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North Carolina Speedway
February 22, 1998 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 393 Laps/401 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet | 393 | 180 | 90,090 | Running | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 393 | 175 | 49,240 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins Ford | 393 | 175 | 51,940 | Running | |
| 4 | 28 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 393 | 160 | 45,120 | Running | |
| 5 | 20 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Philips Consumer Comm. Ford | 393 | 160 | 39,225 | Running | |
| 6 | 16 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 393 | 155 | 35,525 | Running | |
| 7 | 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 393 | 151 | 42,500 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 393 | 142 | 36,625 | Running | |
| 9 | 33 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet | 393 | 143 | 31,825 | Running | |
| 10 | 22 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Budweiser Chevrolet | 393 | 139 | 36,025 | Running | |
| 11 | 14 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 393 | 130 | 30,750 | Running | |
| 12 | 1 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 393 | 132 | 33,700 | Running | |
| 13 | 9 | 43 | John Andretti | STP Pontiac | 393 | 124 | 32,600 | Running | |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 Ford | 392 | 126 | 28,400 | Running | |
| 15 | 35 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout Pontiac | 392 | 118 | 29,500 | Running | |
| 16 | 24 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex Ford | 392 | 115 | 28,750 | Running | |
| 17 | 37 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 392 | 117 | 32,100 | Running | |
| 18 | 12 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 392 | 109 | 33,500 | Running | |
| 19 | 40 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles Pontiac | 391 | 106 | 26,950 | Running | |
| 20 | 23 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 391 | 103 | 28,850 | Running | |
| 21 | 42 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Ford | 391 | 100 | 19,500 | Running | |
| 22 | 36 | 29 | Jeff Green | Team Monte Carlo Chevrolet | 391 | 97 | 19,100 | Running | |
| 23 | 31 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 391 | 94 | 25,850 | Running | |
| 24 | 25 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 391 | 91 | 25,650 | Running | |
| 25 | 27 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Chevrolet | 391 | 88 | 18,450 | Running | |
| 26 | 29 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Texaco Havoline Ford | 390 | 85 | 31,340 | Running | |
| 27 | 41 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network Ford | 390 | 82 | 19,340 | Running | |
| 28 | 34 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | FirstPlus Financial Ford | 390 | 79 | 15,190 | Running | |
| 29 | 10 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Chevrolet | 389 | 76 | 17,515 | Running | |
| 30 | 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Cheerios Ford | 388 | 78 | 14,965 | Valve | |
| 31 | 19 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 374 | 70 | 14,765 | Accident | |
| 32 | 18 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 366 | 67 | 14,715 | Accident | |
| 33 | 38 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 364 | 64 | 29,565 | Accident | |
| 34 | 13 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 363 | 61 | 21,515 | Accident | |
| 35 | 11 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Primestar Ford | 363 | 58 | 21,415 | Running | |
| 36 | 39 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Ford | 362 | 55 | 21,390 | Running | |
| 37 | 15 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers / Simmons Ford | 316 | 52 | 21,365 | Radiator | |
| 38 | 2 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 272 | 49 | 14,590 | Accident | |
| 39 | 17 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 269 | 46 | 21,315 | Accident | |
| 40 | 26 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines Ford | 130 | 43 | 14,290 | Brakes | |
| 41 | 43 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Speedblock / Builders Square Chevrolet | 123 | 40 | 21,265 | Accident | |
| 42 | 3 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 106 | 37 | 14,340 | Accident | |
| 43 | 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 90 | 34 | 30,615 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 24 Minutes 51 Seconds
Average Speed .:117.065
Margin of Victory .: 1.281 Seconds