1998 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300

Race 19 of 31

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150 laps
Time of race: 2:01:09
Average speed of winner: 148.576 mph
Margin of victory: 6.760 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Pressley pole, Earnhardt, Jr. 1-32, H. Sadler 33, Lepage 34-35, Earnhardt, Jr. 36-95, Kenseth 96-97, Purvis 98-101, Earnhardt, Jr. 102-150

Race notes: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the points lead from Mike McLaughlin.

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			173.993	150	3	141	running	68175	185
2	10	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			173.381	150	1	2	running	53425	175
3	3	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			173.846	150	1	2	running	48425	170
4	9	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			173.419	150	0	0	running	30750	160
5	17	David Green	36	Stanley	Pontiac			172.658	150	0	0	running	29025	155
6	13	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet			173.064	150	1	4	running	27350	155
7	7	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			173.507	150	0	0	running	24450	146
8	11	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			173.352	150	0	0	running	17175	142
9	26	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			173.364	149	0	0	running	23375	138
10	4	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			173.745	149	0	0	running	19275	134
11	5	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			173.737	149	0	0	running	17975	130
12	6	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			173.720	149	0	0	running	22375	127
13	19	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			172.274	149	0	0	running	14375	124
14	1	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			174.073	149	0	0	running	14075	121
15	16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			172.761	149	0	0	running	14925	118
16	24	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			171.866	149	0	0	running	21150	115
17	14	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			172.936	149	0	0	running	16225	112
18	28	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			172.113	149	0	0	running	16325	109
19	33	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			170.766	149	0	0	running	16125	106
20	23	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			171.903	149	1	1	running	16250	108
21	39	Mike Wallace	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			provisional	149	0	0	running	15050	100
22	42	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	97	Armor All/NAPA	Chevrolet			provisional	149	0	0	running	12600	97
23	15	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			172.857	148	0	0	running	13500	94
24	30	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			171.498	148	0	0	running	19750	91
25	27	Lance Hooper	23	World Championship Wrestling	Chevrolet			172.319	148	0	0	running	12650	88
26	12	Mike Bliss	88	Lone Star Motorsport	Chevrolet			173.193	148	0	0	running	12050	85
27	35	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			170.600	148	0	0	running	14950	82
28	40	Ron Barfield, Jr.	2	New Holland	Chevrolet			provisional	148	0	0	running	11900	79
29	18	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			172.600	148	0	0	running	14750	76
30	29	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			171.637	148	0	0	running	13875	73
31	22	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			171.944	147	0	0	running	13550	70
32	25	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			171.682	147	0	0	running	11450	67
33	21	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			172.043	147	0	0	running	11350	64
34	38	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	147	0	0	running	13250	61
35	36	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Chevrolet			170.181	147	0	0	running	15750	58
36	37	J.D. Gibbs	42	Carolina Turkey	Pontiac			provisional	146	0	0	running	13050	55
37	8	Dale Jarrett	32	Gillette Mach 3	Ford			173.494	79	0	0	engine	10950	52
38	34	Brad Noffsinger	43	Curb Records	Chevrolet			170.608	71	0	0	engine	10850	49
39	20	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			172.113	36	0	0	engine	10850	46
40	32	Jeff Fuller	89	Fiberall/Allerest	Ford			170.786	20	0	0	engine	12950	43
41	31	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			171.286	15	0	0	running	12850	40
42	43	Johnny Chapman	0	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			provisional	3	0	0	handling	10850	37
43	41	Scot Walters	27	Brewco Motorsports/Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	2	0	0	handling	10850	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2672	19	2	4	9	14
2	Matt Kenseth	2666	19	1	2	10	14
3	Mike McLaughlin	2590	19	1	1	7	12
4	Randy LaJoie	2324	19	0	1	5	8
5	Elton Sawyer	2242	19	0	0	3	7
6	Tim Fedewa	2225	19	1	1	2	6
7	Buckshot Jones	2213	19	0	1	3	5
8	Phil Parsons	2207	19	0	0	4	7
9	Elliott Sadler	2146	19	1	1	3	7
10	Hermie Sadler	2145	19	0	0	1	4
11	Mike Dillon	2136	19	0	0	2	6
12	Mark Green	2052	19	0	0	0	4
13	Jason Keller	2050	19	0	0	2	8
14	Jeff Purvis	2040	18	1	0	5	6
15	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2026	19	0	0	0	4
16	Joe Bessey	1809	19	1	0	1	4
17	Dick Trickle	1752	15	0	0	2	4
18	Tracy Leslie	1717	19	0	0	0	0
19	Ed Berrier	1710	18	0	1	1	3
20	Shane Hall	1697	19	0	0	0	1
21	Andy Santerre	1551	18	0	0	0	0
22	Kevin Lepage	1523	13	1	0	2	3
23	Tony Stewart	1465	13	1	0	3	3
24	Jeff Krogh	1450	17	0	0	1	1
25	Mike Cope	1292	17	0	0	0	2