1998 Myrtle Beach 250

Race 18 of 31

Myrtle Beach
250 laps
Time of race: 1:36:56
Average speed of winner: 80.754 mph
Margin of victory: 0.115 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Fedewa pole, Markham 1-15, Fedewa 16-80, LaJoie 81-212, D. Green 213-244, LaJoie 245-250

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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			97.977	250	2	138	running	36875	185
2	16	David Green	92	Stanley	Chevrolet			97.219	250	1	32	running	18650	175
3	14	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			97.429	250	0	0	running	19325	165
4	8	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/South Carolina	Chevrolet			97.749	250	0	0	running	8900	160
5	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			98.260	250	0	0	running	17075	155
6	1	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			98.816	250	1	65	running	13000	155
7	9	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			97.700	250	0	0	running	11700	146
8	17	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			97.200	250	0	0	running	12775	142
9	7	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			97.828	250	0	0	running	7875	138
10	6	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			97.892	250	0	0	running	13125	134
11	19	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			97.078	249	0	0	running	13375	130
12	29	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	249	0	0	running	7600	127
13	27	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			96.661	249	0	0	running	5180	124
14	2	Curtis Markham	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			98.445	248	1	15	unknown	6955	126
15	10	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			97.493	248	0	0	running	6855	118
16	20	Mario Gosselin	71	Clemons Ins./Greased Lightning	Chevrolet			96.932	248	0	0	running	4065	115
17	21	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			96.811	248	0	0	running	6605	112
18	33	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			provisional	247	0	0	running	4480	109
19	23	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			96.719	247	0	0	running	8930	106
20	30	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	247	0	0	running	6845	103
21	28	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			96.642	247	0	0	running	6405	100
22	34	Jason Jarrett	32	DAJ Racing	Pontiac			provisional	247	0	0	running	3505	97
23	22	Kerry Earnhardt	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			96.792	247	0	0	running	5330	94
24	13	Jim Bown	78	Mark III Motorsports	Chevrolet			97.454	246	0	0	running	3305	91
25	31	Scott Lagasse	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			provisional	246	0	0	running	3255	88
26	18	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			97.161	245	0	0	running	6435	85
27	32	Brian Smith	89	Juba Glass	Chevrolet			provisional	243	0	0	running	6225	82
28	24	Casey Atwood	28	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet			96.695	240	0	0	running	3200	79
29	15	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			97.341	238	0	0	accident	10675	76
30	26	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			96.661	216	0	0	running	5375	73
31	35	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			provisional	186	0	0	handling	3120	70
32	11	Kevin Grubb	52	Grubb Motorsports	Chevrolet			97.483	177	0	0	engine	3120	67
33	12	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			97.459	138	0	0	engine	5120	64
34	4	Randy Porter	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			98.150	96	0	0	handling	3320	61
35	25	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			96.690	67	0	0	accident	5120	58

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mike McLaughlin	2499	18	1	1	7	12
2	Matt Kenseth	2496	18	1	2	9	13
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2487	18	2	3	8	13
4	Randy LaJoie	2209	18	0	1	5	8
5	Elton Sawyer	2115	18	0	0	3	7
6	Tim Fedewa	2113	18	1	1	2	6
7	Buckshot Jones	2083	18	0	1	3	5
8	Phil Parsons	2047	18	0	0	3	6
9	Hermie Sadler	2037	18	0	0	1	4
10	Mike Dillon	2002	18	0	0	2	5
11	Elliott Sadler	2000	18	1	1	3	6
12	Jason Keller	1968	18	0	0	2	8
13	Mark Green	1946	18	0	0	0	4
14	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1917	18	0	0	0	4
15	Jeff Purvis	1885	17	1	0	5	5
16	Dick Trickle	1706	14	0	0	2	4
17	Joe Bessey	1671	18	1	0	1	3
18	Ed Berrier	1670	17	0	1	1	3
19	Tracy Leslie	1647	18	0	0	0	0
20	Shane Hall	1621	18	0	0	0	1
21	Andy Santerre	1490	17	0	0	0	0
22	Tony Stewart	1465	13	1	0	3	3
23	Jeff Krogh	1377	16	0	0	1	1
24	Kevin Lepage	1348	12	1	0	1	2
25	Mike Cope	1292	17	0	0	0	2