Results

The 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Pontiac Excitement 400

Saturday, June 6th, 1998

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 22 Ford
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 97.044
  • Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 21 94 Bill Elliott Ford 88 88 398 0 0 running
16 39 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 115 115 399 0 0 running
8 14 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 142 142 400 0 0 running
2 4 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 180 170 400 108 0 running
34 43 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 61 61 390 0 0 handling
7 13 99 Jeff Burton Ford 146 146 400 0 0 running
37 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 57 52 372 2 0 crash
42 6 46 Jeff Green Chevrolet 37 37 183 0 0 crash
6 15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 150 150 400 0 0 running
14 37 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 121 121 399 0 0 running
12 18 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 127 127 400 0 0 running
22 29 43 John Andretti Pontiac 97 97 398 0 0 running
18 8 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 114 109 399 12 0 running
4 7 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 160 160 400 0 0 running
23 5 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 94 94 398 0 0 running
33 30 96 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 64 64 390 0 0 crash
24 27 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 91 91 398 0 0 running
5 19 6 Mark Martin Ford 160 155 400 73 0 running
40 33 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 48 43 340 1 0 crash
30 34 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 73 73 396 0 0 running
31 28 50 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 70 70 396 0 0 running
11 26 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 130 130 400 0 0 running
3 22 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 170 165 400 27 0 running
10 3 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 139 134 400 81 0 running
1 16 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 180 175 400 96 0 running
35 31 35 Todd Bodine Pontiac 58 58 379 0 0 running
19 24 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 106 106 399 0 0 running
20 25 11 Brett Bodine Ford 103 103 398 0 0 running
13 9 97 Chad Little Ford 124 124 400 0 0 running
21 38 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 100 100 398 0 0 running
32 42 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 67 67 395 0 0 running
36 35 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 55 55 374 0 0 running
17 20 90 Dick Trickle Ford 112 112 399 0 0 running
29 23 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 76 76 397 0 0 running
28 41 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 79 79 397 0 0 running
38 36 13 Jerry Nadeau Ford 49 49 361 0 0 handling
9 11 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 138 138 400 0 0 running
26 12 9 Lake Speed Ford 85 85 397 0 0 running
27 2 98 Rich Bickle Ford 82 82 397 0 0 running
43 40 75 Rick Mast Ford 34 34 113 0 0 engine
41 17 77 Robert Pressley Ford 40 40 260 0 0 running
39 32 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 46 46 348 0 0 running
15 10 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 118 118 399 0 0 running

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