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NASCAR: Jiffy Lube 300 Race Results

12 July 1998

By Terry Callahan
The Auto Channel

LOUDON, NH: Following are the results of the Jiffy Lube 300 NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Loudon on Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:


1. (5) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 300, $128,575.
2. (15) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 300, $81,675.
3. (2) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 300, $116,025.
4. (9) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 300, $59,725.
5. (12) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 300,$58,625.
6. (16) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 300, $60,275.
7. (3) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 300, $55,825.
8. (6) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 300, $47,875.
9. (26) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 300, $50,375.
10. (17) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 300, $56,975.
11. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 300,$39,925.
12. (28) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky, Tenn., Chevrolet, 300,$33,325.
13. (8) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 300,$37,425.
14. (32) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 299,$42,025.
15. (37) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 299,$49,775.
16. (29) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 299, $43,825.
17. (14) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 299,$43,700.
18. (20) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 299,$47,150.
19. (33) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 299, $48,400.
20. (7) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 298, $44,650.
21. (39) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 298, $43,425.
22. (4) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 298, $35,225.
23. (34) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 298, $41,975.
24. (38) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 298, $42,325.
25. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 298, $42,475.
26. (13) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 297, $41,325.
27. (22) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 297, $33,950.
28. (19) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 297, $40,700.
29. (1) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 295, $46,950.
30. (30) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 294, crash,$40,325.
31. (43) Andy Hillenburg, Brownsburg, Ind., Chevrolet, 293,$33,200.
32. (18) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 291, $30,075.
33. (25) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 286, $44,950.
34. (41) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 280, $29,825.
35. (35) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 261,$29,700.
36. (21) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 249, $36,575.
37. (42) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 184, handling,$36,450.
38. (31) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 137, crash, $38,700.
39. (27) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 127, crash,$36,200.
40. (11) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Pontiac, 118, enginefailure, $29,200.
41. (36) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 34, crash, $29,200.
42. (24) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 34, crash,$29,200.
43. (40) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 34, crash,$36,200.

Race Stats:

Time of race: 3 hours, 4 minutes, 54 seconds.
Margin of victory: 7.439 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 102.996 mph.
Caution flags: 6 for 40 laps.
Lead changes: 17 among 9 drivers.

Lap leaders: Craven 1-8, Gordon 9, Craven 10-14, Gordon 15-79, J. Burton 80-93, Gordon 94-96, Skinner 97, B. Labonte 98-99, Spencer 100-102, Elliott 103-112, Spencer 113, Burton 114-136, Gordon 137-140, Skinner 141, Burton 142-211, Little 212-215, B. Bodine 216, Burton 217-300.

Series points leaders: Gordon 2,527, Martin 2,475, Jarrett 2,429, Mayfield 2,390, R. Wallace 2,307, B.Labonte 2,305, T. Labonte 2,216, Burton 2,134, Spencer 1,968. Earnhardt 1,961.