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1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 33
Saturday, September 12, 1998 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:15:41
Average speed: 91.985 mph
Pole speed: 125.377 mph

Cautions: 8 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: .051 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 24

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries NASCAR Select (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	108495	running	203	185
2	5	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	85190	running	30	175
3	12	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	60580	running	1	170
4	2	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	400	65230	running	1	165
5	9	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	52280	running	0	155
6	6	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	400	47930	running	10	155
7	1	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	45630	running	103	151
8	26	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	31780	running	0	142
9	16	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	400	38280	running	32	143
10	36	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	47880	running	1	139
11	13	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	399	28180	running	0	130
12	23	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	27180	running	0	127
13	42	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	399	36230	running	6	129
14	30	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	399	33330	running	0	121
15	4	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Non-Alcoholic (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	399	26855	running	0	118
16	7	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	398	39630	running	0	115
17	24	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	398	32630	running	0	112
18	43	35	Darrell Waltrip	Tabasco (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	398	21380	running	0	109
19	33	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	398	31955	running	0	106
20	28	46	Jeff Green	The Money Store (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	398	26880	running	0	103
21	35	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	398	36980	running	0	100
22	37	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	398	31355	running	0	97
23	19	9	Jerry Nadeau	Cartoon Network / Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (Harry Melling)	Ford	398	24080	running	0	94
24	8	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	398	30855	running	0	91
25	17	96	Ted Musgrave	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	397	20405	running	0	88
26	31	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	397	30480	running	0	85
27	40	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	397	23255	running	0	82
28	15	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	397	30030	running	0	79
29	29	13	Dennis Setzer	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	397	19910	running	0	76
30	14	50	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	397	29800	running	0	73
31	27	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	394	22265	running	0	70
32	18	91	Todd Bodine	OBX / Dare (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	392	19730	running	2	72
33	22	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	392	19695	running	0	64
34	25	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	383	36035	running	0	61
35	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	363	37100	crash	0	58
36	38	16	Kevin Lepage	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	333	26565	transmission	0	55
37	39	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	293	26530	running	0	52
38	34	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	260	34495	running	0	49
39	11	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	213	26460	crash	0	46
40	21	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's Get Back with Big Mac (Bill Elliott)	Ford	194	26425	engine	0	43
41	32	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Betty Crocker (Jack Roush)	Ford	190	26390	engine	11	45
42	41	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	141	26355	crash	0	37
43	20	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	33	19345	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Dennis Setzer	13	backup car
Jimmy Spencer	23	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Buckshot Jones	00	Realtree Extra	Stavola Brothers	Chevrolet
45	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Jim Wilson	Ford
46	Ken Bouchard	79	T.R.I.X. Racing / NUCAR Conn.	Ted Walters / George Pywowariw	Chevrolet
47	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Cale Yarborough	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	17	17
	18	25	8	#75 oil on track
	26	35	10
	36	48	13	#3,16,42,77 accident backstretch
	49	144	96
	145	153	9	#90 accident turn 3
	154	206	53
	207	214	8	#91,97 spun turn 4
	215	215	1
	216	221	6	#44 accident turn 1
	222	331	110
	332	339	8	#3 stalled backstretch
	340	347	8
	348	352	5	#88 spun frontstretch
	353	363	11
	364	372	9	#18 accident turn 3
	373	400	28
Percent of race run under caution: 16.5% Average green flag run: 37.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	93	93
Jeff Burton	94	99	6
Rusty Wallace	100	109	10
Bobby Hamilton	110	119	10
Ken Schrader	120	120	1
Mark Martin	121	121	1
Todd Bodine	122	123	2
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	124	124	1
Johnny Benson, Jr.	125	135	11
Geoffrey Bodine	136	141	6
Jimmy Spencer	142	149	8
Jeff Burton	150	193	44
Jeff Gordon	194	197	4
Jeff Burton	198	202	5
Jeff Gordon	203	207	5
Jeff Burton	208	291	84
Jeff Gordon	292	292	1
Jeff Burton	293	304	12
Jeff Gordon	305	320	16
Jimmy Spencer	321	332	12
Jeff Burton	333	342	10
Jeff Gordon	343	346	4
Jeff Burton	347	348	2
Jimmy Spencer	349	360	12
Jeff Burton	361	400	40

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3952
2	Mark Martin	3748	-204
3	Dale Jarrett	3644	-308
4	Rusty Wallace	3477	-475
5	Jeff Burton	3298	-654
6	Bobby Labonte	3259	-693
7	Jeremy Mayfield	3254	-698
8	Dale Earnhardt	3018	-934
9	Ken Schrader	2864	-1088
10	John Andretti	2851	-1101
11	Terry Labonte	2845	-1107
12	Bobby Hamilton	2718	-1234
13	Ernie Irvan	2704	-1248
14	Sterling Marlin	2700	-1252
15	Michael Waltrip	2603	-1349
16	Chad Little	2588	-1364
17	Jimmy Spencer	2577	-1375
18	Bill Elliott	2539	-1413
19	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2393	-1559
20	Ward Burton	2366	-1586
21	Darrell Waltrip	2301	-1651