| 1998 PRIMESTAR 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,556,295 | Race Date: | Mar 9, 1998 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 35Min 16Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 29 Among / 14 Drivers | Average Speed: | 139.501 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 52 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Driver: | John Andretti J. Andretti | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Car No.: | #43 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | |||||
| Laps Led: | 47 of 325 | Pole Speed: | 192.841 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 PRIMESTAR 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 325 | 47 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 175 | 325 | 29 |
| 3 | 26 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 170 | 325 | 11 |
| 4 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 160 | 325 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 165 | 325 | 113 |
| 6 | 3 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons | Running |  | 155 | 325 | 2 |
| 7 | 24 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 151 | 325 | 17 |
| 8 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 142 | 325 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 143 | 324 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Running | | 139 | 324 | 46 |
| 11 | 31 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 130 | 324 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 132 | 324 | 16 |
| 13 | 30 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 129 | 324 | 2 |
| 14 | 34 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Running | | 121 | 323 | 0 |
| 15 | 42 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 118 | 323 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 115 | 323 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 112 | 323 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 109 | 323 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Gumout | Running | | 106 | 323 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 108 | 323 | 33 |
| 21 | 41 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 100 | 323 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 102 | 323 | 2 |
| 23 | 23 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 94 | 322 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 91 | 322 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 93 | 321 | 2 |
| 26 | 27 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 85 | 321 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 82 | 321 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 79 | 321 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 76 | 320 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 73 | 319 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 70 | 319 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 67 | 318 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 64 | 314 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser | Running | | 61 | 308 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 58 | 305 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Engine | | 55 | 267 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 52 | 255 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Accident | | 54 | 203 | 4 |
| 39 | 12 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Engine | | 46 | 177 | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Speedblock / Builders Square | Ignition | | 43 | 136 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Engine | | 40 | 83 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Accident | | 37 | 17 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers | Engine | | 34 | 12 | 0 |
