[3] As qualifying was canceled due to rain,[4] the pole position was awarded to points leader Dale Jarrett of Yates Racing.

As a result of the rain, besides qualifying being canceled, many of the track's parking lots were flooded.

[4] The crash was the first in a wreck-laden race, with ten cautions and 73 laps under the yellow flag,[6] the most in track history.

Ken Squier, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and nineteen-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth.

Mike Joy, Dick Berggren and Ralph Sheheen handled pit road for the television side.