1998 Food City 250

Race 23 of 31

Bristol
250 laps
Time of race: 1:43:59
Average speed of winner: 76.887 mph
Margin of victory: 0.159 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Lap leaders: Grissom 1-69, Lepage 70-80, Grissom 81-92, Stewart 93-96, Grissom 97-103, Stewart 104-114, Jarrett 115-248, Lepage 249-250

Video links: Start/1st caution, Restart/2nd caution, 3rd caution, 4th caution, 5th caution, 6th caution, 7th caution, 8th caution, 9th caution, Restart/10th caution, Red flag, Restart/Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			120.786	250	2	13	running	33680	180
2	2	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			121.443	250	0	0	running	23155	170
3	10	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			120.596	250	1	134	running	13240	175
4	40	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			provisional	250	0	0	running	8965	160
5	16	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			120.210	250	0	0	running	19615	155
6	32	Ken Schrader	38	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			119.099	250	0	0	running	6515	150
7	31	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			119.165	250	0	0	running	10165	146
8	27	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			119.484	249	0	0	running	10065	142
9	11	Nathan Buttke	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			120.588	249	0	0	running	12465	138
10	19	David Green	36	Stanley Tools	Pontiac			120.113	249	0	0	running	15365	134
11	39	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	249	0	0	running	10115	130
12	43	Dave Rezendes	50	Dr Pepper	Chevrolet			provisional	249	0	0	running	5665	127
13	38	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	247	0	0	running	9905	124
14	20	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			120.030	246	0	0	running	7585	121
15	4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			121.045	246	0	0	running	14490	118
16	29	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			119.351	243	0	0	running	8855	115
17	13	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			120.384	242	0	0	accident	13035	112
18	14	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			120.376	241	0	0	accident	8515	109
19	12	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			120.444	241	0	0	accident	6205	106
20	6	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			120.717	241	0	0	accident	9015	103
21	3	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			121.052	240	2	15	accident	7440	105
22	15	Ricky Craven	2	New Holland	Chevrolet			120.346	240	0	0	accident	5430	97
23	25	Sterling Marlin	1	Rayovac	Chevrolet			119.663	240	0	0	running	5420	94
24	21	Ed Berrier	77	Lear	Ford			119.940	237	0	0	running	8510	91
25	7	Kevin Grubb	52	Virginia Is For Lovers	Chevrolet			120.702	236	0	0	accident	5600	88
26	35	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			118.826	218	0	0	handling	8390	85
27	1	Steve Grissom	1	Zippo	Ford			121.512	168	3	88	accident	7180	87
28	42	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	163	0	0	accident	6345	79
29	22	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			119.775	158	0	0	unknown	5335	76
30	8	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			120.694	157	0	0	accident	8425	73
31	9	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			120.626	133	0	0	engine	13940	70
32	28	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			119.432	126	0	0	engine	12805	67
33	34	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			119.003	118	0	0	running	11795	64
34	18	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos.com	Chevrolet			120.165	114	0	0	running	11785	61
35	41	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	88	0	0	accident	5275	58
36	33	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			119.010	84	0	0	accident	5265	55
37	23	Jeff Green	92	Kraft	Chevrolet			119.738	51	0	0	accident	5255	52
38	24	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			119.678	51	0	0	accident	5245	49
39	17	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			120.188	50	0	0	accident	5235	46
40	37	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	42	0	0	accident	5225	43
41	36	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			118.826	29	0	0	accident	5365	40
42	26	Ashton Lewis	89	Allerest/Fiberall	Ford			119.499	11	0	0	accident	5205	37
43	30	Kelly Denton	75	Food Country	Chevrolet			119.195	8	0	0	engine	5200	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3269	23	3	5	11	16
2	Matt Kenseth	3174	23	1	2	11	16
3	Mike McLaughlin	3094	23	1	1	8	13
4	Randy LaJoie	2839	23	0	1	7	10
5	Buckshot Jones	2758	23	1	1	4	7
6	Elton Sawyer	2728	23	0	0	3	9
7	Phil Parsons	2677	23	0	0	5	8
8	Tim Fedewa	2676	23	1	2	4	8
9	Elliott Sadler	2610	23	1	1	4	9
10	Hermie Sadler	2548	23	0	0	1	4
11	Mike Dillon	2539	23	0	0	2	6
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2396	23	0	0	0	4
13	Mark Green	2383	23	0	0	0	4
14	Jason Keller	2357	23	0	0	2	8
15	Jeff Purvis	2119	19	1	0	5	6
16	Joe Bessey	2110	23	1	0	1	4
17	Kevin Lepage	2100	17	1	1	4	6
18	Ed Berrier	2065	22	0	1	1	3
19	Tracy Leslie	2051	23	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Hall	2004	23	0	0	0	2
21	Dick Trickle	1928	17	0	0	2	4
22	Andy Santerre	1915	22	0	0	0	0
23	Tony Stewart	1697	15	1	0	3	3
24	Jeff Krogh	1681	20	0	0	1	1
25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1640	16	0	0	1	4