| 1998 UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,627,339 | Race Date: | Oct 4, 1998 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.110 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 4Min 1Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 123.188 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 65 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Derrike Cope D. Cope | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #6 Ford | Car No.: | #30 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Dan Glauz | |||||
| Laps Led: | 215 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 181.690 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 UAW-GM Quality 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 334 | 215 |
| 2 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running |  | 175 | 334 | 35 |
| 3 | 28 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 165 | 334 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running |  | 160 | 334 | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 334 | 47 |
| 6 | 32 | 16 | Kevin Lepage (R) | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 150 | 334 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 146 | 334 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 142 | 334 | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 138 | 334 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 134 | 334 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 130 | 334 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 127 | 334 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 129 | 334 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Running | | 126 | 334 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 91 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Auto | Running | | 118 | 333 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 115 | 333 | 0 |
| 17 | 42 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Running | | 112 | 333 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 109 | 332 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 111 | 332 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 103 | 326 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 100 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco | Running | | 97 | 319 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Handling | | 94 | 307 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 91 | 301 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 88 | 290 | 0 |
| 26 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 85 | 282 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | FirstPlus Financial | Engine | | 82 | 279 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 79 | 278 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 76 | 278 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 73 | 275 | 0 |
| 31 | 4 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles | Accident | | 75 | 271 | 26 |
| 32 | 31 | 96 | Steve Grissom | Caterpillar | Running | | 67 | 270 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Accident | | 64 | 267 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms | Running | | 61 | 258 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | Cartoon Network | Handling | | 58 | 242 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Running | | 55 | 237 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Accident | | 52 | 231 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Handling | | 49 | 215 | 0 |
| 39 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 51 | 202 | 3 |
| 40 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 43 | 185 | 0 |
| 41 | 40 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Engine | | 40 | 155 | 0 |
| 42 | 16 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers | Accident | | 37 | 133 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | 41 | David Green | McDonald's | Accident | | 34 | 68 | 0 |
