| T | 1 | 97 | Paul Eklund | 1995 Toyota Celica GT Red | BFGoodrich | Oregon Region (#96) | 112.086 |
| | | Tigard, OR | Primitive Racing/T-Scandia Motors | | Northern Pacific | (0.752) |
| T | 2 | 119 | Larry Fine | 1994 Toyota Celica GT Red | BFGoodrich | Steel Cities Region (#39) | 112.378 |
| | [19] | Elrama, PA | Peeon Neon Racing/BFG | | Northeast | (0.196) |
| T | 3 | 89 | Steve Brolliar | 1995 Plymouth Neon Red | BFGoodrich | Tennessee Valley Region (#93) | 112.448 |
| | | Melbourne, FL | Brolliar Motorsports | | Southeast | (0.452) |
| T | 4 | 137 | David Pearson | 1991 Saturn SC White/Gry | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 112.588 |
| | [37] | South Lyon, MI | Pearson Performance | | Central | (0.913) |
| T | 5 | 133 | Richard DeLong | 1996 Subaru Impreza LX Red | BFGoodrich | Utah Region (#50) | 112.788 |
| | [33] | Salt Lake City, UT | Delong/Priebe Racing | | Rocky Mountain | (0.167) |
| T | 6 | 24 | Chang Ho Kim | 1985 Honda CRX Si Black | BFGoodrich | New England Region (#22) | 112.897 |
| | | Maynard, MA | Ninja Racing | | Northeast | (0.368) |
| T | 7 | 91 | Kay Bailey | 1994 Toyota Celica GT Red | BFGoodrich | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 113.160 |
| | | Colorado Springs, CO | BFG/Bailey Racing | | Rocky Mountain | (0.006) |
| T | 8 | 98 | John Fessler | 1994 Toyota Celica GT White | BFGoodrich | Northwestern Ohio Region (#28) | 113.889 |
| | | Sylvania, OH | Jack Burns Race Wheels | | Central | (2.272) |
| T | 9 | 19 | Rob Sprandle | 1994 Toyota Celica GT Red | BFGoodrich | Steel Cities Region (#39) | 114.431 |
| | [119] | Bethel Park, PA | Peeon Neon Racing/BFG | | Northeast | (0.231) |
| 10 | 99 | Robert Carpenter | 1985 Honda CRX Red | BFGoodrich | Eastern Tennessee Region (#68) | 114.644 |
| | | Knoxville, TN | Volunteer Medical Products | | Southeast | (0.226) |
| 11 | 33 | Ralph Priebe | 1998 Subaru Impreza Maroon | BFGoodrich | Colorado Region (#8) | 114.662 |
| | [133] | Littleton, CO | | | Rocky Mountain | (2.721) |
| 12 | 52 | Ron Conrad | 1986 Honda Civic Si White | BFGoodrich | Fort Wayne Region (#85) | 114.875 |
| | | New Haven, IN | Gambata Racing | | Central | (21.000) |
| 13 | 81 | Jim Moran | 1985 Honda CRX si Black | BFGoodrich | Chicago Region (#7) | 115.251 |
| | | Elburn, IL | | | Central | |
| 14 | 11 | Paul Chrt | 1987 Honda CRX Si Red | Kumho | Chicago Region (#7) | 115.568 |
| | | Downers Grove, IL | Guesswork Racing | | Central | |
| 15 | 1 | Lyonel Kent | 1995 Honda Civic EX Grey | BFGoodrich | Eastern Tennessee Region (#68) | 115.893 |
| | | Knoxville, TN | Hertz Equipment Rental | | Southeast | |
| 16 | 41 | Daniel Tait | 1987 Honda Civic Si Red | BFGoodrich | San Francisco Region (#33) | 116.483 |
| | | Los Gatos, CA | Dandos/Los Gatos Honda | | Northern Pacific | (1.257) |
| 17 | 8 | Kenneth Deja | 1992 VW GTI-16V Black | Kumho | Chicago Region (#7) | 117.207 |
| | | Des Plaines, IL | Connies Pizza | | Central | (2.340) |
| 18 | 10 | Todd Mosiman | 1995 Honda Civic DX Red | BFGoodrich | Kansas City Region (#16) | 117.388 |
| | | Topeka, KS | Mosiman & Son Racing/Gregg Tire Company | | Midwest | (0.548) |
| 19 | 37 | Stephen Tong | 1991 Saturn SC Wht/Grey | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 117.922 |
| | [137] | Markham, ON | | | Central | (2.020) |
| 20 | 105 | Manabu Harada | 1991 Honda Prelude Red | BFGoodrich | Northwestern Ohio Region (#28) | 117.922 |
| | [5] | Toledo, OH | Sponic Magazine/Red Riders Racing | | Central | (5.955) |
| 21 | 25 | Derek Butts | 1988 VW Scirocco Black | Kumho | San Francisco Region (#33) | 118.348 |
| | | San Bruno, CA | First America Automotive | | Northern Pacific | |
| 22 | 18 | James Abel | 1998 Saturn SC-2 White | BFGoodrich | Kansas City Region (#16) | 118.390 |
| | | Wichita, KS | Saturn of Wichita/S.O.W. Racing | | Midwest | |
| 23 | 45 | Eric Kroth | 1993 Saturn SL2 Green | Kumho | Mohawk Hudson Region (#65) | 119.079 |
| | | Delmar, NY | Salvage Motorsports | | Northeast | |
| 24 | 6 | Bartley Merriam | 1998 Honda Civic DX Silver | BFGoodrich | Western Ohio Region (#86) | 120.333 |
| | [106] | Anna, OH | HART | | Central | (1.413) |
| 25 | 115 | Skip Pack | 1996 Dodge Neon Grape | BFGoodrich | San Francisco Region (#33) | 120.451 |
| | [15] | Lafayette, CA | Scuppernong Racing | | Northern Pacific | (0.089) |
| 26 | 88 | Larry Alger | 1998 Dodge Neon Red | BFGoodrich | Iowa Region (#14) | 121.850 |
| | | Cedar Falls, IA | Dan Deery Motors | | Central | (0.384) |
| 27 | 15 | Dennis McLaughlin | 1996 Dodge Neon Purple | BFGoodrich | San Francisco Region (#33) | 122.409 |
| | [115] | Union City, CA | | | Northern Pacific | (0.207) |
| 28 | 3 | Robert Seamon | 1998 Ford Zx2 Black | BFGoodrich | Kansas City Region (#16) | 124.547 |
| | | Kansas City, MO | | | Midwest | (0.074) |
| 29 | 106 | Don Foster | 1998 Honda Civic DX Silver | BFGoodrich | Western Ohio Region (#86) | 126.678 |
| | [6] | Troy, OH | Honda of America/HART | | Central | (0.028) |
| 30 | 59 | Brian Flippo | 1987 VW Jetta GLI Gray | BFGoodrich | Oklahoma Region (#30) | No Time |
| | | Edmend, OK | BRI Imports/Momentum Motorsports | | Midwest | (1.083) |