1998 Pepsi 400

Race 30 of 33

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:46:02
Average speed of winner: 144.549 mph
Margin of victory: 0.176 sec.
Lead changes: 16 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: B. Labonte pole, Jarrett 1, Earnhardt 2-32, R. Wallace 33, Marcis 34, R. Wallace 35-43, Earnhardt 44, Jarrett 45-81, Earnhardt 82-87, Gordon 88-90, Earnhardt 91-93, B. Labonte 94-97, Spencer 98, Mayfield 99, Gordon 100-107, Irwin 108-122, Gordon 123-160

Race notes: Finale for Billy Standridge. Only start for Dan Pardus.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	191.477	160	3	49	running	184325	185
2	1	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	193.611	160	1	4	running	98825	175
3	9	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	191.457	160	0	0	running	71475	165
4	25	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	189.685	160	1	1	running	62325	165
5	7	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	191.530	160	2	10	running	59175	160
6	4	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	191.963	160	0	0	running	60625	150
7	12	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Baldwin	191.099	160	0	0	running	50575	146
8	39	Ernie Irvan	36	Wild Berry Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	provisional	160	0	0	running	49575	142
9	16	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	190.888	160	0	0	running	48675	138
10	5	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	191.783	160	4	41	running	57375	139
11	37	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Pressley	provisional	160	0	0	running	50015	130
12	38	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	provisional	160	1	1	running	44225	132
13	2	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	192.678	160	0	0	running	49485	124
14	14	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	190.909	160	0	0	running	45095	121
15	31	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	189.322	160	0	0	running	42105	118
16	6	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	191.665	160	0	0	running	47165	115
17	27	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	189.653	160	0	0	running	40125	112
18	17	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Stott	190.799	160	0	0	running	32610	109
19	33	Jerry Nadeau	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	189.203	160	0	0	running	34070	106
20	20	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	190.275	159	0	0	running	34255	103
21	30	Dave Marcis	71	Team Realtree	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	189.346	159	1	1	running	28785	105
22	42	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	provisional	159	0	0	running	38065	97
23	3	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	192.008	159	2	38	running	58045	99
24	23	Andy Hillenburg	91	Little Joe's Auto	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	189.978	159	0	0	running	30975	91
25	19	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine		190.404	159	0	0	running	37330	88
26	40	Johnny Benson, Jr.	26	Betty Crocker	Ford	Roush	Leslie	provisional	159	0	0	running	36770	85
27	41	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Kennon	provisional	159	0	0	running	42715	82
28	43	Darrell Waltrip	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	Tyler Jet	Hammer	provisional	158	0	0	running	26095	79
29	24	Steve Grissom	96	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Buz McCall	Johns	189.978	157	0	0	running	25875	76
30	35	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	188.711	156	0	0	running	35780	73
31	29	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	189.522	144	0	0	running	35525	70
32	11	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Labbe	191.196	140	1	15	accident	40395	72
33	15	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	190.896	139	0	0	accident	28265	64
34	34	Ted Musgrave	13	FirstPlus Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	188.881	116	0	0	handling	25185	61
35	28	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar		189.585	113	0	0	engine	27555	58
36	26	Dan Pardus	07	Midwest Transit	Chevrolet	Midwest Transit	McQueen	189.946	99	0	0	accident	25425	55
37	32	Jeff Green	46	First Union	Chevrolet	SABCO		189.215	98	0	0	running	24796	52
38	13	Derrike Cope	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	191.095	67	0	0	rear end	31650	49
39	36	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Ford	Yarborough	McSwain	188.608	58	0	0	accident	24550	46
40	22	Kevin Lepage	16	PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	190.098	31	0	0	accident	31450	43
41	21	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Peterson	190.150	31	0	0	accident	31350	40
42	10	Hut Stricklin	55	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree		191.440	31	0	0	accident	24250	37
43	18	Billy Standridge	47	Fans Can Race	Chevrolet	Standridge	Dave Smith	190.565	19	0	0	engine	24150	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4817	30	7	11	24	25
2	Mark Martin	4459	30	2	7	19	23
3	Dale Jarrett	4197	30	2	3	17	20
4	Rusty Wallace	4043	30	4	0	13	19
5	Bobby Labonte	3934	30	3	2	11	18
6	Jeff Burton	3930	30	0	2	15	20
7	Jeremy Mayfield	3926	30	1	1	12	16
8	Dale Earnhardt	3496	30	0	1	4	11
9	Terry Labonte	3473	30	0	1	5	12
10	John Andretti	3399	30	1	0	3	9
11	Bobby Hamilton	3386	30	1	1	3	6
12	Ken Schrader	3306	30	1	0	3	10
13	Ernie Irvan	3262	30	3	0	0	11
14	Sterling Marlin	3242	29	0	0	0	6
15	Jimmy Spencer	3196	28	0	0	3	8
16	Michael Waltrip	3146	30	0	0	0	5
17	Chad Little	3142	29	0	0	1	7
18	Bill Elliott	3039	29	0	0	0	5
19	Ward Burton	2959	30	2	0	1	4
20	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2883	29	0	0	3	9
21	Ricky Rudd	2824	30	0	1	1	4
22	Mike Skinner	2795	27	0	0	4	8
23	Darrell Waltrip	2771	30	0	0	1	2
24	Ted Musgrave	2757	29	0	0	1	4
25	Brett Bodine	2728	30	0	0	0	0