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1998 MBNA Gold 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 26 of 33 Sunday, September 20, 1998 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 3:30:50 Average speed: 113.834 mph Pole speed: 155.966 mph Cautions: 7 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 2.036 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 11 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 126130 running 379 185 2 6 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 77005 running 6 175 3 28 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 400 49305 running 0 165 4 5 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 400 57410 running 0 160 5 2 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 400 40370 running 13 160 6 16 94   Matt Kenseth McDonald's Get Back with Big Mac   (Bill Elliott) Ford 400 42340 running 0 150 7 10 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 43590 running 0 146 8 23 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 400 34440 running 0 142 9 7 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 400 37640 running 1 143 10 37 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 399 43540 running 1 139 11 13 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 399 24640 running 0 130 12 4 16   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 31040 running 0 127 13 11 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 399 35140 running 0 124 14 15 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 398 30240 running 0 121 15 25 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 398 31290 running 0 118 16 35 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 398 21640 running 0 115 17 38 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 397 21540 running 0 112 18 24 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 397 33425 running 0 109 19 42 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 397 28040 running 0 106 20 32 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 396 30640 running 0 103 21 33 35   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 396 17240 running 0 100 22 31 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 396 27690 running 0 97 23 43 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 396 32140 running 0 94 24 41 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 396 22490 running 0 91 25 39 50   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 396 27315 running 0 88 26 21 13   Ted Musgrave FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 396 16965 running 0 85 27 30 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 394 28115 running 0 82 28 36 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 394 16865 running 0 79 29 19 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 392 26915 running 0 76 30 40 77   Hut Stricklin Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 391 20265 running 0 73 31 9 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 370 26715 engine 0 70 32 20 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 367 19155 running 0 67 33 17 22   Ward Burton MBNA Gold   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 347 23605 running 0 64 34 18 46   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 319 16555 oil leak 0 61 35 3 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 314 23480 engine 0 58 36 8 9   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Scooby Doo on Zombie Island   (Harry Melling) Ford 313 18855 crash 0 55 37 26 91   Todd Bodine Larry's Homes   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 310 16855 crash 0 52 38 27 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 262 32955 crash 0 49 39 29 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 237 23355 engine 0 46 40 12 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 168 31355 crash 0 43 41 22 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 142 23355 engine 0 40 42 14 00   Buckshot Jones RealTree Extra   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 84 16355 engine 0 37 43 34 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 2 16355 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Morgan Shepherd 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet 45 Steve Grissom 41 Kodiak Larry Hedrick Chevrolet 46 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 12 12     13 15 3   debris   16 85 70     86 91 6   oil on track   92 171 80     172 178 7   #28 spun turn 2   179 243 65     244 251 8   NASCAR   252 293 42     294 298 5   #99 spun frontstretch   299 315 17     316 326 11   #9,31,91 accident turn 3   327 333 7     334 340 7   oil on track   341 400 60       Percent of race run under caution: 11.8%             Average green flag run: 44.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mark Martin 1 1 1   Rusty Wallace 2 3 2   Mark Martin 4 87 84   Rusty Wallace 88 93 6   Mark Martin 94 172 79   Bobby Hamilton 173 173 1   Jeff Gordon 174 179 6   Mark Martin 180 245 66   John Andretti 246 246 1   Mark Martin 247 252 6   Rusty Wallace 253 257 5   Mark Martin 258 400 143 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4127     2   Mark Martin 3933   -194   3   Dale Jarrett 3790   -337   4   Rusty Wallace 3637   -490   5   Bobby Labonte 3419   -708   5   Jeremy Mayfield 3419   -708   7   Jeff Burton 3347   -780   8   Dale Earnhardt 3112   -1015   9   John Andretti 2994   -1133   10   Terry Labonte 2954   -1173   11   Ken Schrader 2910   -1217   12   Bobby Hamilton 2857   -1270   13   Ernie Irvan 2846   -1281   14   Sterling Marlin 2815   -1312   15   Michael Waltrip 2706   -1421   16   Chad Little 2700   -1427   17   Jimmy Spencer 2659   -1468   18   Bill Elliott 2539   -1588   19   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2511   -1616   20   Ward Burton 2430   -1697   21   Darrell Waltrip 2401   -1726