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qualified well and led early before a mechanical gremlin put the #21 out. Morgan
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were nose-to-tail going into the final lap. Coming through the trioval to the finish line, Labonte tried to pass
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would receive credit for the last-place finish due to an engine issue on the fourth lap. It took more than three hours to resolve the 188 lap race. There were eight caution periods for 36 laps with 39 lead changes.
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would win the pole position with a speed of 195.897 miles per hour (315.266 km/h). Rick Wilson crashed at least four times in this race before finally finishing his
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757:Joe Ruttman
745:Rick Wilson
739:Bobby Wawak
722:Jimmy Means
692:Dave Marcis
684:Jody Ridley
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124:Attendance
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365:Purolator
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