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DieHard 500 1998 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 33
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$1,807,661	Race Date:	Apr 26, 1998	Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:	.167 Seconds	Race Duration:	3Hr 30Min 40Sec.	Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:	19 Among / 9 Drivers	Average Speed:	163.439 MPH	2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:	43	No. of Cautions:	3 For 16 Laps	talladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Bobby Labonte B. Labonte	Driver:	Bobby Labonte B. Labonte	Pontiac:	9
Car No.:	#18 Pontiac	Car No.:	#18 Pontiac	Ford:	0
Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing	Team:	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Jimmy Makar	Crew Chief:	Jimmy Makar
Laps Led:	60 of 188	Pole Speed:	195.728 MPH

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Official 1998 DieHard 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	18	Bobby Labonte B. LabonteBobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	180	188	60	Running
2	22	23	Jimmy Spencer J. SpencerJimmy Spencer	Winston	170	188	0	Running
3	9	88	Dale Jarrett D. JarrettDale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit	170	188	8	Running
4	3	5	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	170	188	88	Running
5	6	24	Jeff Gordon J. GordonJeff Gordon	DuPont	160	188	3	Running
6	19	36	Ernie Irvan E. IrvanErnie Irvan	Skittles	150	188	0	Running
7	35	81	Kenny Wallace K. WallaceKenny Wallace	Square D	146	188	0	Running
8	20	22	Ward Burton W. BurtonWard Burton	MBNA America	142	188	0	Running
9	14	40	Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling Marlin	Coors Light	143	188	13	Running
10	10	50	Randy LaJoie R. LaJoieRandy LaJoie	Budweiser	134	188	0	Running
11	41	11	Brett Bodine B. BodineBrett Bodine	Paychex	135	188	1	Running
12	23	2	Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty Wallace	Miller Lite	127	188	0	Running
13	37	12	Jeremy Mayfield J. MayfieldJeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1	124	188	0	Running
14	29	91	Kevin Lepage K. Lepage (R)Kevin Lepage	Pionite	121	187	0	Running
15	24	1	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Pennzoil	118	187	0	Running
16	42	41	Steve Grissom S. GrissomSteve Grissom	Kodiak	115	187	0	Running
17	27	96	David Green D. GreenDavid Green	Caterpillar	112	187	0	Running
18	36	75	Rick Mast R. MastRick Mast	Remington Arms	109	186	0	Running
19	26	89	Dennis Setzer D. Setzer (R)Dennis Setzer	McDonalds McRib	106	186	0	Running
20	16	90	Dick Trickle D. TrickleDick Trickle	Heilig-Meyers	103	185	0	Running
21	33	21	Michael Waltrip M. WaltripMichael Waltrip	CITGO	105	184	3	Running
22	7	30	Derrike Cope D. CopeDerrike Cope	Gumout	97	182	0	Running
23	38	6	Mark Martin M. MartinMark Martin	Valvoline	94	180	0	Running
24	13	10	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Tide	91	179	0	Running
25	8	9	Lake Speed L. SpeedLake Speed	Cartoon Network	88	178	0	Running
26	21	46	Wally Dallenbach, Jr. W. Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	First Union	85	176	0	Running
27	28	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Team Realtree	82	176	0	Running
28	31	47	Billy Standridge B. StandridgeBilly Standridge	Fans Can Race	79	172	0	Running
29	4	33	Ken Schrader K. SchraderKen Schrader	Skoal Bandit	76	157	0	Accident
30	30	4	Bobby Hamilton B. HamiltonBobby Hamilton	Kodak MAX Film	73	153	0	Handling
31	43	77	Robert Pressley R. PressleyRobert Pressley	Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul	70	152	0	Running
32	11	42	Joe Nemechek J. NemechekJoe Nemechek	BellSouth	67	150	0	Handling
33	15	43	John Andretti J. AndrettiJohn Andretti	STP	64	150	0	Handling
34	34	97	Chad Little C. LittleChad Little	John Deere	61	145	0	Handling
35	5	31	Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan Shepherd	Lowe's	58	145	0	Handling
36	2	3	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	60	144	10	Handling
37	12	13	Jerry Nadeau J. Nadeau (R)Jerry Nadeau	FirstPlus Financial	52	144	0	Handling
38	32	44	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	Hot Wheels	49	142	0	Handling
39	17	94	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	McDonald's	51	141	2	Accident
40	25	28	Kenny Irwin, Jr. K. Irwin, Jr. (R)Kenny Irwin, Jr.	Texaco / Havoline	43	128	0	Engine
41	39	26	Johnny Benson, Jr. J. Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.	General Mills / Cheerios	40	127	0	Engine
42	40	16	Ted Musgrave T. MusgraveTed Musgrave	PRIMESTAR	37	110	0	Engine
43	18	99	Jeff Burton J. BurtonJeff Burton	Exide Batteries	34	51	0	Engine
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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