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1998 Gatorade 125 #1     Post NASCAR Daytona Qualifier race number 1 Thursday, February 12, 1998 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 50 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles) Time of race: 0:53:36 Average speed: 139.925 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: 3 for 10 laps Margin of victory: .158 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    Daytona Qualifier Page

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 8 14 6   Mark Martin Valvoline   (Jack Roush) Ford 50 10505 running 0 13 26 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips   (Jim Mattei) Ford 50 10380 running 0 26 22 07   Dan Pardus Midwest Transit   (Hal Hicks / Mike Witter) Chevrolet 45 10055 handling 0 20 23 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 50 10205 running 0 7 10 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 50 11505 running 0 19 20 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 50 10230 running 0 3 1 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 50 22005 running 16 5 5 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 50 15005 running 0 4 7 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 50 17005 running 0 15 6 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 50 10330 running 13 24 16 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 49 10105 crash 0 25 17 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 48 10080 running 0 18 13 29   Jeff Green Team Monte Carlo   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 50 10255 running 0 6 4 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 50 12605 running 0 23 2 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 49 10130 crash 4 22 21 35   Todd Bodine Tabasco   (Bob Hancher) Pontiac 50 10155 running 0 1 12 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 50 42005 running 16 27 19 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 40 10030 crash 0 9 3 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 50 10480 running 1 16 24 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 50 10305 running 0 12 25 73   Mike Wallace X-1R   (Phil Barkdoll) Chevrolet 50 10405 running 0 14 27 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 50 10355 running 0 21 28 80   Mike Ciochetti Hughes Supply   (Stan Hover) Ford 50 10180 running 0 2 8 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care   (Yates Racing) Ford 50 27005 running 0 28 9 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 40 10005 handling 0 10 18 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 50 10455 running 0 17 11 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 50 10280 running 0 11 15 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 50 10430 running 0

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 13 13     14 16 3   debris   17 33 17     34 37 4   #90,28,35 accident backstretch   38 41 4     42 44 3   #07,80,26,41 accident turn 2   45 50 6       Percent of race run under caution: 20.0%             Average green flag run: 10.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bobby Labonte 1 3 3   John Andretti 4 4 1   Bobby Labonte 5 17 13   Ken Schrader 18 21 4   Jeff Gordon 22 34 13   Sterling Marlin 35 50 16