1998 Carquest Auto Parts 250

Race 28 of 31

Gateway
200 laps
Time of race: 2:23:27
Average speed of winner: 104.566 mph
Margin of victory: 3.254 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
Lap leaders: Hall pole, Blaney 1-5, Hall 6-7, Purvis 8-67, Kenseth 68-79, Purvis 80, Hall 81-84, Johnson 85-94, E. Sadler 95-96, Kenseth 97-115, Earnhardt, Jr. 116-128, Stewart 129-131, Jones 132-174, Earnhardt, Jr. 175-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			131.065	200	2	39	running	48525	180
2	10	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos.com	Chevrolet			131.234	200	2	31	running	42050	175
3	3	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			131.664	200	2	61	running	30100	175
4	6	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			131.326	200	0	0	running	23775	160
5	22	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil	Pontiac			130.507	200	1	3	running	21150	160
6	2	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			131.748	200	1	5	running	21300	155
7	12	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			131.069	200	0	0	running	25350	146
8	1	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			132.361	200	2	6	running	21600	147
9	17	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			130.761	200	0	0	running	16715	138
10	4	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			131.537	200	0	0	running	20205	134
11	8	Ed Berrier	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			131.268	200	0	0	running	18595	130
12	16	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			130.882	200	0	0	running	22885	127
13	37	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			provisional	200	1	2	running	22775	129
14	30	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			129.994	200	0	0	running	17165	121
15	36	Jimmie Johnson	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			129.623	200	1	10	running	16955	123
16	42	Scott Hansen	12	Graybar/Bussman	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	14270	115
17	26	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			130.269	199	0	0	running	14835	112
18	28	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			130.178	199	0	0	running	21225	109
19	15	David Green	36	Stanley	Pontiac			130.951	199	0	0	running	19115	106
20	33	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			129.881	199	0	0	running	14830	103
21	23	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			130.495	199	0	0	running	16595	100
22	32	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet			129.923	199	0	0	running	14285	97
23	34	Nathan Buttke	78	Mark III Motorsports	Chevrolet			129.683	199	0	0	running	13175	94
24	40	Johnny Chapman	21	Michael Waltrip Inc.	Ford			provisional	199	0	0	running	14065	91
25	41	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			provisional	198	0	0	running	13155	88
26	38	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	13845	85
27	11	Adam Petty	22	Spree/Sprint	Chevrolet			131.214	198	0	0	running	12985	82
28	39	Ashton Lewis	89	Allerest/Fiberall	Ford			provisional	197	0	0	running	14625	79
29	35	Perry Tripp	7	Vermont American	Chevrolet			129.653	197	0	0	running	12515	76
30	9	Casey Atwood	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			131.257	197	0	0	running	14630	73
31	7	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			131.291	196	1	43	running	16295	75
32	27	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			130.242	196	0	0	running	14185	67
33	20	Blaise Alexander	20	RESCUE	Chevrolet			130.586	195	0	0	running	12225	64
34	21	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			130.582	193	0	0	running	13965	61
35	5	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			131.487	188	0	0	engine	18655	58
36	43	Eric Jones	70	Adrian Carriers	Chevrolet			provisional	187	0	0	running	11745	55
37	29	Jason Keller	57	IGA	Chevrolet			130.092	187	0	0	running	13635	52
38	24	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			130.454	174	0	0	running	13600	49
39	18	Kerry Earnhardt	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			130.700	162	0	0	running	13500	46
40	19	Kevin Grubb	43	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			130.700	141	0	0	accident	11500	43
41	31	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/Myrtle Beach	Chevrolet			129.956	124	0	0	accident	11500	40
42	14	Joe Buford	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			130.993	103	0	0	accident	11500	37
43	25	Curtis Markham	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			130.340	78	0	0	handling	11500	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4121	28	3	7	15	21
2	Matt Kenseth	4019	28	1	3	15	21
3	Mike McLaughlin	3815	28	2	2	11	16
4	Randy LaJoie	3292	28	0	1	7	11
5	Elton Sawyer	3257	28	0	0	4	10
6	Elliott Sadler	3178	28	1	1	4	9
7	Phil Parsons	3168	28	0	0	5	8
8	Tim Fedewa	3161	28	1	2	4	8
9	Buckshot Jones	3120	28	1	1	5	8
10	Hermie Sadler	2979	28	0	0	1	4
11	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2974	28	0	0	0	6
12	Mike Dillon	2949	28	0	0	2	6
13	Mark Green	2808	28	0	0	0	4
14	Jeff Purvis	2728	23	1	0	6	10
15	Jason Keller	2719	28	0	0	2	8
16	Kevin Lepage	2681	21	1	1	5	9
17	Joe Bessey	2538	28	1	0	1	4
18	Shane Hall	2520	28	1	0	0	3
19	Ed Berrier	2493	27	0	1	1	3
20	Andy Santerre	2361	26	1	0	1	2
21	Dick Trickle	2353	21	0	1	3	6
22	Tracy Leslie	2338	26	0	0	0	0
23	Tony Stewart	2120	19	1	0	4	4
24	Jeff Krogh	2097	25	0	0	1	1
25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2001	20	0	0	1	4