1998 DieHard 250

Race 17 of 31

Milwaukee
250 laps
Time of race: 2:33:14
Average speed of winner: 97.890 mph
Margin of victory: 5.483 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
Lap leaders: Purvis pole, Bessey 1-6, Earnhardt, Jr. 7-54, Purvis 55-66, Dillon 67-78, Earnhardt, Jr. 79-176, McLaughlin 177, Fedewa 178-184, Parsons 185-188, Earnhardt, Jr. 189-250

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			119.820	250	3	208	running	39625	185
2	41	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	250	0	0	running	30550	170
3	1	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			119.904	250	1	12	running	27175	170
4	10	David Green	36	Stanley	Pontiac			119.249	250	0	0	running	20250	160
5	13	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			119.138	250	0	0	running	18850	155
6	8	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			119.261	250	1	1	running	16375	155
7	14	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			118.937	250	0	0	running	11875	146
8	15	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			118.910	250	1	7	running	12175	147
9	3	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			119.800	250	1	6	running	16625	143
10	18	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			118.796	249	0	0	running	18475	134
11	5	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			119.605	249	1	4	running	10375	135
12	16	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			118.879	249	0	0	running	10475	127
13	28	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			118.025	249	0	0	running	10175	124
14	20	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			118.573	249	0	0	running	7675	121
15	23	Bobby Dotter	08	Kohl's	Chevrolet			118.374	249	0	0	running	7500	118
16	24	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			118.355	249	1	12	running	9875	120
17	33	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Chevrolet			117.390	249	0	0	running	7025	112
18	4	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			119.633	248	0	0	running	9675	109
19	25	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			118.297	248	0	0	running	10000	106
20	19	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			118.604	248	0	0	running	14075	103
21	36	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			116.701	248	0	0	running	7375	100
22	21	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			118.550	248	0	0	running	9275	97
23	22	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			118.495	248	0	0	running	9150	94
24	11	Casey Atwood	28	LesCare Kitchens	Chevrolet			119.182	247	0	0	running	6005	91
25	26	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			118.277	247	0	0	running	6105	88
26	17	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			118.863	247	0	0	running	5775	85
27	12	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Chevrolet			119.150	247	0	0	running	10325	82
28	39	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	247	0	0	running	5575	79
29	29	Jeff Fuller	89	Fiberall/Allerest	Ford			118.021	243	0	0	handling	7475	76
30	37	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			provisional	241	0	0	running	5600	73
31	40	Kat Teasdale	54	IGA	Chevrolet			provisional	237	0	0	running	5375	70
32	9	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			119.261	235	0	0	running	7175	67
33	6	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			119.522	233	0	0	running	7075	64
34	38	Mark McFarland	82	Carolina Shoe	Chevrolet			provisional	226	0	0	engine	4975	61
35	31	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			117.724	217	0	0	running	6975	58
36	27	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			118.199	190	0	0	rear end	6775	55
37	30	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			117.952	123	0	0	engine	6675	52
38	32	Dale Fischlein	70	Adrian Carriers	Chevrolet			117.566	117	0	0	rear end	4650	49
39	35	Jimmy Foster	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			116.970	43	0	0	accident	4625	46
40	34	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			117.333	36	0	0	accident	4600	43
41	7	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			119.328	27	0	0	engine	4775	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	2354	17	1	2	9	12
2	Mike McLaughlin	2334	17	1	1	6	11
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2332	17	2	3	7	12
4	Randy LaJoie	2024	17	0	0	4	7
5	Elton Sawyer	1985	17	0	0	3	7
6	Buckshot Jones	1965	17	0	1	3	5
7	Tim Fedewa	1958	17	0	1	2	5
8	Phil Parsons	1947	17	0	0	3	6
9	Hermie Sadler	1910	17	0	0	1	4
10	Jason Keller	1904	17	0	0	2	8
11	Mike Dillon	1899	17	0	0	2	5
12	Elliott Sadler	1866	17	1	1	3	5
13	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1844	17	0	0	0	4
14	Jeff Purvis	1809	16	1	0	5	5
15	Mark Green	1808	17	0	0	0	3
16	Dick Trickle	1706	14	0	0	2	4
17	Ed Berrier	1564	16	0	1	1	3
18	Shane Hall	1536	17	0	0	0	1
19	Tracy Leslie	1535	17	0	0	0	0
20	Joe Bessey	1525	17	1	0	1	2
21	Tony Stewart	1407	12	1	0	3	3
22	Andy Santerre	1366	16	0	0	0	0
23	Kevin Lepage	1348	12	1	0	1	2
24	Jeff Krogh	1268	15	0	0	1	1
25	Mike Cope	1222	16	0	0	0	2