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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 19 of 31
Sunday, July 19, 1998 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
150 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:01:09
Average speed: 148.576 mph
Pole speed: 174.073 mph

Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Margin of victory: 6.76 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	150	68175	running	141	185
2	10	40	Kevin Lepage	Channellock (Doug Taylor)	Chevrolet	150	53425	running	2	175
3	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	150	48425	running	2	170
4	9	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	150	30750	running	0	160
5	17	36	David Green	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	150	29025	running	0	155
6	13	4	Jeff Purvis	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	150	27350	running	4	155
7	7	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	150	24450	running	0	146
8	11	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	150	17175	running	0	142
9	26	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	149	23375	running	0	138
10	4	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	149	19275	running	0	134
11	5	00	Buckshot Jones	Bayer / Alka-Seltzer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	149	17975	running	0	130
12	6	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	149	22375	running	0	127
13	19	83	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction (William Grubb)	Chevrolet	149	14375	running	0	124
14	1	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	149	14075	running	0	121
15	16	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Clean Shower (Robert Hayes)	Chevrolet	149	14925	running	0	118
16	24	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	149	21150	running	0	115
17	14	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	149	16225	running	0	112
18	28	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	149	16325	running	0	109
19	33	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	149	16125	running	0	106
20	23	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	149	16250	running	1	108
21	39	50	Mike Wallace	Dr. Pepper (Joe Washington)	Ford	149	15050	running	0	100
22	42	97	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Armor All / NAPA (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	149	12600	running	0	97
23	15	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	148	13500	running	0	94
24	30	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	148	19750	running	0	91
25	27	23	Lance Hooper	WCW (Richard Jackson)	Pontiac	148	12650	running	0	88
26	12	88	Mike Bliss	Team ASE / Suzuki (Kevin Schwantz)	Chevrolet	148	12050	running	0	85
27	35	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	148	14950	running	0	82
28	40	2	Ron Barfield, Jr.	New Holland (Ricky Craven)	Chevrolet	148	11900	running	0	79
29	18	85	Shane Hall	Big A Auto Parts (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	148	14750	running	0	76
30	29	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	148	13875	running	0	73
31	22	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	147	13550	running	0	70
32	25	14	Patty Moise	Rhodes Furniture (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	147	11450	running	0	67
33	21	30	Todd Bodine	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	147	11350	running	0	64
34	38	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	147	13250	running	0	61
35	36	20	Blaise Alexander	Rescue Engine Formula (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	147	15750	running	0	58
36	37	44	J.D. Gibbs	Carolina Turkey (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	146	13050	running	0	55
37	8	32	Dale Jarrett	Gillette Mach 3 (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	79	10950	engine	0	52
38	34	43	Brad Noffsinger	Curb Records / David Kersh (Mike Curb)	Chevrolet	71	10850	engine	0	49
39	20	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	36	10850	engine	0	46
40	32	89	Jeff Fuller	Fiberall / Allerest (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	20	12950	engine	0	43
41	31	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	15	12850	axle	0	40
42	43	0	Johnny Chapman	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	3	10850	handling	0	37
43	41	27	Scot Walters	Brewco Motorsports / Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	2	10850	handling	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Jack Sprague	44	Carolina Turkey	Joe Gibbs	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	6	4	#21 spun turn 4
	7	31	25
	32	35	4	debris turn 4
	36	99	64
	100	105	6	#30 lost tire turn 3
	106	150	45
Percent of race run under caution: 9.3% Average green flag run: 34.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	32	32
Hermie Sadler	33	33	1
Kevin Lepage	34	35	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	36	95	60
Matt Kenseth	96	97	2
Jeff Purvis	98	101	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	102	150	49

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2672
2	Matt Kenseth	2666	-6
3	Mike McLaughlin	2590	-82
4	Randy LaJoie	2324	-348
5	Elton Sawyer	2242	-430
6	Tim Fedewa	2225	-447
7	Buckshot Jones	2213	-459
8	Phil Parsons	2207	-465
9	Elliott Sadler	2146	-526
10	Hermie Sadler	2145	-527
11	Mike Dillon	2136	-536
12	Mark Green	2052	-620
13	Jason Keller	2050	-622
14	Jeff Purvis	2040	-632
15	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2026	-646
16	Joe Bessey	1809	-863
17	Dick Trickle	1752	-920
18	Tracy Leslie	1717	-955
19	Ed Berrier	1710	-962
20	Shane Hall	1697	-975
21	Andy Santerre	1551	-1121