1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500

Race 8 of 33

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:43:10
Average speed of winner: 70.709 mph
Margin of victory: 6.376 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 96 laps
Lap leaders: Hamilton 1-74, K. Wallace 75-82, Hamilton 83-101, R. Wallace 102-103, Hamilton 104-187, Gordon 188-204, Hamilton 205-266, R. Wallace 267, Hamilton 268-310, Earnhardt 311-343, Hamilton 344-355, Earnhardt 356, Andretti 357-366, Hamilton 367-388, Andretti 389-437, Hamilton 438-500

Race notes: Last pole for Bobby Hamilton.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	93.175	500	8	379	running	227025	185
2	12	Ted Musgrave	16	PrimeStar	Ford	Roush	Ince	92.524	500	0	0	running	65675	170
3	23	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	91.936	500	0	0	running	58525	165
4	31	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	91.633	500	2	34	running	49475	165
5	36	Randy LaJoie	50	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	91.452	500	0	0	running	44325	155
6	2	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	93.166	500	2	3	running	41525	155
7	13	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Andrews	92.470	499	0	0	running	35425	146
8	3	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Evernham	93.065	499	1	17	running	47000	147
9	22	Ernie Irvan	36	Skittles	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	92.070	499	0	0	running	34600	138
10	6	Ken Schrader	33	Skoal Bandit	Chevrolet	Petree	Petree	92.751	499	0	0	running	41700	134
11	30	Morgan Shepherd	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	91.651	499	0	0	running	27185	130
12	7	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Garone	92.696	499	0	0	running	31750	127
13	19	Brett Bodine	11	Paychex	Ford	Brett Bodine		92.335	499	0	0	running	33000	124
14	4	Ricky Rudd	10	Tide	Ford	Rudd	Kennon	93.065	499	0	0	running	39150	121
15	10	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	92.569	499	0	0	running	37000	118
16	38	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	provisional	499	0	0	running	23950	115
17	41	Jeff Green	30	Gumout	Pontiac	Bahari	Hewitt	provisional	499	0	0	running	32350	112
18	8	John Andretti	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Loomis	92.633	499	2	59	running	34155	114
19	35	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	Labbe	91.492	498	0	0	running	36500	106
20	24	Lake Speed	9	Cartoon Network	Ford	Melling	Buice	91.936	498	0	0	running	23550	103
21	27	Michael Waltrip	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	91.771	497	0	0	running	29700	100
22	17	Kenny Wallace	81	Square D	Ford	FilMar	Newt Moore	92.393	497	1	8	running	22350	102
23	29	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines	Ford	Jasper	McSwain	91.655	497	0	0	running	18500	94
24	9	Joe Nemechek	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	92.574	497	0	0	running	27950	91
25	32	Steve Grissom	41	Kodiak	Chevrolet	Hedrick	Pressley	91.593	497	0	0	running	27700	88
26	43	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's Corn Flakes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Graves	provisional	496	0	0	running	33350	85
27	42	Jerry Nadeau	13	FirstPlus Financial	Ford	Elliott	Pitts	provisional	496	0	0	running	17200	82
28	20	Ward Burton	22	MBNA America	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Hussey	92.249	496	0	0	running	27150	79
29	18	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline	Ford	Roush	Fennig	92.353	495	0	0	running	33700	76
30	26	Jimmy Spencer	23	Winston	Ford	Carter	Wingo	91.855	493	0	0	running	26750	73
31	25	Hut Stricklin	8	Circuit City	Chevrolet	Stavola Brothers	Long	91.864	485	0	0	running	19600	70
32	15	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	92.402	470	0	0	running	33075	67
33	28	Rick Mast	75	Remington Arms	Ford	Mock	Charpentier	91.722	456	0	0	running	18850	64
34	16	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Kennedy	92.402	452	0	0	running	23225	61
35	40	Geoff Bodine	7	Philips	Ford	Mattei	Brewer	provisional	433	0	0	running	23100	58
36	21	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Stott	92.106	432	0	0	running	16025	55
37	39	Dick Trickle	90	Heilig-Meyers	Ford	Donlavey	Baldwin	provisional	431	0	0	running	22900	52
38	37	Johnny Benson, Jr.	26	Cheerios	Ford	Roush	Hmiel	provisional	403	0	0	running	15750	49
39	34	Todd Bodine	35	Tabasco	Pontiac	ISM		91.518	369	0	0	engine	15650	46
40	14	Darrell Waltrip	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Lopez	92.438	278	0	0	handling	15550	43
41	11	Rich Bickle	98	Thorn Apple Valley	Ford	Yarborough	Hillman	92.556	274	0	0	engine	22450	40
42	33	Kevin Lepage	91	Pionite	Chevrolet	Falk	Richert	91.562	142	0	0	engine	15350	37
43	5	David Green	96	Caterpillar	Ford	Buz McCall	Johns	92.824	71	0	0	accident	15550	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Rusty Wallace	1191	8	1	0	5	6
2	Jeremy Mayfield	1158	8	1	0	4	5
3	Terry Labonte	1086	8	0	0	1	4
4	Jeff Gordon	1085	8	0	2	3	4
5	Dale Jarrett	1085	8	1	1	4	5
6	Mark Martin	1055	8	1	2	3	5
7	Bill Elliott	1054	8	0	0	0	3
8	Dale Earnhardt	1025	8	0	1	2	3
9	Ken Schrader	964	8	0	0	1	3
10	Jeff Burton	942	8	0	0	3	4
11	Bobby Labonte	940	8	1	1	2	3
12	Michael Waltrip	930	8	0	0	0	3
13	Bobby Hamilton	915	8	1	1	1	2
14	Jimmy Spencer	909	8	0	0	1	3
15	Ted Musgrave	906	8	0	0	1	4
16	Johnny Benson, Jr.	892	7	0	0	3	5
17	Ward Burton	867	8	0	0	0	0
18	Chad Little	845	7	0	0	1	3
19	Brett Bodine	842	8	0	0	0	0
20	Steve Grissom	786	8	0	0	0	1
21	Ernie Irvan	782	8	0	0	0	2
22	Dick Trickle	768	8	0	0	0	1
23	John Andretti	762	8	1	0	0	0
24	Robert Pressley	727	8	0	0	1	1
25	Lake Speed	704	8	0	0	0	0