| 1998 Goodys Headache Powder 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,492,290 | Race Date: | Apr 19, 1998 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.376 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 43Min 10Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | 70.709 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 96 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton | Driver: | Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Team: | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robert Larkins | Crew Chief: | Robert Larkins | |||||
| Laps Led: | 378 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 93.175 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Goodys Headache Powder 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 378 |
| 2 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 31 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 165 | 500 | 33 |
| 5 | 36 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 155 | 500 | 3 |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 147 | 499 | 19 |
| 9 | 22 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running |  | 138 | 499 | 0 |
| 10 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 134 | 499 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | Lowe's | Running | | 130 | 499 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 127 | 499 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 124 | 499 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 121 | 499 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 118 | 499 | 0 |
| 16 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 115 | 499 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 30 | Jeff Green | Gumout | Running | | 112 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 114 | 499 | 59 |
| 19 | 35 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 106 | 498 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 103 | 498 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 100 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 102 | 497 | 8 |
| 23 | 29 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 94 | 497 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 91 | 497 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 88 | 497 | 0 |
| 26 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 85 | 496 | 0 |
| 27 | 42 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 82 | 496 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 79 | 496 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 76 | 495 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 73 | 493 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City | Running | | 70 | 493 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 67 | 470 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 64 | 456 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 61 | 452 | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Rear Gear | | 58 | 433 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 55 | 432 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 52 | 431 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 49 | 403 | 0 |
| 39 | 34 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Engine | | 46 | 369 | 0 |
| 40 | 14 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Handling | | 43 | 278 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Engine | | 40 | 274 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Engine | | 37 | 142 | 0 |
| 43 | 5 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Accident | | 34 | 71 | 0 |
