1998 Lycos.com 250

Race 15 of 31

Pikes Peak
250 laps
Time of race: 2:25:52
Average speed of winner: 102.834 mph
Margin of victory: 2.945 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Kenseth 1-8, Earnhardt, Jr. 9-34, Kenseth 35-36, Earnhardt, Jr. 37-38, Kenseth 39-45, Purvis 46-82, Jones 83-151, J. Krogh 152-155, LaJoie 156, Kenseth 157-220, Parsons 221-227, Kenseth 228-250

Race notes: Matt Kenseth took the points lead from Mike McLaughlin.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			134.193	250	5	104	running	76600	185
2	21	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			131.844	250	1	7	running	54075	175
3	8	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			132.324	250	1	1	running	45675	170
4	6	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			132.377	250	0	0	running	35250	160
5	7	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			132.368	250	1	37	running	29625	160
6	9	Curtis Markham	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			132.304	250	0	0	running	20900	150
7	28	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			131.632	250	0	0	running	21900	146
8	3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			133.398	250	0	0	running	19300	142
9	34	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			130.781	250	0	0	running	18300	138
10	5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			132.729	250	2	28	running	24000	139
11	14	Jeff Fuller	45	Fiberall/Penn's Best	Chevrolet			132.057	250	0	0	running	19500	130
12	38	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			provisional	250	0	0	running	15550	127
13	4	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			132.885	250	1	4	running	15950	129
14	11	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			132.202	249	0	0	running	17150	121
15	13	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			132.149	249	0	0	running	13595	118
16	10	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			132.295	249	0	0	running	15750	115
17	33	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			130.847	249	0	0	running	15650	112
18	25	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			131.661	248	1	69	running	15550	114
19	18	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			131.873	248	0	0	running	19950	106
20	16	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			131.945	248	0	0	running	22375	103
21	36	Kevin Schwantz	88	Lone Star	Chevrolet			130.373	248	0	0	running	12150	100
22	30	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			131.536	248	0	0	running	13050	97
23	24	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			131.685	247	0	0	running	14950	94
24	19	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			131.873	246	0	0	running	14850	91
25	23	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			131.690	245	0	0	running	14850	88
26	29	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			131.584	244	0	0	running	14650	85
27	37	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Chevrolet			provisional	240	0	0	running	17200	82
28	2	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			133.586	171	0	0	handling	18950	79
29	26	Brad Noffsinger	43	Curb Records	Chevrolet			133.195	160	0	0	overheating	11350	76
30	31	Kevin Grubb	52	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			131.536	158	0	0	handling	12375	0
31	17	Stanton Barrett	89	Channellock	Ford			131.883	148	0	0	accident	13250	70
32	32	Jimmy Kitchens	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			131.200	140	0	0	carburetor	11050	67
33	20	Jason Keller	57	Tempus Resorts	Chevrolet			131.863	102	0	0	engine	12950	64
34	27	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			132.207	85	0	0	engine	10850	61
35	12	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			132.188	82	0	0	accident	12750	58
36	40	Mark Day	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			provisional	51	0	0	engine	10675	55
37	15	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley	Chevrolet			132.047	43	0	0	accident	17125	52
38	22	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			131.714	29	0	0	accident	10550	49
39	35	Perry Tripp	7	Whitaker Racing	Chevrolet			130.747	19	0	0	engine	10550	46
40	39	Alan Russell	1	Shields Electric	Chevrolet			provisional	14	0	0	handling	10750	43
41	41	Doug Taylor	04	Channellock	Chevrolet			provisional	13	0	0	handling	10550	0
42	42	Rick Carelli	41	Bull & Hannah	Chevrolet			provisional	2	0	0	handling	10550	0
43	43	Johnny Chapman	87	Timber Wolf	Ford			provisional	2	0	0	handling	10550	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	2082	15	1	2	8	11
2	Mike McLaughlin	2009	15	1	1	5	9
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2000	15	2	2	6	10
4	Randy LaJoie	1838	15	0	0	4	6
5	Buckshot Jones	1743	15	0	1	3	4
6	Hermie Sadler	1725	15	0	0	1	4
7	Phil Parsons	1724	15	0	0	3	6
8	Jason Keller	1715	15	0	0	2	7
9	Elton Sawyer	1685	15	0	0	2	6
10	Mark Green	1677	15	0	0	0	3
11	Elliott Sadler	1675	15	1	1	3	5
12	Dick Trickle	1666	13	0	0	2	4
13	Tim Fedewa	1665	15	0	1	2	3
14	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1641	15	0	0	0	4
15	Mike Dillon	1624	15	0	0	1	4
16	Jeff Purvis	1572	14	0	0	4	4
17	Ed Berrier	1394	14	0	1	1	3
18	Shane Hall	1378	15	0	0	0	1
19	Tracy Leslie	1317	15	0	0	0	0
20	Joe Bessey	1303	15	1	0	1	1
21	Tony Stewart	1280	11	1	0	3	3
22	Kevin Lepage	1239	11	1	0	1	2
23	Jeff Krogh	1152	13	0	0	1	1
24	Andy Santerre	1145	14	0	0	0	0
25	Matt Hutter	1114	14	0	0	0	1