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NASCAR WCUP: Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Race Results

13 September 1998

RICHMOND, VA: Following are the race results for the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 race held Saturday night. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:


1. (3) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 400, $108,495.
2. (5) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 400, $85,190.
3. (12) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 400, $60,580.
4. (2) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 400, $65,230.
5. (9) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 400, $52,280.
6. (6) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 400, $47,930.
7. (1) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 400, $45,630.
8. (26) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 400, $31,780.
9. (16) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 400, $38,280.
10. (36) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 400, $47,880.
11. (13) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 399, $28,180.
12. (23) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 399, $27,180.
13. (42) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 399, $36,230.
14. (30) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 399, $33,330.
15. (4) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 399, $26,855.
16. (7) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 398, $39,630.
17. (24) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 398, $32,630.
18. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 398, $21,380.
19. (33) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 398, $31,955.
20. (28) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevy, 398, $26,880.
21. (35) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 398, $36,980.
22. (37) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 398, $31,355.
23. (19) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 398, $24,080.
24. (8) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 398, $30,855.
25. (17) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Chevy, 397, $20,405.
26. (31) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 397, $30,480.
27. (40) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 396, $23,255.
28. (15) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 396, $30,030.
29. (29) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, 396, $19,910.
30. (14) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 396, $29,800.
31. (27) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 394, $22,265.
32. (18) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevy, 392, $19,730.
33. (22) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevy, 392, $19,695.
34. (25) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 383, $36,035.
35. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 363, accident, $37,100.
36. (38) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 333, transmission, $26,565.
37. (39) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 293, $26,530.
38. (34) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 260, $34,495.
39. (11) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 213, accident, $26,460.
40. (21) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 194, engine, $26,425.
41. (32) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 190, engine, $26,390.
42. (41) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 141, accident, $26,355.
43. (20) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 33, accident, $19,345.

Race Stats


Lap leaders: R.Wallace 1-93; J.Burton 94-99; R.Wallace 100-109; Hamilton 110-119; Schrader 120; Martin 121; T.Bodine 122; Irwin 123-124; Benson 125-135; G.Bodine 136-141; Spencer 142-149; J.Burton 150-193; Gordon 194-197; J.Burton 198-202; Gordon 203-207; J.Burton 208-291; Gordon 292; J.Burton 293-304; Gordon 305-320; Spencer 321-332; J.Burton 333-342; Gordon 343-346; J.Burton 347-348; Spencer 349-360; J.Burton 361-400.


Time of Race: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 41 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 91,985 mph.
Margin of victory: .051 seconds.
Caution flags: 8 for 66 laps.
Lead changes: 24 among 11 drivers.


Point standings: Gordon 3,952; Martin 3,748; Jarrett 3,644; R.Wallace 3,477; J.Burton 3,298; B.Labonte 3,259; Mayfield 3,254; Earnhardt 3,018; Schrader 2,864; Andretti 2,851; T.Labonte 2,845; Hamilton 2,718; Irvan 2,704; Marlin 2,700; M.Waltrip 2,603.