11.   Earnhardt was the defending race champion and had won a record nine races here.

12.   Earnhardt, the two-time defending race champion, failed in his bid to win the event for the seventh time.

13.   The track quickly began to dry in places and Michael Andretti, the defending race champion, was the first to switch from the grooved rain tires to slicks.

14.   The two appeared to bump and Earnhardt, the defending race winner, went spinning down the back straight before slapping the outside wall.

15.   Then, as Tracy set up the defending race champion for a possible pass, Buddy Lazier and Laurent Redon crashed behind them coming out of turn two.

16.   Tony Stewart, the defending race champion, needed a provisional to make the field.