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1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 1 of 31
Saturday, February 14, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:11:11
Average Speed: 137.213 mph
Pole Speed: 190.134 mph

Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: .178 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	120	78,600	running	105	185
2	4	4	Jeff Purvis	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	120	66,225	running	0	170
3	26	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	47,500	running	0	165
4	5	00	Buckshot Jones	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	120	39,350	running	0	160
5	22	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	120	41,725	running	0	155
6	7	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	120	31,125	running	0	150
7	27	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	120	25,675	running	0	146
8	16	88	Kevin Schwantz	Ryder (Kevin Schwantz)	Chevrolet	120	27,225	running	0	142
9	30	12	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo Manufacturing (Jimmy Spencer)	Chevrolet	120	20,975	running	3	143
10	32	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	120	25,025	running	0	134
11	6	15	Mike Wallace	Petree Racing (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	120	20,825	running	0	130
12	18	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	120	26,975	running	0	127
13	11	96	John Andretti	Big A Auto Parts (Mike Curb)	Chevrolet	120	18,000	running	0	124
14	40	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	120	21,700	running	0	121
15	34	89	Stanton Barrett	Allerest (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	120	22,500	running	0	118
16	39	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	119	20,525	running	0	115
17	14	70	Dale Fischlein	Adrian Carriers (Ivan Murphy)	Chevrolet	119	17,950	running	0	112
18	1	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	119	25,325	running	7	114
19	42	45	Brad Loney	Hunters Specialties / GTS (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	119	19,600	running	0	106
20	38	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	119	19,900	running	0	103
21	17	36	Matt Hutter	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	119	23,850	running	0	100
22	24	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	119	16,475	running	5	102
23	15	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	119	16,100	running	0	94
24	23	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	118	18,975	running	0	91
25	33	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler & Brake (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	118	16,050	running	0	88
26	12	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	117	16,825	running	0	85
27	35	40	Rick Fuller	Channellock (Doug Taylor)	Chevrolet	117	16,650	running	0	82
28	37	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	117	18,725	running	0	79
29	31	85	Shane Hall	Dura Shine (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	116	17,475	running	0	76
30	13	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	112	17,600	running	0	73
31	9	44	Tony Stewart	Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	109	17,200	crash	0	70
32	43	32	Larry Pearson	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	109	15,275	crash	0	67
33	29	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Pontiac	101	17,100	running	0	64
34	36	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	98	17,050	running	0	61
35	10	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	87	14,920	crash	0	58
36	25	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	86	16,825	running	0	55
37	3	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	81	21,425	crash	0	52
38	8	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Yahoo Sports (Robert Hayes)	Chevrolet	76	14,925	engine	0	49
39	41	43	Stevie Reeves	Curb Records (Mike Curb)	Ford	75	16,675	engine	0	0
40	21	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	26	21,125	running	0	43
41	28	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	11	14,575	crash	0	40
42	19	30	Mike Cope	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	1	14,525	crash	0	37
43	20	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	1	14,475	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Hank Parker, Jr. (#78), Chris Diamond (#68), Lance Hooper (#23), Dale Shaw (#48), Doug Reid III (#7), Blaise Alexander (#20), Derrike Cope (#92), Jimmy Foster (#50), Ron Barfield, Jr. (#2), Larry Pearson (#55), Patty Moise (#14), Lyndon Amick (#35), Mark Day (#16)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	7	6	#56,6,66,47,99,80,30,38,9 accident backstretch
	8	23	16
	24	26	3	#72 accident turn 3
	27	89	63
	90	93	4	#93 accident turn 3
	94	100	7
	101	104	4	#59,36 accident turn 1
	105	106	2
	107	109	3	#3,64 accident backstretch
	110	110	1
	111	114	4	#44,32,85,29 accident turn 1
	115	120	6
Percent of race run under caution: 20.0% Average green flag run: 13.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mike McLaughlin	1	7	7
Joe Nemechek	8	78	71
Jeff Burton	79	83	5
Jimmy Spencer	84	86	3
Joe Nemechek	87	120	34

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Joe Nemechek	185
2	Jeff Purvis	170	-15
3	Mark Martin	165	-20
4	Buckshot Jones	160	-25
5	Randy LaJoie	155	-30
6	Matt Kenseth	150	-35
7	Michael Waltrip	146	-39
8	Jimmy Spencer	143	-42
9	Kevin Schwantz	142	-43
10	Phil Parsons	134	-51
11	Mike Wallace	130	-55
12	Hermie Sadler	127	-58
13	John Andretti	124	-61
14	Mark Green	121	-64
15	Stanton Barrett	118	-67
16	Jason Keller	115	-70
17	Mike McLaughlin	114	-71
18	Dale Fischlein	112	-73
19	Brad Loney	106	-79
20	Tim Fedewa	103	-82

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