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1998 Coca Cola 300 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 7 of 31 Saturday, April 4, 1998 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:29:47 Average speed: 120.174 mph Pole speed: 179.229 mph Cautions: 7 for 44 laps Margin of victory: .187 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 28 37 00   Buckshot Jones Alka-Seltzer / Bayer   (Billy Jones) Pontiac 193 13425 running 0 79 9 6 2   Jeff Green New Holland   (Ricky Craven) Chevrolet 200 18950 running 0 138 1 16 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AC Delco   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 66075 running 6 180 36 26 4   Jeff Purvis Lance Snacks   (James Finch) Chevrolet 103 17125 crash 0 55 43 41 6   Joe Bessey Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 2 16875 crash 0 34 42 36 7   Doug Reid III Godwin's   (Ed Whitaker) Chevrolet 3 10600 crash 0 37 10 35 9   Jeff Burton Track Gear   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 21350 running 0 134 4 22 10   Phil Parsons Dura Lube   (Phil Parsons) Chevrolet 200 30575 running 0 160 31 21 12   Jimmy Spencer Zippo   (Jimmy Spencer) Chevrolet 182 11225 crash 15 75 39 7 14   Patty Moise Rhodes Furniture   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 49 10475 crash 0 46 8 24 17   Matt Kenseth Lycos   (Robbie Reiser) Chevrolet 200 24025 running 0 142 33 15 20   Blaise Alexander Rescue Engine Formula   (Allen Cretsinger) Chevrolet 118 17425 fuel pump 0 64 17 17 21   Michael Waltrip Band-Aid   (Michael Waltrip) Ford 199 13800 running 0 112 25 33 23   Lance Hooper WCW   (Richard Jackson) Pontiac 198 11925 running 8 93 35 5 29   Hermie Sadler DeWalt Industrial Tools   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 103 12725 crash 0 58 24 30 30   Mike Cope Slim Jim   (Jeffrey Welliver) Chevrolet 198 12825 running 0 91 29 10 32   Dale Jarrett White Rain   (Dale Jarrett) Ford 190 11425 crash 0 76 13 27 33   Tim Fedewa Kleenex   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 200 16800 running 0 124 11 28 34   Mike McLaughlin Goulds Pumps   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 200 22700 running 0 130 38 39 36   Matt Hutter Stanley Tools   (Scott Welliver) Pontiac 49 17000 crash 0 49 7 20 37   Mark Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Chevrolet 200 23075 running 66 151 27 31 38   Elton Sawyer Barbasol   (Bob Sutton) Ford 196 13675 running 0 82 40 40 40   Kevin Lepage Channellock   (Doug Taylor) Chevrolet 45 12450 clutch 0 43 15 3 44   Tony Stewart Shell Oil   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 199 16725 running 0 118 19 18 47   Andy Santerre Monro Muffler   (George Debidart) Chevrolet 199 15925 running 0 106 37 9 50   Jimmy Foster Dr. Pepper   (Joe Washington) Ford 95 10525 crash 0 52 5 25 56   Jeff Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 200 25100 running 0 155 26 34 57   Jason Keller Justin Boots   (Steve DeSouza) Chevrolet 198 13625 running 0 85 21 11 60   Mark Martin Winn-Dixie   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 12600 running 0 100 18 38 63   Tracy Leslie Lysol   (Hubert Hensley) Chevrolet 199 15450 running 0 109 2 1 66   Elliott Sadler Phillips 66   (Gary Bechtel) Chevrolet 200 54500 running 18 175 14 19 72   Mike Dillon Detroit Gasket   (Ron Parker) Chevrolet 199 16450 running 0 121 6 43 74   Randy LaJoie Fina   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 200 29125 running 0 150 16 42 77   Ed Berrier Lear Corporation / UAW   (Tony Hall) Ford 199 16600 running 0 115 20 4 80   Mark Krogh Clearwater Forest Industries   (Robert Krogh) Chevrolet 199 13225 running 0 103 41 12 83   Wayne Grubb Link-Belt Construction   (William Grubb) Chevrolet 32 10425 crash 0 40 30 32 85   Shane Hall Dura Shine   (Don Stegall) Chevrolet 190 13350 overheating 0 73 3 2 87   Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility   (Joe Nemechek) Chevrolet 200 37750 running 83 175 23 14 89   Stanton Barrett Allerest / Acutrim   (Meredith Ruark) Ford 199 14925 running 0 94 32 13 92   Morgan Shepherd Kraft   (Mac Martin) Chevrolet 154 11025 engine 0 67 34 23 93   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 105 10825 crash 0 61 12 29 96   Kyle Petty Big A Auto Parts   (Donald Laird) Chevrolet 200 14000 running 0 127 22 8 99   Glenn Allen, Jr. Luxaire   (Bill Papke) Chevrolet 199 15225 running 4 102

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Robert Pressley 59 Chevrolet 45 Dick Trickle 64 Schneider National Dennis Shoemaker Chevrolet 46 Kevin Schwantz 88 Chevrolet 47 Mark Day 16 Pontiac 48 Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Yahoo Sports Robert Hayes Chevrolet 49 Tom Lorenz 62 Chevrolet 50 Ted Smokstad 48 Ford 51 Hank Parker, Jr. 78 Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 11 8   #6,7 accident turn 4   12 30 19     31 35 5   #83 accident backstretch   36 50 15     51 57 7   #14,36 accident turn 2   58 97 40     98 103 6   #50 accident frontstretch   104 104 1     105 113 9   #4,00,29,93 accident turn 3   114 184 71     185 189 5   #12 accident turn 2   190 190 1     191 194 4   #32,99 accident frontstretch   195 200 6       Percent of race run under caution: 22.0%             Average green flag run: 19.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Elliott Sadler 1 17 17   Joe Nemechek 18 54 37   Lance Hooper 55 62 8   Joe Nemechek 63 98 36   Mark Green 99 160 62   Jimmy Spencer 161 161 1   Mark Green 162 165 4   Jimmy Spencer 166 179 14   Elliott Sadler 180 180 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 181 185 5   Glenn Allen, Jr. 186 189 4   Joe Nemechek 190 199 10   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 200 200 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 996     2   Elliott Sadler 971   -25   3   Mike McLaughlin 953   -43   4   Matt Kenseth 952   -44   5   Randy LaJoie 902   -94   6   Buckshot Jones 838   -158   7   Mark Green 810   -186   8   Hermie Sadler 800   -196   9   Jeff Burton 797   -199   10   Elton Sawyer 779   -217   11   Jason Keller 777   -219   12   Mike Dillon 762   -234   13   Dick Trickle 748   -248   14   Glenn Allen, Jr. 721   -275   15   Phil Parsons 708   -288   16   Tim Fedewa 706   -290   17   Joe Nemechek 685   -311   18   Mark Martin 681   -315   19   Tracy Leslie 673   -323   20   Jeff Purvis 665   -331   21   Andy Santerre 664   -332