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1998 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 5 of 31 Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 147 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (200.802 miles) Time of race: 1:59:57 Average speed: 100.443 mph Pole speed: 162.577 mph Cautions: 7 for 39 laps Margin of victory: .066 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 14 17 00   Buckshot Jones Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 147 7865 running 0 121 10 37 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 147 14425 running 0 134 32 3 4   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch) Chevrolet 113 10740 handling 0 67 36 43 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 81 10660 penalty 16 60 19 19 8   Bobby Hillin, Jr. Yahoo Sports   (Robert Hayes) Chevrolet 146 5640 running 0 106 2 1 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 147 23825 running 93 180 13 24 10   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 147 6900 running 0 124 4 13 17   Matt Kenseth Lycos   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 147 24925 running 0 160 12 21 20   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 147 14580 running 0 127 41 22 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 36 4065 crash 0 40 27 29 23   Lance Hooper WCW   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 143 4345 running 0 82 7 26 29   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 147 10200 running 14 151 40 30 30   Mike Cope Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver) Chevrolet 42 4280 crash 0 43 20 40 32   Jason Jarrett DAJ Racing   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 146 8680 running 0 103 34 28 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 99 6200 running 0 61 8 14 34   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 147 13845 running 0 142 16 18 35   Lyndon Amick SCANA / Myrtle Beach   (Bill Amick) Pontiac 146 5745 running 0 115 25 23 36   Matt Hutter Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 145 10990 running 0 88 17 39 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 146 7805 running 0 112 11 15 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 147 12765 running 0 130 21 7 40   Kevin Lepage Channellock   (Doug Taylor) Chevrolet 146 5745 running 0 100 29 34 42   J.D. Gibbs Carolina Turkey   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 142 4300 running 0 76 1 9 44   Bobby Labonte Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 147 25375 running 14 180 37 42 47   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart) Chevrolet 62 6135 handling 0 52 42 33 51   Jim Bown Rose Auto Wrecking   (Dick Bown) Chevrolet 1 4055 crash 0 37 15 12 52   Kevin Grubb Crestar Bank   (Kevin Grubb) Chevrolet 147 6455 running 0 118 35 32 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 92 4180 oil pump 0 58 33 38 57   Jason Keller Progressive Motorsports   (Steve DeSouza) Chevrolet 105 6220 running 0 64 9 31 59   Robert Pressley Kingsford / Matchlight   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 147 9435 running 2 143 24 5 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 145 4435 running 8 96 38 41 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 61 6100 crash 0 49 3 2 64   Dick Trickle Schneider National   (Dennis Shoemaker) Chevrolet 147 12075 running 0 165 5 4 66   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 147 19450 running 0 155 6 20 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 147 11250 running 0 150 23 8 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 145 12955 running 0 94 30 27 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall) Ford 132 6480 running 0 73 28 25 78   Hank Parker, Jr. Mark III Financial   (Dan Browder) Chevrolet 143 4420 running 0 79 26 6 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 143 4370 running 0 85 18 36 85   Shane Hall Bama Jams & Jellies   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 146 5675 running 0 109 43 35 88   Kevin Schwantz Ryder   (Kevin Schwantz) Chevrolet 1 6055 crash 0 34 31 10 89   Stanton Barrett Northstar Water   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 126 6260 handling 0 70 39 11 92   David Green Kraft   (Mac Martin) Chevrolet 43 4090 crash 0 46 22 16 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 146 7510 running 0 97

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Ron Barfield, Jr. 2 New Holland Ricky Craven Chevrolet Jeff Fuller 7 Patty Moise 14 Rhodes Furniture Michael Waltrip Ford Jimmy Foster 50 Dr. Pepper Joe Washington Ford Dave Blaney 93 Amoco Bill Davis Pontiac Mike Stefanik 96 Big A Auto Parts Mike Curb Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 8 6   #88,51,63,77,3 accident turn 3   9 28 20     29 33 5   #36,23 accident turn 1   34 38 5     39 43 5   debris backstretch   44 44 1     45 53 9   #77,30,33,92,80,78,37,3 accident turn 2   54 60 7     61 66 6   #60,4,74,63 accident turn 3   67 82 16     83 88 6   #6 accident turn 3   89 92 4     93 95 3   #56,89 accident turn 3   96 147 52       Percent of race run under caution: 27.2%             Average green flag run: 13.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Burton 1 35 35   Mark Martin 36 38 3   Robert Pressley 39 39 1   Hermie Sadler 40 53 14   Joe Bessey 54 69 16   Jeff Burton 70 82 13   Robert Pressley 83 83 1   Mark Martin 84 88 5   Jeff Burton 89 133 45   Bobby Labonte 134 147 14 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mike McLaughlin 673     2   Buckshot Jones 670   -3   3   Randy LaJoie 664   -9   4   Matt Kenseth 645   -28   5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 641   -32   6   Hermie Sadler 639   -34   7   Dick Trickle 624   -49   8   Jeff Burton 617   -56   9   Elliott Sadler 616   -57   10   Mark Martin 581   -92   11   Mike Dillon 571   -102   12   Mark Green 547   -126   13   Elton Sawyer 537   -136   14   Jason Keller 532   -141   15   Jeff Purvis 528   -145   16   Tim Fedewa 521   -152   17   Joe Nemechek 510   -163   18   Glenn Allen, Jr. 481   -192   19   Robert Pressley 445   -228   20   Tracy Leslie 437   -236   21   Joe Bessey 430   -243