It was the school's longest field goal since Jeff Ward kicked a 57-yarder in 1985.
Jeff Ward won the pole.
He lost the 3rd place to Jeff Ward.
"I know there's always stupid politicians doing stupid things somewhere," said Jeff Ward, who anchors the afternoon show.
The only incident of the day occurred when Jeff Ward blew an engine and spun into the wall in turn 3.
Jeff Ward sat on the provisional pole at 214.517 mph.
Jeff Ward and Buddy Lazier were also in contention.
On a lap 142 restart, Jeff Ward moved into the lead.
With 20 laps to go, Jeff Ward continued to lead, and Tony Stewart had climbed back up to second.
The team returned in 1999 with Jeff Ward and minor sponsorship beginning with the Indy 500.
