1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300

Race 3 of 31

Las Vegas
200 laps
Time of race: 2:37:43
Average speed of winner: 114.129 mph
Margin of victory: 0.211 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
Lap leaders: Martin 1, Nemechek 2-9, Burton 10-42, Martin 43-49, Nemechek 50-128, Burton 129-143, H. Sadler 144-146, Jones 147-149, Dillon 150-152, Spencer 153-174, Burton 175, Spencer 176-183, Burton 184, Spencer 185-200

Race notes: Mark Martin took the points lead from Matt Kenseth.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo	Chevrolet			160.643	200	3	46	running	72950	180
2	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			160.600	200	0	0	running	59000	170
3	2	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			162.494	200	2	87	running	40975	175
4	3	Jeff Burton	9	Track Gear	Ford			161.730	200	4	50	running	32650	165
5	23	Dale Jarrett	32	White Rain	Ford			159.636	200	0	0	running	26550	155
6	1	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			162.577	200	2	8	running	22400	155
7	21	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			159.820	200	1	3	running	26050	151
8	4	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			161.580	200	1	3	running	24350	147
9	5	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			161.281	200	1	3	running	22050	143
10	41	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			provisional	200	0	0	running	19450	134
11	11	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			160.433	200	0	0	running	17700	130
12	6	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			161.040	200	0	0	running	21650	127
13	16	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			160.014	200	0	0	running	16600	124
14	14	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			160.352	200	0	0	running	22590	121
15	27	Stanton Barrett	89	Allerest	Ford			159.245	200	0	0	running	18580	118
16	10	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			160.471	200	0	0	running	18095	115
17	25	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			159.490	199	0	0	accident	16760	112
18	31	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			158.786	199	0	0	accident	29950	109
19	18	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			159.943	199	0	0	running	16340	106
20	13	Michael Waltrip	21	Band-Aid	Chevrolet			160.366	199	0	0	running	13555	103
21	12	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			160.418	199	0	0	running	14220	100
22	22	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			159.796	199	0	0	running	13010	97
23	28	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			159.212	199	0	0	running	15900	94
24	15	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			160.271	198	0	0	running	20390	91
25	36	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			158.534	198	0	0	running	13680	88
26	34	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			158.670	198	0	0	running	13570	85
27	9	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			160.514	198	0	0	running	19960	82
28	17	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			160.005	197	0	0	running	19850	79
29	30	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley	Chevrolet			158.828	197	0	0	running	18740	76
30	37	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	197	0	0	running	14355	73
31	35	Brad Loney	45	Hunter's Specialties/GTS	Chevrolet			158.637	195	0	0	handling	14020	70
32	39	Mike Stefanik	96	Big A Auto Parts	Chevrolet			provisional	193	0	0	running	13910	67
33	32	Jason Keller	57	Progressive Motorsports	Chevrolet			158.772	192	0	0	handling	13800	64
34	24	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			159.584	185	0	0	accident	13690	61
35	42	Patty Moise	14	Rhodes Furniture	Ford			provisional	179	0	0	rear end	11580	58
36	33	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet			158.730	168	0	0	accident	11495	55
37	20	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			159.848	168	0	0	engine	13435	52
38	38	Robert Pressley	59	Kingsford/Matchlight	Chevrolet			provisional	135	0	0	handling	13350	49
39	43	Dale Shaw	48	Unifirst Uniforms	Ford			provisional	129	0	0	rear end	11340	46
40	19	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			159.872	88	0	0	accident	11330	43
41	26	Jimmy Foster	50	Dr Pepper	Ford			159.452	87	0	0	accident	11320	40
42	29	Kevin Schwantz	88	Ryder	Chevrolet			158.861	46	0	0	accident	13316	37
43	40	Shane Hall	85	Dura Shine	Chevrolet			provisional	45	0	0	accident	13500	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	485	3	1	0	2	3
2	Jeff Burton	437	3	0	0	2	2
3	Buckshot Jones	425	3	0	0	1	2
4	Matt Kenseth	421	3	0	1	1	2
5	Randy LaJoie	410	3	0	0	1	2
6	Hermie Sadler	397	3	0	0	0	1
7	Mike Dillon	384	3	0	0	0	2
8	Mark Green	374	3	0	0	0	1
9	Joe Nemechek	360	2	0	1	2	2
10	Jeff Purvis	352	3	0	0	1	1
11	Mike McLaughlin	351	3	1	0	1	1
12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	337	3	0	0	1	1
13	Elliott Sadler	326	3	0	0	0	1
14	Jimmy Spencer	323	2	0	1	1	2
15	Dick Trickle	321	3	0	0	0	0
16	Tim Fedewa	318	3	0	0	0	0
17	Jason Keller	313	3	0	0	0	1
18	Tony Stewart	306	3	1	0	1	1
19	Tracy Leslie	282	3	0	0	0	0
20	Matt Hutter	282	3	0	0	0	0
21	Elton Sawyer	273	3	0	0	0	0
22	Glenn Allen, Jr.	261	3	0	0	0	0
23	Andy Santerre	261	3	0	0	0	0
24	Michael Waltrip	249	2	0	0	0	1
25	Kevin Schwantz	246	3	0	0	0	1