Results

The 1998 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Winston 500

Sunday, October 11th, 1998

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 21 Ford
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 159.318
  • Cautions: 4 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
19 19 94 Bill Elliott Ford 106 106 187 0 0 running
15 37 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 118 118 187 0 0 running
6 2 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 155 150 188 9 0 running
1 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 180 175 188 16 0 running
11 26 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 135 130 188 6 0 running
10 9 99 Jeff Burton Ford 134 134 188 0 0 running
2 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 175 170 188 49 0 running
33 30 46 Jeff Green Chevrolet 64 64 170 0 0 engine
5 24 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 160 155 188 1 0 running
4 36 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 165 160 188 9 0 running
29 13 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 76 76 180 0 0 running
21 22 43 John Andretti Pontiac 100 100 187 0 0 running
31 33 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 70 70 177 0 0 running
24 1 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 91 91 185 0 0 running
40 42 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 43 43 107 0 0 piston
35 38 16 Kevin Lepage Ford 58 58 160 0 0 handling
20 41 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 103 103 187 0 0 running
34 8 6 Mark Martin Ford 61 61 166 0 0 running
9 34 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 138 138 188 0 0 running
7 5 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 156 146 188 74 0 running
18 17 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 109 109 187 0 0 running
27 12 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 82 82 182 0 0 running
14 10 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 126 121 187 1 0 running
3 4 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 170 165 188 8 0 running
30 32 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 78 73 178 2 0 running
22 23 91 Andy Hillenburg Chevrolet 97 97 186 0 0 running
28 28 47 Billy Standridge Ford 79 79 181 0 0 running
13 16 11 Brett Bodine Ford 129 124 188 1 0 running
16 11 00 Buckshot Jones Chevrolet 115 115 187 0 0 running
8 15 97 Chad Little Ford 142 142 188 0 0 running
32 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 72 67 175 12 0 rear end
23 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Pontiac 94 94 185 0 0 running
12 29 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 127 127 188 0 0 running
38 40 90 Dick Trickle Ford 49 49 134 0 0 crash
37 20 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 52 52 134 0 0 crash
25 31 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 88 88 184 0 0 running
42 25 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford 37 37 99 0 0 engine
43 7 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 34 34 30 0 0 valve spring
26 21 77 Robert Pressley Ford 85 85 183 0 0 running
36 18 96 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 55 55 146 0 0 handling
41 35 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 40 40 101 0 0 valve spring
17 27 13 Ted Musgrave Ford 112 112 187 0 0 running
39 39 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 46 46 134 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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