DieHard 500

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Order of finish Sunday in the DieHard 500 NASCAR Winston Cup stock car race at the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, residence, make of car, laps completed, money won, reason out, if any, and winner’s average speed in mph:

1. (1) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 188, $219,425, 173.187 mph.

2. (13) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 188, $65,895.

3. (5) Dale Earnhardt, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 188, $57,105.

4. (24) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 188, $38,805.

5. (43) Bill Elliott, Blairsville, Ga., Ford Thunderbird, 188, $32,325.

6. (41) Kyle Petty, High Point, N.C., Pontiac Grand Prix, 188, $34,100.

7. (11) Mark Martin, Daytona Beach, Fla., Ford Thunderbird, 188, $31,875.

8. (3) Jeff Gordon, Huntersville, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 188, $42,375.

9. (7) Michael Waltrip, Lake Norman, N.C., Pontiac Grand Prix, 188, $24,695.

10. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Mooresville, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 187, $22,925.

Also:

15. (40) Derrike Cope, Huntersville, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 187, $18,610.

23. (32) Joe Nemechek, Mooresville, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 186, $12,470.

24. (19) Geoff Bodine, Julian, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 185, $26,815.

26. (29) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 185, $16,060.

28. (34) Brett Bodine, Harrisburg, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 181, $24,820.

29. (14) Todd Bodine, Charlotte, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 162, $19,750, accident.

30. (26) Rusty Wallace, Concord, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 158, $26,880, accident.

31. (2) Bobby Labonte, Trinity, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 144, $25,090, accident.

32. (4) Ken Schrader, Concord, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 138, $20,120, accident.

33. (38) Terry Labonte, Trinity, N.C., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 138, $26,240, accident.

41. (6) Ricky Rudd, Lake Norman, N.C., Ford Thunderbird, 68, $24,175, piston.

43. (8) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 45, $16,775, engine.

Race Statistics

Margin of victory: .05 seconds.

Caution flags: 2 for 11 laps.

Lead changes: 21 among 9 drivers.

Lap leaders: Marlin 1-7, Earnhardt 8-14, Marlin 15-16, Gordon 17, Marlin 18-20, Earnhardt 21-24, Gordon 25-47, Elliott 48, B. Labonte 49-50, Gordon 51-83, Earnhardt 84, Gordon 85-97, Shepherd 98, Stricklin 99, Gordon 100-126, Earnhardt 127-128, Marlin 129-133, Earnhardt 134-139, Elliott 140-142, M. Waltrip 143-146, Martin 147-148, Marlin 149-188.

Series points leaders: Gordon 2,705; Marlin 2,627; Earnhardt 2,559; Martin 2,531; Musgrave 2,527; Shepherd, 2,225; M.Waltrip 2,212; Wallace 2,212; T.Labonte 2,205; Elliott 2,117; B.Labonte 2,099; Rudd 2,052; Hamilton 2,026; Jarrett 2,007; Schrader 1,983.