1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300

Race 1 of 31

Daytona
120 laps
Time of race: 2:11:11
Average speed of winner: 137.213 mph
Margin of victory: 0.178 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: McLaughlin 1-7, Nemechek 8-78, Burton 79-83, Spencer 84-86, Nemechek 87-120

Video links: Part 1 (Start/1st caution), Part 2 (2nd caution), Part 3, Part 4 (3rd and 4th cautions), Part 5 (5th and 6th cautions/Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			188.525	120	2	105	running	78600	185
2	4	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			187.895	120	0	0	running	66225	170
3	26	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			184.794	120	0	0	running	47500	165
4	5	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			187.696	120	0	0	running	39350	160
5	22	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			184.923	120	0	0	running	41725	155
6	7	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			186.834	120	0	0	running	31125	150
7	27	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages	Chevrolet			184.672	120	0	0	running	25675	146
8	16	Kevin Schwantz	88	Ryder	Chevrolet			185.621	120	0	0	running	27225	142
9	30	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo Manufacturing Co.	Chevrolet			184.328	120	1	3	running	20975	143
10	32	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			184.298	120	0	0	running	25025	134
11	6	Mike Wallace	15	Andy Petree Racing	Ford			187.356	120	0	0	running	20825	130
12	18	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			185.529	120	0	0	running	26975	127
13	11	John Andretti	96	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			186.335	120	0	0	running	18000	124
14	40	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	120	0	0	running	21700	121
15	34	Stanton Barrett	89	Allerest	Ford			183.936	120	0	0	running	22500	118
16	39	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	119	0	0	running	20525	115
17	14	Dale Fischlein	70	Adrian Carriers	Chevrolet			185.920	119	0	0	running	17950	112
18	1	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			190.134	119	1	7	running	25325	114
19	42	Brad Loney	45	Hunter's Specialties/GTS	Chevrolet			provisional	119	0	0	running	19600	106
20	38	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			provisional	119	0	0	running	19900	103
21	17	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			185.594	119	0	0	running	23850	100
22	24	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			184.835	119	1	5	running	16475	102
23	15	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			185.674	119	0	0	running	16100	94
24	23	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			184.888	118	0	0	running	18975	91
25	33	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			184.136	118	0	0	running	16050	88
26	12	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			186.239	117	0	0	running	16825	85
27	35	Rick Fuller	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			183.730	117	0	0	running	16650	82
28	37	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	117	0	0	running	18725	79
29	31	Shane Hall	85	Dura Shine	Chevrolet			184.302	116	0	0	running	17475	76
30	13	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			186.212	112	0	0	running	17600	73
31	9	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			186.525	109	0	0	accident	17200	70
32	43	Larry Pearson	55	White Rain	Chevrolet			provisional	109	0	0	accident	15275	67
33	29	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			184.509	101	0	0	rear hub	17100	64
34	36	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			183.614	98	0	0	accident	17050	61
35	10	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			186.521	87	0	0	accident	14920	58
36	25	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			184.831	86	0	0	running	16825	55
37	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			188.139	81	0	0	accident	22925	52
38	8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Yahoo	Chevrolet			186.765	76	0	0	rocker arm	14925	49
39	41	Stevie Reeves	43	Curb Records	Ford			provisional	75	0	0	engine	16675	0
40	21	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			185.181	26	0	0	handling	21125	43
41	28	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			184.604	11	0	0	accident	14575	40
42	19	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			185.345	0	0	0	accident	14525	37
43	20	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			185.277	0	0	0	accident	14475	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Joe Nemechek	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Jeff Purvis	170	1	0	0	1	1
3	Mark Martin	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Buckshot Jones	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Randy LaJoie	155	1	0	0	1	1
6	Matt Kenseth	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Michael Waltrip	146	1	0	0	0	1
8	Jimmy Spencer	143	1	0	0	0	1
9	Kevin Schwantz	142	1	0	0	0	1
10	Phil Parsons	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Mike Wallace	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Hermie Sadler	127	1	0	0	0	0
13	John Andretti	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	Mark Green	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Stanton Barrett	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Jason Keller	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Mike McLaughlin	114	1	1	0	0	0
18	Dale Fischlein	112	1	0	0	0	0
19	Brad Loney	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Tim Fedewa	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Jeff Burton	102	1	0	0	0	0
22	Matt Hutter	100	1	0	0	0	0
23	Dick Trickle	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Mike Dillon	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Andy Santerre	88	1	0	0	0	0