1998 Hardee's 250

Race 14 of 31

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 1:57:26
Average speed of winner: 95.799 mph
Margin of victory: 0.635 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: W. Grubb 1-3, Earnhardt, Jr. 4-51, Burton 52-56, Earnhardt, Jr. 57-102, Burton 103-135, Earnhardt, Jr. 136-212, Burton 213-250

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			122.833	250	3	76	running	25825	180
2	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			123.536	250	3	171	running	27095	180
3	14	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			122.238	250	0	0	running	24965	165
4	1	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			123.717	250	1	3	running	11635	165
5	30	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			121.556	250	0	0	running	10930	155
6	38	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	250	0	0	running	12930	150
7	18	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			121.951	250	0	0	running	11380	146
8	10	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			122.577	250	0	0	running	6330	142
9	11	Kevin Grubb	52	Crestar Bank	Chevrolet			122.566	250	0	0	running	5755	138
10	27	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			121.627	250	0	0	running	6825	134
11	16	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			122.106	250	0	0	running	15195	130
12	40	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			provisional	250	0	0	running	14020	127
13	6	Casey Atwood	28	Red Line Oil	Chevrolet			122.945	250	0	0	running	5455	124
14	25	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			121.671	250	0	0	running	9425	121
15	13	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			122.310	249	0	0	running	9895	118
16	29	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			121.578	249	0	0	running	9350	115
17	5	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			123.102	249	0	0	running	13675	112
18	32	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			121.397	249	0	0	running	10115	109
19	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Larry's Homes	Chevrolet			121.863	249	0	0	running	6075	106
20	33	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			121.392	249	0	0	running	5665	103
21	9	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			122.772	249	0	0	running	8110	100
22	28	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/South Carolina	Chevrolet			121.622	248	0	0	running	4985	97
23	22	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			121.781	248	0	0	running	4975	94
24	42	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jams & Jellies/Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			provisional	247	0	0	running	5950	91
25	19	Kevin Cywinski	11	Key Motorsports	Ford			121.869	247	0	0	running	4950	88
26	23	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			121.764	246	0	0	running	12330	85
27	39	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			provisional	246	0	0	running	7805	82
28	35	Jeff Green	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			121.381	245	0	0	running	4780	0
29	15	Mark McFarland	82	Carolina Shoe	Chevrolet			122.144	245	0	0	running	4775	76
30	37	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			provisional	245	0	0	running	7790	73
31	43	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol/CHF	Chevrolet			provisional	244	0	0	running	7805	70
32	41	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			provisional	244	0	0	running	7775	67
33	31	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			121.490	243	0	0	running	7675	64
34	12	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			122.349	243	0	0	running	11175	61
35	26	Brad Loney	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			121.644	240	0	0	running	4675	58
36	21	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			121.808	236	0	0	running	6675	55
37	17	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			121.995	190	0	0	engine	6675	52
38	4	Ken Schrader	38	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			123.282	175	0	0	accident	4675	49
39	2	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Chevrolet			123.575	174	0	0	accident	4675	46
40	36	Jeff Fuller	89	Penn's Best Trucking	Ford			121.370	172	0	0	accident	6675	43
41	24	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley	Chevrolet			121.715	157	0	0	accident	11175	40
42	7	Bobby Labonte	32	Shell	Pontiac			122.878	142	0	0	accident	4675	37
43	34	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			121.387	15	0	0	fuel pump	6875	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mike McLaughlin	1906	14	1	1	5	9
2	Matt Kenseth	1897	14	0	1	7	10
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1861	14	2	2	6	9
4	Randy LaJoie	1668	14	0	0	3	5
5	Dick Trickle	1666	13	0	0	2	4
6	Jason Keller	1651	14	0	0	2	7
7	Buckshot Jones	1629	14	0	1	3	4
8	Hermie Sadler	1610	14	0	0	1	4
9	Tim Fedewa	1607	14	0	1	2	3
10	Elliott Sadler	1569	14	1	1	3	5
11	Phil Parsons	1549	14	0	0	2	5
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1547	14	0	0	0	4
13	Mike Dillon	1533	14	0	0	1	4
14	Mark Green	1531	14	0	0	0	2
15	Elton Sawyer	1525	14	0	0	1	5
16	Jeff Purvis	1412	13	0	0	3	3
17	Shane Hall	1290	14	0	0	0	1
18	Ed Berrier	1282	13	0	1	1	3
19	Kevin Lepage	1239	11	1	0	1	2
20	Tracy Leslie	1232	14	0	0	0	0
21	Joe Bessey	1224	14	1	0	1	1
22	Tony Stewart	1159	10	1	0	3	3
23	Robert Pressley	1107	10	1	0	0	5
24	Mark Martin	1097	8	1	1	4	5
25	Jeff Burton	1074	8	1	1	4	5