1998 MBNA Gold 200

Race 26 of 31

Dover
200 laps
Time of race: 1:53:11
Average speed of winner: 106.023 mph
Margin of victory: 1.46 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Grubb pole, Labonte 1, Grubb 2-18, Kenseth 19-114, Waltrip 115-138, Kenseth 139-200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			152.426	200	2	158	running	40275	185
2	1	Kevin Grubb	52	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			153.498	200	1	17	running	18415	175
3	15	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			151.534	200	0	0	running	19590	165
4	11	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			151.777	200	0	0	running	19190	160
5	12	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			151.745	200	0	0	running	10815	155
6	10	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			151.809	200	0	0	running	7690	150
7	7	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			152.181	200	0	0	running	14190	146
8	17	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			151.381	199	0	0	running	16590	142
9	28	Ricky Craven	2	New Holland	Chevrolet			150.257	199	0	0	running	6485	138
10	27	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			150.319	199	1	24	running	7185	139
11	16	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			151.420	199	0	0	running	6010	130
12	22	Ken Schrader	38	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			151.064	199	0	0	running	10235	127
13	14	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			151.573	199	0	0	running	9860	124
14	9	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			151.918	199	0	0	running	9760	121
15	25	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			150.779	199	0	0	running	15135	118
16	3	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			152.652	199	0	0	running	14160	115
17	39	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	7365	112
18	13	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			151.700	198	0	0	running	8610	109
19	24	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			150.861	198	0	0	running	8560	106
20	36	Jason Keller	57	Justin Boots	Chevrolet			148.914	198	0	0	running	8960	103
21	40	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	6710	100
22	18	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			151.375	197	0	0	running	12925	97
23	21	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			151.127	197	0	0	running	8400	94
24	32	Casey Atwood	28	Lysol	Chevrolet			149.019	197	0	0	running	7375	91
25	33	Ashton Lewis	89	Penn's Best/Allerest/Fiberall	Ford			148.976	197	0	0	running	7550	88
26	29	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Chevrolet			150.238	194	0	0	running	6575	85
27	35	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/South Carolina	Chevrolet			148.939	194	0	0	running	5300	82
28	34	Rich Bickle	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			148.957	179	0	0	engine	7425	79
29	42	Joey McCarthy	41	Jerry Simon's	Chevrolet			provisional	176	0	0	engine	5245	76
30	38	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	169	0	0	accident	6445	73
31	37	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	167	0	0	accident	8195	70
32	43	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	161	0	0	accident	6170	67
33	19	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			151.311	160	0	0	engine	5145	64
34	2	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Pontiac			153.055	158	1	1	withdrew	7120	66
35	26	Dave Rezendes	78	Mark III Financial	Chevrolet			150.533	155	0	0	accident	5095	0
36	31	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			149.558	146	0	0	running	7070	55
37	30	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			149.913	126	0	0	engine	12545	52
38	6	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			152.201	120	0	0	unknown	5020	49
39	41	Nathan Buttke	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			provisional	92	0	0	brakes	5020	46
40	23	David Green	36	Stanley	Pontiac			150.975	90	0	0	handling	11520	43
41	8	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			152.149	27	0	0	accident	7020	40
42	5	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			152.368	1	0	0	accident	5020	37
43	20	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			151.261	1	0	0	accident	5120	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3766	26	3	6	13	19
2	Matt Kenseth	3669	26	1	3	13	19
3	Mike McLaughlin	3508	26	2	1	10	15
4	Elton Sawyer	3084	26	0	0	4	10
5	Randy LaJoie	3070	26	0	1	7	10
6	Tim Fedewa	2979	26	1	2	4	8
7	Phil Parsons	2977	26	0	0	5	8
8	Elliott Sadler	2955	26	1	1	4	9
9	Buckshot Jones	2890	26	1	1	4	7
10	Hermie Sadler	2830	26	0	0	1	4
11	Mike Dillon	2773	26	0	0	2	6
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2743	26	0	0	0	5
13	Mark Green	2662	26	0	0	0	4
14	Jason Keller	2603	26	0	0	2	8
15	Kevin Lepage	2530	20	1	1	5	8
16	Jeff Purvis	2415	21	1	0	5	8
17	Joe Bessey	2401	26	1	0	1	4
18	Tracy Leslie	2338	26	0	0	0	0
19	Dick Trickle	2287	20	0	1	3	6
20	Shane Hall	2286	26	0	0	0	2
21	Ed Berrier	2278	25	0	1	1	3
22	Andy Santerre	2201	25	1	0	0	1
23	Jeff Krogh	1921	23	0	0	1	1
24	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1889	19	0	0	1	4
25	Tony Stewart	1888	17	1	0	3	3