1998 BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 320

Race 4 of 31

Nashville
320 laps
Time of race: 2:17:55
Average speed of winner: 82.972 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 18 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 41 laps
Lap leaders: Atwood pole, E. Sadler 1-15, Atwood 16-53, E. Sadler 54-65, Pressley 66-89, Earnhardt, Jr. 90-114, Atwood 115-143, Pressley 144-153, Allen 154-158, Pressley 159-168, Atwood 169-205, Pressley 206-229, McLaughlin 230-241, Pressley 242, McLaughlin 243-250, Pressley 251, McLaughlin 252-274, Pressley 275-312, McLaughlin 313-320

Race notes: Randy LaJoie took the points lead from Mark Martin.

Video links: Fedewa flip

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	21	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			109.615	320	4	51	running	37600	180
2	1	Casey Atwood	28	Red Line Oil	Chevrolet			111.762	320	3	104	running	26125	175
3	7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			110.495	320	1	25	running	24775	170
4	23	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			109.531	320	0	0	running	19100	160
5	26	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			109.302	320	0	0	running	14520	155
6	4	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			110.769	320	0	0	running	7675	150
7	34	Sterling Marlin	1	Coors Light	Chevrolet			108.583	320	0	0	running	5425	146
8	15	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			109.851	320	0	0	running	9020	142
9	22	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider Electric	Chevrolet			109.581	320	0	0	running	4560	138
10	38	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	320	0	0	running	14950	134
11	2	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			111.039	320	2	27	running	12740	135
12	5	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			110.706	320	0	0	running	12680	127
13	28	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			109.169	320	0	0	running	8120	124
14	11	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			110.314	320	0	0	running	5060	121
15	41	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			provisional	320	1	5	running	7725	123
16	17	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			109.766	319	0	0	running	4940	115
17	14	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			109.890	318	0	0	running	6875	112
18	10	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			110.325	318	0	0	running	11320	109
19	42	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	318	0	0	running	6760	106
20	31	Jason Jarrett	32	White Rain	Pontiac			108.721	318	0	0	running	7450	103
21	12	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			110.065	317	0	0	running	11640	100
22	27	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			109.208	317	0	0	running	5665	97
23	29	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			109.119	317	0	0	running	4645	94
24	39	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	317	0	0	running	5625	91
25	35	Jimmy Foster	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			108.556	316	0	0	running	3695	88
26	36	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Yahoo	Chevrolet			108.435	315	0	0	running	3575	85
27	32	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jams & Jellies	Chevrolet			108.649	315	0	0	running	5650	82
28	8	Chad Chaffin	84	Logan's Roadhouse	Ford			110.450	315	0	0	running	3785	0
29	18	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			109.755	313	0	0	running	3515	76
30	9	Stanton Barrett	89	Northstar Water	Ford			110.365	313	0	0	running	5585	73
31	6	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			110.581	312	7	108	accident	7565	80
32	16	Kevin Schwantz	88	Ryder	Chevrolet			109.789	312	0	0	running	5545	67
33	24	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			109.441	311	0	0	running	9925	64
34	40	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	309	0	0	accident	5405	61
35	19	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/South Carolina	Chevrolet			109.710	307	0	0	running	3385	58
36	3	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			110.838	293	0	0	accident	3365	55
37	33	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			108.621	276	0	0	handling	3340	52
38	13	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			109.901	238	0	0	accident	5325	49
39	37	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	164	0	0	engine	9805	46
40	25	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			109.324	163	0	0	rear end	3285	43
41	43	Stevie Reeves	43	Curb Records	Ford			provisional	153	0	0	radiator	5260	40
42	30	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			108.892	138	0	0	handling	5440	37
43	20	David Green	92	Kraft	Chevrolet			109.693	137	0	0	handling	3230	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Randy LaJoie	570	4	0	0	2	3
2	Buckshot Jones	549	4	0	0	1	2
3	Mike McLaughlin	531	4	1	1	2	2
4	Joe Nemechek	510	3	0	1	2	3
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	507	4	0	0	2	2
6	Hermie Sadler	488	4	0	0	0	1
7	Matt Kenseth	485	4	0	1	1	2
8	Mark Martin	485	3	1	0	2	3
9	Jason Keller	468	4	0	0	1	2
10	Jeff Purvis	461	4	0	0	1	1
11	Elliott Sadler	461	4	0	0	0	1
12	Tim Fedewa	460	4	0	0	0	1
13	Dick Trickle	459	4	0	0	0	1
14	Jeff Burton	437	3	0	0	2	2
15	Mark Green	435	4	0	0	0	1
16	Mike Dillon	421	4	0	0	0	2
17	Tony Stewart	418	4	1	0	1	1
18	Elton Sawyer	407	4	0	0	0	1
19	Tracy Leslie	388	4	0	0	0	0
20	Glenn Allen, Jr.	384	4	0	0	0	0
21	Andy Santerre	376	4	0	0	0	0
22	Joe Bessey	370	4	0	0	0	0
23	Matt Hutter	328	4	0	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Spencer	323	2	0	1	1	2
25	Kevin Schwantz	313	4	0	0	0	1