1998 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 33

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 2:53:42
Average speed of winner: 172.712 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
Lap leaders: B. Labonte 1-14, Marlin 15-16, Earnhardt 17-36, B. Labonte 37-44, Earnhardt 45-58, Gordon 59-106, T. Labonte 107-108, Nemechek 109-114, Gordon 115-122, Earnhardt 123-126, R. Wallace 127-130, Earnhardt 131-138, Skinner 139, Earnhardt 140-200

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	191.006	200	5	107	running	1059105	185
2	1	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	192.415	200	2	22	running	548555	175
3	13	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	189.358	200	0	0	running	375005	165
4	31	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	191.787	200	0	0	running	312780	160
5	12	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	190.444	200	1	4	running	232005	160
6	10	Ernie Irvan	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	189.585	200	0	0	running	204500	150
7	21	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Eyler	188.265	200	0	0	running	126980	146
8	8	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	190.674	200	1	1	running	135005	147
9	6	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	188.561	200	0	0	running	142005	138
10	19	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	187.067	200	0	0	running	128455	134
11	39	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	187.017	200	0	0	running	125155	130
12	22	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	188.743	200	0	0	running	117455	127
13	2	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	192.127	200	1	2	running	116005	129
14	32	Ricky Craven	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	189.557	200	0	0	running	107710	121
15	7	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	189.601	200	0	0	running	115555	118
16	29	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	189.930	200	2	56	running	114730	120
17	16	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	190.062	200	0	0	running	96005	112
18	17	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	190.828	200	0	0	running	105480	109
19	38	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Reno	187.911	199	0	0	running	106580	106
20	37	Ted Musgrave	16	PRIMESTAR	Ford	Roush	Ince	185.498	199	0	0	running	101030	103
21	26	Jerry Nadeau	13	FIRSTPLUS Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	188.198	199	0	0	running	87155	100
22	3	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Barnes	189.008	199	1	2	running	121305	102
23	23	Mike Wallace	73	X1-R	Chevrolet	Barkdoll		187.778	199	0	0	running	85405	94
24	42	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine	Richeson	186.366	199	0	0	running	94855	91
25	9	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	190.130	199	0	0	running	98105	88
26	28	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	188.320	199	1	6	running	92380	90
27	34	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons	Ford	Donlavey	Baldwin	189.490	198	0	0	running	91005	82
28	41	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	187.001	198	0	0	running	90030	79
29	18	Andy Hillenburg	95	Shoney's Inn	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers		185.361	198	0	0	running	79505	76
30	27	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	188.056	197	0	0	running	78355	73
31	25	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Brewer	187.137	197	0	0	running	84880	70
32	30	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines/Federal-Mogul	Ford	Jasper	McSwain	188.249	197	0	0	running	76355	67
33	43	Darrell Waltrip	17	Speedblock/Builders Square	Chevrolet	Waltrip	McCarty	189.080	196	0	0	running	82005	64
34	5	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	189.577	196	0	0	running	110805	61
35	36	Billy Standridge	47	Fans Can Race	Ford	Standridge	Dave Smith	189.290	196	0	0	running	73305	58
36	35	Dave Marcis	71	Team Realtree	Chevrolet	Marcis	Lee Leslie	189.410	193	0	0	running	72230	55
37	11	Derrike Cope	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	190.617	191	0	0	running	80605	52
38	15	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	188.557	187	0	0	running	87505	49
39	24	Greg Sacks	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Ford	Yarborough	Hillman	189.725	173	0	0	running	77430	46
40	14	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	187.986	160	0	0	engine	89205	43
41	33	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	189.498	158	0	0	ignition	70030	40
42	40	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Long	187.025	117	0	0	ignition	86480	37
43	20	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	188.838	78	0	0	engine	70480	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Bobby Labonte	175	1	1	0	1	1
3	Jeremy Mayfield	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Ken Schrader	160	1	0	0	1	1
5	Rusty Wallace	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Ernie Irvan	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Mike Skinner	147	1	0	0	0	1
8	Chad Little	146	1	0	0	0	1
9	Michael Waltrip	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Bill Elliott	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Kyle Petty	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Terry Labonte	129	1	0	0	0	0
13	Bobby Hamilton	127	1	0	0	0	0
14	Ricky Craven	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Jeff Gordon	120	1	0	0	0	0
16	Jimmy Spencer	118	1	0	0	0	0
17	Lake Speed	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	John Andretti	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	106	1	0	0	0	0
20	Ted Musgrave	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Sterling Marlin	102	1	0	0	0	0
22	Jerry Nadeau	100	1	0	0	0	0
23	Mike Wallace	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Brett Bodine	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	Joe Nemechek	90	1	0	0	0	0