1998 Touchstone Energy 300

Race 9 of 31

Talladega
113 laps
Time of race: 2:32:35
Average speed of winner: 118.196 mph
Margin of victory: 0.171 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
Lap leaders: Nemechek 1-21, Trickle 22-48, Jones 49, Trickle 50-59, Parsons 60-62, McLaughlin 63-71, Jones 72-101, Nemechek 102-113

Race notes: Matt Kenseth took the points lead from Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 (Finish), Part 9 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			189.628	113	2	33	running	34950	180
2	21	Phil Parsons	10	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			185.362	113	1	3	running	32075	175
3	2	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			189.066	113	1	9	running	29875	170
4	3	Buckshot Jones	00	Alka-Seltzer/Bayer	Pontiac			188.920	113	2	31	running	22300	165
5	16	Dick Trickle	64	Schneider National	Chevrolet			185.920	113	2	37	running	18425	165
6	40	Glenn Allen, Jr.	99	Luxaire	Chevrolet			provisional	113	0	0	running	18300	150
7	12	Loy Allen, Jr.	78	Church's Chicken	Chevrolet			186.224	113	0	0	running	16950	146
8	19	Matt Kenseth	17	Lycos	Chevrolet			185.459	113	0	0	running	20325	142
9	6	Matt Hutter	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			187.452	113	0	0	running	19800	138
10	39	Elton Sawyer	38	Barbasol	Ford			provisional	113	0	0	running	21275	134
11	33	Jason Keller	57	Justin Boots	Chevrolet			184.790	112	0	0	running	13650	130
12	36	Shane Hall	85	Bama Jams & Jellies	Chevrolet			184.313	112	0	0	running	13325	127
13	5	Hermie Sadler	29	DeWalt Industrial Tools	Chevrolet			187.629	112	0	0	running	13200	124
14	43	Blaise Alexander	20	Rescue	Chevrolet			provisional	111	0	0	running	15575	121
15	26	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			188.716	111	0	0	running	18225	118
16	15	Kevin Lepage	40	Channellock	Ford			186.072	107	0	0	running	12825	115
17	37	Mike Dillon	72	Detroit Gasket	Chevrolet			provisional	104	0	0	handling	12700	112
18	18	Mike Cope	30	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			185.549	103	0	0	running	10575	109
19	10	Tracy Leslie	63	Lysol	Chevrolet			186.293	78	0	0	accident	12450	106
20	30	Jeff Krogh	56	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			185.441	78	0	0	accident	12850	103
21	14	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			186.130	78	0	0	accident	13650	100
22	8	Larry Pearson	2	New Holland	Chevrolet			187.148	78	0	0	accident	9025	97
23	23	Randy LaJoie	74	FINA	Chevrolet			185.294	78	0	0	handling	16400	94
24	25	Jimmy Spencer	12	Zippo	Chevrolet			185.165	77	0	0	accident	8875	91
25	35	Dale Fischlein	70	Adrian Carriers	Chevrolet			184.736	77	0	0	handling	8725	88
26	17	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Blount for Governor	Chevrolet			185.693	72	0	0	handling	8500	85
27	38	Tim Fedewa	33	Kleenex	Chevrolet			provisional	71	0	0	radiator	10375	82
28	9	Tony Stewart	44	Shell Oil Co.	Pontiac			186.296	66	0	0	handling	10250	79
29	34	Mark Martin	60	Winn-Dixie	Ford			184.765	59	0	0	accident	10875	76
30	13	Sterling Marlin	1	Rayovac	Chevrolet			186.148	53	0	0	unknown	7900	73
31	31	Kevin Schwantz	88	Texas Department of Tourism	Chevrolet			185.151	45	0	0	running	7950	70
32	4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			188.541	43	0	0	handling	14300	67
33	32	Lyndon Amick	35	SCANA/Myrtle Beach	Chevrolet			185.029	35	0	0	engine	7875	64
34	24	Ed Berrier	77	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford			185.258	23	0	0	accident	10750	61
35	22	Mark Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			185.330	23	0	0	accident	9725	58
36	28	Brad Loney	96	Big A Auto Parts	Pontiac			185.653	23	0	0	accident	7875	55
37	7	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac			187.273	22	0	0	accident	7675	52
38	42	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	22	0	0	handling	9650	49
39	29	Mark Krogh	80	Clearwater Forest Industries	Chevrolet			185.506	19	0	0	engine	7625	46
40	20	Stanton Barrett	89	Fiberall/Allerest	Ford			185.445	17	0	0	handling	9600	43
41	27	Elliott Sadler	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			185.776	8	0	0	handling	14300	40
42	11	David Green	92	Kraft	Chevrolet			186.260	5	0	0	accident	7550	37
43	41	Jason Jarrett	32	DAJ Racing	Ford			provisional	5	0	0	accident	9875	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	1249	9	0	1	4	7
2	Mike McLaughlin	1223	9	1	1	3	5
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1205	9	1	1	4	6
4	Elliott Sadler	1132	9	1	1	3	4
5	Buckshot Jones	1130	9	0	0	2	3
6	Hermie Sadler	1094	9	0	0	1	3
7	Randy LaJoie	1090	9	0	0	2	4
8	Dick Trickle	1043	8	0	0	2	3
9	Jason Keller	1041	9	0	0	2	4
10	Mike Dillon	1039	9	0	0	1	4
11	Elton Sawyer	995	9	0	0	1	3
12	Phil Parsons	992	9	0	0	2	4
13	Glenn Allen, Jr.	989	9	0	0	0	2
14	Mark Green	965	9	0	0	0	2
15	Tim Fedewa	953	9	0	0	1	2
16	Joe Nemechek	865	5	1	2	4	5
17	Tracy Leslie	858	9	0	0	0	0
18	Shane Hall	827	9	0	0	0	1
19	Tony Stewart	824	8	1	0	1	1
20	Matt Hutter	803	9	0	0	0	1
21	Jeff Burton	797	6	1	0	3	4
22	Andy Santerre	789	9	0	0	0	0
23	Jeff Purvis	783	8	0	0	1	1
24	Mark Martin	757	6	1	0	2	3
25	Ed Berrier	742	8	0	1	1	2