1998

NASCAR's 50th Anniversary
1998

1999 Schedule

*DATE/Recap Link*	*EVENT/TRACK*	*DEFENDING WINNER/1998 POLE*	*MEDIA/TIME* *1998 Winner*	*1997 1998Recap/Link*	*LAPS/Miles/* *SIZE*
*Feb. 8, 1998-non-point*	*BUD SHOOTOUT QUALIFIER*	*Was Busch Clash*	*Jimmy Spencer*	*1997 1998*	*25/62.5/2.5*
*Feb. 8, 1998-non-point*	*Daytona Bud Shootout*	*Jeff Gordon*	*Rusty Wallace*	*1997 1998*	*25/62.5/2.5*
*Feb.12, 1998*	*GATORADE 125'S, Daytona*	*Jeff Gordon/Dale Earnhardt*	*Sterling Marlin/* *Dale earnhardt*	*1997 1998*	*50/125/2.5*
*Feb.15, 1998*	*The Daytona 500, Daytona*	*Jeff Gordon/Bobby Labonte*	*Dale earnhardt*	*1997 1998*	*200/500/2.5*
*Feb. 22, 1998*	*GM GOODWRENCH SERVICE PLUS 400, North Carolina*	*Dale Jarrett/RICK MAST*	*Jeff Gordon*	*1997 1998*	*393/400/1.017*
*March 1, 1998*	*LAS VEGAS 400, Las Vagas*	*Inagural!/Dale Jarrett*	*Mark Martin*	*None 1998*	*267/400/1.5*
*March 8, 1998*	*Primestar 500, Atlanta*	*Dale Jarrett/John Andretti*	*Bobby laBonte*	*1997 1998*	*325/500/1.54*
*March 22, 1998*	*TranSouth Financial 400, Darlington*	*Dale Jarrett/MARK MARTIN*	*DALE JARRETT*	*1997 1998*	*293/400/1.366*
*March 29, 1998*	*Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.*	*Jeff Gordon/ RUSTY WALLACE*	*JEFF GORDON*	*1997 1998*	*500/266.5/0.533*
*April 5, 1998*	*Interstate Batteries 500, Texas*	*Jeff Burton/JEREMY mAYFIELD*	*MARK MARTIN*	*1997 1998*	*334/500/1.5*
*April 19, 1998*	*Goody's Headache Powders 500, Martinsville*	*Jeff Gordon/Bobby Hamilton*	*ESPN 1:00PM*	*1997 1998*	*500/263/0.526*
*April 26, 1998*	*Sears Die Hard 500, Talladega*	*Terry Labonte/Bobby Labonte*	*ABC 12:00PM*	*1997 1998*	*188/500/2.66*
*May 3, 1998*	*California 500 BY NAPA, Fontana, Calif.*	*Jeff Gordon/Jeff Gordon*	*MARK MARTIN*	*1997 1998*	250/500/2
May 16, 1998-non-points	The Winston OPEN Charlotte	Jeff Gordon/JEREMY MAYFIELD	TNN 7:00PM	1997 1998	50/75/1.5
May 16, 1998-non-points	The Winston!, Charlotte	Jeff Gordon/MARK MARTIN	Jeremy Mayfield	1997 1998	70/105/1.5
May 24, 1998	Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte	Jeff Gordon/JEFF GORDON	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	400/600/1.5
May 31, 1998	MBNA PLATINUM 400, Dover	Ricky Rudd/Rusty Wallace	DALE JARRETT	1997 1998	400/400/1
June 6, 1998	Pontiac Excitement 400, Richmond, Va.	Rusty Wallce/Jeff Gordon	TERRY LABONTE	1997 1998	400/300/0.75
June 14, 1998	Miller lITE 400, Michigan	Ernie Irvan/Ward Burton	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	200/400/2
June 21, 1998	Pocono 500, Pocono	Jeff Gordon/Jeff Gordon	JEREMY MAYFIELD	1997 1998	200/500/2.5
June 28, 1998	SAVE MART/KRAGEN 300, Sears Point	Mark Martin/JEFF GORDON	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	111/216.5/1.95
July 4, 1998/Cancelled	PEPSI 400 CancelledDaytona	John Andretti/See Oct 17	Cancelled	1997 1998	160/400/2.5
July 12, 1998	Jiffy Lube 300, Loudon, NH	JEFF BURTON/JEFF BURTON	TNN 1:00PM	1997 1998	300/317.4/1.058
July 26, 1998	Pennsylvania 500, Pocono	Dale Jarrett/Ward burton	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	200/500/2.5
Aug. 1, 1998	Brickyard 400, Indianapolis	Ricky Rudd/Ernie irvan	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	160/400/2.5
Aug. 9, 1998	Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen	Jeff Gordon/JEFF GORDON	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	90/220.5/2.45
Aug. 16, 1998	Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss, Michigan	Mark Martin/Ernie irvan	JEFF GORDON	1997 1998	200/400/2
Aug. 22, 1998	Goody's Headache Powders 500, Bristol	Dale Jarrett/Rusty Wallace	Mark Martin	1997 1998	500/266.5/0.533
Aug. 30, 1998	New Hampshire 300, New Hampshire	Jeff Gordon/Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	300/317.4/1.058
Sept. 6, 1998	Mountain Dew Southern 500, Darlington	Jeff Gordon/Dale Jarrett	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	367/500/1.366
Sept. 12, 1998	EXIDE NASCAR SELECT BATTERIES 400, Richmond	Dale Jarrett/Rusty Wallace	Jeff Burton	19971998	400/3000.75
Sept. 20, 1998	MBNA GOLD 400, Dover	Mark Martin/Mark Martin	Mark Martin	1997 1998	400/400/1
Sept. 27, 1998	NAPA AUTOCARE 500, Martinsville	Jeff Burton/Ernie Irvan	RICKY RUDD	1997 1998	500/263/0.526
Oct. 4, 1998	UAW-GM Quality 500, Charlotte	Dale Jarrett/Derrick Cope	Mark Martin	1997 1998	334/500/1.5
Oct. 11, 1998	Winston 500, Talladega ABC	Mark Martin/Kenny Schrader	Dale Jarrett	1997 1998	188/500/2.66
Oct. 17, 1998	PEPSI 400 under lights!! Daytona	John Andretti/Bobby Labonte	Jeff Gordon	1997 1998	160/400/2.5
Oct. 25, 1998	DURA LUBE 500 Presented by KMART, Phoenix, Ariz.	Dale Jarrett/Kenny Schrader	TNN 12:00PM	1997 1998	312/312/1
Nov. 1, 1998	ACDelco 400 Rockingham, N.C.	Bobby Hamilton	TNN 12:30PM	1997 1998	393/400/1.017
Nov. 8, 1998	NAPA 500, Atlanta	Bobby Labonte	ESPN 12:30PM	1997 1998	325/500/1.54
Nov. 21, 1998-non-point	Twin Ring Motegi, Japan	Not run in 97'	TBS	Inagural 1998	1.5

