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Daytona International Speedway
October 17, 1998 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.5-Mile Superspeedway 160 Laps/400 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet | 160 | 185 | 184,325 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 160 | 175 | 98,825 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 160 | 165 | 71,475 | Running | |
| 4 | 25 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 Ford | 160 | 165 | 62,325 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 160 | 160 | 59,175 | Running | |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 160 | 150 | 60,625 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 160 | 146 | 50,575 | Running | |
| 8 | 39 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Wild Berry Skittles Pontiac | 160 | 142 | 49,575 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 160 | 138 | 48,675 | Running | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Chevrolet | 160 | 139 | 57,375 | Running | |
| 11 | 37 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet | 160 | 130 | 50,015 | Running | |
| 12 | 38 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 160 | 132 | 44,225 | Running | |
| 13 | 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 160 | 124 | 49,485 | Running | |
| 14 | 14 | 43 | John Andretti | STP Pontiac | 160 | 121 | 45,095 | Running | |
| 15 | 31 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 160 | 118 | 42,105 | Running | |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins Ford | 160 | 115 | 47,165 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 160 | 112 | 40,125 | Running | |
| 18 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Chevrolet | 160 | 109 | 32,610 | Running | |
| 19 | 33 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Cartoon Network Ford | 160 | 106 | 34,070 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Ford | 159 | 103 | 34,255 | Accident | |
| 21 | 30 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 159 | 105 | 28,785 | Running | |
| 22 | 42 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 159 | 97 | 38,065 | Running | |
| 23 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 159 | 99 | 58,045 | Running | |
| 24 | 23 | 91 | Andy Hillenburg | Little Joe's Auto Chevrolet | 159 | 91 | 30,975 | Running | |
| 25 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex Ford | 159 | 88 | 37,330 | Running | |
| 26 | 40 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Betty Crocker Ford | 159 | 85 | 36,770 | Running | |
| 27 | 41 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 159 | 82 | 42,715 | Running | |
| 28 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Tabasco Pontiac | 158 | 79 | 26,095 | Running | |
| 29 | 24 | 96 | Steve Grissom | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 157 | 76 | 25,875 | Running | |
| 30 | 35 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 156 | 73 | 35,780 | Running | |
| 31 | 29 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 144 | 70 | 35,525 | Running | |
| 32 | 11 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Texaco Havoline Ford | 140 | 72 | 40,395 | Accident | |
| 33 | 15 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 139 | 64 | 28,265 | Accident | |
| 34 | 34 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | FirstPlus Financial Ford | 116 | 61 | 25,185 | Handling | |
| 35 | 28 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 113 | 58 | 27,555 | Engine | |
| 36 | 26 | 07 | Dan Pardus | Midwest Transit Chevrolet | 99 | 55 | 25,425 | Accident | |
| 37 | 32 | 46 | Jeff Green | The Money Store Chevrolet | 98 | 52 | 24,796 | Running | |
| 38 | 13 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout Pontiac | 67 | 49 | 31,650 | Rear End | |
| 39 | 36 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Ford | 58 | 46 | 24,550 | Accident | |
| 40 | 22 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Primestar Ford | 31 | 43 | 31,450 | Accident | |
| 41 | 21 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Philips Consumer Comm. Ford | 31 | 40 | 31,350 | Accident | |
| 42 | 10 | 55 | Hut Stricklin | Oakwood Homes Chevrolet | 31 | 37 | 24,250 | Accident | |
| 43 | 18 | 47 | Billy Standridge | TeamFansCanRace.com Ford | 19 | 34 | 24,150 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 46 Minutes 2 Seconds
Average Speed .:144.549
Margin of Victory .: 0.176 Second