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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:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Bobby Labonte18Pontiac46.774   192.415  
2   Terry Labonte5Chevrolet46.844   192.127  
3   Ken Schrader33Chevrolet46.927   191.787  
4   Dale Earnhardt3Chevrolet47.119   191.006  
5   John Andretti43Pontiac47.163   190.828  
6   Mike Skinner31Chevrolet47.201   190.674  
7   Derrike Cope30Pontiac47.215   190.617  
8   Rusty Wallace2Ford47.258   190.444  
9   Ward Burton22Pontiac47.336   190.130  
10   Lake Speed9Ford47.353   190.062  
11   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet47.386   189.930  
12   Greg Sacks98Ford47.437   189.725  
13   Jimmy Spencer23Ford47.468   189.601  
14   Ernie Irvan36Pontiac47.472   189.585  
15   Dale Jarrett88Ford47.474   189.577  
16   Ricky Craven50Chevrolet47.479   189.557  
17   Dick Trickle90Ford47.496   189.490  
18   Dave Marcis71Chevrolet47.516   189.410  
19   Jeremy Mayfield12Ford47.529   189.358  
20   Billy Standridge47Ford47.546   189.290  
21   David Green96Chevrolet47.556   189.251  
22   Darrell Waltrip17Chevrolet47.599   189.080  
23   Sterling Marlin40Chevrolet47.617   189.008  
24   Steve Park1Chevrolet47.622   188.988  
25   Bobby Hamilton4Chevrolet47.684   188.743  
26   Jeff Green29Chevrolet47.721   188.596  
27   Michael Waltrip21Ford47.730   188.561  
28   Mark Martin6Ford47.731   188.557  
29   Joe Nemechek42Chevrolet47.791   188.320  
30   Chad Little97Ford47.805   188.265  
31   Robert Pressley77Ford47.809   188.249  
32   Jerry Nadeau13Ford47.822   188.198  
33   Johnny Benson, Jr.26Ford47.843   188.115  
34   Rick Mast75Ford47.858   188.056  
35   Jeff Burton99Ford47.876   187.986  
36   Kenny Irwin, Jr.28Ford47.895   187.911  
37   Kevin Lepage91Chevrolet47.928   187.782  
38   Wally Dallenbach, Jr.46Chevrolet47.958   187.664  
39   Kenny Wallace81Ford48.041   187.340  
40   Bill Elliott94Ford48.111   187.067  
41   Kyle Petty44Pontiac48.124   187.017  
42   Steve Grissom41Chevrolet48.128   187.001  
43   Mark Gibson59Ford48.179   186.803  
44   Phil Barkdoll73Chevrolet48.221   186.641  
45   Hut Stricklin8Chevrolet48.247   186.540  
46   Brett Bodine11Ford48.292   186.366  
47   Ricky Rudd10Ford48.502   185.559  
48   Ted Musgrave16Ford48.518   185.498  
49   Andy Hillenburg95Chevrolet48.554   185.361  
50   Todd Bodine35Pontiac48.640   185.033  
51   Loy Allen, Jr.14Pontiac48.644   185.018  
52   Gary Bradberry78Ford48.967   183.797  
53   Dan Pardus07Chevrolet49.198   182.934  
54   Mike Ciochetti80Ford49.760   180.868  
55   Geoffrey Bodine7Ford    
56   Norm Benning79Chevrolet    

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)