1998 Diamond Hill Plywood 200

Race 5 of 31

Darlington
147 laps
Time of race: 1:59:57
Average speed of winner: 100.443 mph
Margin of victory: 0.66 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Burton 1-35, Martin 36-38, Pressley 39, H. Sadler 40-53, Bessey 54-69, Burton 70-82, Pressley 83, Martin 84-88, Burton 89-133, Labonte 134-147

Race notes: Mike McLaughlin took the points lead from Randy LaJoie.

Video links: Most of race (start missing)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			163.615	147	1	14	running	25375	180
2	1	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			164.562	147	3	93	running	23825	180
3	2	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			164.446	147	0	0	running	12075	165
4	13	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			163.267	147	0	0	running	24925	160
5	4	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			164.281	147	0	0	running	19450	155
6	20	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			162.501	147	0	0	running	11250	150
7	26	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			162.302	147	1	14	running	10200	151
8	14	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			163.121	147	0	0	running	13845	142
9	31	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			161.955	147	2	2	running	9435	143
10	37	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			provisional	147	0	0	running	14425	134
11	15	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			163.104	147	0	0	running	12765	130
12	21	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			162.479	147	0	0	running	14580	127
13	24	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			162.447	147	0	0	running	6900	124
14	17	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			162.969	147	0	0	running	7865	121
15	12	Kevin Grubb	52	Crestar	Chevrolet			163.305	147	0	0	running	6455	118
16	18	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/Myrtle Beach	Chevrolet			162.937	146	0	0	running	5745	115
17	39	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	146	0	0	running	7805	112
18	36	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jams & Jellies	Chevrolet			161.699	146	0	0	running	5675	109
19	19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Yahoo	Chevrolet			162.797	146	0	0	running	5640	106
20	40	Jason Jarrett	32	White Rain	Pontiac			provisional	146	0	0	running	8680	103
21	7	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			163.653	146	0	0	running	5745	100
22	16	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			163.023	146	0	0	running	7510	97
23	8	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			163.631	145	0	0	running	12955	94
24	5	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			164.243	145	2	8	running	4435	96
25	23	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Pontiac			162.447	145	0	0	running	10990	88
26	6	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			163.778	143	0	0	running	4370	85
27	29	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Pontiac			161.992	143	0	0	running	4345	82
28	25	Hank Parker, Jr.	78	Mark III Motorsports	Chevrolet			162.356	143	0	0	running	4420	79
29	34	J.D. Gibbs	42	Carolina Turkey	Pontiac			161.721	142	0	0	running	4300	76
30	27	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			162.217	132	0	0	running	6480	73
31	10	Stanton Barrett	89	Northstar Water	Ford			163.544	126	0	0	handling	6260	70
32	3	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			164.402	113	0	0	handling	10740	67
33	38	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	105	0	0	running	6220	64
34	28	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			162.083	99	0	0	running	6200	61
35	32	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			161.896	92	0	0	oil pump	4180	58
36	43	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			provisional	81	1	16	penalty	10660	60
37	42	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	62	0	0	handling	6135	52
38	41	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	61	0	0	accident	6100	49
39	11	David Green	92	Kraft	Chevrolet			163.500	43	0	0	accident	4090	46
40	30	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			161.971	42	0	0	accident	4280	43
41	22	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Ford			162.458	36	0	0	accident	4065	40
42	33	Jim Bown	51	Rose Auto Wrecking	Chevrolet			161.726	1	0	0	accident	4055	37
43	35	Kevin Schwantz	88	Ryder	Chevrolet			161.699	1	0	0	accident	6055	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mike McLaughlin	673	5	1	1	2	3
2	Buckshot Jones	670	5	0	0	1	2
3	Randy LaJoie	664	5	0	0	2	3
4	Matt Kenseth	645	5	0	1	2	3
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	641	5	0	0	2	3
6	Hermie Sadler	639	5	0	0	0	2
7	Dick Trickle	624	5	0	0	1	2
8	Jeff Burton	617	4	1	0	3	3
9	Elliott Sadler	616	5	0	0	1	2
10	Mark Martin	581	4	1	0	2	3
11	Mike Dillon	571	5	0	0	0	3
12	Mark Green	547	5	0	0	0	1
13	Elton Sawyer	537	5	0	0	0	1
14	Jason Keller	532	5	0	0	1	2
15	Jeff Purvis	528	5	0	0	1	1
16	Tim Fedewa	521	5	0	0	0	1
17	Joe Nemechek	510	3	0	1	2	3
18	Glenn Allen, Jr.	481	5	0	0	0	0
19	Robert Pressley	445	5	0	0	0	1
20	Tracy Leslie	437	5	0	0	0	0
21	Joe Bessey	430	5	0	0	0	0
22	Andy Santerre	428	5	0	0	0	0
23	Tony Stewart	418	4	1	0	1	1
24	Matt Hutter	416	5	0	0	0	0
25	Blaise Alexander	409	4	0	0	0	0