1998 Coca-Cola 300

Race 7 of 31

Texas
200 laps
Time of race: 2:29:47
Average speed of winner: 120.174 mph
Margin of victory: 0.187 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
Lap leaders: E. Sadler 1-17, Nemechek 18-54, Hooper 55-62, Nemechek 63-98, M. Green 99-160, Spencer 161, M. Green 162-165, Spencer 166-179, E. Sadler 180, Earnhardt, Jr. 181-185, Allen 186-189, Nemechek 190-199, Earnhardt, Jr. 200

Race notes: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the points lead from Mike McLaughlin.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Command), Part 2 (Start/1st caution), Part 3 (2nd caution), Part 4 (3rd caution), Part 5, Part 6 (4th caution), Part 7 (5th caution), Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 (6th and 7th cautions), Part 11 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	16	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			176.939	200	2	6	running	66075	180
2	1	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			179.229	200	2	18	running	54500	175
3	2	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			178.826	200	3	83	running	37750	175
4	22	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			176.448	200	0	0	running	30575	160
5	25	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			176.183	200	0	0	running	25100	155
6	43	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	29125	150
7	20	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			176.580	200	2	66	running	23075	151
8	24	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			176.206	200	0	0	running	24025	142
9	6	Jeff Green	2	New Holland	Chevrolet			177.977	200	0	0	running	18950	138
10	35	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			174.048	200	0	0	running	21350	134
11	28	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			175.867	200	0	0	running	22700	130
12	29	Kyle Petty	96	Big A Auto Parts	Pontiac			175.850	200	0	0	running	14000	127
13	27	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			175.924	200	0	0	running	16800	124
14	19	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			176.748	199	0	0	running	16450	121
15	3	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			178.542	199	0	0	running	16725	118
16	42	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			provisional	199	0	0	running	16600	115
17	17	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			176.777	199	0	0	running	13800	112
18	38	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	15450	109
19	18	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			176.771	199	0	0	running	15925	106
20	4	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			178.371	199	0	0	running	13225	103
21	11	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			177.241	199	0	0	running	12600	100
22	8	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			177.830	199	1	4	running	15225	102
23	14	Stanton Barrett	89	Allerest/Acutrim	Ford			177.130	199	0	0	running	14925	94
24	30	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			175.302	198	0	0	running	12825	91
25	33	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Chevrolet			174.351	198	1	8	running	11925	93
26	34	Jason Keller	57	Justin Boots	Chevrolet			174.210	198	0	0	running	13625	85
27	31	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			174.910	196	0	0	running	13675	82
28	37	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			provisional	193	0	0	running	13425	79
29	10	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			177.340	190	0	0	running	11425	76
30	32	Shane Hall	85	Dura Shine	Chevrolet			174.368	190	0	0	running	13350	73
31	21	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo	Chevrolet			176.580	182	2	15	running	11225	75
32	13	Morgan Shepherd	59	Kraft	Pontiac			177.189	154	0	0	engine	11025	67
33	15	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			176.997	118	0	0	oil pump	17425	64
34	23	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			176.407	105	0	0	accident	10825	61
35	5	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			178.047	103	0	0	accident	12725	58
36	26	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			176.171	103	0	0	accident	17125	55
37	9	Jimmy Foster	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			177.567	95	0	0	accident	10525	52
38	39	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	49	0	0	accident	17000	49
39	7	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			177.889	49	0	0	accident	10475	46
40	40	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			provisional	45	0	0	accident	12450	43
41	12	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			177.223	32	0	0	accident	10425	40
42	36	Doug Reid	7	Godwin's	Chevrolet			173.818	3	0	0	accident	10600	37
43	41	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			provisional	2	0	0	accident	16875	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	996	7	1	1	4	5
2	Elliott Sadler	971	7	1	1	3	4
3	Mike McLaughlin	953	7	1	1	2	4
4	Matt Kenseth	952	7	0	1	3	5
5	Randy LaJoie	902	7	0	0	2	4
6	Buckshot Jones	838	7	0	0	1	2
7	Mark Green	810	7	0	0	0	2
8	Hermie Sadler	800	7	0	0	0	2
9	Jeff Burton	797	6	1	0	3	4
10	Elton Sawyer	779	7	0	0	1	2
11	Jason Keller	777	7	0	0	2	3
12	Mike Dillon	762	7	0	0	0	3
13	Dick Trickle	748	6	0	0	1	2
14	Glenn Allen, Jr.	721	7	0	0	0	1
15	Phil Parsons	708	7	0	0	1	3
16	Tim Fedewa	706	7	0	0	0	1
17	Joe Nemechek	685	4	0	1	3	4
18	Mark Martin	681	5	1	0	2	3
19	Tracy Leslie	673	7	0	0	0	0
20	Jeff Purvis	665	7	0	0	1	1
21	Andy Santerre	664	7	0	0	0	0
22	Tony Stewart	621	6	1	0	1	1
23	Stanton Barrett	615	6	0	0	0	1
24	Matt Hutter	574	7	0	0	0	0
25	Shane Hall	562	7	0	0	0	0