1998 Galaxy Food Centers 300

Race 8 of 31

Hickory
300 laps
Time of race: 1:49:22
Average speed of winner: 59.744 mph
Margin of victory: 1.645 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Lap leaders: Pressley 1-59, Berrier 60-139, Dillon 140-193, Berrier 194-300

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3), Highlights (Part 4)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			88.107	300	2	187	running	35555	185
2	17	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			87.085	300	0	0	running	18780	170
3	18	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			87.033	300	0	0	running	14755	165
4	5	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			87.658	300	1	54	running	13580	165
5	14	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			87.230	300	0	0	running	15355	155
6	1	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			88.453	300	1	59	running	6095	155
7	24	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			86.652	300	0	0	running	7195	146
8	16	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			87.108	300	0	0	running	13045	142
9	22	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jams & Jellies	Chevrolet			86.802	300	0	0	running	8320	138
10	13	Jason Keller	57	Justin Boots	Chevrolet			87.271	300	0	0	running	9045	134
11	9	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			87.487	299	0	0	running	4145	130
12	6	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			87.575	299	0	0	running	8095	127
13	26	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			provisional	298	0	0	running	7245	124
14	23	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			86.767	298	0	0	running	11495	121
15	8	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			87.499	297	0	0	running	7545	118
16	19	Jason Jarrett	32	DAJ Racing	Pontiac			86.940	297	0	0	running	9570	115
17	21	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			86.831	297	0	0	running	6770	112
18	4	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			87.817	296	0	0	running	6720	109
19	29	Kevin Cywinski	89	Excite	Ford			provisional	291	0	0	running	7670	106
20	7	Andy Houston	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			87.505	287	0	0	running	4920	103
21	25	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			provisional	283	0	0	running	10920	100
22	11	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			87.312	279	0	0	accident	7970	97
23	31	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			provisional	273	0	0	running	10820	94
24	30	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	264	0	0	running	9745	91
25	10	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			87.376	252	0	0	running	9820	88
26	3	Kevin Grubb	52	Crestar	Chevrolet			87.876	234	0	0	accident	3295	85
27	12	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			87.289	223	0	0	rear end	5420	82
28	27	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	205	0	0	radiator	5145	79
29	28	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	121	0	0	engine	5120	76
30	20	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			86.877	92	0	0	engine	3220	73
31	15	Dennis Setzer	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			87.126	59	0	0	accident	9870	70

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1138	8	1	1	4	6
2	Matt Kenseth	1107	8	0	1	4	6
3	Elliott Sadler	1092	8	1	1	3	4
4	Mike McLaughlin	1053	8	1	1	2	4
5	Randy LaJoie	996	8	0	0	2	4
6	Hermie Sadler	970	8	0	0	1	3
7	Buckshot Jones	965	8	0	0	1	2
8	Mike Dillon	927	8	0	0	1	4
9	Jason Keller	911	8	0	0	2	4
10	Mark Green	907	8	0	0	0	2
11	Dick Trickle	878	7	0	0	1	2
12	Tim Fedewa	871	8	0	0	1	2
13	Elton Sawyer	861	8	0	0	1	2
14	Glenn Allen, Jr.	839	8	0	0	0	1
15	Phil Parsons	817	8	0	0	1	3
16	Jeff Burton	797	6	1	0	3	4
17	Tracy Leslie	752	8	0	0	0	0
18	Tony Stewart	745	7	1	0	1	1
19	Andy Santerre	740	8	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Hall	700	8	0	0	0	1
21	Joe Nemechek	685	4	0	1	3	4
22	Ed Berrier	681	7	0	1	1	2
23	Mark Martin	681	5	1	0	2	3
24	Jeff Purvis	665	7	0	0	1	1
25	Matt Hutter	665	8	0	0	0	0