THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, July 22, 1995 TAG: 9507220381
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB ZELLER, STAFF WRITER NASCAR NOTES
DATELINE: TALLEDEGA, ALA. LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
A 42-car field was set Friday for today's Humminbird 500K Grand National race, with six drivers forced to the second round of time trials after they missed the first round.
As Jeff Purvis won the pole Thursday with a speed of 189.921 mph in a Chevy, others were scrambling just to get their cars to the qualifying line.
Michael Waltrip, Greg Sacks, Rick Wilson, Tim Fedewa and Jeremy Mayfield all failed to get through inspection in time and missed the five-minute deadline to get to the qualifying line. Tracy Leslie, meanwhile, flunked inspection because his car was too light and also missed the first round.
Leslie had the second round's fast lap at 186.195 mph in a Chevy. Waltrip qualified 27th, Fedewa was 28th, Wilson was 40th. Sacks and Mayfield didn't make the race.
During inspection Friday, NASCAR officials took the deck lids of seven cars, including David and Jeff Green's cars, after determining that they had been improperly altered in an effort to lower the spoiler.
WALTRIP LEADS MILES COMPLETED: Although he still hasn't won in his career, Michael Waltrip has found consistency this year. Thus far he's completed more miles in 1995 than any other driver.
Waltrip has run 6,510 of the 6,807 miles run this season, failing to complete only three laps in the last 10 races.
That's why he's eighth in points even though his best finish is a third in the Coca-Cola 600. by CNB