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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 28 of 31
Saturday, October 17, 1998 at Gateway International Raceway, Madison, IL
200 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:23:27
Average speed: 104.566 mph
Pole speed: 132.361 mph		Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: 3.254 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary    1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1998 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1133   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet20048525running39180
21017   Matt Kenseth Lycos.com   (Robbie Reiser)Chevrolet20042050running31175
3 34   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch)Chevrolet20030100running61175
4 647   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart)Chevrolet20023775running0160
52244   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs)Pontiac20021150running3160
6 293   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis)Pontiac20021300running5155
71274   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet20025250running0146
8 185   Shane Hall Big A Auto Parts   (Don Stegall)Chevrolet20021600running6147
91730   Todd Bodine Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver)Chevrolet20016715running0138
10 499   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke)Chevrolet20020205running0134
11 877   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall)Ford20018595running0130
121634   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci)Chevrolet20022885running0127
133766   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet20022775running2129
143010   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons)Chevrolet20017165running0121
153659   Jimmie Johnson Kingsford / Matchlight   (Tad Geschickter)Chevrolet20016995running10123
164212   Scott Hansen Graybar / Bussman   (Ken Schrader)Chevrolet19914270running0115
17268   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Clean Shower / Mac Attack   (Robert Hayes)Chevrolet19914835running0112
182833   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet19921225running0109
191536   David Green Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver)Pontiac19919115running0106
203383   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb)Chevrolet19914830running0103
212337   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer)Chevrolet19916595running0100
223280   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh)Chevrolet19914285running097
233478   Nathan Buttke Mark III Financial   (Dan Browder)Chevrolet19913175running094
244021   Johnny Chapman Michael Waltrip, Inc.   (Michael Waltrip)Ford19914065running091
254114   Patty Moise Rhodes Furniture   (Michael Waltrip)Ford19813155running088
263856   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh)Chevrolet19813845running085
271122   Adam Petty Spree / Sprint   (Tad Geschickter)Chevrolet19812985running082
283989   Ashton Lewis Allerest / Fiberall   (Meredith Ruark)Ford19714625running079
29357   Perry Tripp Vermont American   (Ed Whitaker)Chevrolet19712515running076
30 963   Casey Atwood Lysol   (Hubert Hensley)Chevrolet19714630running073
31 700   Buckshot Jones Bayer / Alka-Seltzer   (Billy Jones)Pontiac19616295running4375
322772   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker)Chevrolet19614185running067
332020   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger)Chevrolet19512225running064
342129   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools   (Gary Bechtel)Chevrolet19313965running061
35 56   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey)Chevrolet18818655handling058
364370   Eric Jones Adrian Carriers   (Ivan Murphy)Chevrolet18711745running055
372957   Jason Keller IGA   (Steve DeSouza)Chevrolet18713635running052
382438   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton)Ford17413600running049
391840   Kerry Earnhardt Channellock   (Doug Taylor)Chevrolet16213500running046
401943   Kevin Grubb Curb Records   (Mike Curb)Chevrolet14111500crash043
413135   Lyndon Amick SCANA / Myrtle Beach   (Bill Amick)Pontiac12411500crash040
421450   Joe Buford Dr. Pepper   (Joe Washington)Ford10311500crash037
432564   Curtis Markham Schneider National   (Dennis Shoemaker)Chevrolet7811500overheating034

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
44Tracy Leslie2Ricky CravenChevrolet
45J.D. Gibbs42Carolina TurkeyJoe GibbsChevrolet
46Joey McCarthy41James PritchardChevrolet
47Eric Bodine1Eric BodineChevrolet
48Mel Walen58Chevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		ReasonFree
Pass
199  
10123   #20,40 accident turn 1 
13142  
15173   #7,70,14 accident turn 1 
189679  
971015   #38 spun turn 3 
1021065  
1071137   #50 spun turn 2 
11412613  
1271315   #35 spun turn 2 
13214211  
1431508   #43,70 spun turn 3 
15120050  
  Percent of race run under caution: 15.5%             Average green flag run: 24.1 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Dave Blaney155
  Shane Hall672
  Jeff Purvis86760
  Matt Kenseth687912
  Jeff Purvis80801
  Shane Hall81844
  Jimmie Johnson859410
  Elliott Sadler95962
  Matt Kenseth9711519
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.11612813
  Tony Stewart1291313
  Buckshot Jones13217443
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.17520026

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4121    
2   Matt Kenseth 4019   -102  
3   Mike McLaughlin 3815   -306  
4   Randy LaJoie 3292   -829  
5   Elton Sawyer 3257   -864  
6   Elliott Sadler 3178   -943  
7   Phil Parsons 3168   -953  
8   Tim Fedewa 3161   -960  
9   Buckshot Jones 3120   -1001  
10   Hermie Sadler 2979   -1142  
11   Glenn Allen, Jr. 2974   -1147  
12   Mike Dillon 2949   -1172  
13   Mark Green 2808   -1313  
14   Jeff Purvis 2728   -1393  
15   Jason Keller 2719   -1402  
16   Kevin Lepage 2681   -1440  
17   Joe Bessey 2538   -1583  
18   Shane Hall 2520   -1601  
19   Ed Berrier 2493   -1628  
20   Andy Santerre 2361   -1760  
21   Dick Trickle 2353   -1768