1998 GM Goodwrench Service Plus/ACDelco 300

Race 26 of 27

Phoenix
186 laps
Time of race: 1:47:38
Average speed of winner: 103.686 mph
Margin of victory: 2.917 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Lap leaders: Bliss pole, Sprague 1-51, Ruttman 52, Hornaday 53-57, Bliss 58-77, Hornaday 78-87, Biffle 88-105, Houston 106-107, Biffle 108, Houston 109-111, Biffle 112-123, Sauter 124-132, Bliss 133-186

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

Finish	Start	Driver	Truck #	Sponsor	Truck	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Mike Bliss	2	Team ASE Racing	Ford	Jim Smith		127.155	186	2	74	running	37400	180
2	17	Greg Biffle	50	Grainger	Ford	Roush		124.486	186	3	31	running	21850	170
3	5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	16	NAPA Brakes	Chevrolet	DEI		126.236	186	2	15	running	13550	165
4	4	Joe Ruttman	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush		126.418	186	1	1	running	11775	160
5	10	Andy Houston	60	Addington Racing	Chevrolet			125.396	186	2	5	running	10675	155
6	33	Dennis Setzer	29	Mopar Performance	Dodge	K-Automotive		provisional	186	0	0	running	6175	150
7	6	Boris Said	44	Federated Auto Parts	Ford	Simo		126.055	186	0	0	running	6125	146
8	3	Stacy Compton	86	Cherry RC	Ford			126.667	186	0	0	running	7075	142
9	19	Jimmy Hensley	43	Cummins Engine Company	Dodge			124.473	186	0	0	running	7025	138
10	8	Tony Raines	19	Pennzoil	Ford	Roehrig		125.576	186	0	0	running	7475	134
11	15	Rick Carelli	6	RE/MAX International	Chevrolet	Chesrown		124.546	186	0	0	running	6925	130
12	24	Jay Sauter	3	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress		124.099	186	1	9	running	6800	127
13	2	Jack Sprague	24	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet	Hendrick		126.720	186	1	51	running	8750	124
14	14	Doug George	84	Porter-Cable Power Tools	Ford	Herrick		124.818	186	0	0	running	5700	121
15	11	Ron Barfield, Jr.	35	Ortho Lawn & Garden Products	Chevrolet			125.361	186	0	0	running	6900	118
16	7	Rick Crawford	14	Circle Bar Motel & RV Park	Ford	Tom Mitchell		125.589	185	0	0	running	6600	115
17	28	Chuck Bown	67	Hill Machinery Company	Chevrolet			123.809	185	0	0	running	5550	112
18	13	Kevin Harvick	75	Spears Manufacturing	Chevrolet	Spears		125.004	185	0	0	running	6500	109
19	29	Bobby Dotter	08	PTI Transportation	Chevrolet			123.741	185	0	0	running	5450	106
20	12	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Cintas/ASE	Ford	Jim Smith		125.300	184	0	0	running	5625	103
21	32	Scot Walters	37	Red Man	Chevrolet			provisional	184	0	0	running	6350	100
22	30	Terry Cook	88	PBA Tour	Chevrolet	ThorSport		123.626	184	0	0	running	6300	97
23	2	Lance Norick	90	NHL	Dodge			126.711	184	0	0	running	5250	94
24	26	Bryan Reffner	39	Ridge Gate Motorsports	Chevrolet			124.322	184	0	0	running	5200	91
25	31	Tony Roper	55	Icehouse Beer	Ford	Gloy		123.614	184	0	0	running	6150	88
26	18	Randy Renfrow	66	Carlin Burners & Controls	Ford			124.481	184	0	0	running	5100	85
27	21	Jerry Nadeau	9	Embee Technologies	Chevrolet	Morrison		124.202	183	0	0	running	5000	82
28	34	Rick McCray	61	Cerritos Pontiac GMC	Chevrolet			provisional	183	0	0	running	4900	79
29	35	Nipper Alsup	92	TrackScan	Chevrolet			123.132	181	0	0	running	4800	76
30	9	Mike Wallace	52	Purolator PureOne Filters	Chevrolet	Schrader		125.405	179	0	0	running	5700	73
31	27	Scott Hansen	11	Nicklaus Golf/Red Line Oil	Chevrolet			123.869	127	0	0	electrical	4575	70
32	23	Kevin Cywinski	31	AlliedSignal/Bendix	Ford			124.168	119	0	0	engine	4575	67
33	20	Butch Miller	18	DANA Corporation	Dodge			124.206	115	0	0	engine	5575	64
34	25	Randy Tolsma	78	MCI/Mopar	Dodge			123.993	111	0	0	engine	5575	61
35	36	Milan Garrett	85	Champion Wheel Company	Ford			122.553	96	0	0	rocker arm	4575	58
36	16	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	10	Ohio State University	Chevrolet			124.499	85	0	0	accident	4575	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3902	26	2	6	15	21
2	Jack Sprague	3889	26	3	4	15	22
3	Joe Ruttman	3728	26	2	1	14	18
4	Jay Sauter	3512	26	0	1	6	13
5	Tony Raines	3499	26	1	3	9	15
6	Stacy Compton	3430	26	2	2	9	14
7	Jimmy Hensley	3405	26	0	1	8	14
8	Rick Carelli	3137	26	0	1	4	10
9	Greg Biffle	3121	26	4	0	7	11
10	Ron Barfield, Jr.	3089	26	0	0	2	9
11	Mike Bliss	3066	26	4	2	5	8
12	Andy Houston	3058	26	1	1	6	9
13	Randy Tolsma	3033	26	1	0	3	10
14	Mike Wallace	3025	26	1	0	3	11
15	Tony Roper	2967	26	0	0	1	6
16	Kevin Harvick	2901	25	0	0	3	5
17	Butch Miller	2900	26	0	0	2	8
18	Rick Crawford	2835	26	0	1	4	5
19	Terry Cook	2784	26	1	1	3	6
20	Scot Walters	2765	26	0	0	0	3
21	Boris Said	2734	26	1	1	2	4
22	Bryan Reffner	2718	25	0	0	2	8
23	Lance Norick	2308	24	0	0	0	1
24	Lonnie Rush, Jr.	2175	23	0	0	1	1
25	Wayne Anderson	2070	21	0	0	0	2