NASCAR BGN: LePage Wins Food City 250 at Bristol
22 August 1998
BRISTOL, TN: Following are the results of the Food City 250 NASCAR BGN race held at Bristol Friday night. The results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (5) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevy, 250, $36,100.
2. (2) Phil Parsons, Detroit, Chevy, 250, $21,250.
3. (10) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 250, $29,375.
4. (40) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 250, $17,675.
5. (16) Tim Fedewa, Holt, Mich., Chevy, 250, $19,275.
6. (32) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 250, $8,750.
7. (31) Wayne Grubb, Mechanicsville, Va., Chevy, 250, $10,425.
8. (27) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Pontiac, 249, $11,825.
9. (11) Nathan Buttke, High Point, N.C., Chevy, 249, $7,225.
10. (19) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 249, $8,175.
11. (39) Tracy Leslie, Mount Clemens, Mich., Chevy, 249, $7,325.
12. (43) Dave Rezendes, Assonet, Mass., Ford, 249, $6,725.
13. (38) Hermie Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevy, 247, $10,525.
14. (20) Bobby Hillin Jr., Midland, Texas, Chevy, 246, $10,425.
15. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 246, $15,350.
16. (29) Andy Santerre, Cherryfield, Maine, Chevy, 243, $15,825.
17. (13) Mike McLaughlin, Waterloo, N.Y., Chevy, 242, $6,300.
18. (14) Elton Sawyer, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 241, crash, $10,175.
19. (12) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Chevy, 241, crash,
$6,150.
20. (6) Mark Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 241, $8,250.
21. (3) Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind., Pontiac, 240, crash, $7,400.
22. (15) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevy, 240, crash, $12,575.
23. (25) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 240, $14,250.
24. (21) Ed Berrier, Winston-Salem, N.C., Ford, 237, $6,025.
25. (7) Kevin Grubb, Mechanicsville, Va., Chevy, 236, $6,000.
26. (35) Glenn Allen, Cincinnati, Chevy, 218, handling, $7,050.
27. (1) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 168, crash, $9,025.
28. (42) Mark Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevy, 163, crash, $8,900.
29. (22) Dave Blaney, Cortland, Ohio, Pontiac, 158, radiator,
$13,375.
30. (8) Shane Hall, Simpsonville, S.C., Chevy, 157, crash, $6,075.
31. (9) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevy, 133, engine, $8,825.
32. (28) Elliott Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevy, 126, engine, $13,300.
33. (34) Joe Bessey, Scarborough, Maine, Chevy, 118, $8,775.
34. (18) Matt Kenseth, Lansing, Mich., Chevy, 114, $12,265.
35. (41) Jeff Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevy, 88, engine, $5,755.
36. (33) Patty Moise, Jacksonville, Fla., Ford, 84, handling,
$7,745.
37. (23) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 51, crash, $5,735.
38. (24) Jason Keller, Greenville, S.C., Chevy, 51, crash, $7,725.
39. (17) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Chevy, 50, crash,
$7,715.
40. (37) Mike Dillon, Lexington, N.C., Chevy, 42, crash, $5,705.
41. (36) Blaise Alexander, Montoursville, Pa., Chevy, 29, crash,
$7,695.
42. (26) Ashton Lewis, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 11, crash, $5,685.
43. (30) Kelly Denton, Bristol, Va., Chevy, 8, crash, $7,675.
Race Stats
Lap leaders: Grissom pole-69; Bodine 70-80; Grissom 81-92; Stewart 93-97; Grissom 98-103; Stewart 104-114; Jarrett 115-248; Lepage 249-250.
Time of race: 1 hour, 43 minutes, 59 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.159 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 76.887 mph.
Caution flags: 10 for 65 laps.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers.
Series points leaders: Earnhardt 3,269; Kenseth 3,174;
McLaughlin 3,094; Lajoie 2,839; Jones 2,758; Sawyer 2,728; Parsons
2,677; Fedewa 2,676; E.Sadler 2,610; H.Sadler 2,548.
