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1998 Jiffy Lube 300

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 33
Sunday, July 12, 1998 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 mile paved track (317.400 miles)

Time of race: 3:04:54
Average speed: 102.996 mph
Pole speed: 128.394 mph

Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
Margin of victory: 7.439 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	131075	running	191	185
2	15	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	82575	running	0	170
3	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	116025	running	73	170
4	9	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	300	59725	running	0	160
5	12	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	56025	running	2	160
6	16	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	300	60875	running	0	150
7	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	300	55825	running	0	146
8	6	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	300	47775	running	0	142
9	26	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	300	52575	running	0	138
10	17	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	300	62625	running	0	134
11	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	300	49325	running	2	135
12	28	46	Jeff Green	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	300	33325	running	0	127
13	8	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	37425	running	0	124
14	32	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	299	48925	running	0	121
15	37	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	299	49975	running	0	118
16	29	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	299	43825	running	0	115
17	14	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	299	43400	running	0	112
18	20	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	299	47150	running	0	109
19	33	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	299	48400	running	0	106
20	7	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	298	45050	running	0	103
21	39	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Betty Crocker (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	43775	running	0	100
22	4	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	35425	running	4	102
23	34	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	298	41975	running	0	94
24	38	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	298	42325	running	0	91
25	23	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	298	42475	running	4	93
26	13	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	297	41225	running	10	90
27	22	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	297	33950	running	0	82
28	19	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	297	40700	running	1	84
29	1	50	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	295	46950	running	13	81
30	30	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	294	40325	crash	0	73
31	43	91	Andy Hillenburg	Little Joe's Auto (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	293	33200	running	0	70
32	18	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	291	30075	running	0	67
33	25	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	286	44950	running	0	64
34	41	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	280	29825	running	0	61
35	35	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	261	29700	running	0	58
36	21	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	249	36575	running	0	55
37	42	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	184	36450	handling	0	52
38	31	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	137	38700	crash	0	49
39	27	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	127	36200	crash	0	46
40	11	35	Gary Bradberry	Tabasco (Bob Hancher)	Pontiac	118	29200	engine	0	43
41	36	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	34	29700	crash	0	40
42	24	96	Hut Stricklin	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	34	29200	crash	0	37
43	40	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	34	36200	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Dave Marcis	71	TNN Outdoors / RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	7	4	#16,22,28 accident turn 1
	8	27	20
	28	32	5	debris
	33	35	3
	36	45	10	#41,9,23,96,42,7 accident turn 4
	46	115	70
	116	121	6	#75 spun turn 1
	122	128	7
	129	136	8	#98,97 accident turn 4
	137	221	85
	222	228	7	#98 accident turn 1
	229	300	72
Percent of race run under caution: 13.3% Average green flag run: 37.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ricky Craven	1	8	8
Jeff Gordon	9	9	1
Ricky Craven	10	14	5
Jeff Gordon	15	79	65
Jeff Burton	80	93	14
Jeff Gordon	94	96	3
Mike Skinner	97	97	1
Bobby Labonte	98	99	2
Jimmy Spencer	100	102	3
Bill Elliott	103	112	10
Jimmy Spencer	113	113	1
Jeff Burton	114	136	23
Jeff Gordon	137	140	4
Mike Skinner	141	141	1
Jeff Burton	142	211	70
Chad Little	212	215	4
Brett Bodine	216	216	1
Jeff Burton	217	300	84

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2527
2	Mark Martin	2475	-52
3	Dale Jarrett	2429	-98
4	Jeremy Mayfield	2390	-137
5	Rusty Wallace	2307	-220
6	Bobby Labonte	2205	-322
7	Terry Labonte	2166	-361
8	Jeff Burton	2134	-393
9	Jimmy Spencer	1968	-559
10	Dale Earnhardt	1961	-566
11	Ken Schrader	1924	-603
12	Bill Elliott	1896	-631
13	Bobby Hamilton	1845	-682
14	John Andretti	1808	-719
15	Michael Waltrip	1794	-733
16	Ward Burton	1759	-768
17	Ernie Irvan	1740	-787
18	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1728	-799
19	Sterling Marlin	1704	-823
20	Brett Bodine	1700	-827
21	Ted Musgrave	1698	-829