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1998 Pepsi Southern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 33 Sunday, September 6, 1998 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles) Time of race: 3:36:21 Average speed: 139.031 mph Pole speed: 168.879 mph Cautions: 2 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 3.631 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 3 1 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 367 79220 running 15 170 12 2 22   Ward Burton MBNA Platinum   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 364 35725 running 0 127 7 3 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 365 46485 running 11 151 14 4 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 362 39045 running 0 121 1 5 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 367 134655 running 64 180 13 6 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 363 38985 running 0 124 11 7 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's / NASCAR's 50th Anniversary   (Bill Elliott) Ford 364 35620 running 1 135 8 8 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 365 37925 running 0 142 32 9 9   Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR   (Harry Melling) Ford 360 20240 running 0 67 40 10 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 318 36335 engine 3 48 21 11 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 362 32440 running 0 100 2 12 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 367 98180 running 273 180 26 13 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 361 24105 running 0 85 22 14 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 362 38095 running 0 97 9 15 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 364 40295 running 0 138 39 16 16   Kevin Lepage Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 326 26575 ignition 0 46 18 17 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 362 26490 running 0 109 4 18 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 367 64465 running 0 160 33 19 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 359 27150 running 0 64 17 20 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 362 33465 running 0 112 30 21 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 360 24215 running 0 73 27 22 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 361 30870 running 0 82 23 23 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 362 36525 running 0 94 15 24 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 362 41005 running 0 118 36 25 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 358 19870 running 0 55 6 26 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 365 51205 running 0 150 5 27 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 366 52245 running 0 155 28 28 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 361 30735 running 0 79 34 29 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 359 27590 running 0 61 35 30 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 359 26955 running 0 58 24 31 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 361 26025 running 0 91 43 32 15   Ted Musgrave Rescue Engine Formula   (Bud Moore) Ford 83 21985 engine 0 34 37 33 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 358 19781 running 0 52 31 34 50   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 360 27355 running 0 70 25 35 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 361 37190 running 0 88 42 36 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 269 26485 engine 0 37 41 37 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 298 34510 oil pump 0 40 20 38 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak Ice   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 362 34590 running 0 103 10 39 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 364 41505 running 0 134 19 40 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley 'Gone Grill Crazy'   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 362 33035 running 0 106 16 41 46   Jeff Green The Money Store   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 362 26785 running 0 115 29 42 13   Dennis Setzer FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 360 21100 running 0 76 38 43 35   Darrell Waltrip Tabasco   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 346 19610 oil pump 0 49

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 45 Hut Stricklin 96 Caterpillar Buz McCall Chevrolet 46 Morgan Shepherd 91 Little Joe's Auto / Pionite Joe Falk Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 82 82     83 87 5   #23 spun turn 4   88 243 156     244 254 11   debris turn 2   255 367 113       Percent of race run under caution: 4.4%             Average green flag run: 117.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dale Jarrett 1 8 8   Rusty Wallace 9 19 11   Jeff Burton 20 63 44   Mark Martin 64 65 2   Jeff Burton 66 83 18   Dale Jarrett 84 90 7   Jeff Burton 91 147 57   Mark Martin 148 148 1   Bill Elliott 149 149 1   Jeff Burton 150 273 124   Jeff Gordon 274 310 37   Jeff Burton 311 340 30   Jeff Gordon 341 367 27 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 3777     2   Mark Martin 3578   -199   3   Dale Jarrett 3529   -248   4   Rusty Wallace 3326   -451   5   Bobby Labonte 3201   -576   6   Jeremy Mayfield 3157   -620   7   Jeff Burton 3113   -664   8   Dale Earnhardt 2969   -808   9   Terry Labonte 2745   -1032   10   Ken Schrader 2699   -1078   11   John Andretti 2696   -1081   12   Ernie Irvan 2583   -1194   13   Sterling Marlin 2582   -1195   14   Bobby Hamilton 2563   -1214   15   Michael Waltrip 2518   -1259   16   Bill Elliott 2496   -1281   17   Chad Little 2461   -1316   18   Jimmy Spencer 2434   -1343   19   Johnny Benson, Jr. 2348   -1429   20   Ward Burton 2287   -1490   21   Ricky Rudd 2216   -1561