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1998 Texas 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 33 Sunday, April 5, 1998 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:39:47 Average speed: 136.771 mph Pole speed: 185.906 mph Cautions: 7 for 43 laps Margin of victory: .573 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 24 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 36 35 1   Darrell Waltrip Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 185 39675 transmission 0 55 12 6 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 334 87500 running 0 127 35 34 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 205 58200 running 0 58 26 25 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 328 60500 running 0 85 6 37 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes "Corny"   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 334 113100 running 0 150 1 7 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 356850 running 37 180 32 29 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 248 53200 ignition 0 67 40 33 8   Hut Stricklin Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 11 37675 crash 0 43 20 43 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network   (Harry Melling) Ford 332 66650 running 0 103 27 20 10   Ricky Rudd Tide   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 315 65900 overheating 0 82 16 18 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 332 76550 running 0 115 23 1 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 331 87700 running 105 104 30 30 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 262 56500 handling 0 73 8 11 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 334 97300 running 0 142 9 40 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 334 91350 running 5 143 15 3 22   Ward Burton MBNA America   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 332 78900 running 27 123 7 39 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 334 106350 running 0 146 31 17 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Refinishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 252 66900 handling 0 70 5 27 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 113650 running 9 160 39 4 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 80 52675 crash 0 46 33 12 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 247 42700 crash 0 64 21 32 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 332 67300 running 0 100 43 19 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 1 44525 crash 0 34 14 21 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 333 72600 running 0 121 10 42 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 334 94250 running 0 134 4 2 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 334 162100 running 3 165 42 15 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 1 52525 crash 0 37 17 26 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 332 75750 running 0 112 19 22 46   Wally Dallenbach, Jr. First Union   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 332 62500 running 0 106 25 24 50   Randy LaJoie Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 328 61600 running 0 88 28 36 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 295 48500 oil leak 0 79 41 14 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 1 37575 crash 0 40 3 8 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 334 161750 running 0 165 24 10 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 331 52500 running 0 91 34 31 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 214 41700 handling 0 61 11 13 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 334 93500 running 51 135 22 41 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 331 64800 running 0 97 37 16 91   Kevin Lepage Little Joe's Auto   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 148 39675 running 0 52 13 38 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 333 81700 running 0 124 18 9 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 332 67600 running 0 109 2 5 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 334 238550 running 49 175 38 28 98   Greg Sacks Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 135 44675 crash 0 49 29 23 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 276 64100 running 48 81

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Todd Bodine 35 Tabasco Bob Hancher Pontiac 45 Jerry Nadeau 13 FirstPlus Financial Dan Marino / Bill Elliott Ford 46 Andy Hillenburg 95 Shoney's Inns Sadler Brothers Chevrolet 47 Billy Standridge 47 Team Fans Can Race Billy Standridge Chevrolet 48 Derrike Cope 30 Gumout Chuck Rider Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 6 4   #3,16,24,1,36,8,75,43,81,91 accident turn 1   7 30 24     31 34 4   NASCAR   35 81 47     82 85 4   #28 accident turn 2   86 123 38     124 127 4   #16 spun turn 3   128 136 9     137 148 12   #98 accident turn 1   149 251 103     252 259 8   #31 accident frontstretch   260 303 44     304 310 7   #33 accident frontstretch   311 334 24       Percent of race run under caution: 12.9%             Average green flag run: 36.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ward Burton 1 27 27   Jeremy Mayfield 28 31 4   Chad Little 32 34 3   Mark Martin 35 36 2   Jeremy Mayfield 37 82 46   Jeff Burton 83 87 5   Jeremy Mayfield 88 92 5   Jeff Burton 93 105 13   Jeremy Mayfield 106 127 22   Jeff Burton 128 149 22   Jeremy Mayfield 150 177 28   Jeff Burton 178 185 8   Chad Little 186 191 6   Mark Martin 192 192 1   Joe Nemechek 193 195 3   Johnny Benson, Jr. 196 204 9   Michael Waltrip 205 209 5   Dale Jarrett 210 216 7   Chad Little 217 230 14   Dale Jarrett 231 248 18   Mark Martin 249 252 4   Dale Jarrett 253 278 26   Chad Little 279 304 26   Mark Martin 305 334 30 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Rusty Wallace 1036     2   Jeremy Mayfield 1012   -24   3   Terry Labonte 1001   -35   4   Mark Martin 979   -57   5   Jeff Gordon 938   -98   6   Bill Elliott 927   -109   7   Dale Jarrett 920   -116   8   Jeff Burton 875   -161   9   Dale Earnhardt 860   -176   10   Johnny Benson, Jr. 843   -193   11   Jimmy Spencer 836   -200   12   Ken Schrader 830   -206   12   Michael Waltrip 830   -206   14   Bobby Labonte 822   -214   15   Ward Burton 788   -248   16   Ted Musgrave 736   -300   17   Chad Little 730   -306   17   Bobby Hamilton 730   -306   19   Brett Bodine 718   -318   20   Dick Trickle 716   -320   21   Steve Grissom 698   -338