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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 16 of 33
Sunday, June 28, 1998 at Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA
112 laps on a 1.949 mile road course (218.288 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:56
Average speed: 72.387 mph
Pole speed: 98.711 mph

Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: 2.748 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	112	160675	running	48	185
2	6	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	112	81575	running	17	175
3	21	43	John Andretti	STP / NFL Players Association (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	112	62150	running	0	165
4	9	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	112	59340	running	0	160
5	28	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	112	49715	running	0	155
6	26	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	112	54615	running	0	150
7	16	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	112	49615	running	14	151
8	7	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	112	40115	running	0	142
9	12	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	112	47365	running	0	138
10	39	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	112	46510	running	8	139
11	17	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	112	44950	running	0	130
12	43	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	112	39550	running	0	127
13	13	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	112	32200	running	3	129
14	33	17	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Tim Beverley)	Chevrolet	112	27850	running	0	121
15	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	112	46700	running	5	123
16	42	91	Tommy Kendall	First Union (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	112	33800	running	2	120
17	24	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	112	30175	running	0	112
18	5	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	112	36950	running	0	109
19	20	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	112	36495	running	0	106
20	27	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	112	35160	running	0	103
21	19	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	112	36540	running	0	100
22	22	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	112	28940	running	0	97
23	35	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	112	28805	running	0	94
24	40	9	Butch Gilliland	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	112	28625	running	0	91
25	14	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	112	35505	running	0	88
26	8	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	112	35375	running	0	85
27	37	50	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	112	35240	running	0	82
28	15	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	112	41455	running	14	84
29	34	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	112	35035	running	0	76
30	36	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	111	27995	running	0	73
31	31	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	110	31925	running	0	70
32	30	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	110	34365	running	0	67
33	38	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	109	31845	running	0	64
34	11	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	107	31825	running	0	61
35	4	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	103	32105	transmission	0	58
36	32	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	103	31785	running	0	55
37	18	96	Robby Gordon	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	102	24765	suspension	1	57
38	41	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	92	31745	rear end	0	49
39	23	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	87	41325	handling	0	46
40	25	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	84	31705	transmission	0	43
41	10	19	Tom Hubert	Bradford White (Kurt Roehrig)	Ford	78	24685	transmission	0	40
42	29	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	46	40665	crash	0	37
43	2	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	13	25640	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Tommy Kendall	91	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Tommy Kendall	46	First Union	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet
45	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
46	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Bob Hancher	Pontiac
47	Rick Ware	70	Ware Racing Enterprises	Rick Ware	Ford
48	Chris Raudman	58	ITP	Chris Raudman / Craig Raudman	Chevrolet
DC	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR	Harry Melling	Ford
DC	Kevin Lepage	91	First Union	Joe Falk	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	17	3	#13 off course turn 8A
	18	50	33
	51	55	5	#36 off course turn 7
	56	63	8
	64	74	11	#99 accident frontstretch
	75	79	5
	80	81	2	#19 off course turn 1
	82	86	5
	87	88	2	#22 off course turn 3
	89	112	24
Percent of race run under caution: 20.5% Average green flag run: 14.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	37	37
Darrell Waltrip	38	40	3
Steve Grissom	41	48	8
Tommy Kendall	49	50	2
Dale Jarrett	51	55	5
Sterling Marlin	56	69	14
Robby Gordon	70	70	1
Ricky Rudd	71	84	14
Bobby Hamilton	85	101	17
Jeff Gordon	102	112	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2357
2	Jeremy Mayfield	2317	-40
3	Mark Martin	2305	-52
4	Dale Jarrett	2283	-74
5	Rusty Wallace	2147	-210
6	Bobby Labonte	2070	-287
7	Terry Labonte	2045	-312
8	Jeff Burton	1949	-408
9	Jimmy Spencer	1875	-482
10	Dale Earnhardt	1852	-505
11	Bill Elliott	1806	-551
12	Ken Schrader	1786	-571
13	Bobby Hamilton	1727	-630
14	Michael Waltrip	1703	-654
15	Ward Burton	1665	-692
16	John Andretti	1658	-699
17	Ted Musgrave	1652	-705
18	Sterling Marlin	1646	-711
19	Ernie Irvan	1637	-720
20	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1628	-729
21	Brett Bodine	1616	-741