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Driver
Finish
Start
Car
Mfg
Status
Laps
Led
1
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
19
3
88
Engine
98
19
2
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
3
5
88
Running
200
8
3
Ricky Rudd
R. Rudd
2
8
88
Running
400
7
4
A.J. Foyt
A. Foyt
7
15
51
Running
325
0
5
David Pearson
D. Pearson
25
1
12
Engine
57
41
6
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
5
11
44
Running
418
0
7
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
13
5
44
Running
196
0
8
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
3
4
44
Running
188
11
9
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
14
4
44
Running
199
5
10
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
3
16
44
Running
498
0
11
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
4
6
44
Running
367
3
12
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
4
10
44
Running
400
13
13
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
29
10
44
Accident
230
3
14
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
9
11
44
Running
481
0
15
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
30
3
44
Engine
60
0
16
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
23
6
44
Engine
234
6
17
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
7
10
44
Running
490
0
18
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
7
12
44
Running
328
12
19
Terry Labonte
T. Labonte
3
2
44
Running
119
15
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