1998 Pontiac Excitement 400

Race 13 of 33

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 3:05:29
Average speed of winner: 97.044 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 17 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
Lap leaders: Gordon 1-2, Marlin 3-80, T. Labonte 81-96, Jarrett 97-106, Benson 107-118, Jarrett 119-120, Marlin 121-123, T. Labonte 124-187, M. Waltrip 188, T. Labonte 189-197, Martin 198-270, Jarrett 271-308, T. Labonte 309-311, Jarrett 312-344, R. Wallace 345-371, T. Labonte 372-373, Jarrett 374-397, T. Labonte 398-400

Race notes: Jeremy Mayfield took the points lead from Jeff Gordon.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	16	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	123.751	400	6	97	running	99975	180
2	4	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	124.729	400	5	107	running	75625	180
3	22	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	123.406	400	1	27	running	56875	170
4	7	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	124.206	400	0	0	running	62075	160
5	19	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	123.632	400	1	73	running	65025	160
6	15	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	123.768	400	0	0	running	39075	150
7	13	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	123.950	400	0	0	running	42150	146
8	14	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	123.791	400	0	0	running	43750	142
9	11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Labbe	124.052	400	0	0	running	41850	138
10	3	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Stott	124.977	400	2	81	running	31300	139
11	26	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Kennon	123.333	400	0	0	running	41900	130
12	18	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	123.723	400	0	0	running	32750	127
13	9	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	124.149	400	0	0	running	26175	124
14	37	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	399	0	0	running	35675	121
15	10	Ted Musgrave	16	PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	124.092	399	0	0	running	33735	118
16	39	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	provisional	399	0	0	running	35500	115
17	20	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Baldwin	123.468	399	0	0	running	30800	112
18	8	Johnny Benson, Jr.	26	Cheerios	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	124.161	399	1	12	running	30450	114
19	24	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	123.361	399	0	0	running	30225	106
20	25	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine		123.350	398	0	0	running	32150	103
21	38	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	provisional	398	0	0	running	34250	100
22	29	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	123.136	398	0	0	running	34125	97
23	5	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Newt Moore	124.378	398	0	0	running	22950	94
24	27	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	123.316	398	0	0	running	29225	91
25	21	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	123.412	398	0	0	running	29075	88
26	12	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	123.978	397	0	0	running	22450	85
27	2	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Ford	Yarborough	Hillman	125.302	397	0	0	running	25425	82
28	41	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Peterson	provisional	397	0	0	running	28600	79
29	23	Ernie Irvan	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	123.361	397	0	0	running	28375	76
30	34	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	122.956	396	0	0	running	21645	73
31	28	Randy LaJoie	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	123.181	396	0	0	running	27975	70
32	42	Darrell Waltrip	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	provisional	395	0	0	running	20925	67
33	30	Kevin Lepage	96	Caterpillar	Ford	Buz McCall	Johns	123.085	390	0	0	accident	20385	64
34	43	Derrike Cope	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	provisional	390	0	0	handling	24850	61
35	31	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	ISM		123.074	379	0	0	running	17825	58
36	35	Dave Marcis	71	Team Realtree	Chevrolet	Marcis	Lee Leslie	122.923	374	0	0	running	17800	55
37	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	125.558	372	1	2	accident	44975	57
38	36	Jerry Nadeau	13	FirstPlus Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	122.912	361	0	0	handling	17750	49
39	32	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	123.040	348	0	0	running	24725	46
40	33	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	123.035	340	1	1	accident	24700	48
41	17	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines	Ford	Jasper	McSwain	123.723	260	0	0	running	17675	40
42	6	Jeff Green	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		124.235	183	0	0	accident	17650	37
43	40	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	provisional	113	0	0	engine	17650	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeremy Mayfield	1868	13	1	0	6	8
2	Rusty Wallace	1843	13	2	0	7	8
3	Jeff Gordon	1822	13	3	3	7	8
4	Mark Martin	1815	13	1	3	6	9
5	Dale Jarrett	1815	13	1	2	8	9
6	Terry Labonte	1775	13	0	1	4	8
7	Bobby Labonte	1641	13	2	2	5	7
8	Jeff Burton	1573	13	0	0	4	8
9	Ken Schrader	1570	13	0	0	2	5
10	Jimmy Spencer	1530	13	0	0	2	4
11	Bill Elliott	1472	13	0	0	0	3
12	Dale Earnhardt	1457	13	0	1	2	4
13	Michael Waltrip	1421	13	0	0	0	3
14	Bobby Hamilton	1400	13	1	1	1	2
15	Ernie Irvan	1400	13	0	0	0	4
16	Ward Burton	1384	13	0	0	0	1
17	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1376	12	0	0	3	7
18	Brett Bodine	1371	13	0	0	0	0
19	Ted Musgrave	1349	13	0	0	1	4
20	Chad Little	1295	12	0	0	1	4
21	John Andretti	1266	13	1	0	0	1
22	Sterling Marlin	1248	12	0	0	0	2
23	Dick Trickle	1240	13	0	0	0	1
24	Ricky Rudd	1208	13	0	0	0	1
25	Steve Grissom	1154	13	0	0	0	1