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1998 DieHard 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 33
Sunday, April 26, 1998 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:40
Average speed: 142.428 mph
Pole speed: 195.728 mph

Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
Margin of victory: .167 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	188	141870	running	60	180
2	22	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	188	97920	running	0	170
3	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	82370	running	8	170
4	3	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	85520	running	88	170
5	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	74490	running	3	160
6	19	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	188	52080	running	0	150
7	35	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	188	45830	running	0	146
8	20	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	188	46630	running	0	142
9	14	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	188	37230	running	13	143
10	10	50	Randy LaJoie	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	48580	running	0	134
11	41	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	188	44675	running	1	135
12	23	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	44295	running	0	127
13	37	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	188	39615	running	0	124
14	29	91	Kevin Lepage	Dare County Tourism (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	187	30785	running	0	121
15	24	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	187	28555	running	0	118
16	42	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	187	39065	running	0	115
17	27	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	187	30400	running	0	112
18	36	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	186	29710	running	0	109
19	26	89	Dennis Setzer	McDonald's McRib (Bill Elliott)	Ford	186	26620	running	0	106
20	16	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	185	37810	running	0	103
21	33	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	184	36570	running	3	105
22	7	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	182	35300	running	0	97
23	38	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	180	41990	running	0	94
24	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	179	40985	running	0	91
25	8	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network (Harry Melling)	Ford	178	34580	running	0	88
26	21	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	176	27300	running	0	85
27	28	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	176	24045	running	0	82
28	31	47	Billy Standridge	FCR / Philips Consumer Comm. (Billy Standridge)	Ford	172	23890	running	0	79
29	4	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	157	33835	crash	0	76
30	30	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	153	38580	handling	0	73
31	43	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	152	33725	running	0	70
32	11	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	150	32770	crash	0	67
33	15	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	150	38140	crash	0	64
34	34	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	145	23210	crash	0	61
35	5	31	Morgan Shepherd	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	145	22955	crash	0	58
36	2	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	144	38250	crash	10	60
37	12	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	144	22586	crash	0	52
38	32	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	142	29350	crash	0	49
39	17	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	141	31850	crash	2	51
40	25	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	128	37250	engine	0	43
41	39	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	127	29050	engine	0	40
42	40	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	110	28950	engine	0	37
43	18	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	51	38450	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Bob Hancher	Pontiac
45	Jeff Green	29	Team Monte Carlo	Gary Bechtel	Chevrolet
46	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Stavola Brothers	Chevrolet
47	Matt Kenseth	60	Peterbilt Truck Centers	Jack Roush	Ford
48	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Cale Yarborough	Ford
49	Dan Pardus	07	Midwest Transit	Hal Hicks / Mike Witters	Chevrolet
50	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Jim Wilson	Ford
51	Geoffrey Bodine	7	Philips Consumer Comm.	Jim Mattei	Ford
52	Bob Strait	85	Sherwin-Williams / Mansion Motorsports	Francis Dixon	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	109	109
	110	114	5	debris backstretch
	115	129	15
	130	133	4	fluid on track
	134	141	8
	142	148	7	#3,6,50,31,44,33,43,22,10,94,21,9,30,90,97,4,13,42,41,75 accident turn 1
	149	188	40
Percent of race run under caution: 8.5% Average green flag run: 43.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Labonte	1	17	17
Terry Labonte	18	30	13
Dale Earnhardt	31	34	4
Bobby Labonte	35	36	2
Dale Jarrett	37	38	2
Dale Earnhardt	39	39	1
Sterling Marlin	40	52	13
Dale Earnhardt	53	57	5
Bobby Labonte	58	70	13
Dale Jarrett	71	72	2
Terry Labonte	73	104	32
Michael Waltrip	105	107	3
Terry Labonte	108	129	22
Brett Bodine	130	130	1
Jeff Gordon	131	133	3
Bill Elliott	134	135	2
Bobby Labonte	136	161	26
Dale Jarrett	162	165	4
Terry Labonte	166	186	21
Bobby Labonte	187	188	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	1318
2	Jeremy Mayfield	1282	-36
3	Terry Labonte	1256	-62
4	Dale Jarrett	1255	-63
5	Jeff Gordon	1245	-73
6	Mark Martin	1149	-169
7	Bobby Labonte	1120	-198
8	Bill Elliott	1105	-213
9	Dale Earnhardt	1085	-233
10	Jimmy Spencer	1079	-239
11	Ken Schrader	1040	-278
12	Michael Waltrip	1035	-283
13	Ward Burton	1009	-309
14	Bobby Hamilton	988	-330
15	Brett Bodine	977	-341
16	Jeff Burton	976	-342
17	Ted Musgrave	943	-375
18	Johnny Benson, Jr.	932	-386
18	Ernie Irvan	932	-386
20	Chad Little	906	-412
21	Steve Grissom	901	-417