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BGN: Elliott Sadler Wins Moore's 250 at Bristol

28 March 1998

By Terry Callahan
The Auto Channel

BRISTOL, TN: Elliott Sadler, of Emporia, VA won the Moore's 250 Busch Grand National Race at Bristol Motor Speedway this afternoon. Sadler's average speed was 75.484 mph. He beat polesitter, Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the finish by two seconds.

There were nine caution flags in the race for a total of 59 laps. Sadler earned $31,335 for his winning efforts.

In the points race, Mike McLaughlin leads Earnhardt 823-816. Kenseth is third with 810, followed by Sadler (796), Jones (759), Randy LaJoie (752), and Dick Trickle (748).

The complete finishing order follows with finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car model, laps completed, and money won:

1. (3) Elliott Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevrolet, 250, $31,335.
2. (1) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 250, $21,260.
3. (13) Matt Kenseth, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 250, $18,610.
4. (9) Elton Sawyer, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 250, $15,885.
5. (37) Jason Keller, Greenville, S.C., Chevrolet, 250, $9,660.
6. (26) Mike McLaughlin, Waterloo, N.Y., Chevrolet, 250, $11,785.
7. (39) Phil Parsons, Detroit, Chevrolet, 250, $7,135.
8. (21) Stanton Barrett, Hollywood, Calif., Ford, 250, $9,835.
9. (14) Glenn Allen, Cincinnati, Chevrolet, 250, $6,840.
10. (27) Patty Moise, Jacksonville, Fla., Ford, 249, $6,540.
11. (6) Andy Santerre, Cherryfield, Maine, Chevrolet, 249, $7,290.
12. (31) Tracy Leslie, Mount Clemens, Mich., Chevrolet, 249, $6,845.
13. (28) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Chevrolet, 248, $4,490.
14. (35) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 248, $6,455.
15. (43) Mike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Chevrolet, 248, $4,840.
16. (33) Lance Hooper, Palm Dale, Calif., Pontiac, 245, $4,695.
17. (23) Mark Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 243, $6,475.
18. (38) Matt Hutter, Chardon, Ohio, Pontiac, 240, handling, $10,850.
19. (40) Shane Hall, Fountain Inn, S.C., Chevrolet, 233, $6,285.
20. (15) Hermie Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevrolet, 231, $7,165.
21. (19) Ron Barfield, Florence, S.C., Chevrolet, 230, overheating, $4,315.
22. (10) Dave Blaney, Hartford, Ohio, Pontiac, 230, engine, $4,205.
23. (24) Bobby Hillin, Charlotte, N.C., Chevrolet, 229, wreck, $4,180.
24. (4) Kevin Grubb, Mechanicsville, Va., Chevrolet, 220, wreck, $4,155.
25. (7) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 219, wreck, $11,845.
26. (16) Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind., Pontiac, 219, wreck, $6,115.
27. (17) Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 219, wreck, $10,605.
28. (2) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Pontiac, 218, wreck, $8,080.
29. (8) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 218, wreck, $4,055.
30. (29) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 213, rear end, $3,810.
31. (34) Mike Dillon, Lexington, N.C., Chevrolet, 212, wreck, $5,435.
32. (32) Mark Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevrolet, 183, $3,235.
33. (18) Kelly Denton, Bristol, Va., Chevrolet, 172, $3,135.
34. (30) Tim Fedewa, Holt, Mich., Chevrolet, 112, $5,095.
35. (5) Blaise Alexander, Montoursville, Pa., Chevrolet, 98, wreck, $9,725.
36. (41) Jeff Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevrolet, 83, wreck, $3,055.
37. (22) Joe Bessey, Scarborough, Maine, Chevrolet, 55, wreck, $9,535.
38. (36) Randy Porter, Greenville, S.C., Ford, 51, brakes, $3,000.
39. (12) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 48, water pump, $3,100.
40. (20) Casey Atwood, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 42, wreck, $3,000.
41. (42) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Pontiac, 29, wreck, $3,000.
42. (11) Jimmy Foster, Ormond Beach, Fla., Ford, 17, wreck, $3,200.
43. (25) Ed Berrier, Winston-Salem, N.C., Ford, 15, wreck, $5,100.