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1998 Pennsylvania 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 33
Sunday, July 26, 1998 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:42:47
Average speed: 134.66 mph
Pole speed: 168.805 mph

Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: 1.153 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	162770	running	164	185
2	6	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	89220	running	2	175
3	19	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	73170	running	1	170
4	4	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	200	75545	running	0	160
5	11	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	63815	running	0	155
6	3	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	49990	running	3	155
7	9	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	49890	running	14	151
8	17	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	200	52290	running	0	142
9	16	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	200	42390	running	0	138
10	10	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	47440	running	1	139
11	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Non-Alcoholic (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	200	33890	running	0	130
12	18	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	44740	running	0	127
13	27	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	30890	running	0	124
14	40	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	200	39090	running	0	121
15	12	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	39015	running	0	118
16	23	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	29665	running	0	115
17	5	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	200	36065	running	0	112
18	29	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	200	35765	running	0	109
19	21	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	199	37715	running	0	106
20	37	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	199	41740	running	0	103
21	35	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	199	34865	running	0	100
22	14	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	199	41165	running	0	97
23	41	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	199	34340	running	0	94
24	15	46	Jeff Green	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	198	23715	running	0	91
25	42	13	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	198	26890	running	0	88
26	34	9	Jerry Nadeau	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	198	26640	running	0	85
27	32	96	Hut Stricklin	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	198	26890	running	0	82
28	43	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	197	30140	running	0	79
29	26	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	196	33465	running	0	76
30	28	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	195	25815	running	0	73
31	22	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	192	38685	running	0	70
32	39	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	180	25015	running	0	67
33	36	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	175	29315	running	0	64
34	1	22	Ward Burton	MBNA Platinum (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	171	36815	crash	15	66
35	8	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	168	21490	valve	0	58
36	33	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	166	28390	crash	0	55
37	30	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	165	21300	running	0	52
38	38	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	153	28150	running	0	49
39	20	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	151	28125	engine	0	46
40	7	91	Morgan Shepherd	LJ Racing (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	143	21100	rear end	0	43
41	24	50	Ricky Craven	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	142	28075	running	0	40
42	13	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	136	37450	radiator	0	37
43	25	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	110	21025	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Randy MacDonald	79	T.R.I.X. Racing / NUCAR Conn.	Ted Walters / George Pywowariw	Chevrolet
45	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Jim Wilson	Ford
46	Jimmy Horton	35	Tabasco	Bob Hancher	Pontiac
WD	Tim Steele	15	Rescue Engine Formula	Bud Moore	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	71	71
	72	75	4	#91 accident turn 1
	76	114	39
	115	119	5	#71 accident turn 1
	120	143	24
	144	147	4	#31 accident turn 3
	148	163	16
	164	167	4	debris
	168	172	5
	173	180	8	#22,30,12,7,5,16 accident turn 1
	181	200	20
Percent of race run under caution: 12.5% Average green flag run: 29.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	3	3
Jeff Gordon	4	38	35
Mark Martin	39	40	2
Jeff Burton	41	41	1
Jeff Gordon	42	115	74
Ward Burton	116	121	6
Dale Earnhardt	122	135	14
Ward Burton	136	144	9
Michael Waltrip	145	145	1
Jeff Gordon	146	200	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2712
2	Mark Martin	2650	-62
3	Dale Jarrett	2584	-128
4	Jeremy Mayfield	2499	-213
5	Rusty Wallace	2462	-250
6	Bobby Labonte	2365	-347
7	Jeff Burton	2304	-408
8	Terry Labonte	2236	-476
9	Dale Earnhardt	2112	-600
10	Jimmy Spencer	2074	-638
11	Ken Schrader	2066	-646
12	Bill Elliott	1951	-761
13	Bobby Hamilton	1948	-764
14	John Andretti	1935	-777
15	Michael Waltrip	1933	-779
16	Ernie Irvan	1878	-834
17	Sterling Marlin	1834	-878
18	Ward Burton	1825	-887
19	Ted Musgrave	1816	-896
20	Chad Little	1799	-913
21	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1792	-920