| 1998 Carquest Auto Parts 250 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 28 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $767,040 | Race Date: | Oct 17, 1998 | World Wide Technology Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.254 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 27Sec. | Madison, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 104.566 MPH | 1.25 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 31 Laps | wwtraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Shane Hall S. Hall | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #85 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Stegall Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | John Finley | |||||
| Laps Led: | 39 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 132.361 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Carquest Auto Parts 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AC Delco | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 39 |
| 2 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Lycos.com | Running | | 175 | 200 | 31 |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Jeff Purvis | Lance Snacks | Running | | 175 | 200 | 61 |
| 4 | 6 | 47 | Andy Santerre (R) | Monro Muffler | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 44 | Tony Stewart | Shell Oil | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 155 | 200 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 85 | Shane Hall | Big A Auto Parts | Running | | 147 | 200 | 6 |
| 9 | 17 | 30 | Todd Bodine | Slim Jim | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 77 | Ed Berrier | Lear Corporation / UAW | Running |  | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Goulds Pumps | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 66 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Running | | 129 | 200 | 2 |
| 14 | 30 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Dura Lube | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 59 | Jimmie Johnson | Kingsford / Matchlight | Running | | 123 | 200 | 10 |
| 16 | 42 | 12 | Scott Hansen | Graybar / Bussman | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Clean Shower | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 36 | David Green | Stanley Tools | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 83 | Wayne Grubb (R) | Link-Belt Construction | Running | | 103 | 199 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 100 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 80 | Mark Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 97 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 78 | Nathan Buttke | Mark III Financial | Running | | 94 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 21 | Johnny Chapman | Michael Waltrip Incorporated | Running | | 91 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 41 | 14 | Patty Moise | Rhodes Furniture | Running | | 88 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 56 | Jeff Krogh | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 85 | 198 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 22 | Adam Petty | Sprint Prepaid Phonecard | Running | | 82 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 39 | 89 | Ashton Lewis (R) | Allerest / Fiberall | Running | | 79 | 197 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 7 | Perry Tripp | Vermont American | Running | | 76 | 197 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 63 | Casey Atwood (R) | Lysol | Running | | 73 | 197 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Bayer / Alka-Seltzer | Running | | 75 | 196 | 43 |
| 32 | 27 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Running | | 67 | 196 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 20 | Blaise Alexander (R) | Rescue 3 Formula | Running | | 64 | 195 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 29 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Industrial Tools | Running | | 61 | 193 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Handling | | 58 | 188 | 0 |
| 36 | 43 | 70 | Eric Jones | Adrian Carriers | Running | | 55 | 187 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 57 | Jason Keller | IGA | Running | | 52 | 187 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running | | 49 | 174 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 40 | Kerry Earnhardt | Channellock | Running | | 46 | 162 | 0 |
| 40 | 19 | 43 | Kevin Grubb (R) | Curb Records | Accident | | 43 | 141 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | SCANA / Myrtle Beach | Accident | | 40 | 124 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 50 | Joe Buford | Dr. Pepper | Accident | | 37 | 103 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 64 | Curtis Markham | Schneider National | Overheating | | 34 | 78 | 0 |
