrader, 34th-Dale Earnhardt, 36th-Bobby Labonte, 37th-Jeff Burton.
Starting Grid
RACE: Jeff Gordon was dominate throughout the entire race lapping all but about 4 cars. But he could not make it to the end of the race with a stop for gas. So giving up the lead after leading 375 of 400 laps, Dale Jarrett took over. Jarrett did not have to stop and neither did Jeff Burton, who finished second. Jarrett won the race and the dominate Jeff Gordon had to settle for a 3rd place finish. Top Ten Finishers: 1st-Dale Jarrett, 2nd-Jeff Burton, 3rd-Jeff Gordon, 4th-Bobby Labonte, 5th-Jeremy Mayfield, 6th-Ricky Rudd, 7th-Mark Martin, 8th-Buckshot Jones, 9th-Ernie Irvan, 10th-Terry Labonte.
Notables in the field: 14th-Michael Waltrip, 15th-Ken Schrader, 18th-Rusty Wallace, 25th-Dale Earnhardt.
Race Results
RACE RECAP:
After 400 Laps
Leaders: 7
Lead Changes: 13
5 Cautions for 35 Laps
Cars Out of Race: 6
Average Speed: 119.522mph
Winner: Dale Jarrett
Margin of Victory: 13.117sec
Time of Race: 3:20:48
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