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1998 Touchstone Energy 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 9 of 31 Saturday, April 25, 1998 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 113 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (300.580 miles) Time of race: 2:32:35 Average speed: 118.196 mph Pole speed: 189.628 mph Cautions: 7 for 40 laps Margin of victory: .171 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 87   Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 113 34950 running 33 180 3 2 34   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 113 29875 running 9 170 4 3 00   Buckshot Jones Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 113 22300 running 31 165 32 4 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 43 14300 handling 0 67 13 5 29   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 112 13200 running 0 124 9 6 36   Matt Hutter Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 113 19800 running 0 138 37 7 93   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 22 7675 crash 0 52 22 8 2   Larry Pearson New Holland   (Ricky Craven) Chevrolet 78 9025 crash 0 97 28 9 44   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 66 10250 handling 0 79 19 10 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 78 12450 crash 0 106 42 11 92   David Green Kraft   (Mac Martin) Chevrolet 5 7550 crash 0 37 7 12 78   Loy Allen, Jr. Church's Chicken   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 113 16950 running 0 146 30 13 1   Sterling Marlin Rayovac   (Sterling Marlin) Chevrolet 53 7900 shocks 0 73 21 14 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 78 13650 crash 0 100 16 15 40   Kevin Lepage Channellock   (Doug Taylor) Chevrolet 107 12825 running 0 115 5 16 64   Dick Trickle Schneider National   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 113 18425 running 37 165 26 17 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Blount for Governor   (Robert Hayes) Chevrolet 72 8500 handling 0 85 18 18 30   Mike Cope Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver) Chevrolet 103 10575 running 0 109 8 19 17   Matt Kenseth Lycos   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 113 20325 running 0 142 40 20 89   Stanton Barrett Fiberall / Allerest   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 17 9600 handling 0 43 2 21 10   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 113 32075 running 3 175 35 22 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 23 9725 crash 0 58 23 23 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 78 16400 handling 0 94 34 24 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall) Ford 23 10750 crash 0 61 24 25 12   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Jimmy Spencer) Chevrolet 77 8875 crash 0 91 15 26 4   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch) Chevrolet 111 18225 running 0 118 41 27 66   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 8 14300 handling 0 40 36 28 96   Brad Loney Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Pontiac 23 7875 crash 0 55 39 29 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 19 7625 engine 0 46 20 30 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 78 12850 crash 0 103 31 31 88   Kevin Schwantz Texas Department of Tourism   (Kevin Schwantz) Chevrolet 45 7950 running 0 70 33 32 35   Lyndon Amick SCANA / Myrtle Beach   (Bill Amick) Pontiac 35 7875 engine 0 64 11 33 57   Jason Keller Justin Boots   (Steve DeSouza) Chevrolet 112 13650 running 0 130 29 34 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 59 10825 crash 0 76 25 35 70   Dale Fischlein Adrian Carriers   (Ivan Murphy) Chevrolet 77 8725 handling 0 88 12 36 85   Shane Hall Bama Jams & Jellies   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 112 13325 running 0 127 17 37 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 104 12700 handling 0 112 27 38 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 71 10375 overheating 0 82 10 39 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 113 21275 running 0 134 6 40 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 113 18300 running 0 150 43 41 32   Jason Jarrett DAJ Racing   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 5 9875 crash 0 34 38 42 47   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart) Chevrolet 22 9650 handling 0 49 14 43 20   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 111 15575 running 0 121

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Robert Pressley 59 Chevrolet 45 Doug Reid III 7 Chevrolet 46 Rick Wilson 50 Ford 47 Patty Moise 14 Rhodes Furniture Michael Waltrip Ford 48 Mark Day 16 Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 13 7   #88,89,66,92,47,32,20 accident tri-oval   14 15 2     16 17 2   #40 stalled backstretch   18 23 6     24 31 8   #1,93,3,96,4,37,77,29,85 accident turn 1   32 60 29     61 67 7   #4,44,20,72,70,8,33,74,60 accident turn 4   68 79 12     80 90 11   #4,36,64,56,6,30,4,2,12,47,63,99 accident turn 4   91 92 2     93 94 2   debris frontstretch   95 97 3     98 100 3   debris frontstretch   101 113 13       Percent of race run under caution: 35.4%             Average green flag run: 9.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Nemechek 1 21 21   Dick Trickle 22 48 27   Buckshot Jones 49 49 1   Dick Trickle 50 59 10   Phil Parsons 60 62 3   Mike McLaughlin 63 71 9   Buckshot Jones 72 101 30   Joe Nemechek 102 113 12 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 1249     2   Mike McLaughlin 1223   -26   3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1205   -44   4   Elliott Sadler 1132   -117   5   Buckshot Jones 1130   -119   6   Hermie Sadler 1094   -155   7   Randy LaJoie 1090   -159   8   Dick Trickle 1043   -206   9   Jason Keller 1041   -208   10   Mike Dillon 1039   -210   11   Elton Sawyer 995   -254   12   Phil Parsons 992   -257   13   Glenn Allen, Jr. 989   -260   14   Mark Green 965   -284   15   Tim Fedewa 953   -296   16   Joe Nemechek 865   -384   17   Tracy Leslie 858   -391   18   Shane Hall 827   -422   19   Tony Stewart 824   -425   20   Matt Hutter 803   -446   21   Jeff Burton 797   -452