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1998 Food City 250

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 23 of 31
Friday, August 21, 1998 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
250 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (133.250 miles)

Time of race: 1:43:59
Average speed: 76.887 mph
Pole speed: 121.512 mph

Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: .159 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	40	Kevin Lepage	Channellock (Doug Taylor)	Chevrolet	250	33680	running	13	180
2	2	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	250	23155	running	0	170
3	10	32	Dale Jarrett	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	250	13240	running	134	175
4	40	30	Todd Bodine	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	250	8965	running	0	160
5	16	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	250	19615	running	0	155
6	32	15	Ken Schrader	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	250	6515	running	0	150
7	31	83	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction (William Grubb)	Chevrolet	250	10165	running	0	146
8	27	00	Buckshot Jones	Bayer / Alka-Seltzer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	249	10065	running	0	142
9	11	4	Nathan Buttke	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	249	12465	running	0	138
10	19	36	David Green	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	249	15365	running	0	134
11	39	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	249	10115	running	0	130
12	43	50	Dave Rezendes	Dr. Pepper (Joe Washington)	Ford	249	5665	running	0	127
13	38	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	247	9905	running	0	124
14	20	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Clean Shower (Robert Hayes)	Chevrolet	246	7585	running	0	121
15	4	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	246	14490	running	0	118
16	29	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler & Brake (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	243	8855	running	0	115
17	13	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	242	13035	crash	0	112
18	14	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	241	8515	crash	0	109
19	12	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	241	6205	crash	0	106
20	6	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	241	9015	crash	0	103
21	3	44	Tony Stewart	Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	240	7440	crash	15	105
22	15	2	Ricky Craven	New Holland (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	240	5430	crash	0	97
23	25	1	Sterling Marlin	Rayovac (Sterling Marlin)	Chevrolet	240	5420	running	0	94
24	21	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation (Tony Hall)	Ford	237	8510	running	0	91
25	7	52	Kevin Grubb	Virginia Is For Lovers (Kevin Grubb)	Chevrolet	236	5600	crash	0	88
26	35	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	218	8390	handling	0	85
27	1	12	Steve Grissom	Zippo (Jimmy Spencer)	Chevrolet	168	7180	crash	88	87
28	42	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	163	6345	crash	0	79
29	22	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	158	5335	radiator	0	76
30	8	85	Shane Hall	Big A Auto Parts (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	157	8425	crash	0	73
31	9	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	133	13940	engine	0	70
32	28	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	126	12805	engine	0	67
33	34	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	118	11795	running	0	64
34	18	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos.com (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	114	11785	running	0	61
35	41	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	88	5275	crash	0	58
36	33	14	Patty Moise	Rhodes Furniture (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	84	5265	crash	0	55
37	23	92	Jeff Green	Kraft (Mac Martin)	Chevrolet	51	5255	crash	0	52
38	24	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	51	5245	crash	0	49
39	17	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	50	5235	crash	0	46
40	37	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	42	5225	crash	0	43
41	36	20	Blaise Alexander	Rescue Engine Formula (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	29	5365	crash	0	40
42	26	89	Ashton Lewis	Allerest / Fiberall (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	11	5205	crash	0	37
43	30	75	Kelly Denton	Food Country (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	8	5200	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Michael Waltrip	Ford
45	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA / Myrtle Beach	Bill Amick	Pontiac
46	Greg Marlowe	78	Mark III Financial	Dan Browder	Chevrolet
47	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Pontiac

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	8	5	#6,17,47 accident backstretch
	9	14	6
	15	19	5	#14 accident turn 2
	20	30	11
	31	37	7	#3 accident backstretch
	38	52	15
	53	62	10	#00,8,57,64,77,92,93,99 accident frontstretch
	63	71	9
	72	85	14	#14,56,74,80,85,93 accident turn 3
	86	93	8
	94	98	5	#2,3,83,99 accident turn 4
	99	169	71
	170	175	6	#12,80 accident turn 2
	176	186	11
	187	191	5	#52 accident frontstretch
	192	236	45
	237	240	4	#85 accident backstretch
	241	242	2
	243	246	4	#00,2,15,33,34,38,44,52,59 accident frontstretch
	247	250	4
Percent of race run under caution: 26.0% Average green flag run: 16.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Steve Grissom	1	69	69
Kevin Lepage	70	80	11
Steve Grissom	81	92	12
Tony Stewart	93	96	4
Steve Grissom	97	103	7
Tony Stewart	104	114	11
Dale Jarrett	115	248	134
Kevin Lepage	249	250	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3269
2	Matt Kenseth	3174	-95
3	Mike McLaughlin	3094	-175
4	Randy LaJoie	2839	-430
5	Buckshot Jones	2758	-511
6	Elton Sawyer	2728	-541
7	Phil Parsons	2677	-592
8	Tim Fedewa	2676	-593
9	Elliott Sadler	2610	-659
10	Hermie Sadler	2548	-721
11	Mike Dillon	2539	-730
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2396	-873
13	Mark Green	2383	-886
14	Jason Keller	2357	-912
15	Jeff Purvis	2119	-1150
16	Joe Bessey	2110	-1159
17	Kevin Lepage	2100	-1169
18	Ed Berrier	2065	-1204
19	Tracy Leslie	2051	-1218
20	Shane Hall	2004	-1265
21	Dick Trickle	1928	-1341