Results

The 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Pepsi Southern 500

Sunday, September 6th, 1998

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 24 Ford
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 139.031
  • Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 7 94 Bill Elliott Ford 135 130 364 1 0 running
23 23 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 94 94 362 0 0 running
15 24 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 118 118 362 0 0 running
3 1 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 170 165 367 15 0 running
27 22 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 82 82 361 0 0 running
2 12 99 Jeff Burton Ford 180 170 367 273 0 running
1 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180 175 367 64 0 running
16 41 46 Jeff Green Chevrolet 115 115 362 0 0 running
5 27 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 155 155 366 0 0 running
34 29 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 61 61 359 0 0 running
35 30 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 58 58 359 0 0 running
14 4 43 John Andretti Pontiac 121 121 362 0 0 running
21 11 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 100 100 362 0 0 running
13 6 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 124 124 363 0 0 running
10 39 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 134 134 364 0 0 running
39 16 16 Kevin Lepage Ford 46 46 326 0 0 ignition
28 28 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 79 79 361 0 0 running
40 10 6 Mark Martin Ford 48 43 318 3 0 engine
17 20 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 112 112 362 0 0 running
26 13 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 85 85 361 0 0 running
22 14 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 97 97 362 0 0 running
7 3 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 151 146 365 11 0 running
8 8 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 142 142 365 0 0 running
25 35 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 88 88 361 0 0 running
12 2 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 127 127 364 0 0 running
42 36 11 Brett Bodine Ford 37 37 269 0 0 engine
18 17 97 Chad Little Ford 109 109 362 0 0 running
4 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 160 160 367 0 0 running
38 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Pontiac 49 49 346 0 0 oil pump
29 42 13 Dennis Setzer Ford 76 76 360 0 0 running
33 19 90 Dick Trickle Ford 64 64 359 0 0 running
6 26 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 150 150 365 0 0 running
37 33 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 52 52 358 0 0 running
9 15 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 138 138 364 0 0 running
32 9 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford 67 67 360 0 0 running
41 37 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 40 40 298 0 0 oil pump
19 40 98 Rich Bickle Ford 106 106 362 0 0 running
36 25 75 Rick Mast Ford 55 55 358 0 0 running
30 21 77 Robert Pressley Ford 73 73 360 0 0 running
20 38 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 103 103 362 0 0 running
24 31 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 91 91 361 0 0 running
43 32 15 Ted Musgrave Ford 34 34 83 0 0 engine
31 34 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 70 70 360 0 0 running

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