| 1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 1 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,011,545 | Race Date: | Feb 14, 1998 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .178 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 11Min 11Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 137.213 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 24 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Driver: | Mike McLaughlin M. McLaughlin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #87 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #34 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | NEMCO Motorsports | Team: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | |||||||
| Laps Led: | 105 of 120 | Pole Speed: | 190.134 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running |  | 185 | 120 | 105 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 170 | 120 | 0 |
| 3 | 26 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 165 | 120 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running |  | 160 | 120 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 155 | 120 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 150 | 120 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 146 | 120 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 88 | Kevin Schwantz (R) | Ryder | Running | | 142 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo Manufacturing | Running | | 143 | 120 | 3 |
| 10 | 32 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 134 | 120 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 15 | Mike Wallace | Petree Racing | Running | | 130 | 120 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 127 | 120 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 96 | John Andretti | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 124 | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 40 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 121 | 120 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 89 | Stanton Barrett | Allerest | Running | | 118 | 120 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 57 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Running | | 115 | 119 | 0 |
| 17 | 14 | 70 | Dale Fischlein | Adrian Carriers | Running | | 112 | 119 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 114 | 119 | 7 |
| 19 | 42 | 45 | Brad Loney (R) | Hunters Specialties / GTS | Running | | 106 | 119 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 103 | 119 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 36 | Matt Hutter (R) | Stanley Tools | Running | | 100 | 119 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running | | 102 | 119 | 5 |
| 23 | 15 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 94 | 119 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 91 | 118 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler & Brake | Running | | 88 | 118 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 85 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 40 | Rick Fuller | Channellock | Running | | 82 | 117 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 79 | 117 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 85 | Shane Hall | Dura Shine | Running | | 76 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 73 | 112 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 70 | 109 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 32 | Larry Pearson | White Rain | Accident | | 67 | 109 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 64 | 101 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Running | | 61 | 98 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Accident | | 58 | 87 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 55 | 86 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Accident | | 52 | 81 | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Yahoo Sports | Engine | | 49 | 76 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 43 | Stevie Reeves | Curb Records | Engine | | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 43 | 26 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 40 | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | 19 | 30 | Mike Cope (R) | Slim Jim | Accident | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 34 | 1 | 0 |
