1998 STIHL 300

Race 30 of 31

Atlanta
195 laps
Time of race: 2:10:23
Average speed of winner: 138.193 mph
Margin of victory: 0.309 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Trickle 1-8, Earnhardt, Jr. 9-67, Martin 68-74, Earnhardt, Jr. 75-98, Atwood 99-123, Earnhardt, Jr. 124-132, Waltrip 133-137, Earnhardt, Jr. 138-171, Martin 172-195

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			184.917	195	2	31	running	45250	180
2	6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			185.350	195	4	126	running	37925	180
3	4	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			185.592	195	0	0	running	18350	165
4	2	Matt Kenseth	17	LYCOS.COM	Chevrolet			185.978	195	0	0	running	31040	160
5	14	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			184.615	195	0	0	running	17215	155
6	12	Kevin Grubb	52	Grubb Motorsports	Chevrolet			184.825	195	0	0	running	12140	150
7	5	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			185.468	195	0	0	running	9540	146
8	15	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			184.597	195	0	0	running	13740	142
9	24	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			183.255	195	1	5	running	10840	143
10	21	Ken Schrader	38	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			183.443	195	0	0	running	8090	134
11	36	Casey Atwood	63	Lysol/CHF	Chevrolet			182.308	195	1	25	running	14990	135
12	31	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			182.904	195	0	0	running	11015	127
13	11	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			184.868	195	0	0	running	11490	124
14	9	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			184.929	194	0	0	running	5740	121
15	29	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			183.200	193	0	0	running	6115	118
16	27	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			183.942	193	0	0	running	18765	115
17	22	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater	Chevrolet			183.333	193	0	0	running	7590	112
18	17	Gus Wasson	49	Chris Holles Motorsports	Chevrolet			184.125	193	0	0	running	5590	109
19	30	David Green	36	Stanley Works	Pontiac			182.940	193	0	0	running	16390	106
20	19	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	95	Shoney's Inn	Pontiac			183.710	193	0	0	running	5340	103
21	41	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	192	0	0	running	9715	100
22	35	Jason Keller	57	STIHL	Chevrolet			182.446	192	0	0	running	8230	97
23	26	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			184.143	192	0	0	running	5425	94
24	40	Ed Berrier	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			provisional	191	0	0	running	8075	91
25	18	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			183.893	190	0	0	running	8250	88
26	38	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt	Chevrolet			provisional	188	0	0	running	8025	85
27	37	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			provisional	187	0	0	running	8000	82
28	33	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			182.519	183	0	0	running	7975	79
29	3	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			185.610	182	0	0	engine	17300	76
30	32	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			182.747	180	0	0	running	6150	73
31	16	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			184.284	179	0	0	engine	5000	70
32	42	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater	Chevrolet			provisional	168	0	0	running	7875	67
33	39	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	144	0	0	engine	7850	64
34	7	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Chevrolet			185.133	129	0	0	accident	4825	61
35	13	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			184.818	119	0	0	handling	15800	58
36	25	Derrike Cope	61	IWX Motor Freight	Pontiac			183.236	113	0	0	engine	5347	55
37	28	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			183.856	110	0	0	accident	15925	52
38	1	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			186.673	106	1	8	radiator	5975	54
39	34	Blaise Alexander	20	Lisa Express	Chevrolet			182.476	95	0	0	accident	13675	46
40	20	Kevin Schwantz	88	Phil-Mart	Chevrolet			183.467	47	0	0	engine	4675	43
41	43	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			provisional	37	0	0	engine	16675	40
42	8	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			185.071	31	0	0	engine	4675	37
43	23	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			183.315	26	0	0	engine	6675	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4427	30	3	7	16	22
2	Matt Kenseth	4261	30	1	3	16	22
3	Mike McLaughlin	3931	30	2	2	11	16
4	Elton Sawyer	3448	30	0	0	4	10
5	Elliott Sadler	3410	30	1	2	5	10
6	Randy LaJoie	3405	30	0	1	7	11
7	Phil Parsons	3401	30	0	0	5	9
8	Tim Fedewa	3381	30	1	2	4	9
9	Buckshot Jones	3333	30	1	1	6	9
10	Hermie Sadler	3229	30	0	0	2	5
11	Mike Dillon	3159	30	0	0	2	7
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	3128	30	0	0	0	6
13	Mark Green	2978	30	0	0	0	4
14	Kevin Lepage	2944	23	1	1	6	10
15	Jason Keller	2913	30	0	0	2	8
16	Jeff Purvis	2892	25	1	0	6	10
17	Joe Bessey	2690	30	1	0	1	4
18	Shane Hall	2663	30	1	0	0	3
19	Ed Berrier	2660	29	0	1	1	3
20	Andy Santerre	2555	28	1	0	1	2
21	Dick Trickle	2407	22	1	1	3	6
22	Tony Stewart	2404	21	2	0	5	5
23	Tracy Leslie	2338	26	0	0	0	0
24	Jeff Krogh	2225	27	0	0	1	1
25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	2216	22	0	0	1	5