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1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 6 1 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 22400 running 8 155 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 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 12 6 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 200 21650 running 0 127 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 27 9 34   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 198 19960 running 0 82 16 10 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 200 18095 running 0 115 11 11 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 200 17700 running 0 130 21 12 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 199 14220 running 0 100 20 13 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 199 13555 running 0 103 14 14 66   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 200 22590 running 0 121 24 15 17   Matt Kenseth Lycos   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 198 20390 running 0 91 13 16 40   Kevin Lepage Channellock   (Doug Taylor) Chevrolet 200 16600 running 0 124 28 17 4   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch) Chevrolet 197 19850 running 0 79 19 18 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 199 16340 running 0 106 40 19 30   Mike Cope Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver) Chevrolet 88 11330 crash 0 43 37 20 10   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 165 13435 engine 0 52 7 21 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 200 26050 running 3 151 22 22 64   Dick Trickle Schneider National   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 199 13010 running 0 97 5 23 32   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 200 26550 running 0 155 34 24 44   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 185 13690 crash 0 61 17 25 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 199 16760 crash 0 112 41 26 50   Jimmy Foster Dr. Pepper   (Joe Washington) Ford 87 11320 crash 0 40 15 27 89   Stanton Barrett Allerest   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 200 18580 running 0 118 23 28 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 199 15900 running 0 94 42 29 88   Kevin Schwantz Ryder   (David Ridling) Chevrolet 46 13316 crash 0 37 29 30 36   Matt Hutter Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 197 18740 running 0 76 18 31 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 199 29950 crash 0 109 33 32 57   Jason Keller Progressive Motorsports   (Steve DeSouza) Chevrolet 192 13800 handling 0 64 36 33 83   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb) Chevrolet 168 11495 crash 0 55 26 34 47   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart) Chevrolet 198 13570 running 0 85 31 35 45   Brad Loney Hunters Specialties / GTS   (Mike Laughlin) Chevrolet 195 14020 handling 0 70 25 36 20   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 198 13680 running 0 88 30 37 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 197 14355 running 0 73 38 38 59   Robert Pressley Kingsford / Matchlight   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 135 13350 handling 0 49 32 39 96   Mike Stefanik Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Pontiac 193 13910 running 0 67 43 40 85   Shane Hall Dura Shine   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 45 13500 crash 0 34 10 41 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall) Ford 200 19450 running 0 134 35 42 14   Patty Moise Rhodes Furniture   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 179 11580 rear end 0 58 39 43 48   Dale Shaw Unifirst Uniforms   (James Porter) Ford 129 11340 rear end 0 46

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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