1998 Autolite Platinum 250

Race 25 of 31

Richmond
250 laps
Time of race: 2:17:05
Average speed of winner: 82.067 mph
Margin of victory: 3.453 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 68 laps
Lap leaders: Santerre pole, Earnhardt, Jr. 1-82, Leslie 83-96, Earnhardt, Jr. 97-250

Video links: Part 1 (Starting grid/Start/1st caution), Part 2 (2nd caution), Part 3 (3rd and 4th cautions), Part 4 (5th and 6th cautions), Part 5 (7th caution), Part 6 (8th and 9th cautions), Part 7, Part 8 (10th caution), Part 9 (11th caution), Part 10 (Finish/Post-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			122.861	250	2	236	running	35600	185
2	22	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			121.825	250	0	0	running	17175	170
3	16	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo	Chevrolet			122.084	250	0	0	running	13300	165
4	23	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			121.814	250	0	0	running	21525	160
5	6	Todd Bodine	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			122.443	250	0	0	running	10425	155
6	3	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			122.610	250	0	0	running	13400	150
7	4	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			122.527	250	0	0	running	12500	146
8	11	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			122.299	250	0	0	running	6000	142
9	5	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			122.505	250	0	0	running	11000	138
10	1	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			123.604	250	0	0	running	9775	134
11	17	David Green	36	Stanley	Pontiac			122.028	250	0	0	running	14950	130
12	7	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			122.382	250	0	0	running	6025	127
13	32	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			121.507	250	0	0	running	14300	124
14	18	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			121.896	250	0	0	running	5875	121
15	21	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			121.825	250	1	14	running	10350	123
16	10	Shane Hall	85	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			122.321	250	0	0	running	9700	115
17	41	Jason Jarrett	32	White Rain	Pontiac			provisional	250	0	0	running	5925	112
18	26	Jeff Green	92	Kraft	Chevrolet			121.633	250	0	0	running	5650	109
19	39	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			provisional	250	0	0	running	9725	106
20	40	Jason Keller	57	Carolina Turkey	Chevrolet			provisional	250	0	0	running	9025	103
21	25	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			121.649	249	0	0	running	13075	100
22	27	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			121.622	248	0	0	running	6500	97
23	31	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			121.545	248	0	0	running	12975	94
24	20	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Tools	Chevrolet			121.880	247	0	0	running	8400	91
25	36	Curtis Markham	28	LesCare Kitchens	Chevrolet			121.272	246	0	0	running	5500	88
26	38	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	245	0	0	running	8225	85
27	37	Phil Parsons	10	Dura-Lube	Chevrolet			provisional	217	0	0	running	8200	82
28	35	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			121.436	188	0	0	running	12625	79
29	29	Tony Stewart	44	Shell	Pontiac			121.572	185	0	0	accident	7100	76
30	43	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			provisional	185	0	0	running	13750	73
31	8	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/South Carolina	Chevrolet			122.366	173	0	0	engine	5000	70
32	24	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			121.671	159	0	0	engine	7950	67
33	34	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			121.468	146	0	0	handling	7050	64
34	15	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Clean Shower	Chevrolet			122.089	140	0	0	clutch	4875	61
35	14	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			122.117	133	0	0	accident	4945	58
36	12	Buckshot Jones	00	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Pontiac			122.224	126	0	0	running	6800	55
37	30	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			121.561	91	0	0	accident	4745	52
38	13	Kevin Grubb	52	Crestar	Chevrolet			122.122	81	0	0	accident	4700	49
39	9	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			122.344	81	0	0	accident	4700	46
40	19	Brad Noffsinger	43	Curb Records	Chevrolet			121.891	80	0	0	accident	4700	43
41	42	Ashton Lewis	89	Allerest/Fiberall	Ford			provisional	60	0	0	accident	6700	40
42	28	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue Engine Formula	Chevrolet			121.594	43	0	0	accident	4700	37
43	33	Ken Schrader	15	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			121.507	2	0	0	accident	4700	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3624	25	3	6	13	18
2	Matt Kenseth	3484	25	1	2	12	18
3	Mike McLaughlin	3348	25	2	1	9	14
4	Randy LaJoie	3018	25	0	1	7	10
5	Elton Sawyer	2919	25	0	0	3	9
6	Tim Fedewa	2861	25	1	2	4	8
7	Elliott Sadler	2858	25	1	1	4	9
8	Buckshot Jones	2850	25	1	1	4	7
9	Phil Parsons	2847	25	0	0	5	8
10	Hermie Sadler	2760	25	0	0	1	4
11	Mike Dillon	2667	25	0	0	2	6
12	Glenn Allen, Jr.	2634	25	0	0	0	5
13	Mark Green	2568	25	0	0	0	4
14	Jason Keller	2500	25	0	0	2	8
15	Kevin Lepage	2406	19	1	1	5	8
16	Joe Bessey	2286	25	1	0	1	4
17	Tracy Leslie	2271	25	0	0	0	0
18	Jeff Purvis	2269	20	1	0	5	7
19	Dick Trickle	2250	19	0	1	3	6
20	Ed Berrier	2223	24	0	1	1	3
21	Shane Hall	2165	25	0	0	0	2
22	Andy Santerre	2152	24	1	0	0	1
23	Tony Stewart	1888	17	1	0	3	3
24	Jeff Krogh	1848	22	0	0	1	1
25	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1777	18	0	0	1	4