| T | 1 | 96 | John Ames | 1995 Ford Mustang White | Hoosier | Continental Divide Region (#109) | 106.295 |
| | | Colorado Springs, CO | Visteon Racing | | Rocky Mountain | |
| T | 2 | 91 | Mark Madarash | 1988 Pontiac Trans-Am White | Hoosier | Texas Region (#41) | 106.535 |
| | | Fort Worth, TX | | | Southwest | (0.240) |
| T | 3 | 86 | Steven G. Eguina | 1996 Camaro SS White | Kumho | Cal Club Region (#19) | 107.421 |
| | | Laguna Hills, CA | Global West / Union Funding USA Inc./RK Spo | | Southern Pacific | (0.886) |
| T | 4 | 38 | Rob Pickrell | 1983 Chevy Camaro Red | Hoosier | Salina Region (#110) | 108.845 |
| | | Salina, KS | Royal Tire Hoosier | | Midwest | (1.424) |
| T | 5 | 127 | John Tak | 1989 Pontiac Firebird Red | Kumho | Detroit Region (#10) | 108.957 |
| | [27] | Clarkston, MI | Tic-Tak Racing | | Central | (0.112) |
| T | 6 | 118 | Kevin Howell | 1994 Chevy Camaro Red | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 109.580 |
| | [18] | Royal Oak, MI | | | Central | (0.623) |
| T | 7 | 28 | David Feighner | 1995 Ford Mustang White | BFGoodrich | Saginaw Valley Region (#100) | 109.783 |
| | | Howell, MI | Hub Tire/BFGoodrich/Pepsi | | Central | (0.203) |
| T | 8 | 140 | Marcus Merideth | 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra Red | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 109.802 |
| | [40] | Westland, MI | Jack Demmer Ford/Paul's High Performance | | Central | (0.019) |
| T | 9 | 97 | Jamey Aebersold | 1997 Toyota Supra T Blueberry | BFGoodrich | Kentucky Region (#17) | 109.996 |
| | | Floyd Knobs, IN | Double Time Racing | | Central | (0.194) |
| T | 10 | 18 | Eric Kaufman | 1994 Chevy Camaro Z-28 Red | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 110.127 |
| | [118] | Orion, MI | | | Central | (0.131) |
| 11 | 134 | Tony McGrath | 1997 Chevy Camaro Z-28 White | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 110.155 |
| | [34] | Oakville, ON | Boxer Autosport/Johnston & Magwood Tires | | Central | (0.028) |
| 12 | 87 | Raleigh Boreen | 1982 Chevy Camaro Z28 Purple | BFGoodrich | Saginaw Valley Region (#100) | 110.170 |
| | | Saginaw, MI | BFG/Hub Tire/Downtown Subway/Wizn By Racing | | Central | (0.015) |
| 13 | 93 | Kent Rafferty | 1993 Toyota Supra Blue | Kumho | Steel Cities Region (#39) | 110.501 |
| | | Imperial, PA | | | Northeast | (0.331) |
| 14 | 68 | George Chabal | 1986 Ford Mustang LX Red | Hoosier | Steel Cities Region (#39) | 110.599 |
| | | Valenica, PA | | | Northeast | (0.098) |
| 15 | 90 | Sam Makhlouf | 1997 Chevy Camaro SS Black | Kumho | Chicago Region (#7) | 110.902 |
| | | Morton Grove, IL | | | Central | (0.303) |
| 16 | 34 | Ian McQuillan | 1997 Chevy Camaro Z28 White | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 111.336 |
| | [134] | Palgrave, ON | Boxer Autorsport/Johnston & Magwood Tires | | Central | (0.434) |
| 17 | 43 | Bill Chin | 1995 Chevy Camaro Blue | BFGoodrich | Cal Club Region (#19) | 111.591 |
| | | Corona, CA | Global West/BFG/BCW Engineering/Steel Kitte | | Southern Pacific | (0.255) |
