| 1998 AutoLite Platnium 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $412,140 | Race Date: | Sep 11, 1998 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.453 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 17Min 5Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 82.067 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 68 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Andy Santerre A. Santerre | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #47 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Innovative Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 236 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 123.604 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 AutoLite Platnium 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running |  | 185 | 250 | 236 |
| 2 | 22 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Track Gear | Running |  | 170 | 250 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Zippo | Running | | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 160 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Slim Jim | Running | | 155 | 250 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 36 | David Green | Stanley Tools | Running |  | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 123 | 250 | 14 |
| 16 | 10 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 32 | Jason Jarrett (R) | White Rain | Running | | 112 | 250 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 92 | Jeff Green | Kraft | Running | | 109 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 40 | 57 | Jason Keller | Carolina Turkey | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 100 | 249 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 91 | 247 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 28 | Curtis Markham | LesCare Kitchens | Running | | 88 | 246 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 85 | 245 | 0 |
| 27 | 37 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 82 | 217 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 79 | 188 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Accident | | 76 | 185 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 73 | 185 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | SCANA / South Carolina | Engine | | 70 | 173 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Engine | | 67 | 159 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Handling | | 64 | 146 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Clean Shower | Clutch | | 61 | 140 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 60 | Mark Martin | Winn-Dixie | Accident | | 58 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 55 | 126 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 59 | Robert Pressley | Kingsford / Matchlight | Accident | | 52 | 91 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 52 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Crestar Bank | Accident | | 49 | 81 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 83 | Wayne Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Accident | | 46 | 81 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 43 | Brad Noffsinger | Curb Records | Accident | | 43 | 80 | 0 |
| 41 | 42 | 89 | Ashton Lewis (R) | Allerest / Fiberall | Accident | | 40 | 60 | 0 |
| 42 | 28 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Accident | | 37 | 43 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 15 | Ken Schrader | Oakwood Homes | Accident | | 34 | 2 | 0 |
