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1998 Daytona 500 qualifying results Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 33 Sunday, February 15, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 2:53:42 Average speed: 172.712 mph Pole speed: 192.415 mph Cautions: 3 for 9 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 46.774   192.415   2   Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 46.844   192.127   3   Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 46.927   191.787   4   Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 47.119   191.006   5   John Andretti 43 Pontiac 47.163   190.828   6   Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 47.201   190.674   7   Derrike Cope 30 Pontiac 47.215   190.617   8   Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 47.258   190.444   9   Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 47.336   190.130   10   Lake Speed 9 Ford 47.353   190.062   11   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 47.386   189.930   12   Greg Sacks 98 Ford 47.437   189.725   13   Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford 47.468   189.601   14   Ernie Irvan 36 Pontiac 47.472   189.585   15   Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 47.474   189.577   16   Ricky Craven 50 Chevrolet 47.479   189.557   17   Dick Trickle 90 Ford 47.496   189.490   18   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 47.516   189.410   19   Jeremy Mayfield 12 Ford 47.529   189.358   20   Billy Standridge 47 Ford 47.546   189.290   21   David Green 96 Chevrolet 47.556   189.251   22   Darrell Waltrip 17 Chevrolet 47.599   189.080   23   Sterling Marlin 40 Chevrolet 47.617   189.008   24   Steve Park 1 Chevrolet 47.622   188.988   25   Bobby Hamilton 4 Chevrolet 47.684   188.743   26   Jeff Green 29 Chevrolet 47.721   188.596   27   Michael Waltrip 21 Ford 47.730   188.561   28   Mark Martin 6 Ford 47.731   188.557   29   Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 47.791   188.320   30   Chad Little 97 Ford 47.805   188.265   31   Robert Pressley 77 Ford 47.809   188.249   32   Jerry Nadeau 13 Ford 47.822   188.198   33   Johnny Benson, Jr. 26 Ford 47.843   188.115   34   Rick Mast 75 Ford 47.858   188.056   35   Jeff Burton 99 Ford 47.876   187.986   36   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 28 Ford 47.895   187.911   37   Kevin Lepage 91 Chevrolet 47.928   187.782   38   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 Chevrolet 47.958   187.664   39   Kenny Wallace 81 Ford 48.041   187.340   40   Bill Elliott 94 Ford 48.111   187.067   41   Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 48.124   187.017   42   Steve Grissom 41 Chevrolet 48.128   187.001   43   Mark Gibson 59 Ford 48.179   186.803   44   Phil Barkdoll 73 Chevrolet 48.221   186.641   45   Hut Stricklin 8 Chevrolet 48.247   186.540   46   Brett Bodine 11 Ford 48.292   186.366   47   Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 48.502   185.559   48   Ted Musgrave 16 Ford 48.518   185.498   49   Andy Hillenburg 95 Chevrolet 48.554   185.361   50   Todd Bodine 35 Pontiac 48.640   185.033   51   Loy Allen, Jr. 14 Pontiac 48.644   185.018   52   Gary Bradberry 78 Ford 48.967   183.797   53   Dan Pardus 07 Chevrolet 49.198   182.934   54   Mike Ciochetti 80 Ford 49.760   180.868   55   Geoffrey Bodine 7 Ford     56   Norm Benning 79 Chevrolet     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#46), Kenny Wallace (#81), David Green (#96), Gary Bradberry (#78), Jeff Green (#29), Norm Benning (#79), Hut Stricklin (#8), Loy Allen, Jr. (#14), Michael Ciochetti (#80), Mark Gibson (#59), Johnny Benson, Jr. (#26), Todd Bodine (#35), Dan Pardus (#07), Phil Barkdoll (#73-DC), Randy Renfrow (#85-WD), Tim Steele (#15-WD)