NASCAR BGN: McLaughlin Wins at Charlotte
3 October 1998
CONCORD, NC: Following are the race results for the All Pro Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Busch Grand National race held Saturday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won: 1. (3) Mike McLaughlin, Waterloo, N.Y., Chevy, 200, $61,700.
2. (2) Matt Kenseth, Lansing, Mich., Chevy, 200, $54,500.
3. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 200, $39,325.
4. (9) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Chevy, 200, $22,975.
5. (30) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Pontiac, 199, $22,275.
6. (13) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 199, $16,750.
7. (6) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevy, 199, $17,450.
8. (7) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevy, 199, $14,050.
9. (25) Jeff Purvis, Clarksville, Tenn., Chevy, 199, $17,600.
10. (37) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 199, $11,294.
11. (1) Dave Blaney, Cortland, Ohio, Pontiac, 199, $16,450.
12. (8) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 199, $9,045.
13. (12) Elton Sawyer, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 198, $12,435.
14. (36) Dave Rezendes, Assonet, Mass., Chevy, 198, $8,429.
15. (41) Jeff Fuller, Auburn, Mass., Pontiac, 198, $8,634.
16. (39) Casey Atwood, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 198, $9,819.
17. (35) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Chevy, 198, $7,659.
18. (26) Mike Dillon, Lexington, N.C., Chevy, 197, $10,955.
19. (43) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 197, $8,900.
20. (38) Mike Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 197, $7,494.
21. (34) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Pontiac, 197, $15,185.
22. (32) Glenn Allen, Cincinnati, Chevy, 197, $10,485.
23. (29) Elliott Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevy, 197, $14,890.
24. (15) Jeff Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevy, 196, $7,320.
25. (31) Hermie Sadler, Emporia, Va., Chevy, 195, $9,350.
26. (17) Ed Berrier, Winston-Salem, N.C., Ford, 194, $9,280.
27. (40) Shane Hall, Simpsonville, S.C., Chevy, 192, $9,574.
28. (24) Joe Bessey, Scarborough, Maine, Chevy, 182, $13,550.
29. (22) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevy, 180, camshaft,
$14,500.
30. (21) Tim Fedewa, Holt, Mich., Chevy, 176, $13,675.
31. (14) Phil Parsons, Detroit, Chevy, 175, $8,920.
32. (33) Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind., Pontiac, 172, rear end,
$7,900.
33. (42) Jason Keller, Greenville, S.C., Chevy, 125, handling,
$9,324.
34. (4) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Chevy, 123, motor,
$5,960.
35. (18) Kevin Schwantz, Austin, Texas, Chevy, 104, wreck, $5,840.
36. (19) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 104, motor, $5,820.
37. (16) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevy, 98, clutch, $5,810.
38. (28) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo.., Chevy, 78, motor, $5,805.
39. (11) Mark Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 53, overheating,
$8,800.
40. (27) Blaise Alexander, Montoursville, Pa., Chevy, 9, wreck,
$5,795.
41. (20) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 6, wreck, $5,790.
42. (10) Mark Krogh, Kamiah, Idaho, Chevy, 5, wreck, $5,810.
43. (23) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 5, wreck, $5,780.
Race Stats:
Lap leaders: Blaney pole; Kenseth 1-20; Lepage 21-35; Earnhardt 36-75; Kenseth 76-79; Trickle 80; Hall 81-87; Kenseth 88-97; McLaughlin 98-100; Kenseth 101-119; Earnhardt 120-124; Stewart 125-127; Earnhardt 128-175; Bodine 176-177; McLaughlin 178-200.
Time of race: 2 hours, 3 minutes, 49 seconds.
Margin of victory: 24.074 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 145.376 mph.
Cautions: 3 for 15 laps.
Lead changes: 14 among 8 drivers.
BGN Points: Earnhardt 3,941; Kenseth 3,844; McLaughlin 3,688; Sawyer 3,208; LaJoie 3,146; Fedewa 3,052; E.Sadler 3,049; Parsons 3,047; Jones 3,045; H.Sadler 2,918.
