1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

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1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
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Winston Cup race number 25 of 33
September 12, 1998 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .750 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:41
Average Speed: 91.985 mph
Pole Speed: 125.377 mph Cautions: 8 for 66 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.051 sec
Attendance: n/a

Glossary 1998 Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	108,495	running	203	185
2	5	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	85,190	running	30	175
3	12	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	60,580	running	1	170
4	2	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	400	65,230	running	1	165
5	9	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	52,280	running	0	155
6	6	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	400	47,930	running	10	155
7	1	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	45,630	running	103	151
8	26	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	31,780	running	0	142
9	16	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	400	38,280	running	32	143
10	36	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	47,880	running	1	139
11	13	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	399	28,180	running	0	130
12	23	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	27,180	running	0	127
13	42	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	399	36,230	running	6	129
14	30	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	399	33,330	running	0	121
15	4	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	399	26,855	running	0	118
16	7	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	398	39,630	running	0	115
17	24	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	398	32,630	running	0	112
18	43	35	Darrell Waltrip	Tabasco (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	398	21,380	running	0	109
19	33	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	398	31,955	running	0	106
20	28	46	Jeff Green	The Money Store (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	398	26,880	running	0	103
21	35	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	398	36,980	running	0	100
22	37	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	398	31,355	running	0	97
23	19	9	Jerry Nadeau	Cartoon Network (Harry Melling)	Ford	398	24,080	running	0	94
24	8	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	398	30,855	running	0	91
25	17	96	Ted Musgrave	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	397	20,405	running	0	88
26	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	397	30,480	running	0	85
27	40	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	397	23,255	running	0	82
28	15	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	397	30,030	running	0	79
29	29	13	Dennis Setzer	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	397	19,910	running	0	76
30	14	50	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	397	29,800	running	0	73
31	27	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	394	22,265	running	0	70
32	18	91	Todd Bodine	OBX / Dare (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	392	19,730	running	2	72
33	22	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	392	19,695	running	0	64
34	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	383	36,035	running	0	61
35	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	363	37,100	crash	0	58
36	38	16	Kevin Lepage	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	333	26,565	transmission	0	55
37	39	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	293	26,530	running	0	52
38	34	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	260	34,495	running	0	49
39	11	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	213	26,460	crash	0	46
40	21	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	194	26,425	engine	0	43
41	32	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Betty Crocker (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	26,390	engine	11	45
42	41	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	141	26,355	crash	0	37
43	20	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	33	19,345	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (#00), Gary Bradberry (#78), Ken Bouchard (#79), Rich Bickle (#98)

Cautions: Laps: 18-25 (#75 oil on track), 36-48 (#3,16,42,77 accident backstretch), 145-153 (#90 accident turn 3), 207-214 (#91,97 spun turn 4), 216-221 (#44 accident turn 1), 332-339 (#3 stalled backstretch), 348-352 (#88 spun frontstretch), 364-372 (#18 accident turn 3)

Lap leaders: R. Wallace 1-93, J. Burton 94-99, R. Wallace 100-109, B. Hamilton 110-119, K. Schrader 120, M. Martin 121, T. Bodine 122-123, K. Irwin Jr. 124, J. Benson Jr. 125-135, G. Bodine 136-141, J. Spencer 142-149, J. Burton 150-193, J. Gordon 194-197, J. Burton 198-202, J. Gordon 203-207, J. Burton 208-291, J. Gordon 292, J. Burton 293-304, J. Gordon 305-320, J. Spencer 321-332, J. Burton 333-342, J. Gordon 343-346, J. Burton 347-348, J. Spencer 349-360, J. Burton 361-400

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Gordon 3952 2 Mark Martin 3748 -204 3 Dale Jarrett 3644 -308 4 Rusty Wallace 3477 -475 5 Jeff Burton 3298 -654 6 Bobby Labonte 3259 -693 7 Jeremy Mayfield 3254 -698 8 Dale Earnhardt 3018 -934 9 Ken Schrader 2864 -1088 10 John Andretti 2851 -1101 11 Terry Labonte 2845 -1107 12 Bobby Hamilton 2718 -1234 13 Ernie Irvan 2704 -1248 14 Sterling Marlin 2700 -1252 15 Michael Waltrip 2603 -1349 16 Chad Little 2588 -1364 17 Jimmy Spencer 2577 -1375 18 Bill Elliott 2539 -1413 19 Johnny Benson, Jr. 2393 -1559 20 Ward Burton 2366 -1586 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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