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1998 BellSouth Mobility / Opryland 320


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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 4 of 31
Sunday, March 15, 1998 at Nashville Speedway, Nashville, TN
320 laps on a .596 mile paved track (190.7 miles)

Time of race: 2:17:55
Average Speed: 82.972 mph
Pole Speed: 111.762 mph 		Cautions: 7 for 41 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 8

Glossary    1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1998 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
12134   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci)Chevrolet32037,600running51180
2 128   Casey Atwood Red Line Oil   (Larry Lockamy)Chevrolet32026,120running104175
3 73   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet32024,775running25170
42374   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet32019,100running0160
52657   Jason Keller Progressive Motorsports   (Steve DeSouza)Chevrolet32014,520running0155
6 487   Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility   (Joe Nemechek)Chevrolet3207,675running0150
7341   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Sterling Marlin)Chevrolet3205,425running0146
81533   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet3209,020running0142
92264   Dick Trickle Schneider National   (Dennis Shoemaker)Chevrolet3204,560running0138
103838   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton)Ford32014,950running0134
11 266   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet32012,740running27135
12 56   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey)Chevrolet32012,680running0127
132800   Buckshot Jones Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Billy Jones)Pontiac3208,120running0124
141193   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis)Pontiac3205,060running0121
154199   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke)Chevrolet3207,725running5123
161747   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart)Chevrolet3194,940running0115
171444   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs)Pontiac3186,875running0112
18104   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch)Chevrolet31811,320running0109
194263   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley)Chevrolet3186,760running0106
203132   Jason Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett)Ford3187,450running0103
211220   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger)Chevrolet31711,640running0100
222748   Randy Porter Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter)Ford3175,665running097
232983   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb)Chevrolet3174,645running094
243929   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet3175,625running091
253550   Jimmy Foster Dr. Pepper   (Joe Washington)Ford3163,695running088
26368   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Yahoo Sports   (Robert Hayes)Chevrolet3153,575running085
273285   Shane Hall Bama Jams & Jellies   (Don Stegall)Chevrolet3155,650running082
28 884   Chad Chaffin Logan's Roadhouse   (Neil Chaffin)Ford3153,785running00
291840   Kevin Lepage Channellock   (Doug Taylor)Chevrolet3133,515running076
30 989   Stanton Barrett Northstar Water   (Meredith Ruark)Ford3135,585running073
31 659   Robert Pressley Kingsford / Matchlight   (Tad Geschickter)Chevrolet3127,565crash10880
321688   Kevin Schwantz Ryder   (Kevin Schwantz)Chevrolet3125,545running067
332417   Matt Kenseth Lycos   (Robbie Reiser)Chevrolet3119,925running064
344037   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer)Chevrolet3095,405running061
351935   Lyndon Amick SCANA / South Carolina   (Bill Amick)Pontiac3073,385running058
36 377   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall)Ford2933,365crash055
373314   Patty Moise Rhodes Furniture   (Michael Waltrip)Ford2763,340running052
381310   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons)Chevrolet2385,325running049
393736   Matt Hutter Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver)Pontiac1649,805engine046
402530   Mike Cope Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver)Chevrolet1633,285running043
414343   Stevie Reeves Curb Records   (Mike Curb)Ford1525,260overheating040
423072   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker)Chevrolet1385,440running037
432092   David Green Kraft   (Mac Martin)Chevrolet1373,230handling034

Failed to qualify:   Hank Parker, Jr. (#78), Chris Diamond (#68), Mark Day (#16), Brad Loney (#45), Mike Stefanik (#96), Jeff Krogh (#56), Mark Krogh (#80), Derrick Gilchrist (#12)

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
144  
5106  
117262  
73764  
7710731  
1081114  
11215140  
1521576  
15817316  
1741774  
17823962  
24024910  
25031364  
3143207  
  Percent of race run under caution: 12.8%             Average green flag run: 39.9 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Elliott Sadler11515
  Casey Atwood165338
  Elliott Sadler546512
  Robert Pressley668924
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.9011425
  Casey Atwood11514329
  Robert Pressley14415310
  Glenn Allen, Jr.1541585
  Robert Pressley15916810
  Casey Atwood16920537
  Robert Pressley20622924
  Mike McLaughlin23024112
  Robert Pressley2422421
  Mike McLaughlin2432508
  Robert Pressley2512511
  Mike McLaughlin25227423
  Robert Pressley27531238
  Mike McLaughlin3133208

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Randy LaJoie 570    
2   Buckshot Jones 549   -21  
3   Mike McLaughlin 531   -39  
4   Joe Nemechek 510   -60  
5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 507   -63  
6   Hermie Sadler 488   -82  
7   Mark Martin 485   -85  
8   Matt Kenseth 485   -85  
9   Jason Keller 468   -102  
10   Jeff Purvis 461   -109  
11   Elliott Sadler 461   -109  
12   Tim Fedewa 460   -110  
13   Dick Trickle 459   -111  
14   Jeff Burton 437   -133  
15   Mark Green 435   -135  
16   Mike Dillon 421   -149  
17   Tony Stewart 418   -152  
18   Elton Sawyer 407   -163  
19   Tracy Leslie 388   -182  
20   Glenn Allen, Jr. 384   -186