Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Jarrett won the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
10-11-1998 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 180 | 188 | 16 | Running | 110,125 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Automotive Finishes | 175 | 188 | 49 | Running | 86,245 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170 | 188 | 8 | Running | 68,860 |
| 4 | 36 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston / No Bull | 165 | 188 | 9 | Running | 69,850 |
| 5 | 24 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 160 | 188 | 1 | Running | 51,000 |
| 6 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 155 | 188 | 9 | Running | 62,500 |
| 7 | 5 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 156 | 188 | 74 | Running | 48,350 |
| 8 | 15 | 97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 36,300 |
| 9 | 34 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | Citgo | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 41,970 |
| 10 | 9 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 50,150 |
| 11 | 26 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Gumout | 135 | 188 | 6 | Running | 43,930 |
| 12 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 127 | 188 | 0 | Running | 30,775 |
| 13 | 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 129 | 188 | 1 | Running | 40,427 |
| 14 | 10 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 126 | 187 | 1 | Running | 32,335 |
| 15 | 37 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 118 | 187 | 0 | Running | 45,610 |
| 16 | 11 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Chevrolet | Aquafresh | 115 | 187 | 0 | Running | 28,775 |
| 17 | 27 | 13 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | FirstPlus Financial | 112 | 187 | 0 | Running | 28,010 |
| 18 | 17 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 109 | 187 | 0 | Running | 44,155 |
| 19 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 106 | 187 | 0 | Running | 38,375 |
| 20 | 41 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 103 | 187 | 0 | Running | 38,985 |
| 21 | 22 | 43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 100 | 187 | 0 | Running | 42,155 |
| 22 | 23 | 91 | Andy Hillenburg | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 97 | 186 | 0 | Running | 31,825 |
| 23 | 43 | 35 | Darrell Waltrip | Pontiac | Tabasco | 94 | 185 | 0 | Running | 26,845 |
| 24 | 1 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 91 | 185 | 0 | Running | 43,165 |
| 25 | 31 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Philips Consumer Communications | 88 | 184 | 0 | Running | 36,885 |
| 26 | 21 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 85 | 183 | 0 | Running | 29,910 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 82 | 182 | 0 | Running | 41,290 |
| 28 | 28 | 47 | Billy Standridge | Ford | TeamFansCanRace.com | 79 | 181 | 0 | Running | 26,295 |
| 29 | 13 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 76 | 180 | 0 | Running | 36,350 |
| 30 | 32 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 78 | 178 | 2 | Running | 36,180 |
| 31 | 33 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Ford | Cheerios | 70 | 177 | 0 | Running | 35,990 |
| 32 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 72 | 175 | 12 | Rear end | 40,920 |
| 33 | 30 | 46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | The Money Store | 64 | 170 | 0 | Engine | 28,840 |
| 34 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline / Cummins | 61 | 166 | 0 | Running | 42,595 |
| 35 | 38 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Primestar | 58 | 160 | 0 | Handling | 36,265 |
| 36 | 18 | 96 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 55 | 146 | 0 | Handling | 25,720 |
| 37 | 20 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Wild Berry Skittles | 52 | 134 | 0 | Crash | 35,206 |
| 38 | 40 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | Heilig-Meyers | 49 | 134 | 0 | Crash | 32,550 |
| 39 | 39 | 50 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 46 | 134 | 0 | Crash | 32,550 |
| 40 | 42 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 43 | 107 | 0 | Piston | 25,550 |
| 41 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 40 | 101 | 0 | Valve spring | 25,550 |
| 42 | 25 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 37 | 99 | 0 | Engine | 25,550 |
| 43 | 7 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 34 | 30 | 0 | Valve spring | 40,550 |
Race Recap
- Date: 10-11-1998
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 29
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Jarrett
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 159.318 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $1,775,463
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 20
- Lead Changes: 20
- Pole: 196.153 mph


