| 1998 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,775,463 | Race Date: | Oct 11, 1998 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .140 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 20Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 Among / 12 Drivers | Average Speed: | 159.318 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 20 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Ken Schrader K. Schrader | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Andy Petree Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Andy Petree | |||||
| Laps Led: | 16 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 196.153 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 16 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 49 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 170 | 188 | 8 |
| 4 | 36 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 165 | 188 | 9 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 160 | 188 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 155 | 188 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 156 | 188 | 74 |
| 8 | 15 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Running | | 135 | 188 | 6 |
| 12 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 129 | 188 | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 126 | 187 | 1 |
| 15 | 37 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 118 | 187 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Running | | 115 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | FirstPlus Financial | Running | | 112 | 187 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 109 | 187 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 103 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 91 | Andy Hillenburg | Little Joe's Auto | Running | | 97 | 186 | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco | Running | | 94 | 185 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 91 | 185 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Running | | 88 | 184 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-Mogul | Running | | 85 | 183 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 82 | 182 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Fans Can Race | Running | | 79 | 181 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 76 | 180 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 78 | 178 | 2 |
| 31 | 33 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Running | | 70 | 177 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Rear Gear | | 72 | 175 | 12 |
| 33 | 30 | 46 | Jeff Green | First Union | Engine | | 64 | 170 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 61 | 166 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 16 | Kevin Lepage (R) | PRIMESTAR | Handling | | 58 | 160 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 96 | Steve Grissom | Caterpillar | Handling | | 55 | 146 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Wild Berry Skittles | Accident | | 52 | 134 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers | Accident | | 49 | 134 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Accident | | 46 | 134 | 0 |
| 40 | 42 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Piston | | 43 | 107 | 0 |
| 41 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Valves | | 40 | 101 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | Cartoon Network | Engine | | 37 | 99 | 0 |
| 43 | 7 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Valves | | 34 | 30 | 0 |