TENTATIVE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All times are local times for TRACK locations

The 1998 DuraLube/Kmart 500-Phoenix
First Round Qual
1 33 Ken Schrader     C 27.432 131.234
2 28 Kenny Irwin      F 27.438 131.205
3 81 Kenny Wallace    F 27.564 130.605
4 94 Bill Elliott     F 27.613 130.373
5 98 Rich Bickle      F 27.633 130.279
6 2 Rusty Wallace    F 27.654 130.180
7 75 Rick Mast        F 27.670 130.105
8 31 Mike Skinner     C 27.671 130.100
9 41 David Green      C 27.687 130.025
10 13 Ted Musgrave     F 27.707 129.931
11 6 Mark Martin      F 27.717 129.884
12 24 Jeff Gordon      C 27.725 129.847
13 11 Brett Bodine     F 27.732 129.814
14 22 Ward Burton      P 27.737 129.791
15 26 Johnny Benson    F 27.739 129.781
16 40 Sterling Marlin C 27.743 129.762
17 91 Todd Bodine      C 27.744 129.758
18 23 Jimmy Spencer    F 27.759 129.688
19 43 John Andretti    P 27.797 129.510
20 88 Dale Jarrett     F 27.808 129.459
21 10 Ricky Rudd       F 27.812 129.441
22 12 Jeremy Mayfield F 27.821 129.399
23 50 Wally Dallenbach C 27.836 129.329
24 77 Robert Pressley F 27.871 129.167
25 16 Kevin Lepage     F 27.881 129.120
2nd round qualifying
26 7 Geoff Bodine     F 27.890 129.079
27 96 Mike Bliss       C 27.894 129.060
28 78 Gary Bradberry   F 27.894 129.060
29 5 Terry Labonte     C 27.895 129.055
30 90 Dick Trickle     F 27.907 129.000
31 44 Kyle Petty       P 27.913 128.972
32 42 Joe Nemechek     C 27.916 128.958
33 46 Jeff Green       C 27.935 128.871
34 9 Jerry Nadeau     F 27.946 128.820
35 1 Steve Park       C 27.947 128.815
36 30 Derrike Cope     P 27.966 128.728
37 18 Bobby Labonte    P 27.971 128.705
38 97 Chad Little      F 27.982 128.654
39 36 Ernie Irvan      P 28.008 128.535
40 35 Darrell Waltrip P 28.056 128.315
41 4 Bobby Hamilton   C 28.094 128.141
42 3 Dale Earnhardt   C 28.127 127.991
43 71 Dave Marcis      C 28.138 127.941
44 21 Michael Waltrip F 28.148 127.895
45 99 Jeff Burton      F 28.172 127.786
46 45 Jeff Ward        C 29.196 123.305

