DARLINGTON, S.C., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The starting grid for Sunday's NASCAR Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Grid determined by championship points after rain wiped out qualifying:
1. Sterling Marlin (40), Dodge
2. Mark Martin (6), Ford
3. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet
4. Tony Stewart (20), Pontiac
5. R-Jimmie Johnson (48), Chevrolet
6. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford
7. Ricky Rudd (28), Ford
8. Bill Elliott (9), Dodge
9. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
10. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford
11. Kurt Busch (97), Ford
12. R-Ryan Newman (12), Ford
13. Jeff Burton (99), Ford
14. Michael Waltrip (15), Chevrolet
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr (8), Chevrolet
16. Ricky Craven (32), Ford
17. Kevin Harvick (29), Chevrolet
18. Bobby Labonte (18), Chevrolet
19. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet
20. Jeff Green (30), Chevrolet
21. Dave Blaney (77), Ford
22. Robby Gordon (31), Chevrolet
23. Jimmy Spencer (41), Dodge
24. Kyle Petty (45), Dodge
25. Elliott Sadler (21), Ford
26. Bobby Hamilton (55), Chevrolet
27. Johnny Benson (10), Pontiac
28. Ward Burton (22), Dodge
29. Jeremy Mayfield (19), Dodge
30. John Andretti (43), Dodge
31. Ken Schrader (36), Pontiac
32. Todd Bodine (26), Ford
33. Mike Skinner (4), Chevrolet
34. Kenny Wallace (23), Dodge
35. Casey Atwood (7), Dodge
36. Steve Park (1), Chevrolet, provisional
37. Joe Nemechek (25), Chevrolet, provisional
38. Jerry Nadeau (44), Dodge, provisional
39. Mike Wallace (14), Pontiac, provisional
40. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, provisional
41. Tony Raines (74), Chevrolet, provisional
42. Morgan Shepherd (89), Ford, provisional
43. Ted Musgrave (07), Dodge, provisional
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