| T | 1 | 136 | Frank Stagnaro | 1965 Ford GT350 white & blue | Goodyear | San Francisco Region (#33) | 102.614 |
| | [36] | Petaluma, CA | Maier Racing | | Northern Pacific | |
| T | 2 | 85 | Rick Ruth | 1977 Ford Mustang Miniboss Red | Hoosier | Chicago Region (#7) | 102.793 |
| | | Schaumburg, IL | Hoosier Racing Tire | | Central | (0.179) |
| T | 3 | 38 | Ron VerMulm | 1981 Chevy Camaro Orange | Hoosier | Des Moines Valley Region (#76) | 102.820 |
| | | Winterset, IA | R&S; Racing Inc. | | Midwest | (0.027) |
| T | 4 | 40 | Buddie Jasman | 1979 Ford Mustang Silver | Hoosier | Saginaw Valley Region (#100) | 103.208 |
| | [140] | Linwood, MI | | | Central | (0.388) |
| T | 5 | 46 | Vitek Boruvka | 1985 Chevy Camaro Yellow | Hoosier | Lone Star Region (#98) | 103.434 |
| | | Austin, TX | Axware Systems | | Southwest | (0.226) |
| T | 6 | 82 | Kurt Janish | 1982 Chevy Camaro Z-28 Black/Blue | Hoosier | Texas Region (#41) | 103.566 |
| | | Plano, TX | Janco Products/KJ Racing | | Southwest | (0.132) |
| T | 7 | 5 | Gordon Kinney | 1986 Ford Mustang Red | Goodyear | Ohio Valley Region (#29) | 103.661 |
| | | Columbus, OH | RAFT Racing | | Central | (0.095) |
| T | 8 | 39 | Rick Walford | 1981 Chevy Camaro Z-28 Red | Goodyear | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 103.913 |
| | [139] | Colorado Springs, CO | Cone Conference | | Rocky Mountain | (0.252) |
| T | 9 | 32 | Byron Sanborn | 1985 Ford Mustang GT White/Red | Goodyear | Northwest Region (#27) | 104.166 |
| | [132] | Issaquah, WA | Victory Awards/LSR Racing | | Northern Pacific | (0.253) |
| T | 10 | 132 | Wayne Reuter | 1985 Ford Mustang GT White/Red | Goodyear | Northwest Region (#27) | 104.354 |
| | [32] | Redmond, WA | Victory Awards/LSR Racing | | Northern Pacific | (0.188) |
| T | 11 | 131 | Tracy Sandberg | 1965 Ford Mustang Yellow | Hoosier | Cal Club Region (#19) | 104.482 |
| | [31] | Canyon Lake, CA | Sly Fox Racing/Kool Shot, Inc. | | Southern Pacific | (0.128) |
| 12 | 69 | Mike Zickuhr | 1969 Chevy Camaro Orange | Goodyear | South Bend Region (#35) | 105.154 |
| | | Hobart, IN | Express Auto Supply/Thinman Engineering | | Central | (0.672) |
| 13 | 139 | Dan Faust | 1981 Chevy Camaro Org/Yllw | Goodyear | Detroit Region (#10) | 105.357 |
| | [39] | Howell, MI | | | Central | (0.203) |
| 14 | 4 | Grayden Obenour | 1979 Ford Mustang Black | Goodyear | Fort Wayne Region (#85) | 105.619 |
| | [104] | Ft. Wayne, IN | | | Central | (0.262) |
| 15 | 98 | Todd Farris | 1989 Pontiac TransAm T Black | Goodyear | Houston Region (#32) | 105.886 |
| | | College Station, TX | Napa Farros Competition/Holmgreen Perf. | | Southwest | (0.267) |
| 16 | 31 | Mark Petty | 1965 Ford Mustang Yellow | Hoosier | Northwest Region (#27) | 106.053 |
| | [131] | Aurora, CO | Hoosier Tire | | Northern Pacific | (0.167) |
| 17 | 6 | Charlie Clark | 19Corvair Yenko Green | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 106.060 |
| | | Lenexa, KS | KC Raceware | | Midwest | (0.007) |
| 18 | 24 | Steven Weeks | 1965 Ford Mustang White/Red | Hoosier | Des Moines Valley Region (#76) | 106.502 |
| | | Winterset, IA | SRW Racing | | Midwest | (0.442) |
| 19 | 12 | Rick McLaughlin | 1982 Ford Mustang Red | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 106.504 |
| | | Gladstone, MO | Crazy Horse Racing | | Midwest | (0.002) |
| 20 | 109 | John Walsh | 1985 Pontiac Firebird Grey | Goodyear | Houston Region (#32) | 106.663 |
| | [9] | College Station, TX | Bug Clinic/Barry Holmgreen Performance | | Southwest | (0.159) |
