| 1998 MBNA Gold 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,364,355 | Race Date: | Sep 20, 1998 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.036 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 30Min 50Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 113.834 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 47 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 57 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | |||||
| Laps Led: | 379 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 155.966 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 MBNA Gold 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 379 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 160 | 400 | 13 |
| 6 | 16 | 94 | Matt Kenseth | McDonald's | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 143 | 400 | 1 |
| 10 | 37 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 139 | 399 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 399 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 16 | Kevin Lepage (R) | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 127 | 399 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 124 | 399 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 121 | 398 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 118 | 398 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 115 | 398 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 112 | 397 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 109 | 397 | 0 |
| 19 | 42 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 106 | 397 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 103 | 396 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco | Running | | 100 | 396 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 97 | 396 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 94 | 396 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 91 | 396 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 88 | 396 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 85 | 396 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 82 | 394 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers | Running | | 79 | 394 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 76 | 392 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 77 | Hut Stricklin | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 73 | 391 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Engine | | 70 | 370 | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 67 | 367 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 64 | 347 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 46 | Jeff Green | First Union | Oil Pump | | 61 | 319 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Engine | | 58 | 314 | 0 |
| 36 | 8 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | Cartoon Network | Accident | | 55 | 313 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 91 | Todd Bodine | Larry's Homes | Accident | | 52 | 310 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Accident | | 49 | 262 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 46 | 237 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Engine | | 43 | 168 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Engine | | 40 | 142 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | RealTree Extra | Engine | | 37 | 84 | 0 |
| 43 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Engine | | 34 | 2 | 0 |
