21.   Race activities will take place over three days, starting with qualifying runs on Friday and climaxing with the race on Sunday.

22.   Sharp, however, was not allowed to make a qualifying run and will not likely be cleared to do so until the second weekend of qualifications.

23.   She had been fifth in the morning qualifying run, actually the third-best American behind Ann Battelle and Hannah Hardaway.

24.   Speedway veteran Jimmy Spencer said a qualifying run at Daytona or Talladega had become unbearable.

25.   That did not allow for enough daylight to complete a full qualifying run.

26.   The qualifying was called off just before Winston Cup points leader Rusty Wallace was scheduled to make his qualifying run.

27.   The qualifying run is not a head-to-head competition.

28.   Their qualifying runs produced almost identical results.

29.   Thirty-one cars will start the race, their starting positions to be determined by qualifying runs on Saturday.

30.   Top Fuel driver Blaine Johnson died last year after crashing in a qualifying run.