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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
31
5
88
Accident
224
1
2
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
22
16
88
Running
280
0
3
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
2
5
88
Running
500
0
4
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
6
4
88
Running
399
0
5
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
11
10
88
Running
359
0
6
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
3
1
88
Running
499
24
7
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
4
10
88
Running
188
8
8
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
5
1
88
Running
419
210
9
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
5
4
88
Running
490
0
10
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
4
13
88
Running
397
0
11
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
24
11
88
Engine
122
0
12
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
5
6
88
Running
95
0
13
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
30
15
88
Engine
172
1
14
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
40
12
88
Accident
16
0
15
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
4
2
88
Running
419
0
16
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
6
7
88
Running
199
0
17
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
23
12
88
Running
133
0
18
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
3
9
88
Running
200
0
19
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
2
3
88
Running
499
92
20
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
23
7
88
Accident
343
0
21
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
12
12
88
Running
392
0
22
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
5
1
88
Running
495
55
23
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
8
2
88
Running
486
1
24
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
25
15
88
Accident
112
0
25
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
3
8
88
Running
334
0
26
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
18
3
88
Running
434
16
27
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
38
14
88
Engine
36
0
28
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
40
13
88
Engine
2
0
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