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Texas Motor Speedway
April 05, 1998 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 334 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins Ford | 334 | 180 | 356,850 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Ford | 334 | 175 | 238,550 | Running | |
| 3 | 8 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines Ford | 334 | 165 | 161,750 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 334 | 165 | 162,100 | Running | |
| 5 | 27 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Cheerios Ford | 334 | 160 | 113,650 | Running | |
| 6 | 37 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 334 | 150 | 113,100 | Running | |
| 7 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 334 | 146 | 106,350 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 334 | 142 | 97,300 | Running | |
| 9 | 40 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 334 | 143 | 91,350 | Running | |
| 10 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 334 | 134 | 94,250 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 334 | 135 | 93,500 | Running | |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 334 | 127 | 87,500 | Running | |
| 13 | 38 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 333 | 124 | 81,700 | Running | |
| 14 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Chevrolet | 333 | 121 | 72,600 | Running | |
| 15 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 332 | 123 | 78,900 | Running | |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex Ford | 332 | 115 | 76,550 | Running | |
| 17 | 26 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 332 | 112 | 75,750 | Running | |
| 18 | 9 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 332 | 109 | 67,600 | Running | |
| 19 | 22 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 332 | 106 | 62,500 | Running | |
| 20 | 43 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network Ford | 332 | 103 | 66,650 | Running | |
| 21 | 32 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 332 | 100 | 67,300 | Running | |
| 22 | 41 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 331 | 97 | 64,800 | Running | |
| 23 | 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 Ford | 331 | 104 | 87,700 | Running | |
| 24 | 10 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Pilot Travel Centers Ford | 331 | 91 | 52,500 | Running | |
| 25 | 24 | 50 | Randy Lajoie | Budweiser Chevrolet | 328 | 88 | 61,600 | Running | |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet | 328 | 85 | 60,500 | Running | |
| 27 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 315 | 82 | 65,900 | Overheating | |
| 28 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 295 | 79 | 48,500 | Oil Leak | |
| 29 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 276 | 81 | 64,100 | Running | |
| 30 | 30 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Primestar Ford | 262 | 73 | 56,500 | Handling | |
| 31 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet | 252 | 70 | 66,900 | Handling | |
| 32 | 29 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Philips Consumer Comm. Ford | 248 | 67 | 53,200 | Ignition | |
| 33 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's Chevrolet | 247 | 64 | 42,700 | Accident | |
| 34 | 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 214 | 61 | 41,700 | Handling | |
| 35 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 205 | 58 | 58,200 | Running | |
| 36 | 35 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 185 | 55 | 39,675 | Transmission | |
| 37 | 16 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Little Joe's Auto Chevrolet | 148 | 52 | 39,675 | Running | |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Thorn Apple Valley Ford | 135 | 49 | 44,675 | Accident | |
| 39 | 4 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Texaco Havoline Ford | 80 | 46 | 52,675 | Accident | |
| 40 | 33 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Chevrolet | 11 | 43 | 37,675 | Accident | |
| 41 | 14 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 1 | 40 | 37,575 | Accident | |
| 42 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | STP Pontiac | 1 | 37 | 52,525 | Accident | |
| 43 | 19 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles Pontiac | 1 | 34 | 44,525 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 39 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed .:136.771
Margin of Victory .: 0.573 Second