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1998 Pocono 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 33
Sunday, June 21, 1998 at Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:14:39
Average speed: 117.809 mph
Pole speed: 168.042 mph

Cautions: 9 for 48 laps
Margin of victory: .34 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	200	111580	running	122	185
2	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	79500	running	17	175
3	9	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	62220	running	26	170
4	28	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	49080	running	1	165
5	6	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	40645	running	3	160
6	18	1	Darrell Waltrip	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	28725	running	10	155
7	14	50	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	34575	running	9	151
8	11	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	34625	running	1	147
9	15	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	200	23825	running	0	138
10	34	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	200	41975	running	0	134
11	36	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	33175	running	0	130
12	12	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	32025	running	0	127
13	19	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	200	31425	running	0	124
14	29	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	27575	running	0	121
15	23	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	200	31675	running	8	123
16	32	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	200	20275	running	1	120
17	8	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	25825	running	0	112
18	35	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	200	25525	running	1	114
19	42	91	Kevin Lepage	Boyd's Ultra Violet (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	200	18925	running	0	106
20	16	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	200	32400	running	0	103
21	30	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	200	17755	running	0	100
22	43	35	Todd Bodine	Tabasco (Bob Hancher)	Pontiac	199	14355	running	0	97
23	38	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	199	24430	running	0	94
24	5	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	198	24280	running	0	91
25	40	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR (Harry Melling)	Ford	198	17105	running	0	88
26	41	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	194	23955	running	0	85
27	21	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	192	23805	transmission	0	82
28	25	96	Hut Stricklin	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	184	16655	engine	0	79
29	20	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	180	16580	running	0	76
30	10	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	173	16030	crash	1	78
31	17	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	163	20480	engine	0	70
32	27	98	Rich Bickle	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	161	20430	transmission	0	67
33	26	46	Jeff Green	First Union (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	157	13830	transmission	0	64
34	31	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	148	20255	running	0	61
35	7	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	147	20180	transmission	0	58
36	37	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	142	20105	running	0	55
37	22	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	130	20040	engine	0	52
38	24	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	86	12915	engine	0	49
39	13	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	85	12915	engine	0	46
40	39	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	76	19915	engine	0	43
41	33	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	49	29315	engine	0	40
42	2	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	13	27915	engine	0	37
43	4	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	5	22415	crash	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	Buckshot Jones	00	Aquafresh	Billy Jones	Pontiac

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	10	4	#33 accident turn 3
	11	34	24
	35	47	13	oil on track & rain
	48	49	2
	50	54	5	oil on track
	55	88	34
	89	91	3	#36 stalled turn 1
	92	131	40
	132	140	9	oil on track & rain
	141	149	9
	150	153	4	debris
	154	168	15
	169	172	4	debris
	173	174	2
	175	178	4	#97 accident turn 1
	179	190	12
	191	192	2	#35 spun turn 1
	193	200	8
Percent of race run under caution: 24.0% Average green flag run: 15.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	5	5
Jeremy Mayfield	6	28	23
Dale Jarrett	29	36	8
Jeff Gordon	37	48	12
Jeremy Mayfield	49	79	31
Mark Martin	80	81	2
Dale Earnhardt	82	82	1
Brett Bodine	83	83	1
Bobby Labonte	84	88	5
Jeremy Mayfield	89	120	32
Mark Martin	121	121	1
Jeff Burton	122	122	1
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	123	131	9
Bobby Labonte	132	134	3
Chad Little	135	135	1
Jeremy Mayfield	136	150	15
Robert Pressley	151	151	1
Dale Jarrett	152	169	18
Darrell Waltrip	170	179	10
Jeremy Mayfield	180	200	21

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeremy Mayfield	2208
2	Jeff Gordon	2172	-36
3	Dale Jarrett	2160	-48
4	Mark Martin	2155	-53
5	Terry Labonte	2008	-200
6	Rusty Wallace	1992	-216
7	Bobby Labonte	1910	-298
8	Jeff Burton	1903	-305
9	Jimmy Spencer	1799	-409
10	Dale Earnhardt	1722	-486
11	Ken Schrader	1683	-525
12	Bill Elliott	1679	-529
13	Michael Waltrip	1642	-566
14	Ward Burton	1622	-586
15	Ernie Irvan	1582	-626
16	Bobby Hamilton	1552	-656
17	Brett Bodine	1549	-659
18	Ted Musgrave	1546	-662
19	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1528	-680
20	Sterling Marlin	1495	-713
21	John Andretti	1493	-715