| 1998 Coca-Cola 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 7 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $793,900 | Race Date: | Apr 4, 1998 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .187 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 29Min 47Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 120.174 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #66 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Sandy Jones | |||||
| Laps Led: | 6 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 179.229 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Coca-Cola 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 175 | 200 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running | | 175 | 200 | 83 |
| 4 | 22 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 43 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 151 | 200 | 66 |
| 8 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Jeff Green | New Holland | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 35 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 96 | Kyle Petty | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Running |  | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 42 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 102 | 199 | 4 |
| 23 | 14 | 89 | Stanton Barrett | Allerest / Acutrim | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 30 | Mike Cope (R) | Slim Jim | Running | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 23 | Lance Hooper (R) | WCW | Running | | 93 | 198 | 8 |
| 26 | 34 | 57 | Jason Keller | Justin Boots | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 82 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 79 | 193 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Accident | | 76 | 190 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 85 | Shane Hall | Dura Shine | Overheating | | 73 | 190 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Accident | | 75 | 182 | 15 |
| 32 | 13 | 92 | Morgan Shepherd | Kraft | Engine | | 67 | 154 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Fuel Pump | | 64 | 118 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Accident | | 61 | 105 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Accident | | 58 | 103 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Accident | | 55 | 103 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 50 | Jimmy Foster | Dr. Pepper | Accident | | 52 | 95 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 36 | Matt Hutter (R) | Stanley Tools | Accident | | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Accident | | 46 | 49 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Clutch | | 43 | 45 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 83 | Wayne Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Accident | | 40 | 32 | 0 |
| 42 | 36 | 7 | Doug Reid | Godwin's GCI | Accident | | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | 41 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Accident | | 34 | 2 | 0 |
