#43-Jay Sauter won the pole at Kentucky Speedway with a speed of 171.860 mph. Outside pole went to #10-Jeff Green at 171.772. CTS driver Travis Kvapil, in the RCR #21 Chevy was third in his first BGN start. #97-Phil Parsons, making his 2001 debut starts 5th. #99-Kerry Earnhardt will start 30th, Ron Hornaday’s son, Ronnie will start 31st, and Dick Trickle makes his 2001 debut in the #49 starting 35th. #66-Geoffrey Bodine had to take a provisional and will start 41st. Missing the race were #32-Dan Pardus, #8-Jeffrey Falk and #44-Mike Harmon. #87-Jeff Fuller and #81-Dwayne Leik(in a Dave Marcis owned car) withdrew on Friday. See the lineup at That’s Racin’: Outback Steakhouse 300 lineup(6-16-2001)
