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1998 Primestar 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 33 Monday, March 9, 1998 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA 325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:35:16 Average speed: 139.501 mph Pole speed: 192.841 mph Cautions: 7 for 52 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 29 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 4 22 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 325 50250 running 0 160 13 30 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 324 39055 running 2 129 21 41 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 323 34325 running 0 100 12 8 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 324 46925 running 16 132 25 6 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 321 39115 running 2 93 22 18 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 323 29465 running 2 102 37 28 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 255 21050 running 0 52 28 13 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network   (Harry Melling) Ford 321 25675 running 0 79 23 23 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 322 38555 running 0 94 26 27 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 321 32760 running 0 85 3 26 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 325 54400 running 11 170 32 35 13   Jerry Nadeau FirstPlus Financial   (Bill Elliott) Ford 318 21255 running 0 67 29 38 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar 500   (Jack Roush) Ford 320 32135 running 0 76 40 43 17   Darrell Waltrip Speedblock / Builders Square   (Darrell Waltrip) Chevrolet 136 27985 handling 0 43 1 14 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 325 106800 running 47 180 18 32 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 323 33665 running 0 109 24 17 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 322 32720 running 0 91 41 11 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 83 27975 engine 0 40 19 9 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 323 44865 running 0 106 9 15 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 324 26475 running 1 143 5 5 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 325 58150 running 113 165 38 19 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 203 28400 crash 4 54 42 16 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 17 20965 crash 0 37 17 37 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 323 35135 running 0 112 10 2 35   Todd Bodine Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce   (Bob Hancher) Pontiac 324 33575 running 46 139 15 42 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 323 37655 running 0 118 16 40 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 323 35495 running 0 115 35 21 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 305 31090 running 0 58 20 1 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 323 42835 running 33 108 36 39 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 267 30565 engine 0 55 39 12 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 177 20995 engine 0 46 34 36 50   Ricky Craven Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 308 31125 running 0 61 33 25 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 314 24260 running 0 64 27 7 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 321 21750 running 0 82 43 20 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 12 20955 ignition 0 34 7 24 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 325 34100 running 17 151 2 4 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 325 72600 running 29 175 6 3 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers / Simmons   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 325 45750 running 2 155 14 34 91   Kevin Lepage First Union   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 323 24685 running 0 121 11 31 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 324 40545 running 0 130 30 33 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 319 24675 running 0 73 31 29 98   Greg Sacks Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 319 31515 running 0 70 8 10 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 325 44025 running 0 142

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Chad Little 97 John Deere Jack Roush Ford 45 Sterling Marlin 40 Coors Light Felix Sabates Chevrolet 46 Morgan Shepherd 05 Wendy's Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 47 Andy Hillenburg 95 Shoney's Inns Sadler Brothers Chevrolet 48 Dave Marcis 71 RealTree Camouflage Dave Marcis Chevrolet 49 Phil Parsons 1 Pennzoil Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 50 Jeff Green 29 Team Monte Carlo Gary Bechtel Chevrolet DC Steve Park 1 Pennzoil Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 13 13     14 17 4   #78 smoking frontstretch   18 19 2     20 25 6   #31 accident turn 4   26 50 25     51 55 5   NASCAR   56 119 64     120 129 10   rain   130 160 31     161 176 16   rain   177 205 29     206 215 10   #30 accident turn 2   216 324 109     325 325 1   #99 accident turn 2     Percent of race run under caution: 16.0%             Average green flag run: 39.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Todd Bodine 1 1 1   John Andretti 2 11 10   Todd Bodine 12 19 8   John Andretti 20 39 20   Jeremy Mayfield 40 44 5   John Andretti 45 47 3   Jeremy Mayfield 48 51 4   Derrike Cope 52 55 4   Todd Bodine 56 79 24   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 80 88 9   Dale Jarrett 89 101 13   Mark Martin 102 103 2   Jeremy Mayfield 104 104 1   Kenny Wallace 105 105 1   Geoffrey Bodine 106 107 2   Johnny Benson, Jr. 108 108 1   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 109 120 12   Kenny Wallace 121 136 16   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 137 153 17   Dale Jarrett 154 161 8   Dale Earnhardt 162 163 2   Todd Bodine 164 176 13   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 177 208 32   Terry Labonte 209 224 16   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 225 267 43   Jeremy Mayfield 268 268 1   Dick Trickle 269 270 2   Dale Jarrett 271 278 8   Bobby Labonte 279 325 47 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rusty Wallace 665     2   Jeremy Mayfield 616   -49   3   Dale Earnhardt 578   -87   4   Bill Elliott 557   -108   5   Terry Labonte 526   -139   6   Bobby Labonte 525   -140   7   Jeff Gordon 518   -147   8   Mark Martin 502   -163   9   Bobby Hamilton 473   -192   10   Jeff Burton 469   -196   10   Jimmy Spencer 469   -196   12   Ken Schrader 466   -199   13   Geoffrey Bodine 461   -204   14   Ernie Irvan 447   -218   15   Dale Jarrett 435   -230   16   Michael Waltrip 429   -236   17   Ward Burton 423   -242   18   Kenny Irwin, Jr. 411   -254   19   Dick Trickle 404   -261   19   Rick Mast 404   -261   21   Ricky Craven 403   -262