1998 Carquest Auto Parts 300

Race 12 of 31

Charlotte
200 laps
Time of race: 2:14:53
Average speed of winner: 133.449 mph
Margin of victory: 2.13 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
Lap leaders: Labonte 1-2, Bown 3-7, Kenseth 8-32, Martin 33-43, Labonte 44-45, Martin 46-50, Labonte 51-54, Martin 55-78, Labonte 79-82, Martin 83-87, Jarrett 88-90, Labonte 91-94, Martin 95, McLaughlin 96-97, Martin 98-103, Labonte 104-113, Martin 114-136, Spencer 137-195, Martin 196-200

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			172.287	200	8	80	running	46400	185
2	10	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			172.155	200	0	0	running	29850	170
3	35	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo	Chevrolet			1st - qualifying race	200	1	59	running	23562	170
4	18	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			171.461	200	0	0	running	19955	160
5	5	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			172.436	200	1	25	running	31500	160
6	1	Bobby Labonte	44	Shell	Pontiac			172.822	200	6	26	running	19200	155
7	13	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			171.903	200	1	2	running	23500	151
8	33	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	200	0	0	running	18350	142
9	41	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Presbyterian Healthcare System	Chevrolet			7th - qualifying race	200	0	0	running	13550	138
10	22	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			171.070	200	0	0	running	14450	134
11	39	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			5th - qualifying race	200	0	0	running	13772	130
12	11	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			172.029	200	1	3	running	8415	132
13	21	Jeff Green	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			171.103	200	0	0	running	11820	124
14	36	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			2nd - qualifying race	200	0	0	running	17352	121
15	7	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			172.243	200	0	0	running	11175	118
16	43	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	10750	115
17	27	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			170.827	199	0	0	running	9350	112
18	31	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	9150	109
19	19	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			171.222	199	0	0	running	13575	106
20	14	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			171.860	198	0	0	running	6525	103
21	17	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			171.636	198	0	0	running	8950	100
22	8	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			172.199	198	0	0	running	6000	97
23	2	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			172.756	197	0	0	running	9170	94
24	20	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Pontiac			171.184	196	0	0	running	5845	91
25	38	Jeff Fuller	89	Allerest/Fiberall	Ford			4th - qualifying race	196	0	0	running	9557	88
26	15	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			171.816	196	0	0	running	5805	85
27	4	Dale Fischlein	70	Adrian Carriers	Chevrolet			172.480	196	0	0	running	5890	82
28	25	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			170.832	191	0	0	running	8775	79
29	29	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			provisional	182	0	0	running	8760	76
30	23	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			171.027	175	0	0	running	13245	73
31	32	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			provisional	167	0	0	handling	13455	70
32	34	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			provisional	140	0	0	running	7715	67
33	28	Rich Bickle	91	Bickle/Smith Motorsports	Pontiac			170.589	138	0	0	ignition	5700	64
34	12	Jason Jarrett	11	DAJ Racing/CARQUEST	Chevrolet			172.024	134	0	0	accident	6285	61
35	26	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			170.827	129	0	0	running	7670	58
36	40	Brad Noffsinger	43	Curb Records	Chevrolet			6th - qualifying race	112	0	0	running	6267	55
37	3	Jim Bown	51	Rose Auto	Chevrolet			172.623	84	1	5	accident	5795	57
38	30	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	81	0	0	engine	7635	49
39	24	Kevin Schwantz	88	Lone Star Motorsport	Chevrolet			170.929	55	0	0	accident	7620	46
40	16	Sterling Marlin	1	Rayovac	Chevrolet			171.641	49	0	0	accident	5610	43
41	9	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			172.188	11	0	0	handling	12125	40
42	42	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			8th - qualifying race	9	0	0	accident	8382	37
43	37	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			3rd - qualifying race	7	0	0	accident	6222	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mike McLaughlin	1685	12	1	1	4	8
2	Matt Kenseth	1684	12	0	1	6	9
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1496	12	2	1	4	7
4	Buckshot Jones	1450	12	0	1	3	4
5	Randy LaJoie	1408	12	0	0	3	5
6	Hermie Sadler	1401	12	0	0	1	4
7	Dick Trickle	1397	11	0	0	2	3
8	Elliott Sadler	1384	12	1	1	3	5
9	Tim Fedewa	1377	12	0	1	2	3
10	Mike Dillon	1363	12	0	0	1	4
11	Jason Keller	1363	12	0	0	2	5
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1356	12	0	0	0	4
13	Mark Green	1316	12	0	0	0	2
14	Phil Parsons	1283	12	0	0	2	4
15	Elton Sawyer	1274	12	0	0	1	4
16	Jeff Purvis	1188	11	0	0	3	3
17	Ed Berrier	1124	11	0	1	1	3
18	Shane Hall	1123	12	0	0	0	1
19	Tracy Leslie	1092	12	0	0	0	0
20	Joe Nemechek	1035	6	1	2	5	6
21	Joe Bessey	1033	12	1	0	1	1
22	Tony Stewart	994	9	1	0	2	2
23	Kevin Lepage	964	9	0	0	1	1
24	Andy Santerre	962	11	0	0	0	0
25	Matt Hutter	949	11	0	0	0	1