[5] Before the race, Jeff Gordon led the Drivers' Championship with 2,705 points, with Sterling Marlin in second and Dale Earnhardt in third.

Mark Martin and Ted Musgrave filled the next two positions, with Morgan Shepherd, Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Terry Labonte and Bill Elliott rounded out the top ten.

[7] Defending champion Gordon won the pole position on Thursday August 3 with a track record speed of 172.536 mph.

[8] In an unexpected turn of events, at approximately 3:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. EDT), the skies suddenly cleared, and track drying efforts began in earnest.

[10] A maximum of 35 races starting in 2025 to 2031 will not be broadcast on linear television, with coverage exclusively for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio's OTT service.

Because of the rain earlier in the day, the starting grid was assembled in the garage area rather than along pit lane or frontstretch as normal.

After the command to start engines, the field emerged from behind the pit road grandstands near turn one to begin their pace laps.

Dale Earnhardt beat Rusty Wallace to the finish line, in a race slowed by only one caution for four laps.

Bob Jenkins and 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth.