Gatorade 125 Mile Qualifiers for Daytona 500: Results of First Race
13 February 1998
Unofficial Results Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifying Races for the Daytona 500 1st Race Daytona international Speedway, February 12, 1998 Fin Str Car Reason Pos Pos No. Driver Team/Car Laps Money** Out 1 12 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chevrolet 50 $42,005 Running 2 8 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care Ford Credit Ford 50 $27,005 Running 3 1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac 50 $22,005 Running 4 7 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston/No Bull Ford 50 $17,005 Running 5 5 22 Ward Burton MBNA America Pontiac 50 $15,005 Running 6 4 30 Derrike Cope Gum-out Pontiac 50 $12,605 Running 7 10 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford 50 $11,505 Running 8 14 6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford 50 $10,505 Running 9 3 43 John Andretti STP Pontiac 50 $10,480 Running 10 18 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford 50 $10,455 Running 11 15 97 Chad Little JohnDeere Ford 50 $10,430 Running 12 25 73 Mike Wallace X1-R Chevrolet 50 $10,405 Running 13 26 7 Geoff Bodine Philips Consumer Comm. Ford 50 $10,380 Running 14 27 75 Rick Mast Remington Arms Ford 50 $10,355 Running 15 6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet 50 $10,330 Running 16 24 46 Wally Dallenbach First Union Chevrolet 50 $10,305 Running 17 11 96 David Green Caterpillar Chevrolet 50 $10,280 Running 18 13 29 Jeff Green Team Monte Carlo Chevrolet 50 $10,255 Running 19 20 16 Ted Musgrave Primestar Ford 50 $10,230 Running 20 23 8 Hut Stricklin Circuit City Chevrolet 50 $10,205 Running 21 28 80 Michael Ciochetti Hughes Supply Ford 50 $10,180 Running 22 21 35 Todd Bodine Tabasco Pontiac 50 $10,155 Running 23 2 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit Chevrolet 49 $10,130 Running 24 16 26 Johnny Benson Cherrios Ford 49 $10,105 Running 25 17 28* Kenny Irwin Texaco Havoline Ford 48 $10,080 Running 26 22 07 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Chevrolet 45 $10,055 Accident 27 19 41 Steve Grissom KodiakC hevrolet 40 $10,030 Accident 28 9 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers/Simmons Ford 40 $10,005 Accident * NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Candidate TIME OF RACE: 53 Min. 36Sec. LAP LEADERS AVERAGE SPEED: 139.925 mph CAR # TIMES LED LAPS LED MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.158 Sec. 18 2 16 CAUTION FLAGS: 3 FLAGS FOR 10 LAPS 43 1 1 LEAD CHANGES: 5 LEAD CHANGES AMONG 5 DRIVERS 33 1 4 24 1 12