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1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 8 of 33 Monday, April 20, 1998 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles) Time of race: 3:43:10 Average speed: 70.709 mph Pole speed: 93.175 mph Cautions: 14 for 96 laps Margin of victory: 6.376 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 500 227025 running 378 185 2 12 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 65675 running 0 170 3 23 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 58525 running 0 165 4 31 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 500 49475 running 33 165 5 36 50   Randy LaJoie Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 44325 running 0 155 6 2 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 500 41525 running 3 155 7 13 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 499 35425 running 0 146 8 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 499 47000 running 19 147 9 22 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 499 34600 running 0 138 10 6 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 499 41700 running 0 134 11 30 31   Morgan Shepherd Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 499 27185 running 0 130 12 7 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 499 31750 running 0 127 13 19 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 499 33000 running 0 124 14 4 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 499 39150 running 0 121 15 10 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 499 37000 running 0 118 16 38 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 499 23950 running 0 115 17 41 30   Jeff Green Gumout Long Life Formula   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 499 32350 running 0 112 18 8 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 499 34155 running 59 114 19 35 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 498 36500 running 0 106 20 24 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network   (Harry Melling) Ford 498 23550 running 0 103 21 27 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 497 29700 running 0 100 22 17 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 497 22350 running 8 102 23 29 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 497 18500 running 0 94 24 9 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 497 27950 running 0 91 25 32 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 497 27700 running 0 88 26 43 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 496 33350 running 0 85 27 42 13   Jerry Nadeau FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 496 17200 running 0 82 28 20 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 496 27150 running 0 79 29 18 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 495 33700 running 0 76 30 26 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 493 26750 running 0 73 31 25 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 493 19600 running 0 70 32 15 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 470 33075 running 0 67 33 28 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 456 18850 running 0 64 34 16 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 452 23225 running 0 61 35 40 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 433 23100 rear end 0 58 36 21 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 432 16025 running 0 55 37 39 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 431 22900 running 0 52 38 37 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios / Pop Secret   (Jack Roush) Ford 403 22750 running 0 49 39 34 35   Todd Bodine Tabasco   (Bob Hancher) Pontiac 369 15650 engine 0 46 40 14 1   Darrell Waltrip Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 278 15550 handling 0 43 41 11 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 274 22450 harmonic 0 40 42 33 91   Kevin Lepage Little Joe's Auto   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 142 15350 engine 0 37 43 5 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 71 15550 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 First Union Felix Sabates Chevrolet 45 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 46 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers Jim Wilson Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 4 4     5 11 7   #1,99 accident backstretch   12 16 5     17 23 7   #23,40,75,41,31 accident turn 2   24 72 49     73 81 9   #96 accident turn 1   82 138 57     139 146 8   #5 spun backstretch   147 154 8     155 160 6   #7 spun turn 4   161 184 24     185 192 8   #7 spun turn 4   193 264 72     265 272 8   #9,30,26 spun turn 4   273 288 16     289 293 5   #1,6 accident turn 2   294 296 3     297 302 6   debris frontstretch   303 310 8     311 318 8   debris   319 355 37     356 363 8   #81 spun backstretch   364 380 17     381 385 5   #8 spun turn 2   386 388 3     389 393 5   #23 spun turn 2   394 413 20     414 419 6   #7,99 spun backstretch   420 500 81       Percent of race run under caution: 19.2%             Average green flag run: 26.9 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Hamilton 1 74 74   Kenny Wallace 75 82 8   Bobby Hamilton 83 101 19   Rusty Wallace 102 103 2   Bobby Hamilton 104 185 82   Jeff Gordon 186 204 19   Bobby Hamilton 205 266 62   Rusty Wallace 267 267 1   Bobby Hamilton 268 311 44   Dale Earnhardt 312 343 32   Bobby Hamilton 344 355 12   Dale Earnhardt 356 356 1   John Andretti 357 366 10   Bobby Hamilton 367 388 22   John Andretti 389 437 49   Bobby Hamilton 438 500 63 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rusty Wallace 1191     2   Jeremy Mayfield 1158   -33   3   Terry Labonte 1086   -105   4   Jeff Gordon 1085   -106   4   Dale Jarrett 1085   -106   6   Mark Martin 1055   -136   7   Bill Elliott 1054   -137   8   Dale Earnhardt 1025   -166   9   Ken Schrader 964   -227   10   Jeff Burton 942   -249   11   Bobby Labonte 940   -251   12   Michael Waltrip 930   -261   13   Bobby Hamilton 915   -276   14   Jimmy Spencer 909   -282   15   Ted Musgrave 906   -285   16   Johnny Benson, Jr. 892   -299   17   Ward Burton 867   -324   18   Chad Little 845   -346   19   Brett Bodine 842   -349   20   Steve Grissom 786   -405   21   Ernie Irvan 782   -409