Dura Lube 300 Sponsored By Kmart
The Dura Lube 300 Sponsored by Kmart was held September 17 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.
This race also has the distinction of being the only Cup race outside of Daytona and Talladega to run a restrictor plate race since the adoption of the current 358 cubic inch formula. After Adam Petty's fatal crash in the Busch Series practice in May, and Kenny Irwin, Jr.'s fatal crash in the Cup Series practice in July, NASCAR decided to run restrictor plates. Adding restrictor plates did have the desired result of slowing down the cars drastically, but at the same time restricted passing so much that Jeff Burton led all 300 laps. This lack of passing was so uncompetitive that, for Cup cars only, the restrictor plates were gone for the very next race.
Top Ten Results
- Jeff Burton
- Bobby Labonte
- Ricky Rudd
- Dale Jarrett
- Rusty Wallace
- Jeff Gordon
- John Andretti
- Mark Martin
- Joe Nemechek
- Ken Schrader
Failed to qualify: Steve Grissom (#44), Dave Marcis (#71)
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