Results

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

Texas 500

Sunday, April 5th, 1998

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 22 Ford
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 5 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 136.771
  • Cautions: 7 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 24
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
13 38 94 Bill Elliott Ford 124 124 333 0 0 running
26 25 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 85 85 328 0 0 running
8 11 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 142 142 334 0 0 running
11 13 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 135 130 334 51 0 running
38 28 98 Greg Sacks Ford 49 49 135 0 0 crash
29 23 99 Jeff Burton Ford 81 76 276 48 0 running
31 17 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 70 70 252 0 0 handling
23 1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 104 94 331 105 0 running
7 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 146 146 334 0 0 running
4 2 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 165 160 334 3 0 running
42 15 43 John Andretti Pontiac 37 37 1 0 0 crash
5 27 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 160 155 334 9 0 running
21 32 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 100 100 332 0 0 running
34 31 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 61 61 214 0 0 handling
37 16 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 52 52 148 0 0 running
17 26 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 112 112 332 0 0 running
1 7 6 Mark Martin Ford 180 175 334 37 0 running
9 40 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 143 138 334 5 0 running
33 12 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 64 64 247 0 0 crash
25 24 50 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 88 88 328 0 0 running
27 20 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 82 82 315 0 0 overheating
12 6 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 127 127 334 0 0 running
14 21 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 121 121 333 0 0 running
6 37 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150 150 334 0 0 running
15 3 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 123 118 332 27 0 running
16 18 11 Brett Bodine Ford 115 115 332 0 0 running
2 5 97 Chad Little Ford 175 170 334 49 0 running
35 34 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 58 58 205 0 0 running
36 35 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 55 55 185 0 0 transmission
28 36 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 79 79 295 0 0 oil leak
18 9 96 David Green Chevrolet 109 109 332 0 0 running
22 41 90 Dick Trickle Ford 97 97 331 0 0 running
43 19 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 34 34 1 0 0 crash
24 10 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 91 91 331 0 0 running
32 29 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 67 67 248 0 0 ignition
40 33 8 Hut Stricklin Chevrolet 43 43 11 0 0 crash
39 4 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 46 46 80 0 0 crash
20 43 9 Lake Speed Ford 103 103 332 0 0 running
41 14 75 Rick Mast Ford 40 40 1 0 0 crash
3 8 77 Robert Pressley Ford 165 165 334 0 0 running
10 42 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 134 134 334 0 0 running
30 30 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 73 73 262 0 0 handling
19 22 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 106 106 332 0 0 running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.