1998 Coca-Cola 600

Race 11 of 33

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:23:53
Average speed of winner: 136.424 mph
Margin of victory: 0.410 sec.
Lead changes: 33 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 52 laps
Lap leaders: Gordon pole, W. Burton 1-29, Martin 30, W. Burton 31-36, K. Wallace 37-38, R. Wallace 39-41, Gordon 42-59, Martin 60, Gordon 61, Martin 62-110, Benson 111, Nemechek 112-114, Spencer 115-116, M. Waltrip 117-118, Trickle 119-120, Gordon 121-128, Martin 129-181, Spencer 182-187, Gordon 188, Martin 189-194, Spencer 195-214, Martin 215-241, R. Wallace 242-253, Jarrett 254-255, Gordon 256-265, Martin 266-278, Jarrett 279-288, Martin 289-292, Jarrett 293-327, B. Labonte 328-339, Martin 340-349, Gordon 350-354, R. Wallace 355-390, Gordon 391-400

Race notes: Debut for Elliott Sadler. Jeff Gordon took the points lead from Jeremy Mayfield.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	182.976	400	7	53	running	429950	180
2	4	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	181.947	400	3	51	running	136500	175
3	6	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	181.458	400	1	12	running	202550	170
4	5	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	181.635	400	9	164	running	353000	170
5	10	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	180.989	400	3	47	running	136200	160
6	26	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	179.665	400	1	3	running	90746	155
7	3	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	182.217	400	0	0	running	84100	146
8	38	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	provisional	400	0	0	running	89500	142
9	39	Johnny Benson, Jr.	26	Cheerios	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	provisional	400	1	1	running	57996	143
10	14	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	180.729	399	0	0	running	73146	134
11	18	Ernie Irvan	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	180.210	399	0	0	running	67550	130
12	41	Ted Musgrave	16	PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	provisional	399	0	0	running	61146	127
13	21	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	180.102	399	3	28	running	105896	129
14	33	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	179.521	399	0	0	running	117400	121
15	30	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Stott	179.575	399	0	0	running	62000	118
16	27	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines	Ford	Jasper	McSwain	179.647	399	0	0	running	48046	115
17	43	Darrell Waltrip	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	provisional	399	0	0	running	46700	112
18	37	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	provisional	399	1	2	running	58700	114
19	12	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	180.826	398	0	0	running	115046	106
20	40	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	provisional	398	0	0	running	64350	103
21	7	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Baldwin	181.318	398	1	2	running	59496	105
22	32	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine		179.539	398	0	0	running	45546	97
23	13	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Peterson	180.741	398	0	0	running	57350	94
24	16	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Ford	Yarborough	Hillman	180.349	398	0	0	running	54950	91
25	42	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Newt Moore	provisional	398	1	2	running	38996	93
26	9	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	181.087	398	0	0	running	37996	85
27	19	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	180.168	397	0	0	running	37856	82
28	20	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	ISM		180.162	397	0	0	running	34606	79
29	34	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	179.515	397	0	0	running	37971	76
30	29	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	179.611	396	0	0	running	54246	73
31	35	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Kennon	179.444	396	0	0	running	59025	70
32	23	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	179.904	396	0	0	running	41216	67
33	25	Derrike Cope	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	179.736	395	0	0	running	44011	64
34	2	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	182.624	395	2	35	running	53806	66
35	24	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	179.820	386	0	0	running	42501	58
36	15	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	180.681	386	0	0	running	35796	55
37	8	Gary Bradberry	78	Pilot Travel Centers	Ford	Triad	Giles	181.178	368	0	0	accident	34191	52
38	11	Randy LaJoie	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	180.953	336	0	0	accident	31585	49
39	28	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	179.623	336	0	0	accident	57580	46
40	22	Jerry Nadeau	13	FirstPlus Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	180.006	331	0	0	running	34121	43
41	36	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	179.366	329	0	0	running	68570	40
42	31	Elliott Sadler	92	Ocean Pacific	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge	Sandy Jones	179.569	208	0	0	engine	34565	37
43	17	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Ford	Buz McCall	Johns	180.331	134	0	0	engine	36056	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	1590	11	2	3	6	7
2	Jeremy Mayfield	1563	11	1	0	5	6
3	Rusty Wallace	1559	11	1	0	6	7
4	Mark Martin	1504	11	1	3	5	7
5	Terry Labonte	1461	11	0	0	3	6
6	Dale Jarrett	1455	11	1	1	6	7
7	Bobby Labonte	1339	11	2	2	4	5
8	Jimmy Spencer	1313	11	0	0	2	4
9	Ken Schrader	1292	11	0	0	1	4
10	Dale Earnhardt	1269	11	0	1	2	4
11	Bill Elliott	1260	11	0	0	0	3
12	Jeff Burton	1252	11	0	0	3	6
13	Michael Waltrip	1252	11	0	0	0	3
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1222	10	0	0	3	7
15	Ward Burton	1202	11	0	0	0	1
16	Ernie Irvan	1186	11	0	0	0	3
17	Bobby Hamilton	1173	11	1	1	1	2
18	Brett Bodine	1153	11	0	0	0	0
19	Ted Musgrave	1134	11	0	0	1	4
20	Chad Little	1119	10	0	0	1	4
21	John Andretti	1042	11	1	0	0	1
22	Steve Grissom	1041	11	0	0	0	1
23	Dick Trickle	1028	11	0	0	0	1
24	Robert Pressley	1024	11	0	0	1	1
25	Sterling Marlin	1003	10	0	0	0	1