NASCAR WCUP: Goody's Headache Powders 500 Race Results
23 August 1998
BRISTOL, TN: Following are the results of the Goody's Headache Powders 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Saturday night at Bristol. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any), and money won: 1. (4) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 500, $80,315.
2. (19) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 500, $58,615.
3. (1) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 500, $58,165.
4. (9) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 500, $58,855.
5. (7) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 500, $58,650.
6. (30) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 500, $42,540.
7. (2) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 500, $33,965.
8. (5) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 500, $45,015.
9. (3) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 500, $45,540.
10. (24) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 500, $42,590.
11. (33) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 500, $39,765.
12. (21) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 500, $33,965.
13. (15) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 500, $37,715.
14. (13) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 499, $34,315.
15. (34) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 499, $40,260.
16. (12) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 499, $33,410.
17. (14) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevy, 499, $21,260.
18. (17) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 499, $28,210.
19. (27) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 498, $32,300.
20. (6) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 498, $35,310.
21. (29) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 498, $24,735.
22. (37) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 498, $31,585.
23. (35) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 497, $24,435.
24. (32) Elliott Sadler, South Boston, Va., Chevy, 497, $20,760.
25. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 496,
$38,215.
26. (16) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 496, $30,790.
27. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 495, $20,280.
28. (38) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 489, $30,670.
29. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevy, 482, $24,060.
30. (11) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 481, $30,450.
31. (22) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 466, $30,340.
32. (18) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 434, ill handling,
$23,230.
33. (23) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 434, $30,220.
34. (36) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 422, $22,710.
35. (26) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 405, crash, $20,205.
36. (20) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 353, ill handling,
$27,185.
37. (8) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 313, crash,
$27,167.
38. (28) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 303, ill handling,
$35,150.
39. (41) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 290, ill handling,
$20,150.
40. (25) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 272, overheating,
$20,150.
41. (42) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevy, 237, crash, $20,150.
42. (31) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 227, engine, $20,150.
43. (39) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 153, crash,
$27,650.
Race Stats:
Lap leaders: R.Wallace pole-10; Rudd 11-14; R.Wallace 15-19; Rudd 20-58; Mayfield 59-120; R.Wallace 121-122; Mayfield 123-190; Martin 191-199; Jarrett 200-234; Mayfield 235-277; Earnhardt 278-311; B.Labonte 312-319; Martin 320-500.
Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds.
Margin of victory: 2.185 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 86.918 mph.
Caution flags: 13 for 86 laps.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers.
Series points leaders: Gordon 3,417; Martin 3,350; Jarrett 3,194; R.Wallace 3,033; B.Labonte 2,932; Mayfield 2,899; J.Burton 2,778; Earnhardt 2,671; T.Labonte 2,606; Schrader 2,533; Andretti 2,410; Hamilton 2,408; Irvan 2,354; Marlin 2,328; M.Waltrip 2,324.