| 18 | 27 | Donald Elzinga, Jr. | 1989 Pontiac Firebird Red | Kumho | Detroit Region (#10) | 111.660 |
| | [127] | Waterford, MI | | | Central | (0.069) |
| 19 | 23 | Matthew Grainger | 1991 Olds 442 Red | BFGoodrich | St Louis Region (#21) | 112.185 |
| | [123] | Florrisant, MO | | | Midwest | (0.525) |
| 20 | 99 | Bill Gutierrez | 1989 Chevy IROC-Z Rust | Hoosier | Texas Region (#41) | 112.301 |
| | | Bryan, TX | Farris Competition | | Southwest | (0.116) |
| 21 | 95 | Neal Hershorin | 1988 Ford Mustang GT White | BFGoodrich | Utah Region (#50) | 113.000 |
| | | Sandy, UT | Dr. Gas/Crossovers & Spin trap mufflers | | Rocky Mountain | (0.699) |
| 22 | 19 | Mark Walker | 1994 Chevy Camaro Z28 Blue | Hoosier | Nebraska Region (#48) | 113.053 |
| | | Omaha, NE | Datavoice/R&E; Specialty | | Midwest | (0.053) |
| 23 | 37 | Stephen Kettlestrings | 1988 Pontiac Grand Am Black | Hoosier | Chicago Region (#7) | 113.199 |
| | [137] | Naperville, IL | Taylor Threads | | Central | (0.146) |
| 24 | 67 | Fedja Jeleskovic | 1995 Eagle Talon TSI Red | BFGoodrich | New England Region (#22) | 113.216 |
| | | Wakefield, MA | Reitman Racing/Team T/A | | Northeast | (0.017) |
| 25 | 6 | Brian Fitzpatrick | 1997 Eagle Talon Red | BFGoodrich | Nebraska Region (#48) | 113.292 |
| | | Omaha, NE | | | Midwest | (0.076) |
| 26 | 5 | Rob Gregg | 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra White | Hoosier | Kansas City Region (#16) | 113.312 |
| | | Topeka, KS | Gregg Tire | | Midwest | (0.020) |
| 27 | 40 | Jim Crider | 1996 Ford Mustang Cobra Red | BFGoodrich | Detroit Region (#10) | 114.554 |
| | [140] | Ypsilanti, MI | Demmer Ford/Paul's High Perf./BFG/Team Larg | | Central | (1.242) |
| 28 | 45 | Ed Vega | 1993 Chevy Camaro Z28 Black | Hoosier | Salina Region (#110) | 115.459 |
| | | Wichita, KS | | | Midwest | (0.905) |
| 29 | 17 | Roland Zuk | 1987 Merkur XR4Ti Black | Hoosier | Susquehanna Region (#92) | 115.641 |
| | | Allentown, PA | | | Northeast | (0.182) |
| 30 | 123 | Chris Kline | 1991 Oldsmobile 442 Red | BFGoodrich | St Louis Region (#21) | 115.684 |
| | [23] | St. Charles, MO | | | Midwest | (0.043) |
| 31 | 49 | Mac Crossett | 1996 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD Wildberry | Kumho | Wichita Region (#90) | 116.028 |
| | | Wichita, KS | | | Midwest | (0.344) |
| 32 | 46 | Gerald Wadmeigh | 1997 Chevy Camaro SS White | BFGoodrich | Tennessee Region (#40) | 118.526 |
| | | Smyrna, TN | Metro Info. Systems | | Southeast | (2.498) |
| 33 | 13 | Michael Liubakka | 1986 Ford Mustang Red | Kumho | Detroit Region (#10) | No Time |
| | | Livonia, MI | | | Central | |
| 34 | 21 | Rodney Derrick | 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra White | Hoosier | Utah Region (#50) | No Time |
| | | Salt Lake City, UT | | | Rocky Mountain | |
| 35 | 137 | Mike Taylor | 1988 Pontiac Grand Am Black | Hoosier | Chicago Region (#7) | No Time |
| | [37] | Batavia, IL | Taylor Threads/Team Warthog | | Central | |