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1998 Winston 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 29 of 33 Sunday, October 11, 1998 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:08:20 Average speed: 159.318 mph Pole speed: 196.153 mph Cautions: 4 for 20 laps Margin of victory: .14 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20 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 188 110125 running 16 180 2 6 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 86245 running 49 175 3 4 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 68860 running 8 170 4 36 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 188 69850 running 9 165 5 24 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 188 51000 running 1 160 6 2 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Small Soldiers   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 188 62500 running 9 155 7 5 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 48350 running 74 156 8 15 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 36300 running 0 142 9 34 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 188 41970 running 0 138 10 9 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 50150 running 0 134 11 26 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 188 43930 running 6 135 12 29 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 188 30775 running 0 127 13 16 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 188 40427 running 1 129 14 10 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light Silver Bullet   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 187 32335 running 1 126 15 37 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 187 45610 running 0 118 16 11 00   Buckshot Jones Aquafresh   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 187 28775 running 0 115 17 27 13   Ted Musgrave FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 187 28010 running 0 112 18 17 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 187 44155 running 0 109 19 19 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 187 38375 running 0 106 20 41 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 187 38985 running 0 103 21 22 43   John Andretti STP Purple   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 187 42155 running 0 100 22 23 91   Andy Hillenburg Little Joe's Auto   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 186 31825 running 0 97 23 43 35   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 185 26845 running 0 94 24 1 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 185 43165 running 0 91 25 31 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 184 36885 running 0 88 26 21 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 183 29910 running 0 85 27 12 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 182 41290 running 0 82 28 28 47   Billy Standridge TeamFansCanRace.com   (Billy Standridge) Ford 181 26295 running 0 79 29 13 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth / AmeriCast   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 180 36350 running 0 76 30 32 22   Ward Burton MBNA Platinum / Ducks Unlimited   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 178 36180 running 2 78 31 33 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 177 35990 running 0 70 32 14 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 175 40920 rear end 12 72 33 30 46   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 170 28840 engine 0 64 34 8 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 166 42595 running 0 61 35 38 16   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 160 36265 handling 0 58 36 18 96   Steve Grissom Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 146 25720 handling 0 55 37 20 36   Ernie Irvan Wild Berry Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 134 35206 crash 0 52 38 40 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 134 32550 crash 0 49 39 39 50   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 134 32550 crash 0 46 40 42 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 107 25550 piston 0 43 41 35 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 101 25550 valve spring 0 40 42 25 9   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Scooby Doo on Zombie Island   (Harry Melling) Ford 99 25550 engine 0 37 43 7 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 30 40550 valve spring 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dan Pardus 07 Midwest Transit Hal Hicks / Mike Witters Chevrolet 45 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms Butch Mock Ford 46 Rick Wilson 41 Kodiak Larry Hedrick Chevrolet 47 Rich Bickle 98 Thorn Apple Valley Cale Yarborough Ford 48 Bobby Gerhart 54 Gerhart Racing Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 49 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers Jim Wilson Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 53 53     54 57 4   #90 spun turn 4   58 113 56     114 118 5   debris   119 136 18     137 144 8   #40,3,22,90,6,50,36,26,21,4,7 accident turn 1   145 146 2     147 149 3   debris   150 188 39       Percent of race run under caution: 10.6%             Average green flag run: 33.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dale Jarrett 1 1 1   Mike Skinner 2 3 2   Bobby Labonte 4 12 9   Jeff Gordon 13 51 39   Dale Jarrett 52 53 2   Jeff Gordon 54 63 10   Ward Burton 64 65 2   Dale Earnhardt 66 72 7   Sterling Marlin 73 73 1   Mike Skinner 74 113 40   Dale Earnhardt 114 118 5   Jeremy Mayfield 119 119 1   Jimmy Spencer 120 128 9   Mike Skinner 129 136 8   Brett Bodine 137 137 1   Terry Labonte 138 138 1   Derrike Cope 139 144 6   Mike Skinner 145 168 24   Terry Labonte 169 175 7   Dale Jarrett 176 188 13 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4632     2   Mark Martin 4344   -288   3   Dale Jarrett 4098   -534   4   Rusty Wallace 3883   -749   5   Jeff Burton 3806   -826   6   Jeremy Mayfield 3761   -871   7   Bobby Labonte 3759   -873   8   Dale Earnhardt 3357   -1275   9   Terry Labonte 3323   -1309   10   John Andretti 3278   -1354   11   Bobby Hamilton 3256   -1376   12   Ken Schrader 3168   -1464   13   Sterling Marlin 3133   -1499   14   Ernie Irvan 3120   -1512   15   Michael Waltrip 3076   -1556   16   Jimmy Spencer 3064   -1568   17   Chad Little 3039   -1593   18   Bill Elliott 2921   -1711   19   Ward Burton 2813   -1819   20   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2798   -1834   21   Ricky Rudd 2742   -1890