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1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 33
Monday, April 20, 1998 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .526 mile paved track (263.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:43:10
Average Speed: 70.709 mph
Pole Speed: 93.175 mph

Cautions: 14 for 96 laps
Margin of Victory: 6.376 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 15

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	500	227,025	running	378	185
2	12	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	65,675	running	0	170
3	23	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	58,525	running	0	165
4	31	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	49,475	running	33	165
5	36	50	Randy LaJoie	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	44,325	running	0	155
6	2	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	500	41,525	running	3	155
7	13	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	499	35,425	running	0	146
8	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	47,000	running	19	147
9	22	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	499	34,600	running	0	138
10	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	499	41,700	running	0	134
11	30	31	Morgan Shepherd	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	27,185	running	0	130
12	7	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	499	31,750	running	0	127
13	19	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	499	33,000	running	0	124
14	4	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	499	39,150	running	0	121
15	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	499	37,000	running	0	118
16	38	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	23,950	running	0	115
17	41	30	Jeff Green	Gumout Long Life Formula (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	499	32,350	running	0	112
18	8	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	499	34,155	running	59	114
19	35	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	498	36,500	running	0	106
20	24	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network (Harry Melling)	Ford	498	23,550	running	0	103
21	27	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	497	29,700	running	0	100
22	17	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	497	22,350	running	8	102
23	29	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	497	18,500	running	0	94
24	9	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	497	27,950	running	0	91
25	32	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	497	27,700	running	0	88
26	43	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	496	33,350	running	0	85
27	42	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	496	17,200	running	0	82
28	20	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	496	27,150	running	0	79
29	18	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	495	33,700	running	0	76
30	26	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	493	26,750	running	0	73
31	25	8	Hut Stricklin	Circuit City (Stavola Brothers)	Chevrolet	493	19,600	running	0	70
32	15	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	470	33,075	running	0	67
33	28	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	456	18,850	running	0	64
34	16	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	452	23,225	running	0	61
35	40	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	433	23,100	rear end	0	58
36	21	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	432	16,025	running	0	55
37	39	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	431	22,900	running	0	52
38	37	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios / Pop Secret (Jack Roush)	Ford	403	22,750	running	0	49
39	34	35	Todd Bodine	Tabasco (Bob Hancher)	Pontiac	369	15,650	engine	0	46
40	14	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	278	15,550	handling	0	43
41	11	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	274	22,450	harmonic	0	40
42	33	91	Kevin Lepage	Little Joe's Auto (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	142	15,350	engine	0	37
43	5	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	71	15,550	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#46), Dave Marcis (#71), Gary Bradberry (#78)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	11	7	#1,99 accident backstretch
	12	16	5
	17	23	7	#23,40,75,41,31 accident turn 2
	24	72	49
	73	81	9	#96 accident turn 1
	82	138	57
	139	146	8	#5 spun backstretch
	147	154	8
	155	160	6	#7 spun turn 4
	161	184	24
	185	192	8	#7 spun turn 4
	193	264	72
	265	272	8	#9,30,26 spun turn 4
	273	288	16
	289	293	5	#1,6 accident turn 2
	294	296	3
	297	302	6	debris frontstretch
	303	310	8
	311	318	8	debris
	319	355	37
	356	363	8	#81 spun backstretch
	364	380	17
	381	385	5	#8 spun turn 2
	386	388	3
	389	393	5	#23 spun turn 2
	394	413	20
	414	419	6	#7,99 spun backstretch
	420	500	81
Percent of race run under caution: 19.2% Average green flag run: 26.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Hamilton	1	74	74
Kenny Wallace	75	82	8
Bobby Hamilton	83	101	19
Rusty Wallace	102	103	2
Bobby Hamilton	104	185	82
Jeff Gordon	186	204	19
Bobby Hamilton	205	266	62
Rusty Wallace	267	267	1
Bobby Hamilton	268	311	44
Dale Earnhardt	312	343	32
Bobby Hamilton	344	355	12
Dale Earnhardt	356	356	1
John Andretti	357	366	10
Bobby Hamilton	367	388	22
John Andretti	389	437	49
Bobby Hamilton	438	500	63

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	1191
2	Jeremy Mayfield	1158	-33
3	Terry Labonte	1086	-105
4	Jeff Gordon	1085	-106
5	Dale Jarrett	1085	-106
6	Mark Martin	1055	-136
7	Bill Elliott	1054	-137
8	Dale Earnhardt	1025	-166
9	Ken Schrader	964	-227
10	Jeff Burton	942	-249
11	Bobby Labonte	940	-251
12	Michael Waltrip	930	-261
13	Bobby Hamilton	915	-276
14	Jimmy Spencer	909	-282
15	Ted Musgrave	906	-285
16	Johnny Benson, Jr.	892	-299
17	Ward Burton	867	-324
18	Chad Little	845	-346
19	Brett Bodine	842	-349
20	Steve Grissom	786	-405

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