| 1998 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 33 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,897,081 | Race Date: | Oct 17, 1998 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .176 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 46Min 2Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 144.549 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 26 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | |||||
| Laps Led: | 49 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 193.611 MPH | |||||
| Official 1998 Pepsi 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 4 |
| 3 | 9 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 165 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 25 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running |  | 165 | 160 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 160 | 160 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America | Running | | 146 | 160 | 0 |
| 8 | 39 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Wild Berry Skittles | Running | | 142 | 160 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 138 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 139 | 160 | 41 |
| 11 | 37 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 130 | 160 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Running | | 132 | 160 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running | | 124 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 121 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 118 | 160 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 160 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Running | | 112 | 160 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 109 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau (R) | Cartoon Network | Running | | 106 | 160 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 103 | 159 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree Camouflage | Running | | 105 | 159 | 1 |
| 22 | 42 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 97 | 159 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 99 | 159 | 38 |
| 24 | 23 | 91 | Andy Hillenburg | Little Joe's Auto | Running | | 91 | 159 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 88 | 159 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Betty Crocker | Running | | 85 | 159 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Running | | 82 | 159 | 0 |
| 28 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco | Running | | 79 | 158 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 96 | Steve Grissom | Caterpillar | Running | | 76 | 157 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 73 | 156 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | CITGO | Running | | 70 | 144 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. (R) | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 72 | 140 | 15 |
| 33 | 15 | 1 | Steve Park (R) | Pennzoil | Accident | | 64 | 139 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | FirstPlus Financial | Handling | | 61 | 116 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Engine | | 58 | 113 | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 7 | Dan Pardus | Midwest Transit | Accident | | 55 | 99 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 46 | Jeff Green | First Union | Running | | 52 | 98 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout | Rear Gear | | 49 | 67 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | Accident | | 46 | 58 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 16 | Kevin Lepage (R) | PRIMESTAR | Accident | | 43 | 31 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Philips | Accident | | 40 | 31 | 0 |
| 42 | 10 | 55 | Hut Stricklin | Oakwood Homes | Accident | | 37 | 31 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Fans Can Race | Engine | | 34 | 19 | 0 |
