| 1998 MBNA Gold 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 26 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $413,360 | Race Date: | Sep 19, 1998 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .146 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 53Min 11Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 106.023 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 30 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Kevin Grubb K. Grubb | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #52 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Reiser Enterprises | Team: | Grubb Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Crew Chief: | ||||||
| Laps Led: | 158 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 153.498 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 MBNA Gold 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 158 |
| 2 | 1 | 52 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Running | | 175 | 200 | 17 |
| 3 | 15 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Slim Jim | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 2 | Ricky Craven | New Holland | Running | | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Band-Aid | Running | | 139 | 199 | 24 |
| 11 | 16 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 15 | Ken Schrader | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 127 | 199 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | Channellock | Running | | 124 | 199 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 118 | 199 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Robert Hayes | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 106 | 198 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 57 | Jason Keller | Justin Boots | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 100 | 198 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 97 | 197 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 94 | 197 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 63 | Casey Atwood (R) | Lysol | Running | | 91 | 197 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 89 | Ashton Lewis (R) | Penn's Best Trucking | Running | | 88 | 197 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Running | | 85 | 194 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | SCANA / South Carolina | Running | | 82 | 194 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 59 | Rich Bickle | Kingsford / Matchlight | Engine | | 79 | 179 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 41 | Joey McCarthy | Jerry Simon | Engine | | 76 | 176 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Accident | | 73 | 169 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Accident | | 70 | 167 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 46 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Accident | | 67 | 161 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Engine | | 64 | 160 | 0 |
| 34 | 2 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Shell Oil | Quit | | 66 | 158 | 1 |
| 35 | 26 | 78 | Dave Rezendes | Mark III Financial | Accident | | 58 | 155 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running | | 55 | 146 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Engine | | 52 | 126 | 0 |
| 38 | 6 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Rear Gear | | 49 | 120 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 50 | Nathan Buttke | Dr. Pepper | Brakes | | 46 | 92 | 0 |
| 40 | 23 | 36 | David Green | Stanley Tools | Handling | | 43 | 90 | 0 |
| 41 | 8 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Accident | | 40 | 27 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Schneider National | Accident | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | White Rain | Accident | | 34 | 1 | 0 |
