Official NASCAR Race Results

Bobby Labonte won the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

04-26-1998 | DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway

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

Race Recap

  • Date: 04-26-1998
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: DieHard 500
  • Race #: 9
  • Cars: 43
  • Winner: Bobby Labonte
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: Pontiac
  • Avg Speed: 144.428 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $1,807,661
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 16
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Pole: 195.728 mph

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