| 1998 Food City 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 23 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $412,285 | Race Date: | Aug 21, 1998 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .159 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 43Min 59Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 76.887 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 66 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kevin Lepage K. Lepage | Driver: | Steve Grissom S. Grissom | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #40 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Spencer Motor Ventures | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Doug Taylor | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 121.512 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Food City 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 170 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Running |  | 175 | 250 | 134 |
| 4 | 40 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Slim Jim | Running | | 160 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 32 | 15 | Ken Schrader | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 83 | Wayne Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running |  | 142 | 249 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 4 | Nathan Buttke | Lance Snacks | Running | | 138 | 249 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 36 | David Green | Stanley Tools | Running | | 134 | 249 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 130 | 249 | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | 50 | Dave Rezendes | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 127 | 249 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 124 | 247 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Clean Shower | Running | | 121 | 246 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 118 | 246 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler & Brake | Running | | 115 | 243 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Accident | | 112 | 242 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Accident | | 109 | 241 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Accident | | 106 | 241 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Accident | | 103 | 241 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 105 | 240 | 15 |
| 22 | 15 | 2 | Ricky Craven | New Holland | Accident | | 97 | 240 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 1 | Sterling Marlin | Rayovac | Running | | 94 | 240 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation | Running | | 91 | 237 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 52 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Virginia Is For Lovers | Accident | | 88 | 236 | 0 |
| 26 | 35 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Handling | | 85 | 218 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 12 | Steve Grissom | Zippo | Accident | | 87 | 168 | 88 |
| 28 | 42 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 79 | 163 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Oil Pressure | | 76 | 158 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Accident | | 73 | 157 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Engine | | 70 | 133 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Engine | | 67 | 126 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 64 | 118 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 61 | 114 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 58 | 88 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Accident | | 55 | 84 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 92 | Jeff Green | Kraft | Accident | | 52 | 51 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 57 | Jason Keller | Progressive Motorsports | Accident | | 49 | 51 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Accident | | 46 | 50 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Accident | | 43 | 42 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Accident | | 40 | 29 | 0 |
| 42 | 26 | 89 | Ashton Lewis (R) | Allerest / Fiberall | Accident | | 37 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 30 | 75 | Kelly Denton | Food Country USA | Engine | | 34 | 8 | 0 |
