| 1998 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,340,852 | Race Date: | Mar 29, 1998 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .583 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 13Min | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 10 Drivers | Average Speed: | 82.850 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 88 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team Penske | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | |||||
| Laps Led: | 63 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 124.275 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 63 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 175 | 500 | 115 |
| 3 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running |  | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 155 | 500 | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 143 | 500 | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 134 | 499 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 130 | 499 | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 127 | 499 | 0 |
| 13 | 41 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running | | 124 | 498 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 121 | 498 | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 123 | 498 | 17 |
| 16 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 115 | 498 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 112 | 498 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 114 | 498 | 35 |
| 19 | 21 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 106 | 497 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 108 | 497 | 16 |
| 21 | 30 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 100 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 97 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 94 | 496 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 46 | Morgan Shepherd | First Union | Running | | 91 | 496 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 88 | 496 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Running | | 85 | 495 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Running | | 82 | 491 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Accident | | 79 | 489 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Running | | 76 | 486 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 73 | 482 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Handling | | 70 | 480 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 67 | 460 | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 74 | 446 | 220 |
| 34 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 61 | 442 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Accident | | 63 | 442 | 10 |
| 36 | 11 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 55 | 425 | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 52 | 399 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 49 | 394 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Engine | | 46 | 385 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 43 | 324 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Accident | | 40 | 204 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Accident | | 37 | 155 | 0 |
| 43 | 27 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 34 | 88 | 0 |
