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1998 Daytona 500 Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 33 Sunday, February 15, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 2:53:42 Average speed: 172.712 mph Pole speed: 192.415 mph Cautions: 3 for 9 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 2 1 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Hot Rod Magazine   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 200 549255 running 22 175 13 2 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 116705 running 2 129 22 3 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 199 122005 running 2 102 1 4 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 1059805 running 107 185 34 5 88   Dale Jarrett Ford Quality Care Service / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 196 111505 running 0 61 9 6 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 142705 running 0 138 15 7 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 200 116255 running 0 118 8 8 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 135705 running 1 147 25 9 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 199 98805 running 0 88 6 10 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 200 205200 running 0 150 37 11 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 191 81355 running 0 52 5 12 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 200 232705 running 4 160 3 13 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 200 375705 running 0 165 40 14 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 160 89955 engine 0 43 38 15 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 187 88255 running 0 49 17 16 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network   (Harry Melling) Ford 200 96705 running 0 112 18 17 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 200 106180 running 0 109 29 18 95   Andy Hillenburg Shoney's Inns   (Sadler Brothers) Chevrolet 198 80205 running 0 76 10 19 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 200 129155 running 0 134 43 20 91   Kevin Lepage First Union Bank   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 78 71230 engine 0 34 7 21 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 127680 running 0 146 12 22 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 200 118155 running 0 127 23 23 73   Mike Wallace X-1R   (Phil Barkdoll) Chevrolet 199 86105 running 0 94 39 24 98   Greg Sacks Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 173 78180 running 0 46 31 25 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 197 85580 running 0 70 21 26 13   Jerry Nadeau FirstPlus Loans   (Bill Elliott) Ford 199 87855 running 0 100 30 27 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 197 79055 running 0 73 26 28 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 199 93080 running 6 90 16 29 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 115430 running 56 120 32 30 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 197 77055 running 0 67 4 31 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 200 313480 running 0 160 14 32 50   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 108410 running 0 121 41 33 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 158 70780 ignition 0 40 27 34 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 198 91705 running 0 82 36 35 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 193 72930 running 0 55 35 36 47   Billy Standridge Team Fans Can Race   (Billy Standridge) Ford 196 74005 running 0 58 20 37 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar / Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 101730 running 0 103 19 38 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 199 107280 running 0 106 11 39 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels / Blues Brothers 2000   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 200 125855 running 0 130 42 40 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 117 87230 ignition 0 37 28 41 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 198 90730 running 0 79 24 42 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 199 95555 running 0 91 33 43 17   Darrell Waltrip Speedblock / Builders Square   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 196 82705 running 0 64

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 46 First Union Felix Sabates Chevrolet 45 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D Fil Martocci Ford 46 David Green 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet 47 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers Jim Wilson Ford 48 Jeff Green 29 Team Monte Carlo Gary Bechtel Chevrolet 49 Norm Benning 79 Nu-Hart Hair Clinics Ted Walters / George Pywowariw Chevrolet 50 Hut Stricklin 8 Circuit City Stavola Brothers Chevrolet 51 Loy Allen, Jr. 14 Delco Remy America Richard Jackson Pontiac 52 Michael Ciochetti 80 Hughes Supply Stan Hover Ford 53 Mark Gibson 59 The Commercial Bank Ed Scherer Ford 54 Johnny Benson, Jr. 26 Cheerios Jack Roush Ford 55 Todd Bodine 35 Tabasco Bob Hancher Pontiac 56 Dan Pardus 07 Midwest Transit Hal Hicks / Mike Witters Chevrolet DC Phil Barkdoll 73 X-1R Phil Barkdoll Chevrolet WD Tim Steele 15 Bud Moore Ford WD Randy Renfrow 85 Mansion Motorsports Dick Skillen Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 125 125     126 129 4   #22 cut tire turn 3   130 173 44     174 177 4   #43,77 accident backstretch   178 199 22     200 200 1   #9,43 spun backstretch     Percent of race run under caution: 4.5%             Average green flag run: 63.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Labonte 1 14 14   Sterling Marlin 15 16 2   Dale Earnhardt 17 36 20   Bobby Labonte 37 44 8   Dale Earnhardt 45 58 14   Jeff Gordon 59 106 48   Terry Labonte 107 108 2   Joe Nemechek 109 114 6   Jeff Gordon 115 122 8   Dale Earnhardt 123 126 4   Rusty Wallace 127 130 4   Dale Earnhardt 131 138 8   Mike Skinner 139 139 1   Dale Earnhardt 140 200 61 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt 185     2   Bobby Labonte 175   -10   3   Jeremy Mayfield 165   -20   4   Ken Schrader 160   -25   4   Rusty Wallace 160   -25   6   Ernie Irvan 150   -35   7   Mike Skinner 147   -38   8   Chad Little 146   -39   9   Michael Waltrip 138   -47   10   Bill Elliott 134   -51   11   Kyle Petty 130   -55   12   Terry Labonte 129   -56   13   Bobby Hamilton 127   -58   14   Ricky Craven 121   -64   15   Jeff Gordon 120   -65   16   Jimmy Spencer 118   -67   17   Lake Speed 112   -73   18   John Andretti 109   -76   19   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 106   -79   20   Ted Musgrave 103   -82   21   Sterling Marlin 102   -83