Results

The 1998 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Food City 500

Sunday, March 29th, 1998

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 22 Ford
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 82.850
  • Cautions: 14 for 88 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
15 38 94 Bill Elliott Ford 123 118 498 17 0 running
18 40 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 114 109 498 35 0 running
34 7 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 61 61 442 0 0 crash
3 6 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 170 165 500 18 0 running
26 15 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 85 85 495 0 0 running
36 11 98 Greg Sacks Ford 55 55 425 0 0 running
4 5 99 Jeff Burton Ford 160 160 500 0 0 running
1 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 500 63 0 running
12 10 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 127 127 499 0 0 running
14 26 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 121 121 498 0 0 running
19 21 43 John Andretti Pontiac 106 106 497 0 0 running
5 8 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 155 155 500 0 0 running
6 14 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 155 150 500 5 0 running
42 13 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 37 37 155 0 0 crash
27 23 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 82 82 491 0 0 running
38 33 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 49 49 394 0 0 running
7 9 6 Mark Martin Ford 146 146 500 0 0 running
9 32 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 143 138 500 1 0 running
32 4 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 67 67 460 0 0 running
24 12 46 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 91 91 496 0 0 running
10 17 50 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 134 134 499 0 0 running
30 35 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 73 73 482 0 0 running
33 1 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 74 64 446 220 0 running
40 24 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 43 43 324 0 0 running
2 3 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 175 170 500 115 0 running
29 16 35 Todd Bodine Pontiac 76 76 486 0 0 running
17 39 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 112 112 498 0 0 running
11 20 11 Brett Bodine Ford 130 130 499 0 0 running
35 34 97 Chad Little Ford 63 58 442 10 0 crash
22 37 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 97 97 496 0 0 running
23 43 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 94 94 496 0 0 running
21 30 96 David Green Chevrolet 100 100 497 0 0 running
13 41 90 Dick Trickle Ford 124 124 498 0 0 running
20 28 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 108 103 497 16 0 running
39 18 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 46 46 385 0 0 overheating
41 25 8 Hut Stricklin Chevrolet 40 40 204 0 0 handling
37 22 13 Jerry Nadeau Ford 52 52 399 0 0 running
43 27 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 34 34 88 0 0 crash
31 36 9 Lake Speed Ford 70 70 480 0 0 transmission
25 19 75 Rick Mast Ford 88 88 496 0 0 running
28 31 77 Robert Pressley Ford 79 79 489 0 0 crash
16 42 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 115 115 498 0 0 running
8 29 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 142 142 500 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.