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1998 MBNA Platinum 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 12 of 33 Sunday, May 31, 1998 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 3:20:46 Average speed: 119.522 mph Pole speed: 155.898 mph Cautions: 5 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 13.117 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1998 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 12 16 43   John Andretti STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 398 36255 running 0 127 41 14 26   Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios   (Jack Roush) Ford 9 24500 crash 0 40 31 27 98   Rich Bickle Thorn Apple Valley   (Cale Yarborough) Ford 392 24905 running 0 70 16 29 11   Brett Bodine Paychex   (Brett Bodine) Ford 397 30780 running 0 115 23 26 7   Geoffrey Bodine Philips Consumer Communications   (Jim Mattei) Ford 396 29455 running 0 94 34 35 78   Gary Bradberry Pilot Travel Centers   (Jim Wilson) Ford 391 17745 running 0 61 2 37 99   Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 62250 running 9 175 29 10 22   Ward Burton MBNA Platinum   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 393 28105 running 0 76 35 32 30   Derrike Cope Gumout   (Chuck Rider) Pontiac 390 27545 running 0 58 25 34 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 395 33205 running 0 88 13 24 94   Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 398 31165 running 0 124 3 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 79350 running 375 175 38 30 96   David Green Caterpillar   (Buz McCall) Chevrolet 187 20000 crash 0 49 32 41 41   Steve Grissom Kodiak   (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet 392 27845 running 0 67 17 38 4   Bobby Hamilton Kodak MAX Film   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 397 33795 running 0 112 9 8 36   Ernie Irvan Skittles   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 398 35130 running 0 138 33 9 28   Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 391 32795 running 0 64 1 4 88   Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 400 89950 running 8 180 8 19 8   Buckshot Jones Circuit City   (Stavola Brothers) Chevrolet 399 26580 running 0 142 4 36 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 400 55500 running 0 160 10 17 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's Corn Flakes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 398 43430 running 0 134 43 40 50   Randy LaJoie Budweiser   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 9 24500 crash 0 34 28 42 91   Kevin Lepage Little Joe's Auto   (Joe Falk) Chevrolet 394 22255 running 0 79 37 39 97   Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 229 17520 handling 0 52 30 33 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 393 17955 running 0 73 19 20 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 396 22655 running 0 106 7 3 6   Mark Martin Valvoline / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 399 40780 running 3 151 11 7 75   Rick Mast Remington Arms   (Butch Mock) Ford 398 28455 running 0 130 5 12 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 399 42325 running 0 155 22 22 16   Ted Musgrave Primestar   (Jack Roush) Ford 396 29305 running 0 97 26 6 42   Joe Nemechek BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 394 28555 running 0 85 42 28 44   Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Kyle Petty) Pontiac 9 24500 crash 0 37 39 23 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 120 17500 handling 0 46 6 5 10   Ricky Rudd Tide With Bleach   (Ricky Rudd) Ford 399 49275 running 1 155 15 25 33   Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 397 32905 running 0 118 27 18 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 394 21405 running 0 82 36 11 9   Lake Speed Cartoon Network / Happy Birthday NASCAR   (Harry Melling) Ford 390 20030 running 0 55 24 15 23   Jimmy Spencer Winston / No Bull   (Travis Carter) Ford 395 29305 running 1 96 21 13 90   Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 396 29955 running 0 100 40 31 81   Kenny Wallace Square D   (Fil Martocci) Ford 32 17500 crash 0 43 18 1 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 397 39680 running 3 114 20 43 1   Darrell Waltrip Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 396 23955 running 0 103 14 21 21   Michael Waltrip Citgo   (Wood Brothers) Ford 397 31655 running 0 121

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dennis Setzer 13 FirstPlus Financial Dan Marino / Bill Elliott Ford 45 Morgan Shepherd 46 First Union Felix Sabates Chevrolet 46 Todd Bodine 35 Tabasco Bob Hancher Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 11 11     12 20 9   #26,44,77,97,50,11,8,16 accident backstretch   21 33 13     34 38 5   #81 accident turn 3   39 100 62     101 105 5   debris turn 3   106 112 7     113 116 4   debris frontstretch   117 191 75     192 202 11   #96 accident turn 1   203 400 198       Percent of race run under caution: 8.5%             Average green flag run: 61.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Rusty Wallace 1 3 3   Jeff Gordon 4 34 31   Jeff Burton 35 39 5   Jeff Gordon 40 101 62   Jimmy Spencer 102 102 1   Jeff Gordon 103 119 17   Mark Martin 120 120 1   Jeff Gordon 121 126 6   Mark Martin 127 127 1   Jeff Gordon 128 226 99   Mark Martin 227 227 1   Jeff Gordon 228 293 66   Jeff Burton 294 297 4   Ricky Rudd 298 298 1   Jeff Gordon 299 392 94   Dale Jarrett 393 400 8 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 1765     2   Jeremy Mayfield 1718   -47   3   Rusty Wallace 1673   -92   4   Mark Martin 1655   -110   5   Dale Jarrett 1635   -130   6   Terry Labonte 1595   -170   7   Bobby Labonte 1499   -266   8   Jeff Burton 1427   -338   9   Ken Schrader 1410   -355   10   Jimmy Spencer 1409   -356   11   Bill Elliott 1384   -381   12   Michael Waltrip 1373   -392   13   Dale Earnhardt 1357   -408   14   Ernie Irvan 1324   -441   15   Bobby Hamilton 1285   -480   16   Ward Burton 1278   -487   17   Brett Bodine 1268   -497   18   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1262   -503   19   Ted Musgrave 1231   -534   20   Chad Little 1171   -594   21   John Andretti 1169   -596