| 1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 3 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $868,006 | Race Date: | Feb 28, 1998 | Las Vegas Park Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .211 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 37Min 43Sec. | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 114.129 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 37 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #60 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Spencer Motor Ventures | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | |||||||
| Laps Led: | 46 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.577 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 46 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running | | 175 | 200 | 87 |
| 4 | 3 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 50 |
| 5 | 23 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running | | 155 | 200 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 151 | 200 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running |  | 147 | 200 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 143 | 200 | 3 |
| 10 | 41 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 89 | Stanton Barrett | Allerest | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 97 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Running | | 88 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 79 | 197 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 36 | Matt Hutter (R) | Stanley Tools | Running | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 45 | Brad Loney (R) | Hunters Specialties / GTS | Handling | | 70 | 195 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 96 | Mike Stefanik | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 67 | 193 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 57 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Handling | | 64 | 192 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 61 | 185 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Rear Gear | | 58 | 179 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 83 | Wayne Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Accident | | 55 | 168 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Engine | | 52 | 165 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Handling | | 49 | 135 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 48 | Dale Shaw | Unifirst Uniforms | Rear Gear | | 46 | 129 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 30 | Mike Cope (R) | Slim Jim | Accident | | 43 | 88 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 50 | Jimmy Foster | Dr. Pepper | Accident | | 40 | 87 | 0 |
| 42 | 29 | 88 | Kevin Schwantz (R) | Ryder | Accident | | 37 | 46 | 0 |
| 43 | 40 | 85 | Shane Hall | Dura Shine | Accident | | 34 | 45 | 0 |
