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1998 Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 21 of 33 Sunday, August 16, 1998 at Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:37:54 Average speed: 151.995 mph Pole speed: 183.416 mph Cautions: 3 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 1.826 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 22 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 120302 running 9 180 2 2 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 200 73555 running 5 175 3 4 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 61805 running 6 170 4 5 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 53525 running 57 165 5 25 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 48390 running 0 155 6 1 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 200 64840 running 115 160 7 8 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 200 37515 running 0 146 8 7 50   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 39065 running 0 142 9 15 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 200 42815 running 0 138 10 40 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 38565 running 2 139 11 21 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 199 28090 running 0 130 12 6 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 199 33140 running 0 127 13 19 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 199 39490 running 0 124 14 10 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 199 33690 running 0 121 15 20 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 199 25740 running 0 118 16 18 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 198 38190 running 0 115 17 39 16   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 198 31140 running 0 112 18 37 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 198 34840 running 3 114 19 26 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 198 23340 running 0 106 20 24 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 198 36590 running 0 103 21 23 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 198 30390 running 0 100 22 30 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo / Woody Woodpecker   (Wood Brothers) Ford 198 29590 running 0 97 23 11 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 198 33965 running 0 94 24 33 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 198 23265 running 0 91 25 43 35   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 198 18715 running 2 93 26 31 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms / Mossy Oak   (Butch Mock) Ford 198 22315 running 0 85 27 34 00   Buckshot Jones RealTree Camouflage   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 197 18440 running 0 82 28 12 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley 'Gone Grill Crazy'   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 197 25390 running 0 79 29 27 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 197 28490 running 0 76 30 22 9   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR   (Harry Melling) Ford 197 21340 running 0 73 31 36 23   Frank Kimmel Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 197 28065 running 0 70 32 41 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 197 28015 running 0 67 33 42 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 197 27465 running 0 64 34 38 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 194 24915 running 0 61 35 28 13   Dennis Setzer FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 194 18365 running 0 58 36 13 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Marshmallow Blasted Froot Loops   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 187 33840 engine 1 60 37 9 22   Ward Burton MBNA America / Detroit Red Wings   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 177 24815 engine 0 52 38 29 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 160 24740 engine 0 49 39 32 15   Ted Musgrave Rescue Engine Formula   (Bud Moore) Ford 136 17740 engine 0 46 40 17 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's Happy Meal   (Bill Elliott) Ford 132 24740 engine 0 43 41 35 46   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 17 17740 crash 0 40 42 16 91   Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 15 20240 crash 0 37 43 14 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 7 24740 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 45 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D Fil Martocci Ford 46 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers Jim Wilson Ford 47 Hut Stricklin 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 6 4   #46 accident turn 4   7 8 2     9 15 7   #30,91 accident turn 4   16 178 163     179 184 6   oil on track   185 200 16       Percent of race run under caution: 8.5%             Average green flag run: 45.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ernie Irvan 1 27 27   Mark Martin 28 28 1   Ernie Irvan 29 31 3   Mark Martin 32 32 1   Ernie Irvan 33 42 10   Mark Martin 43 43 1   Ernie Irvan 44 49 6   Mark Martin 50 55 6   Chad Little 56 57 2   Dale Earnhardt 58 60 3   Darrell Waltrip 61 62 2   Dale Jarrett 63 67 5   Ernie Irvan 68 95 28   Dale Jarrett 96 96 1   Ernie Irvan 97 104 8   Bobby Labonte 105 107 3   Terry Labonte 108 108 1   Ernie Irvan 109 132 24   Mark Martin 133 154 22   Bobby Labonte 155 156 2   Ernie Irvan 157 165 9   Mark Martin 166 191 26   Jeff Gordon 192 200 9 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 3262     2   Mark Martin 3165   -97   3   Dale Jarrett 3029   -233   4   Rusty Wallace 2863   -399   5   Bobby Labonte 2839   -423   6   Jeremy Mayfield 2752   -510   7   Jeff Burton 2608   -654   8   Dale Earnhardt 2516   -746   9   Terry Labonte 2482   -780   10   Ken Schrader 2412   -850   11   John Andretti 2361   -901   12   Bobby Hamilton 2278   -984   13   Ernie Irvan 2257   -1005   14   Jimmy Spencer 2249   -1013   15   Sterling Marlin 2228   -1034   16   Michael Waltrip 2209   -1053   17   Bill Elliott 2203   -1059   18   Chad Little 2132   -1130   19   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2084   -1178   20   Ted Musgrave 2074   -1188   21   Ward Burton 2038   -1224