1998 Virginia Is For Lovers 200

Race 20 of 27

Richmond
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:48
Average speed of winner: 85.878 mph
Margin of victory: 0.299 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: Ruttman 1, Sprague 2, Carelli 3-20, Sprague 21-92, Wallace 93-99, Sprague 100-101, Wallace 102-103, Sprague 104-113, Rush 114-130, Irvan 131-178, Sprague 179-200

Race notes: Jack Sprague took the points lead from Ron Hornaday, Jr.

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jack Sprague	24	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet	Hendrick		121.261	200	5	107	running	38400	180
2	8	Ernie Irvan	28	Federated Auto Parts	Ford			120.870	200	1	48	running	22200	170
3	18	Greg Biffle	50	Grainger	Ford	Roush		120.498	200	0	0	running	16250	165
4	1	Joe Ruttman	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		121.633	200	1	1	running	11775	160
5	19	Butch Miller	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge			120.439	200	0	0	running	8575	155
6	5	Rich Bickle	15	Turbine Solutions	Chevrolet			121.125	200	0	0	running	6025	150
7	15	Randy Tolsma	61	MCI	Dodge			120.536	200	0	0	running	6875	146
8	3	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		121.218	200	1	18	running	6825	142
9	10	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		120.741	200	0	0	running	5775	138
10	9	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		120.751	200	2	9	running	7850	134
11	4	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV	Ford	Tom Mitchell		121.131	200	0	0	running	6675	130
12	31	Andy Houston	60	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			119.760	200	0	0	running	6800	127
13	17	Tony Roper	55	Icehouse Beer	Ford	Gloy		120.503	200	0	0	running	6500	124
14	27	B.A. Wilson	85	ICSE Controls	Ford			119.899	200	0	0	running	5450	121
15	30	Bob Keselowski	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		119.824	200	0	0	running	5400	118
16	12	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			120.638	200	0	0	running	6325	115
17	16	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress		120.514	200	0	0	running	6315	112
18	6	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	10	Ohio State University	Chevrolet			121.114	200	1	17	running	5225	109
19	34	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		provisional	200	0	0	running	5175	106
20	33	Scot Walters	37	Red Man	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	6250	103
21	35	Wayne Anderson	84	Porter-Cable Power Tools	Ford	Herrick		provisional	200	0	0	running	5100	100
22	7	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		120.887	200	0	0	running	6075	97
23	13	Stacy Compton	86	Royal Crown Cola	Ford			120.616	200	0	0	running	6050	94
24	36	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Dodge			provisional	200	0	0	running	5025	91
25	32	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		provisional	199	0	0	running	6000	88
26	25	John Blewett III	09	Greenfield Racing	Dodge			119.952	199	0	0	running	4975	85
27	20	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		120.374	198	0	0	running	5950	82
28	14	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Ford	Roehrig		120.584	197	0	0	running	5925	79
29	22	Kevin Cywinski	31	Concor Tool & Machine	Ford			120.358	182	0	0	running	4875	76
30	21	Ron Barfield, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden	Chevrolet			120.358	146	0	0	accident	5950	73
31	23	Randy Renfrow	78	MCI	Dodge			120.198	122	0	0	fuel pump	4825	70
32	28	Brett Bodine	11	Nicklaus Golf Equipment	Chevrolet			119.867	119	0	0	transmission	4825	67
33	11	Barry Bodine	7	Prime Performance	Ford			120.676	109	0	0	accident	4825	64
34	29	Bobby Hamilton	1	Southern Pride Trucking	Chevrolet	Hamilton		119.840	104	0	0	brakes	4825	61
35	26	Bryan Reffner	26	Auto Trim Design	Ford			119.931	68	0	0	overheating	5825	58
36	24	Johnny Chapman	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			120.016	32	0	0	engine	4825	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jack Sprague	3025	20	3	4	13	17
2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2968	20	1	5	10	16
3	Joe Ruttman	2915	20	2	1	11	15
4	Tony Raines	2765	20	1	3	8	11
5	Stacy Compton	2645	20	2	2	7	11
6	Jay Sauter	2586	20	0	0	3	8
7	Jimmy Hensley	2527	20	0	1	5	9
8	Randy Tolsma	2445	20	1	0	3	10
9	Greg Biffle	2382	20	1	0	6	9
10	Ron Barfield, Jr.	2379	20	0	0	2	8
11	Mike Wallace	2373	20	1	0	3	9
12	Andy Houston	2354	20	1	1	5	6
13	Rick Carelli	2344	20	0	0	3	8
14	Butch Miller	2326	20	0	0	2	7
15	Tony Roper	2298	20	0	0	1	6
16	Mike Bliss	2280	20	3	1	3	6
17	Bryan Reffner	2253	20	0	0	2	7
18	Kevin Harvick	2189	19	0	0	2	4
19	Terry Cook	2148	20	1	1	3	5
20	Rick Crawford	2143	20	0	1	3	3
21	Scot Walters	2124	20	0	0	0	2
22	Boris Said	2020	20	1	0	1	2
23	Wayne Anderson	1936	20	0	0	0	1
24	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	1817	19	0	0	1	1
25	Bob Keselowski	1731	16	0	0	0	3