1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA

Race 10 of 33

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250 laps
Time of race: 3:33:57
Average speed of winner: 140.220 mph
Margin of victory: 1.287 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Gordon pole, Mayfield 1-22, Martin 23-35, Gordon 36-49, Nemechek 50-51, R. Wallace 52-65, Martin 66-89, Nemechek 90-110, Gordon 111, Martin 112-143, Spencer 144-147, Martin 148-153, Benson 154, Martin 155-198, R. Wallace 199, Mayfield 200-202, Little 203, Benson 204-205, Martin 206-250

Race notes: Only start for Mike Dillon. Jeremy Mayfield took the points lead from Rusty Wallace.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	180.248	250	6	164	running	141375	185
2	2	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	180.659	250	2	25	running	88800	175
3	9	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	179.412	250	0	0	running	96200	165
4	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	181.772	250	2	15	running	98800	165
5	11	Darrell Waltrip	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	179.296	250	0	0	running	47950	155
6	40	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	provisional	250	1	1	running	57450	155
7	26	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Peterson	179.520	250	0	0	running	55600	146
8	5	Johnny Benson, Jr.	26	Cheerios	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	179.825	250	2	3	running	51700	147
9	43	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	provisional	250	0	0	running	53800	138
10	21	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	178.412	250	0	0	running	56950	134
11	23	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Kennon	178.280	250	0	0	running	58025	130
12	8	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	179.435	250	0	0	running	45775	127
13	22	Ernie Irvan	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	178.408	250	0	0	running	44675	124
14	14	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Stott	178.873	250	0	0	running	36325	121
15	15	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	178.709	250	0	0	running	45975	118
16	18	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Labbe	178.545	249	0	0	running	50425	115
17	20	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines	Ford	Jasper	McSwain	178.443	249	0	0	running	32625	112
18	19	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Ford	Buz McCall	Johns	178.509	249	0	0	running	35725	109
19	34	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Newt Moore	178.006	249	0	0	running	34925	106
20	37	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	provisional	249	0	0	running	43775	103
21	28	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	179.100	249	1	4	running	41625	105
22	6	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	179.686	248	2	23	running	41025	102
23	35	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Ford	Triad	Giles	177.874	247	0	0	running	30425	94
24	10	Morgan Shepherd	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		179.381	247	0	0	running	33525	91
25	30	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	178.926	247	0	0	running	33225	88
26	33	Jerry Nadeau	13	FirstPlus Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	178.364	247	0	0	running	29825	85
27	31	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	178.913	246	0	0	running	54625	82
28	38	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine		provisional	245	0	0	running	39525	79
29	42	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	ISM		provisional	245	0	0	running	29225	76
30	41	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	provisional	245	0	0	running	39025	73
31	25	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	178.213	244	0	0	running	43850	70
32	16	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	178.700	243	0	0	running	31650	67
33	24	Ted Musgrave	16	PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	178.213	243	0	0	running	38150	64
34	4	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	180.230	242	2	15	engine	43250	66
35	27	Mike Dillon	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	179.444	239	0	0	running	28050	58
36	39	Randy LaJoie	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	provisional	210	0	0	accident	34950	55
37	29	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Baldwin	179.069	193	0	0	handling	34750	52
38	7	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	179.578	191	0	0	engine	42350	49
39	32	Derrike Cope	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	178.412	153	0	0	accident	34325	46
40	13	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	178.998	93	0	0	oil pump	27300	43
41	36	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	177.672	86	0	0	engine	44275	40
42	17	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	178.669	85	0	0	accident	34250	37
43	12	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	179.256	84	0	0	accident	36725	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeremy Mayfield	1457	10	1	0	5	6
2	Terry Labonte	1421	10	0	0	3	6
3	Jeff Gordon	1410	10	1	2	5	6
4	Rusty Wallace	1384	10	1	0	5	6
5	Mark Martin	1334	10	1	3	4	6
6	Dale Jarrett	1295	10	1	1	5	6
7	Dale Earnhardt	1223	10	0	1	2	4
8	Jimmy Spencer	1184	10	0	0	2	4
9	Bobby Labonte	1169	10	2	2	3	4
10	Ken Schrader	1158	10	0	0	1	3
11	Bill Elliott	1139	10	0	0	0	3
12	Michael Waltrip	1138	10	0	0	0	3
13	Ward Burton	1136	10	0	0	0	1
14	Jeff Burton	1110	10	0	0	3	5
15	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1079	9	0	0	3	6
16	Bobby Hamilton	1070	10	1	1	1	2
17	Chad Little	1061	9	0	0	1	4
18	Ernie Irvan	1056	10	0	0	0	3
19	Brett Bodine	1056	10	0	0	0	0
20	Ted Musgrave	1007	10	0	0	1	4
21	Steve Grissom	974	10	0	0	0	1
22	Dick Trickle	923	10	0	0	0	1
23	Robert Pressley	909	10	0	0	1	1
24	John Andretti	896	10	1	0	0	0
25	Sterling Marlin	885	9	0	0	0	1