| 1998 TranSouth Financial 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,382,736 | Race Date: | Mar 21, 1998 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .228 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 7Min 40Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 127.962 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 31 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | |||||
| Laps Led: | 68 of 293 | Pole Speed: | 168.665 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 TranSouth Financial 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 293 | 68 |
| 2 | 24 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 170 | 293 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 170 | 293 | 1 |
| 4 | 37 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 165 | 293 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 165 | 293 | 195 |
| 6 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 150 | 293 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 151 | 293 | 3 |
| 8 | 21 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Cheerios | Running |  | 142 | 293 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 138 | 293 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 134 | 292 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 130 | 292 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 127 | 292 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 124 | 292 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 121 | 291 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 123 | 291 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 115 | 291 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 112 | 291 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 109 | 291 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 106 | 291 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 103 | 291 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 100 | 290 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 97 | 290 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 94 | 290 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 91 | 290 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 88 | 290 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 85 | 290 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Running | | 82 | 290 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 79 | 289 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 76 | 288 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Tim Flock Special | Running | | 73 | 288 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 70 | 288 | 0 |
| 32 | 42 | 29 | Jeff Green | Team Monte Carlo | Running | | 67 | 288 | 0 |
| 33 | 18 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 64 | 288 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Little Joe's Auto | Running | | 61 | 287 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak Films | Running | | 58 | 286 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 55 | 285 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 52 | 285 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 49 | 284 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 46 | 270 | 0 |
| 40 | 31 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Engine | | 43 | 231 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Accident | | 40 | 144 | 0 |
| 42 | 12 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Accident | | 37 | 142 | 0 |
| 43 | 15 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Engine | | 34 | 26 | 0 |
