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Talladega Superspeedway
April 26, 1998 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 188 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Pontiac | 188 | 180 | 141,870 | Running | |
| 2 | 22 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston / No Bull Ford | 188 | 170 | 97,920 | Running | |
| 3 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit Ford | 188 | 170 | 82,370 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes Chevrolet | 188 | 170 | 85,520 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet | 188 | 160 | 74,490 | Running | |
| 6 | 19 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Skittles Pontiac | 188 | 150 | 52,080 | Running | |
| 7 | 35 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Square D Ford | 188 | 146 | 45,830 | Running | |
| 8 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | MBNA America Pontiac | 188 | 142 | 46,630 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Chevrolet | 188 | 143 | 37,230 | Running | |
| 10 | 10 | 50 | Randy Lajoie | Budweiser Chevrolet | 188 | 134 | 48,580 | Running | |
| 11 | 41 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex Ford | 188 | 135 | 44,675 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Ford | 188 | 127 | 44,295 | Running | |
| 13 | 37 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 Ford | 188 | 124 | 39,615 | Running | |
| 14 | 29 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Dare County Tourism Chevrolet | 187 | 121 | 30,785 | Running | |
| 15 | 24 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 187 | 118 | 28,555 | Running | |
| 16 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Kodiak Chevrolet | 187 | 115 | 39,065 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 96 | David Green | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 187 | 112 | 30,400 | Running | |
| 18 | 36 | 75 | Rick Mast | Remington Arms Ford | 186 | 109 | 29,710 | Running | |
| 19 | 26 | 89 | Dennis Setzer | McDonald's McRib Ford | 186 | 106 | 26,620 | Running | |
| 20 | 16 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Heilig-Meyers Ford | 185 | 103 | 37,810 | Running | |
| 21 | 33 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Citgo Ford | 184 | 105 | 36,570 | Running | |
| 22 | 7 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Gumout Pontiac | 182 | 97 | 35,300 | Running | |
| 23 | 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins Ford | 180 | 94 | 41,990 | Running | |
| 24 | 13 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide Ford | 179 | 91 | 40,985 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 9 | Lake Speed | Cartoon Network Ford | 178 | 88 | 34,580 | Running | |
| 26 | 21 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | First Union Chevrolet | 176 | 85 | 27,300 | Running | |
| 27 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage Chevrolet | 176 | 82 | 24,045 | Running | |
| 28 | 31 | 47 | Billy Standridge | FCR / Philips Consumer Comm. Ford | 172 | 79 | 23,890 | Running | |
| 29 | 4 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 157 | 76 | 33,835 | Accident | |
| 30 | 30 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film Chevrolet | 153 | 73 | 38,580 | Handling | |
| 31 | 43 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines Ford | 152 | 70 | 33,725 | Running | |
| 32 | 11 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth Chevrolet | 150 | 67 | 32,770 | Accident | |
| 33 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | STP Pontiac | 150 | 64 | 38,140 | Accident | |
| 34 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere Ford | 145 | 61 | 23,210 | Accident | |
| 35 | 5 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | Lowe's Chevrolet | 145 | 58 | 22,955 | Accident | |
| 36 | 2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet | 144 | 60 | 38,250 | Accident | |
| 37 | 12 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | FirstPlus Financial Ford | 144 | 52 | 22,586 | Accident | |
| 38 | 32 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels Pontiac | 142 | 49 | 29,350 | Accident | |
| 39 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's Ford | 141 | 51 | 31,850 | Accident | |
| 40 | 25 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Texaco Havoline Ford | 128 | 43 | 37,250 | Engine | |
| 41 | 39 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Cheerios Ford | 127 | 40 | 29,050 | Engine | |
| 42 | 40 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Primestar Ford | 110 | 37 | 28,950 | Engine | |
| 43 | 18 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries Ford | 51 | 34 | 38,450 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 30 Minutes 40 Seconds
Average Speed .:142.428
Margin of Victory .: 0.167 Second