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Morning Practice at Martinsville Has 32 Cars Faster Then the 36th Fastest in 1st

Morning practice at Martinsville has 32 cars faster then the 36th fastest in 1st round qualifying, so we could see a hetic 2nd round qualifying and much bumping. #41 is fast enough to get up there in practice so far, the #’s 79 and 85 are still very slow. Eight teams ran 100 or more laps in practice: #’s 6,10,24,31,42,50,94 and 99. With Jeff Burton fastest in the #99 at 92.764mph.(9-26-98)