| 21 | 36 | Mike Maier | 1965 Ford Mustang GT350 White/Blue | Goodyear | San Francisco Region (#33) | 106.922 |
| | [136] | Hayward, CA | | | Northern Pacific | (0.259) |
| 22 | 73 | Don Cory | 1984 Chevy Camaro Black | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 107.201 |
| | | Parkville, MO | A-Plus Services | | Midwest | (0.279) |
| 23 | 140 | Ron Rinz | 1979 Ford Mustang Silver | Hoosier | Saginaw Valley Region (#100) | 107.510 |
| | [40] | Essexville, MI | | | Central | (0.309) |
| 24 | 16 | Tommy Regan | 1987 Ford Mustang Red | Goodyear | Lone Star Region (#98) | 107.547 |
| | | Austin, TX | Friction Circle Racing | | Southwest | (0.037) |
| 25 | 77 | Scott Peterson | 1985 Ford Mustang GT White | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 108.182 |
| | | Kansas City, KS | KC Raceware/Hoosier | | Midwest | (0.635) |
| 26 | 9 | Bill Van Tassel | 1985 Pontiac Firebird Grey | Goodyear | South Texas Border Region (#69) | 108.249 |
| | [109] | Bryan, TX | | | Southwest | (0.067) |
| 27 | 57 | Mark Trzeciak | 1969 Chevy Camaro Orange/Black | Goodyear | Lone Star Region (#98) | 108.828 |
| | | Cedar Park, TX | | | Southwest | (0.579) |
| 28 | 13 | Shawn Cousins | 1966 Chevy Corvair Red | Hoosier | Delta Region (#9) | 109.141 |
| | [113] | Baton Rouge, LA | | | Southwest | (0.313) |
| 29 | 90 | Anthony Espinosa | 1986 Ford Mustang GT Orange | Hoosier | Houston Region (#32) | 109.752 |
| | | Lake Jackson, TX | Clear Lake Speed Center/Premier Sound/Espin | | Southwest | (0.611) |
| 30 | 113 | Chris Emery | 1966 Chevy Corvair Red | Hoosier | Delta Region (#9) | 110.591 |
| | [13] | Baton Rouge, LA | | | Southwest | (0.839) |
| 31 | 65 | Jeff Christianson | 1966 Chevy Corvair Yellow | Hoosier | Iowa Region (#14) | 110.913 |
| | | Mechanicsville, IA | Rear-End Racing | | Central | (0.322) |
| 32 | 66 | Fred Bybee | 1966 Yenko Stinger Blue/White | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 111.089 |
| | | Lenexa, KS | KC Raceware/Amsoil/Fred's Classic | | Midwest | (0.176) |
| 33 | 14 | Eric Cirks | 1986 Ford Mustang White | Hoosier | Des Moines Valley Region (#76) | 111.160 |
| | | Dallas Center, IA | | | Midwest | (0.071) |
| 34 | 99 | Dick Berger | 1968 Corvair Convertible Blue | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 111.344 |
| | | Douglasville, GA | Full Moon Racing | | Midwest | (0.184) |
| 35 | 28 | Mike Sargent | 1982 Chevy Camaro Purple | Hoosier | Central Kentucky Region (#74) | 112.170 |
| | | Georgetown, KY | V.V.B.S. Motorsports | | Central | (0.826) |
| 36 | 42 | Michael Hackovec Sr. | 1985 Chevy Camaro Z-28 Blue | Goodyear | Houston Region (#32) | 112.654 |
| | | Lake Jackson, TX | | | Southwest | (0.484) |
| 37 | 70 | Galen Williams | 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28 Black | Yokohama | Central Illinois Region (#4) | 113.104 |
| | | Peoria, IL | Road Warrior Racing | | Central | (0.450) |
| 38 | 29 | Dave Zitzlsperger | 1975 Chevy Camaro Grey/Burg | Goodyear | Nebraska Region (#48) | 113.529 |
| | | Bellevue, NE | Zymth Racing | | Midwest | (0.425) |
| 39 | 91 | Chris Baye | 1991 Ford Mustang GT Black | Hoosier | Land O'Lakes Region (#18) | 117.497 |
| | | Anoka, MN | Sprint PCS Grand Prix of MN/Wild Horse Raci | | Central | (3.968) |
| 40 | 8 | Bob Ely | 1988 Ford Mustang Blue | BFGoodrich | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 120.571 |
| | | Colorado Springs, CO | Acme Racing | | Rocky Mountain | (3.074) |
| 41 | 11 | David Richards | 1989 Ford Mustang Black/Green | Hoosier | Salina Region (#110) | No Time |
| | | New Cambria, KS | The Carbshop | | Midwest | |