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Martinsville Speedway
April 20, 1998 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 227,025 | Running | |
| 2 | 12 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Primestar Ford | 500 | 170 | 65,675 | Running | |
| 3 | 23 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 500 | 165 | 58,525 | Running | |
| 4 | 31 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 49,475 | Running | |
| 5 | 36 | 50 | Randy Lajoie | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 155 | 44,325 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 500 | 155 | 41,525 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 Ford | 499 | 146 | 35,425 | Running | |
| 8 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Refinishes Chevrolet | 499 | 147 | 47,000 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles Pontiac | 499 | 138 | 34,600 | Running | |
| 10 | 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 499 | 134 | 41,700 | Running | |
| 11 | 30 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | Lowe's Chevrolet | 499 | 130 | 27,185 | Running | |
| 12 | 7 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 499 | 127 | 31,750 | Running | |
| 13 | 19 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex Ford | 499 | 124 | 33,000 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 499 | 121 | 39,150 | Running | |
| 15 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 499 | 118 | 37,000 | Running | |
| 16 | 38 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Ford | 499 | 115 | 23,950 | Running | |
| 17 | 41 | 30 | Jeff Green | Gumout Pontiac | 499 | 112 | 32,350 | Running | |
| 18 | 8 | 43 | John Andretti | STP Pontiac | 499 | 114 | 34,155 | Running | |
| 19 | 35 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Texaco Havoline Ford | 498 | 106 | 36,500 | Running | |
| 20 | 24 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network Ford | 498 | 103 | 23,550 | Running | |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 497 | 100 | 29,700 | Running | |
| 22 | 17 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 497 | 102 | 22,350 | Running | |
| 23 | 29 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines Ford | 497 | 94 | 18,500 | Running | |
| 24 | 9 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 497 | 91 | 27,950 | Running | |
| 25 | 32 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 497 | 88 | 27,700 | Running | |
| 26 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 496 | 85 | 33,350 | Running | |
| 27 | 42 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | FirstPlus Financial Ford | 496 | 82 | 17,200 | Running | |
| 28 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 496 | 79 | 27,150 | Running | |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins Ford | 495 | 76 | 33,700 | Running | |
| 30 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 493 | 73 | 26,750 | Running | |
| 31 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Circuit City Chevrolet | 493 | 70 | 19,600 | Running | |
| 32 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 470 | 67 | 33,075 | Running | |
| 33 | 28 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 456 | 64 | 18,850 | Running | |
| 34 | 16 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 452 | 61 | 23,225 | Running | |
| 35 | 40 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Philips Consumer Comm. Ford | 433 | 58 | 23,100 | Rear End | |
| 36 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Chevrolet | 432 | 55 | 16,025 | Running | |
| 37 | 39 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 431 | 52 | 22,900 | Running | |
| 38 | 37 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Cheerios Ford | 403 | 49 | 22,750 | Running | |
| 39 | 34 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Tabasco Pontiac | 369 | 46 | 15,650 | Engine | |
| 40 | 14 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 278 | 43 | 15,550 | Handling | |
| 41 | 11 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Thorn Apple Valley Ford | 274 | 40 | 22,450 | Did Not Finish | |
| 42 | 33 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Little Joe's Auto Chevrolet | 142 | 37 | 15,350 | Engine | |
| 43 | 5 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 71 | 34 | 15,550 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 1 Hour 43 Minutes 10 Seconds
Average Speed .:70.709
Margin of Victory .: 6.376 Seconds