| 1998 DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 33 | |||||
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| 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. | Lincoln, 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 | |||||
| Official 1998 DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 60 |
| 2 | 22 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 170 | 188 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 88 |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 188 | 3 |
| 6 | 19 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 35 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 143 | 188 | 13 |
| 10 | 10 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 135 | 188 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 124 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Running | | 121 | 187 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 118 | 187 | 0 |
| 16 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 112 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 36 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 109 | 186 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 89 | Dennis Setzer (R) | McDonalds McRib | Running | | 106 | 186 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 103 | 185 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 105 | 184 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Running | | 97 | 182 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 94 | 180 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 91 | 179 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 88 | 178 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | First Union | Running | | 85 | 176 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 82 | 176 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Fans Can Race | Running | | 79 | 172 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 76 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Handling | | 73 | 153 | 0 |
| 31 | 43 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 70 | 152 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Handling | | 67 | 150 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Handling | | 64 | 150 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Handling | | 61 | 145 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | Lowe's | Handling | | 58 | 145 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Handling | | 60 | 144 | 10 |
| 37 | 12 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Handling | | 52 | 144 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Handling | | 49 | 142 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Accident | | 51 | 141 | 2 |
| 40 | 25 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Engine | | 43 | 128 | 0 |
| 41 | 39 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Engine | | 40 | 127 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Engine | | 37 | 110 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Engine | | 34 | 51 | 0 |
