Kenny Wallace, Kyle Petty, Rick Mast, Hut Stricklin and Andy Hillenburg would fail to qualify for this race.

[3][4] Stacy Compton would be credited with a last-place finish due to engine failure on lap 116 of the 188-lap race.

[3][4][5] The last-place finisher, Compton, qualified for the pole position with a speed of 184.661 miles per hour (297.183 km/h).

[3][4] Sterling Marlin had the best car in the race but finished in 23rd place; leading 51 laps and overtaking competitors like Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Burton, and Stacy Compton.

[3][4] Hamilton, who qualified with a speed of 182.99 mph, was like most of the field which ran the 500 miles faster than their 1-lap qualification.