71.   The Brazilians went to the last South American qualifier before making the field.

72.   The war in Mozambique made mine fields of roads and farms and rubble of skyscrapers and bridges.

73.   There are more than a dozen other drivers who have passed their physicals and hope to make the field.

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

75.   He made the field last year on the final day of qualifying for Treadway Racing but had to turn that car over to Felipe Giaffone.

76.   Miller might have to wait until Sunday, after most of the top racers have made the field.

77.   The power plant was uncompetitive and failed to make the field, prompting Bobby Rahal to drop the engine in order to qualify.