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1998 TranSouth Financial 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 33
Sunday, March 22, 1998 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles)

Time of race: 3:07:40
Average speed: 127.962 mph
Pole speed: 168.665 mph

Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Margin of victory: .228 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1998 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	293	110035	running	68	180
2	24	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	293	75075	running	0	170
3	14	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	293	52240	running	1	170
4	37	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	293	45930	running	25	165
5	2	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	49075	running	195	165
6	33	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	293	48600	running	0	150
7	1	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	47995	running	3	151
8	21	26	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Cheerios (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	26340	running	0	142
9	26	81	Kenny Wallace	Square D (Fil Martocci)	Ford	293	33285	running	0	138
10	20	16	Ted Musgrave	Primestar (Jack Roush)	Ford	292	39930	running	0	134
11	9	22	Ward Burton	MBNA America (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	292	33500	running	0	130
12	27	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	292	37595	running	0	127
13	16	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	292	37990	running	0	124
14	8	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	291	24560	running	0	121
15	30	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	291	32430	running	1	123
16	7	21	Michael Waltrip	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	291	32435	running	0	115
17	29	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	291	23690	running	0	112
18	32	33	Ken Schrader	Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	291	32820	running	0	109
19	36	41	Steve Grissom	Kodiak (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	291	29740	running	0	106
20	17	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	291	20970	running	0	103
21	35	23	Jimmy Spencer	Winston / No Bull (Travis Carter)	Ford	290	31405	running	0	100
22	22	11	Brett Bodine	Paychex (Brett Bodine)	Ford	290	28840	running	0	97
23	6	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	290	33425	running	0	94
24	4	90	Dick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	290	28310	running	0	91
25	34	9	Lake Speed	Cartoon Network (Harry Melling)	Ford	290	20995	running	0	88
26	13	96	David Green	Caterpillar (Buz McCall)	Chevrolet	290	20685	running	0	85
27	41	35	Todd Bodine	Tabasco (Bob Hancher)	Pontiac	290	17300	running	0	82
28	19	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	289	20245	running	0	79
29	40	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty)	Pontiac	288	26940	running	0	76
30	43	17	Darrell Waltrip	NASCAR 50th Anniversary / Tim Flock Special (Darrell Waltrip)	Chevrolet	288	26810	running	0	73
31	25	13	Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott)	Ford	288	17655	running	0	70
32	42	29	Jeff Green	Team Monte Carlo (Gary Bechtel)	Chevrolet	288	20025	running	0	67
33	18	10	Ricky Rudd	Tide (Ricky Rudd)	Ford	288	32745	running	0	64
34	10	91	Kevin Lepage	Pionite (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	287	16215	running	0	61
35	38	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	286	23085	running	0	58
36	39	36	Ernie Irvan	Skittles (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	285	22955	running	0	55
37	28	42	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	285	22875	running	0	52
38	23	50	Randy LaJoie	Budweiser (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	284	25225	running	0	49
39	5	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	270	30600	running	0	46
40	31	30	Derrike Cope	Gumout (Chuck Rider)	Pontiac	231	22475	engine	0	43
41	11	7	Geoffrey Bodine	Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei)	Ford	144	22350	crash	0	40
42	12	98	Greg Sacks	Thorn Apple Valley (Cale Yarborough)	Ford	142	22225	crash	0	37
43	15	75	Rick Mast	Remington Arms (Butch Mock)	Ford	26	15116	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	46	First Union	Felix Sabates	Chevrolet
45	Dave Marcis	71	RealTree Camouflage	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
46	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Stavola Brothers	Chevrolet
47	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Jim Wilson	Ford
48	Morgan Shepherd	05	Accu-Turn / Wendy's	Morgan Shepherd	Pontiac
49	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1	Pennzoil	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	24	24
	25	29	5	#7 accident frontstretch
	30	130	101
	131	138	8	#50 spun turn 1
	139	147	9
	148	155	8	#98 accident backstretch
	156	163	8
	164	168	5	debris backstretch
	169	249	81
	250	254	5	#50 spun turn 4
	255	293	39
Percent of race run under caution: 10.6% Average green flag run: 43.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	2	2
Dale Jarrett	3	6	4
Jeff Burton	7	24	18
Bill Elliott	25	25	1
Dale Jarrett	26	30	5
Jeff Burton	31	90	60
Mark Martin	91	91	1
Dale Jarrett	92	99	8
Jeff Burton	100	133	34
Dale Jarrett	134	164	31
Jeremy Mayfield	165	180	16
Jeff Burton	181	226	46
Jeremy Mayfield	227	227	1
Dale Jarrett	228	228	1
Rusty Wallace	229	229	1
Jeff Burton	230	242	13
Jeremy Mayfield	243	250	8
Jeff Burton	251	274	24
Dale Jarrett	275	293	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Rusty Wallace	835
2	Jeremy Mayfield	781	-54
3	Dale Earnhardt	705	-130
4	Jeff Gordon	688	-147
5	Bill Elliott	680	-155
6	Terry Labonte	676	-159
7	Mark Martin	653	-182
8	Jeff Burton	634	-201
9	Bobby Labonte	619	-216
10	Dale Jarrett	615	-220
11	Ken Schrader	575	-260
12	Jimmy Spencer	569	-266
13	Ward Burton	553	-282
14	Michael Waltrip	544	-291
15	Bobby Hamilton	531	-304
16	Johnny Benson, Jr.	528	-307
17	Ted Musgrave	521	-314
18	John Andretti	505	-330
19	Ernie Irvan	502	-333
20	Geoffrey Bodine	501	-334
21	Dick Trickle	495	-340