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1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 33
Saturday, 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
Lead changes: 24

Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 399   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries NASCAR Select   (Jack Roush)Ford400108,495running203185
2 524   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet40085,190running30175
3126   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush)Ford40060,580running1170
4 233   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree)Chevrolet40065,230running1165
5 943   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac40052,280running0155
6 64   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet40047,930running10155
7 12   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Ford40045,630running103151
82631   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet40031,780running0142
91623   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter)Ford40038,280running32143
103628   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing)Ford40047,880running1139
111381   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci)Ford39928,180running0130
122397   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush)Ford39927,180running0127
13427   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei)Ford39936,230running6129
143036   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers)Pontiac39933,330running0121
15 440   Sterling Marlin Coors Non-Alcoholic   (Felix Sabates)Chevrolet39926,855running0118
16 788   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing)Ford39839,630running0115
172441   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick)Chevrolet39832,630running0112
184335   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley)Pontiac39821,380running0109
193311   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine)Ford39831,955running0106
202846   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates)Chevrolet39826,880running0103
21355   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet39836,980running0100
223712   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss)Ford39831,355running097
23199   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Scooby Doo on Zombie Island   (Harry Melling)Ford39824,080running094
24 830   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider)Pontiac39830,855running091
251796   Ted Musgrave Caterpillar   (Buz McCall)Chevrolet39720,405running088
263121   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers)Ford39730,480running085
27401   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet39723,255running082
281522   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis)Pontiac39730,030running079
292913   Dennis Setzer FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott)Ford39719,910running076
301450   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet39729,800running073
312775   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock)Ford39422,265running070
321891   Todd Bodine OBX / Dare   (Joe Falk)Chevrolet39219,730running272
332271   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet39219,695running064
342510   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd)Ford38336,035running061
351018   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)Pontiac36337,100crash058
363816   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush)Ford33326,565transmission055
373942   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates)Chevrolet29326,530running052
38343   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet26034,495running049
391144   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty)Pontiac21326,460crash046
402194   Bill Elliott McDonald's Get Back with Big Mac   (Bill Elliott)Ford19426,425engine043
413226   Johnny Benson, Jr. Betty Crocker   (Jack Roush)Ford19026,390engine1145
424190   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey)Ford14126,355crash037
432077   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel)Ford3319,345crash034

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

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
11717  
18258   #75 oil on track 
263510  
364813   #3,16,42,77 accident backstretch 
4914496  
1451539   #90 accident turn 3 
15420653  
2072148   #91,97 spun turn 4 
2152151  
2162216   #44 accident turn 1 
222331110  
3323398   #3 stalled backstretch 
3403478  
3483525   #88 spun frontstretch 
35336311  
3643729   #18 accident turn 3 
37340028  
  Percent of race run under caution: 16.5%             Average green flag run: 37.1 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Rusty Wallace19393
  Jeff Burton94996
  Rusty Wallace10010910
  Bobby Hamilton11011910
  Ken Schrader1201201
  Mark Martin1211211
  Todd Bodine1221232
  Kenny Irwin, Jr.1241241
  Johnny Benson, Jr.12513511
  Geoffrey Bodine1361416
  Jimmy Spencer1421498
  Jeff Burton15019344
  Jeff Gordon1941974
  Jeff Burton1982025
  Jeff Gordon2032075
  Jeff Burton20829184
  Jeff Gordon2922921
  Jeff Burton29330412
  Jeff Gordon30532016
  Jimmy Spencer32133212
  Jeff Burton33334210
  Jeff Gordon3433464
  Jeff Burton3473482
  Jimmy Spencer34936012
  Jeff Burton36140040

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
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