Keller takes Pole Award

scoring his first Bud Pole award in almost four long years, making it five inhis Busch Series career. Keller's qualifying effort on Friday afternoon for
the Moore's Snacks 250 at the .533-mile, high banked Bristol Motor Speedway
was a 15.597 second lap, at an average speed of 123.024 mph.

"To come to a race track as tough as Bristol, track position means probably
more here than a lot of places we go to," Keller said. "We've got a lot of
work to do to get it tightened up for the race, but the first step was a good
one.

"The fastest lap was the first lap, like most cars. I don't know if it was
the weather or what, but the track was pretty loose. It was one of those
white-knuckle laps at Bristol."

Kevin Grubb, who has missed two races this season after failed qualifying
attempts, will start second. Grubb's 15.639 second lap at 122.693 mph was
.042 second slower than Keller.

"This is a new starting point. We've had some bad weeks," said Grubb "I think
we're gonna be able to come out of here on a more consistent basis in
qualifying and the races."

Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Adam Petty lines up third, followed by
Sterling Marlin and Shane Hall for the top-5 starting positions.

Last week's race winner, Jeff Green, qualified sixth fastest, and he's
followed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ken Schrader, Brad Loney and Dave Blaney.

Mike McLaughlin, Todd Bodine, Larry Pearson, Chuck Bown, Bobby Hillin, Mark
Green and Hank Parker, Jr. had to use provisionals to make the grid.

Ted Christopher, Freddie Query, Gary Bradberry, Jason Jarrett, Hermie Sadler,
Kelly Denton and Elliott Sadler, subbing for recovering Andy Santerre, failed
to qualify.

The Moore's Snacks 250 is scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday,
April 10.


Bristol, TN -- Starting lineup for the NASCAR Busch Series,
Grand National Division, Moore's Snacks 250, Bristol Motor Speedway:

Ps.No. Driver Sponsor Make Lap Time M.P.H.

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ROW 1

1 57 Jason Keller Fleming Team IGA Chev 0:15.597 123.024

2 37 *Kevin Grubb Timber Wolf Chev 0:15.639 122.693

ROW 2

3 45 *Adam Petty Spree Prepaid Foncard Chev 0:15.667 122.474

4 14 Sterling Marlin University of Tennessee Chev 0:15.685 122.333

ROW 3

5 43 Shane Hall CT Farm & Country Chev 0:15.703 122.193

6 32 Jeff Green Kleenex Chev 0:15.713 122.115

ROW 4

7 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr AC Delco Chev 0:15.750 121.829

8 15 Ken Schrader Oakwood Homes Chev 0:15.758 121.767

ROW 5

9 90 Brad Loney Coyne Textile Svcs Chev 0:15.769 121.682

10 93 Dave Blaney Amoco Pont 0:15.773 121.651

ROW 6

11 5 Dick Trickle Schneider National Chev 0:15.784 121.566

12 38 Glenn Allen Barbasol Ford 0:15.785 121.558

ROW 7

13 25 Kenny Wallace Dura-Lube Chev 0:15.801 121.435

14 61 Tony Roper IWX Motor Freight Pont 0:15.811 121.359

ROW 8

15 40 Stanton Barrett ChannelLock Chev 0:15.821 121.282

16 27 Casey Atwood Castrol GTX Chev 0:15.825 121.251

ROW 9

17 44 Terry Labonte Slim Jim Chev 0:15.830 121.213

18 22 Jimmy Kitchens Air Jamaica Vacations Chev 0:15.840 121.136

ROW 10

19 10 Phil Parsons ALLTEL Chev 0:15.841 121.129

20 98 Elton Sawyer Lysol Ford 0:15.867 120.930

ROW 11

21 89 Jeff Fuller Heritage Consumer Prod Chev 0:15.870 120.907

22 4 Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks Chev 0:15.884 120.801

ROW 12

23 64 Geoffrey Bodine Luxury Trvl Mtr Coach Chev 0:15.890 120.755

24 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Tools Chev 0:15.892 120.740

ROW 13

25 21 Michael Waltrip Band-Aid Chev 0:15.894 120.725

26 74 *Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chev 0:15.899 120.687

ROW 14

27 1 Randy LaJoie Bob Evans Chev 0:15.905 120.641

28 56 Jeff Krogh TBA Chev 0:15.911 120.596

ROW 15

29 7 Joe Buford Beanie Racers/Aero Chev 0:15.921 120.520

30 35 Lyndon Amick SCANA Chev 0:15.946 120.331

ROW 16

31 77 Ed Berrier Lear Corp/UAW Ford 0:15.951 120.293

32 41 David Green AFG Industries Chev 0:15.959 120.233

ROW 17

33 12 Steve Grissom Nabisco/Food City Chev 0:15.960 120.226

34 28 Andy Kirby Williams Travel Cntrs Chev 0:15.961 120.218

ROW 18

35 36 Tim Fedewa Stanley Tools Pont 0:15.962 120.210

36 59 Mike Dillon Kingsford/Matchlight Chev 0:15.973 120.128

ROW 19

37 34 Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps Chev Provisional

38 66 Todd Bodine Phillips 66 Chev Provisional

ROW 20

39 00 Larry Pearson Cheez-It Pont Provisional

40 63 Chuck Bown Exxon Superflo Chev Provisional

ROW 21

41 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. Clean Shower Chev Provisional

42 50 Mark Green Dr. Pepper Chev Provisional

ROW 22

43 53 Hank Parker, Jr. B.A.S.S. Chev Provisional

FAILED TO QUALIFY:

13 Ted Christopher
68 *Freddie Query
86 Gary Bradberry
33 *Jason Jarrett
72 Hermie Sadler
75 Kelly Denton
83 Curtis Markham
47 Elliott Sadler

*Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender

Track Length : 0.5330 Miles