| 1998 Carquest Auto Parts 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 12 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $534,679 | Race Date: | May 23, 1998 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.130 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 14Min 53Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 133.449 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 26 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #60 Ford | Car No.: | #44 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bobby Leslie | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 80 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 172.822 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Carquest Auto Parts 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 80 |
| 2 | 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Mobility | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 35 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running | | 170 | 200 | 59 |
| 4 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 160 | 200 | 25 |
| 6 | 1 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Running |  | 155 | 200 | 26 |
| 7 | 13 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 151 | 200 | 2 |
| 8 | 33 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 41 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Presbyterian Healthcare System | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 132 | 200 | 3 |
| 13 | 21 | 50 | Jeff Green | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 43 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running | | 97 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running | | 94 | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 23 | Lance Hooper (R) | WCW | Running | | 91 | 196 | 0 |
| 25 | 38 | 89 | Jeff Fuller | Allerest / Fiberall | Running | | 88 | 196 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Running | | 85 | 196 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 70 | Dale Fischlein | Adrian Carriers | Running | | 82 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 79 | 191 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Running | | 76 | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 73 | 175 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Handling | | 70 | 167 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 67 | 140 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 91 | Rich Bickle | Bickle-Smith Motorsports | Ignition | | 64 | 138 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 11 | Jason Jarrett (R) | DAJ Racing / Carquest Auto Parts | Accident | | 61 | 134 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 58 | 129 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 43 | Brad Noffsinger | Curb Records | Running | | 55 | 112 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 51 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Accident | | 57 | 84 | 5 |
| 38 | 30 | 57 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Engine | | 49 | 81 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 88 | Kevin Schwantz (R) | Lone Star Motorsports | Accident | | 46 | 55 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Rayovac | Accident | | 43 | 49 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Accident | | 40 | 11 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 37 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | 37 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Accident | | 34 | 7 | 0 |
