| 1998 Texas 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,539,600 | Race Date: | Apr 5, 1998 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .573 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 39Min 47Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 136.771 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 43 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Jeremy Mayfield J. Mayfield | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Paul Andrews | |||||
| Laps Led: | 37 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 185.906 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Texas 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running |  | 180 | 334 | 37 |
| 2 | 5 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 175 | 334 | 49 |
| 3 | 8 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 165 | 334 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running |  | 165 | 334 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Cheerios | Running |  | 160 | 334 | 9 |
| 6 | 37 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 150 | 334 | 0 |
| 7 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 146 | 334 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 142 | 334 | 0 |
| 9 | 40 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 143 | 334 | 5 |
| 10 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 134 | 334 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 135 | 334 | 51 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 334 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 124 | 333 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 121 | 333 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 123 | 332 | 27 |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 115 | 332 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 112 | 332 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 109 | 332 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 106 | 332 | 0 |
| 20 | 43 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 103 | 332 | 0 |
| 21 | 32 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 100 | 332 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 97 | 331 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 104 | 331 | 105 |
| 24 | 10 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers | Running | | 91 | 331 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 88 | 328 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 85 | 328 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Handling | | 82 | 315 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Oil Pump | | 79 | 295 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 81 | 276 | 48 |
| 30 | 30 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Handling | | 73 | 262 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Handling | | 70 | 252 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | | 67 | 248 | 0 | |
| 33 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Accident | | 64 | 247 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Handling | | 61 | 214 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 58 | 205 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Handling | | 55 | 185 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Running | | 52 | 148 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Accident | | 49 | 135 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 46 | 80 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Accident | | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Handling | | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Accident | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 19 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Accident | | 34 | 1 | 0 |
