| 1998 Gallaxy Foods 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 8 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $297,245 | Race Date: | Apr 11, 1998 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.645 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 49Min 22Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 59.744 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 66 Laps | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ed Berrier E. Berrier | Driver: | Robert Pressley R. Pressley | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #77 Ford | Car No.: | #59 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | PRW Racing | Team: | Alliance Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Means | Crew Chief: | Steve Plattenberger | |||||
| Laps Led: | 187 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 88.453 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Gallaxy Foods 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running |  | 185 | 300 | 187 |
| 2 | 17 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 165 | 300 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 165 | 300 | 54 |
| 5 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 155 | 300 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Running | | 155 | 300 | 59 |
| 7 | 24 | 30 | Mike Cope (R) | Slim Jim | Running | | 146 | 300 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 142 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 85 | Shane Hall | Bama Jams & Jellies | Running | | 138 | 300 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 57 | Jason Keller | Justin Boots | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 130 | 299 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running |  | 127 | 299 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Running | | 124 | 298 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 121 | 298 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 118 | 297 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 32 | Jason Jarrett (R) | DAJ Racing | Running | | 115 | 297 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 112 | 297 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 109 | 296 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 89 | Kevin Cywinski | Excite | Running | | 106 | 291 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 50 | Andy Houston | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 103 | 287 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 100 | 283 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Accident | | 97 | 279 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 94 | 273 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 36 | Matt Hutter (R) | Stanley Tools | Running | | 91 | 264 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 88 | 252 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 52 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Crestar Bank | Accident | | 85 | 234 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Rear Gear | | 82 | 223 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Overheating | | 79 | 205 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Engine | | 76 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Engine | | 73 | 92 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Accident | | 70 | 59 | 0 |
