Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-29-1998 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Refinishes | 180 | 500 | 63 | Running | 90,860 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 175 | 500 | 115 | Running | 57,960 |
| 3 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 170 | 500 | 18 | Running | 57,660 |
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 160 | 500 | 0 | Running | 47,670 |
| 5 | 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Ford | Cheerios | 155 | 500 | 0 | Running | 38,770 |
| 6 | 14 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 155 | 500 | 5 | Running | 43,270 |
| 7 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline / Cummins | 146 | 500 | 0 | Running | 39,070 |
| 8 | 29 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Primestar | 142 | 500 | 0 | Running | 33,470 |
| 9 | 32 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 143 | 500 | 1 | Running | 35,320 |
| 10 | 17 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 134 | 499 | 0 | Running | 38,165 |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 130 | 499 | 0 | Running | 32,295 |
| 12 | 10 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 127 | 499 | 0 | Running | 30,940 |
| 13 | 41 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 124 | 498 | 0 | Running | 31,715 |
| 14 | 26 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston / No Bull | 121 | 498 | 0 | Running | 37,915 |
| 15 | 38 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 123 | 498 | 17 | Running | 31,515 |
| 16 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Kodiak | 115 | 498 | 0 | Running | 30,590 |
| 17 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 112 | 498 | 0 | Running | 29,740 |
| 18 | 40 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 114 | 498 | 35 | Running | 29,540 |
| 19 | 21 | 43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 106 | 497 | 0 | Running | 34,030 |
| 20 | 28 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 108 | 497 | 16 | Running | 31,175 |
| 21 | 30 | 96 | David Green | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 100 | 497 | 0 | Running | 23,415 |
| 22 | 37 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 97 | 496 | 0 | Running | 33,715 |
| 23 | 43 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 94 | 496 | 0 | Running | 18,665 |
| 24 | 12 | 46 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | First Union | 91 | 496 | 0 | Running | 18,590 |
| 25 | 19 | 75 | Rick Mast | Ford | Remington Arms | 88 | 496 | 0 | Running | 22,245 |
| 26 | 15 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Gumout | 85 | 495 | 0 | Running | 28,615 |
| 27 | 23 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 82 | 491 | 0 | Running | 19,495 |
| 28 | 31 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 79 | 489 | 0 | Crash | 18,440 |
| 29 | 16 | 35 | Todd Bodine | Pontiac | Tabasco | 76 | 486 | 0 | Running | 18,410 |
| 30 | 35 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 73 | 482 | 0 | Running | 34,485 |
| 31 | 36 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 70 | 480 | 0 | Transmission | 20,315 |
| 32 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 67 | 460 | 0 | Running | 17,395 |
| 33 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 74 | 446 | 220 | Running | 37,275 |
| 34 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 61 | 442 | 0 | Crash | 32,235 |
| 35 | 34 | 97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 63 | 442 | 10 | Crash | 20,215 |
| 36 | 11 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 55 | 425 | 0 | Running | 26,695 |
| 37 | 22 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | FirstPlus Financial | 52 | 399 | 0 | Running | 17,185 |
| 38 | 33 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 49 | 394 | 0 | Running | 24,175 |
| 39 | 18 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Philips Consumer Communications | 46 | 385 | 0 | Overheating | 24,165 |
| 40 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 43 | 324 | 0 | Running | 17,150 |
| 41 | 25 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Chevrolet | Circuit City | 40 | 204 | 0 | Handling | 17,125 |
| 42 | 13 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 37 | 155 | 0 | Crash | 17,100 |
| 43 | 27 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 34 | 88 | 0 | Crash | 32,077 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-29-1998
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Jeff Gordon
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 82.850 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $1,340,852
- Cautions: 14
- Caution Laps: 88
- Lead Changes: 19
- Pole: 124.275 mph


