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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 8 of 31
Saturday, April 11, 1998 at Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
300 laps on a 0.363 mile paved track (108.900 miles)

Time of race: 1:49:22
Average speed: 59.744 mph
Pole speed: 88.453 mph

Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Margin of victory: 1.645 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	300	35555	running	187	185
2	17	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	300	18780	running	0	170
3	18	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	300	14755	running	0	165
4	5	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	300	13580	running	54	165
5	14	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	300	15355	running	0	155
6	1	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	300	6095	running	59	155
7	24	30	Mike Cope	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	300	7195	running	0	146
8	16	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	13045	running	0	142
9	22	85	Shane Hall	Bama Jams & Jellies (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	300	8320	running	0	138
10	13	57	Jason Keller	Justin Boots (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	300	9045	running	0	134
11	9	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	299	4145	running	0	130
12	6	00	Buckshot Jones	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	299	8095	running	0	127
13	26	44	Tony Stewart	Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	298	7245	running	0	124
14	23	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	298	11495	running	0	121
15	8	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	297	7545	running	0	118
16	19	32	Jason Jarrett	DAJ Racing (Dale Jarrett)	Chevrolet	297	9570	running	0	115
17	21	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	297	6770	running	0	112
18	4	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	296	6720	running	0	109
19	29	89	Kevin Cywinski	Excite (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	291	7670	running	0	106
20	7	50	Andy Houston	Dr. Pepper (Joe Washington)	Ford	287	4920	running	0	103
21	25	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	283	10920	running	0	100
22	11	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	279	7970	crash	0	97
23	31	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	273	10820	running	0	94
24	30	36	Matt Hutter	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	264	9745	running	0	91
25	10	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	252	9820	running	0	88
26	3	52	Kevin Grubb	Crestar Bank (Kevin Grubb)	Chevrolet	234	3295	crash	0	85
27	12	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	223	5420	rear end	0	82
28	27	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	205	5145	overheating	0	79
29	28	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	121	5120	engine	0	76
30	20	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	92	3220	engine	0	73
31	15	4	Dennis Setzer	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	59	9870	crash	0	70

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Michael Waltrip	Ford
	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Allen Cretsinger	Chevrolet
	Johnny Chapman	21	Michael Waltrip, Inc.	Michael Waltrip	Ford
	Eddie Beahr	39	Fidelity Printing	Wayne Beahr	Ford
	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Doug Taylor	Chevrolet
	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	James Porter	Ford
	Shane Jenkins	49	Hoiles Motorsports	Chris Hoiles	Chevrolet
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Hank Parker, Jr.	78	Mark III Financial	Dan Browder	Chevrolet
	Johnny Rumley	96	Big A Auto Parts	Mike Curb	Pontiac

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	43	43
	44	51	8	#50 spun turn 4
	52	60	9
	61	82	22	#47,36,32,63,34,4,3,85 accident turn 2
	83	94	12
	95	101	7	#80,10,6,44,59,52 accident turn 1
	102	155	54
	156	161	6	#50 spun turn 3
	162	190	29
	191	194	4	#32 spun turn 4
	195	198	4
	199	200	2	#38 grease
	201	209	9
	210	215	6	#57,64,50 accident turn 1
	216	224	9
	225	230	6	#56 spun turn 2
	231	234	4
	235	241	7	#74,52 accident frontstretch
	242	281	40
	282	288	7	#37 accident turn 1
	289	300	12
Percent of race run under caution: 25.0% Average green flag run: 20.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Robert Pressley	1	59	59
Ed Berrier	60	139	80
Mike Dillon	140	193	54
Ed Berrier	194	300	107

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1138
2	Matt Kenseth	1107	-31
3	Elliott Sadler	1092	-46
4	Mike McLaughlin	1053	-85
5	Randy LaJoie	996	-142
6	Hermie Sadler	970	-168
7	Buckshot Jones	965	-173
8	Mike Dillon	927	-211
9	Jason Keller	911	-227
10	Mark Green	907	-231
11	Dick Trickle	878	-260
12	Tim Fedewa	871	-267
13	Elton Sawyer	861	-277
14	Glenn Allen, Jr.	839	-299
15	Phil Parsons	817	-321
16	Jeff Burton	797	-341
17	Tracy Leslie	752	-386
18	Tony Stewart	745	-393
19	Andy Santerre	740	-398
20	Shane Hall	700	-438
21	Joe Nemechek	685	-453