| 1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,022,800 | Race Date: | May 3, 1998 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.287 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 33Min 57Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 140.220 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 35 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 165 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 181.772 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 250 | 165 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 175 | 250 | 16 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 250 | 23 |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 40 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 155 | 250 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running |  | 147 | 250 | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 118 | 250 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 115 | 249 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar | Running | | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 103 | 249 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 105 | 249 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 102 | 248 | 23 |
| 23 | 35 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers | Running | | 94 | 247 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 46 | Morgan Shepherd | First Union | Running | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 88 | 247 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 85 | 247 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 82 | 246 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 79 | 245 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 35 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Tabasco | Running | | 76 | 245 | 0 |
| 30 | 41 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 73 | 245 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 70 | 244 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 67 | 243 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 64 | 243 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Engine | | 66 | 242 | 15 |
| 35 | 27 | 31 | Mike Dillon | Lowe's | Running | | 58 | 239 | 0 |
| 36 | 39 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Accident | | 55 | 210 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Handling | | 52 | 193 | 0 |
| 38 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 49 | 191 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Accident | | 46 | 153 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 91 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Pionite | Oil Pump | | 43 | 93 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Engine | | 40 | 86 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Accident | | 37 | 85 | 0 |
| 43 | 12 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Accident | | 34 | 84 | 0 |
