Pennsylvania 500
The Pennsylvania 500 was run on July 26 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The #22 of Ward Burton won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 6-Mark Martin
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 3-Dale Earnhardt
- 33-Ken Schrader
- 36-Ernie Irvan
- 21-Michael Waltrip
Failed to qualify: 35-Jimmy Horton, 78-Gary Bradberry, 79-Randy MacDonald
- After the previous Sunday's race at Loudon, Jerry Nadeau was fired out of the #13 FirstPlus Ford. He immediately signed with Melling Racing to race their #9 Cartoon Network Ford after Lake Speed was forced to retire because of his injuries. Nadeau finished 26th, 2 laps down in his first race at Melling after starting 34th.
- Elliott-Marino Racing tapped Wally Dallenbach, Jr. to drive the #13 FirstPlus Financial Ford on an interim basis starting at Pocono. Dallenbach finished 25th, 2 laps down. after starting 42nd (with a provisional)
- Morgan Shepherd was tapped to drive the #91 LJ Racing Chevrolet starting at Pocono. Shepherd qualified a strong 7th, but collided with the turn 1 wall on lap 71 and finished 40th.
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