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1998 Pepsi Southern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 33
Sunday, September 6, 1998 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:21
Average speed: 139.031 mph
Pole speed: 168.879 mph

Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
Margin of victory: 3.631 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	134655	running	64	180
2	12	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	98180	running	273	180
3	1	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	367	79220	running	15	170
4	18	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	64465	running	0	160
5	27	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	366	52245	running	0	155
6	26	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	365	51205	running	0	150
7	3	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	365	46485	running	11	151
8	8	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	365	37925	running	0	142
9	15	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	364	40295	running	0	138
10	39	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	364	41505	running	0	134
11	7	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's / NASCAR's 50th Anniversary (Bill Elliott)	Ford	364	35620	running	1	135
12	2	22	Ward Burton	MBNA Platinum (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	364	35725	running	0	127
13	6	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	363	38985	running	0	124
14	4	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	362	39045	running	0	121
15	24	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	362	41005	running	0	118
16	41	46	Jeff Green	The Money Store (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	362	26785	running	0	115
17	20	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	362	33465	running	0	112
18	17	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	362	26490	running	0	109
19	40	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley 'Gone Grill Crazy' (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	362	33035	running	0	106
20	38	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak Ice (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	362	34590	running	0	103
21	11	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	362	32440	running	0	100
22	14	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	362	38095	running	0	97
23	23	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	362	36525	running	0	94
24	31	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	361	26025	running	0	91
25	35	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	361	37190	running	0	88
26	13	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	361	24105	running	0	85
27	22	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	361	30870	running	0	82
28	28	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	361	30735	running	0	79
29	42	13	Dennis Setzer	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	360	21100	running	0	76
30	21	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	360	24215	running	0	73
31	34	50	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	360	27355	running	0	70
32	9	9	Jerry Nadeau	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	360	20240	running	0	67
33	19	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	359	27150	running	0	64
34	29	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	359	27590	running	0	61
35	30	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	359	26955	running	0	58
36	25	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	358	19870	running	0	55
37	33	78	Gary Bradberry	Pilot Travel Centers (Jim Wilson)	Ford	358	19781	running	0	52
38	43	35	Darrell Waltrip	Tabasco (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	346	19610	oil pump	0	49
39	16	16	Kevin Lepage	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	326	26575	ignition	0	46
40	10	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	318	36335	engine	3	48
41	37	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	298	34510	oil pump	0	40
42	36	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	269	26485	engine	0	37
43	32	15	Ted Musgrave	Rescue Engine Formula (Bud Moore)	Ford	83	21985	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
45	Hut Stricklin	96	Caterpillar	Buz McCall	Chevrolet
46	Morgan Shepherd	91	Little Joe's Auto / Pionite	Joe Falk	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	82	82
	83	87	5	#23 spun turn 4
	88	243	156
	244	254	11	debris turn 2
	255	367	113
Percent of race run under caution: 4.4% Average green flag run: 117.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Jarrett	1	8	8
Rusty Wallace	9	19	11
Jeff Burton	20	63	44
Mark Martin	64	65	2
Jeff Burton	66	83	18
Dale Jarrett	84	90	7
Jeff Burton	91	147	57
Mark Martin	148	148	1
Bill Elliott	149	149	1
Jeff Burton	150	273	124
Jeff Gordon	274	310	37
Jeff Burton	311	340	30
Jeff Gordon	341	367	27

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3777
2	Mark Martin	3578	-199
3	Dale Jarrett	3529	-248
4	Rusty Wallace	3326	-451
5	Bobby Labonte	3201	-576
6	Jeremy Mayfield	3157	-620
7	Jeff Burton	3113	-664
8	Dale Earnhardt	2969	-808
9	Terry Labonte	2745	-1032
10	Ken Schrader	2699	-1078
11	John Andretti	2696	-1081
12	Ernie Irvan	2583	-1194
13	Sterling Marlin	2582	-1195
14	Bobby Hamilton	2563	-1214
15	Michael Waltrip	2518	-1259
16	Bill Elliott	2496	-1281
17	Chad Little	2461	-1316
18	Jimmy Spencer	2434	-1343
19	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2348	-1429
20	Ward Burton	2287	-1490
21	Ricky Rudd	2216	-1561