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1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 3 of 31
Saturday, February 28, 1998 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:37:43
Average speed: 114.129 mph
Pole speed: 162.577 mph

Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: .211 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	12	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo (Jimmy Spencer)	Chevrolet	200	72950	running	46	180
2	8	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	59000	running	0	170
3	2	87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	200	40975	running	87	175
4	3	9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	32650	running	50	165
5	23	32	Dale Jarrett	White Rain (Dale Jarrett)	Ford	200	26550	running	0	155
6	1	60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	22400	running	8	155
7	21	72	Mike Dillon	Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker)	Chevrolet	200	26050	running	3	151
8	4	00	Buckshot Jones	Alka-Seltzer / Bayer (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	200	24350	running	3	147
9	5	29	Hermie Sadler	DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	200	22050	running	3	143
10	41	77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	200	19450	running	0	134
11	11	80	Mark Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	200	17700	running	0	130
12	6	6	Joe Bessey	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	200	21650	running	0	127
13	16	40	Kevin Lepage	Channellock (Doug Taylor)	Chevrolet	200	16600	running	0	124
14	14	66	Elliott Sadler	Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	200	22590	running	0	121
15	27	89	Stanton Barrett	Allerest (Meredith Ruark)	Ford	200	18580	running	0	118
16	10	37	Mark Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	200	18095	running	0	115
17	25	99	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Luxaire (Bill Papke)	Chevrolet	199	16760	crash	0	112
18	31	74	Randy LaJoie	Fina (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	199	29950	crash	0	109
19	18	33	Tim Fedewa	Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	199	16340	running	0	106
20	13	21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	199	13555	running	0	103
21	12	56	Jeff Krogh	Clearwater Forest Industries (Robert Krogh)	Chevrolet	199	14220	running	0	100
22	22	64	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker)	Chevrolet	199	13010	running	0	97
23	28	63	Tracy Leslie	Lysol (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	199	15900	running	0	94
24	15	17	Matt Kenseth	Lycos (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	198	20390	running	0	91
25	36	20	Blaise Alexander	Rescue Engine Formula (Allen Cretsinger)	Chevrolet	198	13680	running	0	88
26	34	47	Andy Santerre	Monro Muffler (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	198	13570	running	0	85
27	9	34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	198	19960	running	0	82
28	17	4	Jeff Purvis	Lance Snacks (James Finch)	Chevrolet	197	19850	running	0	79
29	30	36	Matt Hutter	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Pontiac	197	18740	running	0	76
30	37	38	Elton Sawyer	Barbasol (Bob Sutton)	Ford	197	14355	running	0	73
31	35	45	Brad Loney	Hunters Specialties / GTS (Mike Laughlin)	Chevrolet	195	14020	handling	0	70
32	39	96	Mike Stefanik	Big A Auto Parts (Donald Laird)	Pontiac	193	13910	running	0	67
33	32	57	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza)	Chevrolet	192	13800	handling	0	64
34	24	44	Tony Stewart	Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	185	13690	crash	0	61
35	42	14	Patty Moise	Rhodes Furniture (Michael Waltrip)	Ford	179	11580	rear end	0	58
36	33	83	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction (William Grubb)	Chevrolet	168	11495	crash	0	55
37	20	10	Phil Parsons	Dura Lube (Phil Parsons)	Chevrolet	165	13435	engine	0	52
38	38	59	Robert Pressley	Kingsford / Matchlight (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	135	13350	handling	0	49
39	43	48	Dale Shaw	Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter)	Ford	129	11340	rear end	0	46
40	19	30	Mike Cope	Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	88	11330	crash	0	43
41	26	50	Jimmy Foster	Dr. Pepper (Joe Washington)	Ford	87	11320	crash	0	40
42	29	88	Kevin Schwantz	Ryder (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	46	13316	crash	0	37
43	40	85	Shane Hall	Dura Shine (Don Stegall)	Chevrolet	45	13500	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Ron Barfield, Jr.	2	New Holland	Ricky Craven	Chevrolet
	Rick Fuller	04	Channellock	Doug Taylor	Chevrolet
	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Yahoo Sports	Robert Hayes	Chevrolet
	Brendan Gaughan	31		Bill Baumgardner	Chevrolet
	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA / South Carolina	Bill Amick	Pontiac
	Chris Diamond	68	J & L Motors	Jerry Francis	Chevrolet
	Dale Fischlein	70	Adrian Carriers	Ivan Murphy	Chevrolet
	Hank Parker, Jr.	78	Mark III Financial	Dan Browder	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	48	48
	49	55	7	#85,88 accident turn 1
	56	90	35
	91	96	6	#30 accident backstretch
	97	100	4
	101	107	7	#50 accident turn 2
	108	142	35
	143	146	4	#59,64,34 accident frontstretch
	147	169	23
	170	174	5	#83 accident turn 2
	175	180	6
	181	184	4	#47,34,6 accident frontstretch
	185	188	4
	189	193	5	#44,17,4,57,63 accident frontstretch
	194	200	7
Percent of race run under caution: 19.0% Average green flag run: 20.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	1	1
Joe Nemechek	2	9	8
Jeff Burton	10	42	33
Mark Martin	43	49	7
Joe Nemechek	50	128	79
Jeff Burton	129	143	15
Hermie Sadler	144	146	3
Buckshot Jones	147	149	3
Mike Dillon	150	152	3
Jimmy Spencer	153	174	22
Jeff Burton	175	175	1
Jimmy Spencer	176	183	8
Jeff Burton	184	184	1
Jimmy Spencer	185	200	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Mark Martin	485
2	Jeff Burton	437	-48
3	Buckshot Jones	425	-60
4	Matt Kenseth	421	-64
5	Randy LaJoie	410	-75
6	Hermie Sadler	397	-88
7	Mike Dillon	384	-101
8	Mark Green	374	-111
9	Joe Nemechek	360	-125
10	Jeff Purvis	352	-133
11	Mike McLaughlin	351	-134
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	337	-148
13	Elliott Sadler	326	-159
14	Jimmy Spencer	323	-162
15	Dick Trickle	321	-164
16	Tim Fedewa	318	-167
17	Jason Keller	313	-172
18	Tony Stewart	306	-179
19	Tracy Leslie	282	-203
19	Matt Hutter	282	-203
21	Elton Sawyer	273	-212