Texas 500
1998 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 33
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,539,600Race Date:Apr 5, 1998Texas Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:.573 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 39Min 47Sec.Fort Worth, Texas
Lead Changes:24 Among / 9 DriversAverage Speed:136.771 MPH1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval
No. of Cars:43No. of Cautions:7 For 43 Lapstexasmotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Mark Martin M. MartinDriver: Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldFord:9
Car No.:#6 FordCar No.:#12 FordChevrolet:0
Team:Roush RacingTeam:Michael Kranefuss RacingPontiac:0
Crew Chief:Jimmy FennigCrew Chief:Paul Andrews 
Laps Led:37 of 334Pole Speed:185.906 MPH
Official 1998 Texas 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
176 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinValvoline18033437Running
2597 Chad Little C. LittleChad LittleJohn Deere17533449Running
3877 Robert Pressley R. PressleyRobert PressleyJasper Engines & Transmissions1653340Running
4242 Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe NemechekBellSouth1653343Running
52726 Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.Cheerios1603349Running
6375 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg's Corn Flakes1503340Running
73923 Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy SpencerWinston1463340Running
81118 Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate Batteries1423340Running
94021 Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael WaltripCITGO1433345Running
104241 Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve GrissomKodiak1343340Running
111388 Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale JarrettQuality Care / Ford Credit13533451Running
1262 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceMiller Lite1273340Running
133894 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMcDonald's1243330Running
142140 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinCoors Light1213330Running
15322 Ward Burton W. BurtonWard BurtonMBNA America12333227Running
161811 Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett BodinePaychex1153320Running
172644 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettyHot Wheels1123320Running
18996 David Green D. GreenDavid GreenCaterpillar1093320Running
192246 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.First Union1063320Running
20439 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedCartoon Network1033320Running
213233 Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen SchraderSkoal Bandit1003320Running
224190 Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick TrickleHeilig-Meyers973310Running
23112 Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMobil 1104331105Running
241078 Gary Bradberry G. BradberryGary BradberryPilot Travel Centers913310Running
252450 Randy LaJoie R. LaJoieRandy LaJoieBudweiser883280Running
26254 Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby HamiltonKodak MAX Film853280Running
272010 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddTide823150Handling
283671 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisTeam Realtree792950Oil Pump
292399 Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff BurtonExide Batteries8127648Running
303016 Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed MusgravePRIMESTAR732620Handling
311724 Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff GordonDuPont702520Handling
32297 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodinePhilips672480Unknown
331231 Mike Skinner M. SkinnerMike SkinnerLowe's642470Accident
343181 Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny WallaceSquare D612140Handling
35343 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtGM Goodwrench Service Plus582050Running
36351 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripPennzoil551850Handling
371691 Kevin Lepage K. Lepage (R)Kevin LepagePionite521480Running
382898 Greg Sacks G. SacksGreg SacksThorn Apple Valley Meats491350Accident
39428 Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. (R)Kenny Irwin, Jr.Texaco / Havoline46800Accident
40338 Hut Stricklin H. StricklinHut StricklinCircuit City43110Accident
411475 Rick Mast R. MastRick MastRemington Arms4010Handling
421543 John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn AndrettiSTP3710Accident
431936 Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie IrvanSkittles3410Accident

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