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1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 10 of 33 Sunday, May 3, 1998 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:33:57 Average speed: 140.22 mph Pole speed: 181.772 mph Cautions: 6 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 1.287 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 18 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 141375 running 165 185 2 2 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 250 88800 running 16 175 3 9 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes "Corny"   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 96200 running 0 165 4 1 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 250 98800 running 23 165 5 11 1   Darrell Waltrip Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 250 47950 running 0 155 6 40 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 57450 running 1 155 7 26 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 250 55600 running 0 146 8 5 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 51700 running 3 147 9 43 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 250 53800 running 0 138 10 21 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 250 56950 running 0 134 11 23 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 250 58025 running 0 130 12 8 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 250 45775 running 0 127 13 22 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 250 44675 running 0 124 14 14 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 250 36325 running 0 121 15 15 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 250 45975 running 0 118 16 18 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 249 50425 running 0 115 17 20 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 249 32625 running 0 112 18 19 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 249 35725 running 0 109 19 34 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 249 34925 running 0 106 20 37 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 249 43775 running 0 103 21 28 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 249 41625 running 4 105 22 6 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 248 41025 running 23 102 23 35 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 247 30425 running 0 94 24 10 46   Morgan Shepherd First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 247 33525 running 0 91 25 30 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 247 33225 running 0 88 26 33 13   Jerry Nadeau FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 247 29825 running 0 85 27 31 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 246 54625 running 0 82 28 38 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 245 39525 running 0 79 29 42 35   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Tabasco   (Bob Hancher) Pontiac 245 29225 running 0 76 30 41 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 245 39025 running 0 73 31 25 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 244 43850 running 0 70 32 16 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network   (Harry Melling) Ford 243 31650 running 0 67 33 24 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 243 38150 running 0 64 34 4 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 242 43250 engine 15 66 35 27 31   Mike Dillon Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 239 28050 running 0 58 36 39 50   Randy LaJoie Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 210 34950 crash 0 55 37 29 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 193 34750 handling 0 52 38 7 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Hot Rod Magazine   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 191 42350 engine 0 49 39 32 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 153 34325 crash 0 46 40 13 91   Kevin Lepage Fluidyne Automotive   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 93 27300 oil leak 0 43 41 36 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 86 44275 engine 0 40 42 17 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 85 34250 crash 0 37 43 12 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 84 36725 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 45 Rich Bickle 98 Thorn Apple Valley Cale Yarborough Ford 46 Tony Raines 19 Yellow Freight / Roehrig Motorsports Kurt Roehrig Ford 47 Hut Stricklin 8 Circuit City Stavola Brothers Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 64 64     65 68 4   debris turn 3   69 86 18     87 92 6   #88,31,44,3,94 accident turns 1/2   93 144 52     145 152 8   #90 spun turn 2   153 154 2     155 159 5   #30 accident turn 2   160 213 54     214 218 5   #50 accident turn 4   219 227 9     228 234 7   #23,41,43,40,13,33,16 accident turn 4   235 250 16       Percent of race run under caution: 14.0%             Average green flag run: 30.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Gordon 1 21 21   Jeremy Mayfield 22 34 13   Mark Martin 35 48 14   Jeff Gordon 49 49 1   Joe Nemechek 50 51 2   Rusty Wallace 52 65 14   Mark Martin 66 89 24   Joe Nemechek 90 110 21   Jeff Gordon 111 111 1   Mark Martin 112 143 32   Jimmy Spencer 144 147 4   Mark Martin 148 153 6   Johnny Benson, Jr. 154 154 1   Mark Martin 155 198 44   Rusty Wallace 199 199 1   Jeremy Mayfield 200 202 3   Chad Little 203 203 1   Johnny Benson, Jr. 204 205 2   Mark Martin 206 250 45 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeremy Mayfield 1457     2   Terry Labonte 1421   -36   3   Jeff Gordon 1410   -47   4   Rusty Wallace 1384   -73   5   Mark Martin 1334   -123   6   Dale Jarrett 1295   -162   7   Dale Earnhardt 1223   -234   8   Jimmy Spencer 1184   -273   9   Bobby Labonte 1169   -288   10   Ken Schrader 1158   -299   11   Bill Elliott 1139   -318   12   Michael Waltrip 1138   -319   13   Ward Burton 1136   -321   14   Jeff Burton 1110   -347   15   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1079   -378   16   Bobby Hamilton 1070   -387   17   Chad Little 1061   -396   18   Ernie Irvan 1056   -401   18   Brett Bodine 1056   -401   20   Ted Musgrave 1007   -450   21   Steve Grissom 974   -483