a three-stage format for every race of the season, and at a certain lap at the end of each stage, they would throw the caution flag, thus making it that a race can no longer be caution-free. This was the last career Winston Cup race in which Ernie Irvan lead a lap. Pocono 500 The Pocono 500 was held June 20 at Pocono Raceway. Sterling Marlin won the pole. This race is mostly remembered for a hard crash from veteran Dave Marcis on Lap 91 when he got loose at turn two and when trying to correct it, spun hard right and slammed into the wall at a high speed, getting some air and destroying his car. He emerged from the wreck without injury. Top ten results 18-Bobby Labonte 24-Jeff Gordon 88-Dale Jarrett 40-Sterling Marlin 6-Mark Martin 20-Tony Stewart 3-Dale Earnhardt 36-Ernie Irvan 12-Jeremy Mayfield 4-Bobby Hamilton Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Loy Allen Jr. (No. 58), Derrike Cope (No. 30) Save Mart/Kragen 350 The Save Mart/Kragen 350 was held June 27 at Sears Point Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results 24-Jeff Gordon 6-Mark Martin 43-John Andretti 2-Rusty Wallace 23-Jimmy Spencer 88-Dale Jarrett 12-Jeremy Mayfield 44-Kyle Petty 3-Dale Earnhardt 7-Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: R. K. Smith (No. 71), Austin Cameron (No. 89), Sean Woodside (No. 58), John Metcalf (No. 70), Mike Borkowski (No. 09), Boris Said (No. 14), Steve Portenga (No. 96), David Murry (No. 61) Two flips occurred in the race: First when the No. 1 of Steve Park got sideways in turn 1, hitting the guardrail and flipping once. He was uninjured. The No. 33 of Ken Schrader flipped as well in the same area of the track Park had crashed earlier. Schrader got sideways, causing the car to go over the fence and roll two and a half times. Schrader was also uninjured. Jeff Gordon won the race despite hard charges by Mark Martin and being extremely sick. This was also Jeff's second straight win at Sears Point Raceway and his fourth straight win on a road course. Pepsi 400 The Pepsi 400 was held July 3 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results 88-Dale Jarrett 3-Dale Earnhardt 99-Jeff Burton 31-Mike Skinner 18-Bobby Labonte 20-Tony Stewart 22-Ward Burton 4-Bobby Hamilton 36-Ernie Irvan 5-Terry Labonte Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Hut Stricklin (No. 91), Ken