| 1998 MBNA Platinum 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 13 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $431,465 | Race Date: | May 30, 1998 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.022 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 32Min 12Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.152 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 8 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Kevin Lepage K. Lepage | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #40 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Doug Taylor | |||||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 151.688 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 MBNA Platinum 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 88 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Hillin Racing | Running | | 175 | 200 | 45 |
| 3 | 7 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 27 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 160 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 151 | 200 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 57 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Running | | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running | | 129 | 199 | 4 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Jeff Green | New Holland | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 112 | 198 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 52 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Grubb Motorsports | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 97 | 197 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 99 | 197 | 4 |
| 24 | 18 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 91 | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 88 | 196 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 85 | 196 | 0 |
| 27 | 42 | 43 | Brad Noffsinger | Curb Records | Running | | 82 | 196 | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 79 | 196 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 76 | 196 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 36 | Matt Hutter (R) | Stanley Tools | Running | | 73 | 195 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 70 | 195 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Running | | 67 | 195 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 30 | Mike Cope (R) | Slim Jim | Running | | 64 | 195 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 48 | Brad Loney (R) | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 61 | 195 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 89 | Jeff Fuller | Allerest / Fiberall | Running | | 58 | 195 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 55 | 195 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Running | | 52 | 194 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Running | | 49 | 193 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 23 | Lance Hooper (R) | WCW | Running | | 46 | 189 | 0 |
| 40 | 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Accident | | 48 | 136 | 55 |
| 41 | 39 | 50 | Dennis Setzer | Dr. Pepper | Transmission | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 39 | Eddie Beahr | Fidelity Printing / Lowman Electrics | Rear Gear | | 37 | 69 | 0 |
| 43 | 41 | 78 | Loy Allen, Jr. | Mark III Financial | Rear Gear | | 34 | 18 | 0 |