Points after The Pepsi 400 In Daytona
1 Jeff Gordon       4817
2 Mark Martin       4459
3 Dale Jarrett      4197
4 Rusty Wallace     4043
5 Bobby Labonte     3934
6 Jeff Burton       3930
7 Jeremy Mayfield   3926
8 Dale Earnhardt    3496
9 Terry Labonte     3473
10 John Andretti     3399
11 Bobby Hamilton    3386
12 Ken Schrader      3306
13 Ernie Irvan       3262
14 Sterling Marlin   3242
15 Jimmy Spencer     3196
16 Michael Waltrip   3146
17 Chad Little       3142
18 Bill Elliott      3039
19 Ward Burton       2959
20 Johnny Benson     2883
21 Ricky Rudd        2824
22 Mike Skinner      2795
23 Darrell Waltrip   2771
24 Ted Musgrave      2757
25 Brett Bodine      2728

**Manufacturers' Championship**
MAKE	POINTS	WINS
Chevrolet	216	14
Ford	214	14
Pontiac	140	2

**Raybestos Rookie of the Year**
1. Kenny Irwin	207
2. Jerry Nadeau	192
3. Kevin Lepage	182
4. Steve Park	147

**POLE 2ND ROUND FASTEST TRACK/EVENT**
Bobby Labonte	Steve Park	Daytona 500
Rick Mast	Dale Jarrett	GM 400 Rock
Dale Jarrett	Jimmy Spencer	Las Vegas
Todd Bodine	None-Rained Out	Atlanta
Mark Martin	Kenny Wallace	Darlington
Rusty Wallace	Jimmy Spencer	Bristol
Jeremy Mayfield	No Second Round	Texas
Bobby Hamilton	None-Rained Out	Martinsville
Bobby Labonte	Dennis Setzer	Talladega
Jeff Gordon	Geoff Bodine	California
Jeff Gordon	Robert Pressley	Charlotte
Rusty Wallace	Geoff Bodine	Dover
Jeff Gordon	Mike Skinner	Richmond
Ward Burton	Morgan Shepard	Michigan
Jeff Gordon	Jeff Green	Pocono
Jeff Gordon	Mark Martin	Sears Point
Ricky Craven	Kenny Schrader	Loudon, NH
Ward Burton	Dick Trickle	Pennsylvania
Ernie Irvan	Derrike Cope	Indy
Jeff Gordon	Joe Nemechek	Watkins Glen
Ernie Irvan	Dennis Setzer	Michigan
Rusty Wallace	Dick Trickle	Bristol
Jeff Gordon	Jerry Nadeau	Loudon, New Hamp.
Dale Jarrett	Dennis Setzer	Darlington
Rusty Wallace	Mike Skinner	Richmond
Mark Martin	Todd Bodine	Dover
Ernie Irvan	Kenny Wallace	Martinsville
Derrick Cope	Dick Trickle	Charlotte
Kenny Schrader	Derrick Cope	Talladega
Bobby Labonte	Dan Pardus	Daytona
Kenny Schrader		Phoenix

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