| 1998 Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,471,947 | Race Date: | Aug 16, 1998 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.826 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 37Min 54Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 151.995 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 17 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Ernie Irvan E. Irvan | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #36 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | MB2 Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Doug Richert | |||||
| Laps Led: | 9 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 183.416 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 165 | 200 | 57 |
| 5 | 25 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 160 | 200 | 115 |
| 7 | 8 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 139 | 199 | 2 |
| 11 | 21 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 115 | 198 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 16 | Kevin Lepage (R) | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 112 | 198 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 114 | 198 | 3 |
| 19 | 26 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 97 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 94 | 198 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco | Running | | 93 | 198 | 2 |
| 26 | 31 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | RealTree Camoflouge | Running | | 82 | 197 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 79 | 197 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 23 | Frank Kimmel | Winston | Running | | 70 | 197 | 0 |
| 32 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 67 | 197 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak | Running | | 64 | 197 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 61 | 194 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 13 | Dennis Setzer (R) | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 58 | 194 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Engine | | 60 | 187 | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Engine | | 52 | 177 | 0 |
| 38 | 29 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Engine | | 49 | 160 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 15 | Ted Musgrave | Rescue Engine Formula | Engine | | 46 | 136 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Engine | | 43 | 132 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 46 | Jeff Green | First Union | Accident | | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 91 | Morgan Shepherd | First Union | Accident | | 37 | 15 | 0 |
| 43 | 14 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Accident | | 34 | 7 | 0 |
