Bobby Labonte will start today's race from the outside pole. Jarrett is third at 190.436 mph, followed by Bobby Hamilton in fourth at 190.208, Park in fifth at 189.813, Ricky Rudd in sixth at 189.633, Michael Waltrip in seventh at 189.235, Mark Martin in eighth at 189.129, Jeff Gordon in ninth at 189.049 and rookie Casey Atwood in 10th at 188.996. Waltrip, who won the season-opening Daytona 500, said the track condition belies the overall Texas Motor Speedway experience. That is not a bad thing. You've got this beautiful facility with grass, all the parking.
People are here.
The infield, the garage. You go down into turn one and it looks like a gravel road down there. And the fact every car will be going 15 mph faster than a jet at takeoff only adds to the breathtaking experience. This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, April 1, 2001. send this story to a friend discuss this story email the editor opyright 2001 Athens Newspapers Inc.