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1998 Diamond Hill Plywood 200

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 5 of 31
Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
147 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (200.8 miles)

Time of race: 1:59:57
Average Speed: 100.443 mph
Pole Speed: 162.577 mph

Cautions: 7 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: .066 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
3	2	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	147	12,075	running	0	165
4	13	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	147	24,925	running	0	160
5	4	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	147	19,450	running	0	155
6	20	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	147	11,250	running	0	150
7	26	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	147	10,200	running	14	151
8	14	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	147	13,845	running	0	142
9	31	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	147	9,435	running	2	143
10	37	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	147	14,425	running	0	134
12	21	20	Blaise Alexander	Rescue Engine Formula (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	147	14,580	running	0	127
13	24	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	147	6,900	running	0	124
15	12	52	Kevin Grubb	Crestar Bank (Kevin Grubb)	Chevrolet	147	6,455	running	0	118
17	39	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	146	7,805	running	0	112
18	36	85	Shane Hall	Bama Jams & Jellies (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	146	5,675	running	0	109
19	19	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Yahoo Sports (Robert Hayes)	Chevrolet	146	5,640	running	0	106
21	7	40	Kevin Lepage	Channellock (Doug Taylor)	Chevrolet	146	5,745	running	0	100
22	16	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	146	7,510	running	0	97
23	8	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	145	12,955	running	0	94
26	6	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	143	4,370	running	0	85
28	25	78	Hank Parker, Jr.	Mark III Financial (Dan Browder)	Chevrolet	143	4,420	running	0	79
29	34	42	J.D. Gibbs	Carolina Turkey (Jason Gibbs)	Chevrolet	142	4,300	running	0	76
32	3	4	Jeff Purvis	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	113	10,740	handling	0	67
33	38	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	105	6,220	running	0	64
34	28	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	99	6,200	running	0	61
35	32	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	92	4,180	oil pump	0	58
36	43	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	81	10,660	penalty	16	60
37	42	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	62	6,135	handling	0	52
38	41	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	61	6,100	crash	0	49
39	11	92	David Green	Kraft (Mac Martin)	Chevrolet	43	4,090	crash	0	46
40	30	30	Mike Cope	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	42	4,280	crash	0	43
42	33	51	Jim Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Jim Bown)	Chevrolet	1	4,055	crash	0	37
43	35	88	Kevin Schwantz	Ryder (Kevin Schwantz)	Chevrolet	1	6,055	crash	0	34
2	1	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	147	23,825	running	93	180
11	15	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	147	12,765	running	0	130
20	40	32	Jason Jarrett	DAJ Racing (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	146	8,680	running	0	103
24	5	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	145	4,435	running	8	96
30	27	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	132	6,480	running	0	73
31	10	89	Stanton Barrett	Northstar Water (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	126	6,260	handling	0	70
41	22	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	36	4,065	crash	0	40
1	9	44	Bobby Labonte	Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	147	25,375	running	14	180
14	17	00	Buckshot Jones	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	147	7,865	running	0	121
16	18	35	Lyndon Amick	SCANA / Myrtle Beach (Bill Amick)	Pontiac	146	5,745	running	0	115
25	23	36	Matt Hutter	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	145	10,990	running	0	88
27	29	23	Lance Hooper	WCW (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	143	4,345	running	0	82

Failed to qualify: Mike Stefanik (#96), Dave Blaney (#93), Jimmy Foster (#50), Patty Moise (#14), Jeff Fuller (#7), Ron Barfield, Jr. (#2)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	8	6	#88,51,63,77,3 accident turn 3
	9	28	20
	29	33	5	#36,23 accident turn 1
	34	38	5
	39	43	5	debris backstretch
	44	44	1
	45	53	9	#77,30,33,92,80,78,37,3 accident turn 2
	54	60	7
	61	66	6	#60,4,74,63 accident turn 3
	67	82	16
	83	88	6	#6 accident turn 3
	89	92	4
	93	95	3	#56,89 accident turn 3
	96	147	52
Percent of race run under caution: 27.2% Average green flag run: 13.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Burton	1	35	35
Mark Martin	36	38	3
Robert Pressley	39	39	1
Hermie Sadler	40	53	14
Joe Bessey	54	69	16
Jeff Burton	70	82	13
Robert Pressley	83	83	1
Mark Martin	84	88	5
Jeff Burton	89	133	45
Bobby Labonte	134	147	14

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Mike McLaughlin	673
2	Buckshot Jones	670	-3
3	Randy LaJoie	664	-9
4	Matt Kenseth	645	-28
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	641	-32
6	Hermie Sadler	639	-34
7	Dick Trickle	624	-49
8	Jeff Burton	617	-56
9	Elliott Sadler	616	-57
10	Mark Martin	581	-92
11	Mike Dillon	571	-102
12	Mark Green	547	-126
13	Elton Sawyer	537	-136
14	Jason Keller	532	-141
15	Jeff Purvis	528	-145
16	Tim Fedewa	521	-152
17	Joe Nemechek	510	-163
18	Glenn Allen, Jr.	481	-192
19	Robert Pressley	445	-228
20	Tracy Leslie	437	-236

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