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1998 Pepsi 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 30 of 33 Saturday, October 17, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:46:02 Average speed: 144.549 mph Pole speed: 193.611 mph Cautions: 6 for 26 laps Margin of victory: .176 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 160 184325 running 49 185 2 1 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Small Soldiers   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 160 98825 running 4 175 3 9 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 160 71475 running 0 165 4 25 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 160 62325 running 1 165 5 7 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 160 59175 running 10 160 6 4 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 160 60625 running 0 150 7 12 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 160 50575 running 0 146 8 39 36   Ernie Irvan Wild Berry Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 160 49575 running 0 142 9 16 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 160 48675 running 0 138 10 5 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 160 57375 running 41 139 11 37 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 160 50015 running 0 130 12 38 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 160 44225 running 1 132 13 2 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 160 49485 running 0 124 14 14 43   John Andretti STP / Smokey Bear   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 160 45095 running 0 121 15 31 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 160 42105 running 0 118 16 6 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 160 47165 running 0 115 17 27 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth / AmeriCast   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 160 40125 running 0 112 18 17 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light Silver Bullet   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 160 32610 running 0 109 19 33 9   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Scooby Doo on Zombie Island   (Harry Melling) Ford 160 34070 running 0 106 20 20 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 159 34255 crash 0 103 21 30 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 159 28785 running 1 105 22 42 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 159 38065 running 0 97 23 3 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 159 58045 running 38 99 24 23 91   Andy Hillenburg Little Joe's Auto   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 159 30975 running 0 91 25 19 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 159 37330 running 0 88 26 40 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Betty Crocker   (Jack Roush) Ford 159 36770 running 0 85 27 41 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 159 42715 running 0 82 28 43 35   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 158 26095 running 0 79 29 24 96   Steve Grissom Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 157 25875 running 0 76 30 35 50   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 156 35780 running 0 73 31 29 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 144 35525 running 0 70 32 11 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 140 40395 crash 15 72 33 15 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 139 28265 crash 0 64 34 34 13   Ted Musgrave FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 116 25185 handling 0 61 35 28 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 113 27555 engine 0 58 36 26 07   Dan Pardus Midwest Transit   (Hal Hicks / Mike Witters) Chevrolet 99 25425 crash 0 55 37 32 46   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 98 24796 running 0 52 38 13 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 67 31650 rear end 0 49 39 36 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley "Gone Grill Crazy"   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 58 24550 crash 0 46 40 22 16   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 31 31450 crash 0 43 41 21 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 31 31350 crash 0 40 42 10 55   Hut Stricklin Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 31 24250 crash 0 37 43 18 47   Billy Standridge TeamFansCanRace.com   (Billy Standridge) Ford 19 24150 engine 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ernie Irvan 36 driver change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms Butch Mock Ford 45 Dick Trickle 90 Heilig-Meyers Junie Donlavey Ford 46 Rick Wilson 41 Kodiak Larry Hedrick Chevrolet 47 Robert Pressley 77 Jasper Engines Doug Bawel Ford 48 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers Jim Wilson Ford DC Ricky Craven 36 Wild Berry Skittles Nelson Bowers Pontiac WD Loy Allen, Jr. 35 Tabasco Bob Hancher Pontiac WD Randal Ritter 68 H.G. Hills Food Stores Randal Ritter Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 12 12     13 15 3   rain   16 32 17     33 38 6   #16,98,55,7,46,13,21,26,96,07,35 accident turn 2   39 106 68     107 110 4   #07 accident turn 2   111 124 14     125 128 4   rain   129 141 13     142 147 6   #23,28,1,9,10,91,11,43,97 accident backstretch   148 154 7     155 157 3   rain   158 160 3       Percent of race run under caution: 16.3%             Average green flag run: 19.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dale Jarrett 1 1 1   Dale Earnhardt 2 32 31   Rusty Wallace 33 33 1   Dave Marcis 34 34 1   Rusty Wallace 35 43 9   Dale Earnhardt 44 44 1   Dale Jarrett 45 81 37   Dale Earnhardt 82 87 6   Jeff Gordon 88 90 3   Dale Earnhardt 91 93 3   Bobby Labonte 94 97 4   Jimmy Spencer 98 98 1   Jeremy Mayfield 99 99 1   Jeff Gordon 100 107 8   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 108 122 15   Jeff Gordon 123 160 38 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4817     2   Mark Martin 4459   -358   3   Dale Jarrett 4197   -620   4   Rusty Wallace 4043   -774   5   Bobby Labonte 3934   -883   6   Jeff Burton 3930   -887   7   Jeremy Mayfield 3926   -891   8   Dale Earnhardt 3496   -1321   9   Terry Labonte 3473   -1344   10   John Andretti 3399   -1418   11   Bobby Hamilton 3386   -1431   12   Ken Schrader 3306   -1511   13   Ernie Irvan 3262   -1555   14   Sterling Marlin 3242   -1575   15   Jimmy Spencer 3196   -1621   16   Michael Waltrip 3146   -1671   17   Chad Little 3142   -1675   18   Bill Elliott 3039   -1778   19   Ward Burton 2959   -1858   20   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2883   -1934   21   Ricky Rudd 2824   -1993