| T | 1 | 97 | John Ames | 1996 Chevrolet Camaro White | BFGoodrich | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 111.890 |
| | | Colorado Springs, CO | BFGoodrich/SLP 255/50 16 | | Rocky Mountain | |
| T | 2 | 28 | Tim Koch | 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Blac | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 112.694 |
| | | Kansas City, MO | 255/50 16 | | Midwest | (0.804) |
| T | 3 | 38 | Rob Pickrell | 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Red | Hoosier | Salina Region (#110) | 113.114 |
| | | Salina, KS | Royal Tire Solo Team 255/50 16 | | Midwest | (0.420) |
| T | 4 | 91 | Mark Madarash | 1988 Pontiac TransAm Whit | Hoosier | Texas Region (#41) | 113.228 |
| | | Ft. Worth, TX | 275/45 16 | | Southwest | (0.114) |
| T | 5 | 66 | Mark Jorgensen | 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | BFGoodrich | Nebraska Region (#48) | 113.914 |
| | | Sioux City, IA | 255/50 16 | | Midwest | (0.572) |
| T | 6 | 78 | James Darden | 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Blue | BFGoodrich | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 114.119 |
| | | Broomfield, CO | 255/50 16 | | Rocky Mountain | (0.205) |
| T | 7 | 4 | Dennis Riehle | 1970 Chevrolet Camaro Blue | Hoosier | Land O'Lakes Region (#18) | 114.339 |
| | | Condado, PR | 275/40 16 | | Central | (0.220) |
| T | 8 | 68 | George Chahal | 1986 Ford Mustang Red | Hoosier | Steel Cities Region (#39) | 114.815 |
| | | Valencia, PA | Auburn Gear/Advanced Cryogen 245/45 16 | | Northeast | (0.476) |
| T | 9 | 13 | Ken Pike | 1987 Chevrolet Camaro Purp | BFGoodrich | Colorado Region (#8) | 115.l27 |
| | [113] | Boulder, CO | 255/50 16 | | Rocky Mountain | (0.312) |
| 10 | 134 | Rick Ruth | 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra M | BFGoodrich | Chicago Region (#7) | 115.309 |
| | [34] | Schaumburg, IL | Fikse Racing Wheels/Cresthill 315/35 17 | | Central | (0.182) |
| 11 | 111 | Chuck Newman | 1989 Pontiac Firebird Black | Hoosier | Atlanta Region (#3) | 115.3l9 |
| | [11] | LaGrange, GA | Newman Racing Develop./Maste 275/40 17 | | Southeast | (0.010) |
| 12 | 117 | Gordon Kinney | 1994 Ford Mustang Boaci | Hoosier | Ohio Valley Region (#29) | 115.342 |
| | [17] | Columbus, OH | Maltby Racing 255/50 16 | | Central | (0.114) |
| 13 | 76 | Mitch Lelito | 1970 Dodge Challenger Org/ | Hoosier | Chicago Region (#7) | 116.066 |
| | | Mt Prospect, IL | Fel-Pro / Mopar 275/45 16 | | Central | (0.747) |
| 14 | 113 | Kyle Watkins | 1987 Ford Mustang Purple | Hoosier | Colorado Region (#8) | 116.289 |
| | [13] | Broomfield, CO | Sensible Automotive 255/50 16 | | Rocky Mountain | (0.223) |
| 15 | 17 | Ralph Maltby | 1994 Ford Mustang Black | Hoosier | Ohio Valley Region (#29) | 116.695 |
| | [117] | Granville, OH | Maltby Racing 315/35 17 | | Central | (0.406) |
| 16 | 62 | Don Perlick | 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Hoosier | Detroit Region (#10) | 116.902 |
| | | Farmington, MI | 275/45 16 | | Central | (0.207) |
| 17 | 21 | Rodney Derrick | 1995 Ford Mustang White | Hoosier | Utah Region (#50) | 117.076 |
| | | Salt Lake City, UT | Hair Designers 275/45 16 | | Rocky Mountain | (0.174) |
| 18 | 89 | Marcus Merideth | 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra R | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 117.203 |
| | | Westland,MI | 275/40 17 | | Central | (0.127) |
| 19 | 40 | Mike Taylor | 1996 Chevrolet Camaro SS | Hoosier | Chicago Region (#7) | 117.807 |
| | | Batavia, IL | Warthog Racing 275/50 17 | | Central | (0.604) |
| 20 | 86 | Kevin Howell | 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Red | Hoosier | Detroit Region (#10) | 117.935 |
| | | Royal Oak, MI | 275/40 17 | | Central | (0.128) |
| 21 | 42 | Brian P. Flanagan | 1987 Ford Mustang Cobra Bl | Yokohama | Chattanooga Region (#94) | 118.345 |
| | | Chattanooga, TN | Dugan Racing/Elite Motorcars 185/60 13 | | Southeast | (0.410) |
| 22 | 96 | Bill Gutierrez | 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Purp | Yokohama | Texas Region (#41) | 118.552 |
| | | Bryan, TX | Young Chevrolet 315/35 17 | | Southwest | (0.207) |
| 23 | 11 | Ron Horwitz | 1989 Pontiac Firebird Black | Hoosier | Atlanta Region (#3) | 118.866 |
| | [111] | Florence, KY | Newman Racing Develop. 315/35 17 | | Southeast | (0.314) |
| 24 | 85 | Brian Regganie | 1985 Ford Mustang GT Red | BFGoodrich | Chicago Region (#7) | 118.901 |
| | | Joliet, IL | Cresthill Motorsports/Power Tra 245/45 16 | | Central | (0.035) |
| 25 | 82 | Kevin Stevens | 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Hoosier | San Francisco Region (#33) | 118.958 |
| | | Saratoga, CA | Team.Net/Hoosier 275/45 16 | | Northern Pacific | (0.057) |
| 26 | 12 | Dave Young | 1994 Pontiac TransAm Maro | Hoosier | Arizona Region (#2) | 119.231 |
| | | Phoenix, AZ | 275/315 17 | | Southern Pacific | (0.273) |
| 27 | 54 | Casey Brown | 1992 Ford Mustang Red | BFGoodrich | Houston Region (#32) | 119.815 |
| | | College Station, TX | Texas A & M Sports Car Club 255/50 16 | | Southwest | (0.584) |
| 28 | 23 | Matthew Grainger | 1990 Pontiac Grand Am Gre | Yokohama | St Louis Region (#21) | 121.606 |
| | | Florrisant, MO | 205/50 15 | | Midwest | (1.791) |
| 29 | 5 | Rob Gregg | 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra W | Hoosier | Kansas Region (#15) | 122.104 |
| | | Topeka,KS | Gregg Tire 275/40 17 | | Midwest | (0.498) |
| 30 | 45 | Ed Vega | 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Hoosier | Wichita Region (#90) | 122.300 |
| | | Wichita, KS | 275/45 16 | | Midwest | (0.196) |
| 31 | 92 | Jim Harris | 1995 Toyota Supra Turbo W | Hoosier | Texas Region (#41) | 123.304 |
| | | Flower Mound, TX | 235/45 17 | | Southwest | (1.004) |
| 32 | 34 | Anthony John Shepherd | Mustang Cobra M | BFGoodrich | Chicago Region (#7) | 123.646 |
| | [134] | Lemont, IL | Fikse Racing Wheels/Cresthill 315/35 17 | | Central | (0.342) |