| 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,458,065 | Race Date: | Jun 6, 1998 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 5Min 29Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 97.044 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 47 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Andy Graves | Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | |||||
| Laps Led: | 96 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 125.558 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 96 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 108 |
| 3 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 170 | 400 | 27 |
| 4 | 7 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 160 | 400 | 73 |
| 6 | 15 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 139 | 400 | 81 |
| 11 | 26 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 124 | 400 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 121 | 399 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 118 | 399 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 115 | 399 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 114 | 399 | 12 |
| 19 | 24 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 106 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 103 | 398 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 100 | 398 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 97 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 94 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 91 | 398 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Menards | Running | | 88 | 398 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 79 | 397 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 76 | 397 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 73 | 396 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Budweiser | Running | | 70 | 396 | 0 |
| 32 | 42 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil | Running | | 67 | 395 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 96 | Kevin Lepage (R) | Caterpillar | Accident | | 64 | 390 | 0 |
| 34 | 43 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Handling | | 61 | 390 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco | Running | | 58 | 379 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 55 | 374 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 57 | 372 | 2 |
| 38 | 36 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Handling | | 49 | 361 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 46 | 348 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Accident | | 48 | 340 | 1 |
| 41 | 17 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 40 | 260 | 0 |
| 42 | 6 | 46 | Jeff Green | First Union | Accident | | 37 | 183 | 0 |
| 43 | 40 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Engine | | 34 | 113 | 0 |
