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1998 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 13 of 33
Saturday, June 6, 1998 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:29
Average speed: 97.044 mph
Pole speed: 125.558 mph

Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	99975	running	96	180
2	4	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	75625	running	108	180
3	22	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	56875	running	27	170
4	7	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	400	62075	running	0	160
5	19	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	65025	running	73	160
6	15	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	400	39075	running	0	150
7	13	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	42150	running	0	146
8	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	400	43750	running	0	142
9	11	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	41850	running	0	138
10	3	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	400	31300	running	81	139
11	26	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	400	41900	running	0	130
12	18	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	400	32750	running	0	127
13	9	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	26175	running	0	124
14	37	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	399	35675	running	0	121
15	10	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	33735	running	0	118
16	39	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	399	35500	running	0	115
17	20	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	399	30800	running	0	112
18	8	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	30450	running	12	114
19	24	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	399	30225	running	0	106
20	25	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	398	32150	running	0	103
21	38	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	398	34250	running	0	100
22	29	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	398	34125	running	0	97
23	5	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	398	22950	running	0	94
24	27	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	398	29225	running	0	91
25	21	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	398	29075	running	0	88
26	12	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	397	22450	running	0	85
27	2	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	397	25425	running	0	82
28	41	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	397	28600	running	0	79
29	23	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	397	28375	running	0	76
30	34	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	396	21645	running	0	73
31	28	50	Randy LaJoie	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	396	27975	running	0	70
32	42	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	395	20925	running	0	67
33	30	96	Kevin Lepage	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	390	20385	crash	0	64
34	43	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	390	24850	handling	0	61
35	31	35	Todd Bodine	Tabasco (Bob Hancher)	Pontiac	379	17825	running	0	58
36	35	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	374	17800	running	0	55
37	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	372	44975	crash	2	57
38	36	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	361	17750	handling	0	49
39	32	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	348	24725	running	0	46
40	33	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	340	24700	crash	1	48
41	17	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	260	17675	running	0	40
42	6	46	Jeff Green	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	183	17650	crash	0	37
43	40	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	113	17650	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Buckshot Jones	8	Circuit City	Stavola Brothers	Chevrolet
45	Kevin Lepage	91	Little Joe's Auto / Pionite	Joe Falk	Chevrolet
DC	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Buz McCall	Chevrolet
WD	Jerry Glanville	51	HBO / Unifirst Uniforms	Jerry Glanville	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	121	121
	122	131	10	#77 accident turn 3
	132	186	55
	187	197	11	#46 spun turn 4
	198	343	146
	344	349	6	#21 accident turn 3
	350	372	23
	373	382	10	#24 accident turn 2
	383	383	1
	384	389	6	#44,97,26,10,96,77,35 accident backstretch
	390	393	4
	394	396	3	#96,30,31,13 accident turn 2
	397	399	3
	400	400	1	#26 accident turn 2
Percent of race run under caution: 11.8% Average green flag run: 50.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	2	2
Sterling Marlin	3	80	78
Terry Labonte	81	96	16
Dale Jarrett	97	106	10
Johnny Benson, Jr.	107	118	12
Dale Jarrett	119	120	2
Sterling Marlin	121	123	3
Terry Labonte	124	187	64
Michael Waltrip	188	188	1
Terry Labonte	189	197	9
Mark Martin	198	270	73
Dale Jarrett	271	308	38
Terry Labonte	309	310	2
Dale Jarrett	311	344	34
Rusty Wallace	345	371	27
Terry Labonte	372	373	2
Dale Jarrett	374	397	24
Terry Labonte	398	400	3

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeremy Mayfield	1868
2	Rusty Wallace	1843	-25
3	Jeff Gordon	1822	-46
4	Mark Martin	1815	-53
4	Dale Jarrett	1815	-53
6	Terry Labonte	1775	-93
7	Bobby Labonte	1641	-227
8	Jeff Burton	1573	-295
9	Ken Schrader	1570	-298
10	Jimmy Spencer	1530	-338
11	Bill Elliott	1472	-396
12	Dale Earnhardt	1457	-411
13	Michael Waltrip	1421	-447
14	Bobby Hamilton	1400	-468
14	Ernie Irvan	1400	-468
16	Ward Burton	1384	-484
17	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1376	-492
18	Brett Bodine	1371	-497
19	Ted Musgrave	1349	-519
20	Chad Little	1295	-573
21	John Andretti	1266	-602