TALLADEGA, Ala., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The starting grid for Sunday's NASCAR EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway:
1. Stacy Compton (92), Dodge, 185.240 miles per hour
2. Bobby Hamilton (55), Chevrolet, 184.437 mph
3. Sterling Marlin (40), Dodge, 184.058 mph
4. Johnny Benson (10), Pontiac, 184.019 mph
5. Bill Elliott (9), Dodge, 183.941 mph
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8), Chevrolet, 183.867 mph
7. John Andretti (43), Dodge, 183.684 mph
8. Kyle Petty (45), Dodge, 183.585 mph
9. Joe Nemechek (33), Chevrolet, 183.494 mph
10. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 183.472 mph
11. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 183.427 mph
12. Ricky Craven (32), Ford, 183.388 mph
13. Jeff Purvis (51), Ford, 183.374 mph
14. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 183.353 mph
15. Kenny Wallace (1), Chevrolet, 183.262 mph
16. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 183.174
17. Elliott Sadler (21), Ford, 183.160 mph
18. Ward Burton (22), Dodge, 183.129 mph
19. R-Kevin Harvick (29), Chevrolet, 183.104 mph
20. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 183.104
21. Todd Bodine (66), Ford, 183.073 mph
22. Buckshot Jones (44), Dodge, 183.059 mph
23. Ricky Rudd (28), Ford, 182.926 mph
24. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford, 182.790 mph
25. Jimmy Spencer (26), Ford, 182.765 mph
26. R-Casey Atwood (19), Dodge, 182.765 mph
27. R-Kurt Busch (97), Ford, 182.643 mph
28. Ken Schrader (36), Pontiac, 182.546 mph
29. Jerry Nadeau (25), Chevrolet, 182.521 mph
30. Michael Waltrip (15), Chevrolet, 182.504 mph
31. Dave Blaney (93), Dodge, 182.299 mph
32. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 182.288 mph
33. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 182.212 mph
34. Bobby Labonte (18), Pontiac, 182.074
35. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (4), Chevrolet, 181.856
36. Robert Pressley (77), Ford, 181.687
37. Tony Stewart (20), Pontiac, provisional
38. Mike Wallace (12), Ford, provisional
39. Robby Gordon (31), Chevrolet, provisional
40. Kevin Lepage (7), Ford, provisional
41. Jason Leffler (01), Dodge, provisional
42. Ron Hornaday (14), Chevrolet, provisional
43. Hut Stricklin (90), Ford, provisional
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