Thursday, July 30, 1998 BRICKYARD 400 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING, Indianapolis 1. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 179.394. 2. (88) w-Dale Jarrett, Conover, N.C., Ford, 178.596. 3. (24) w-Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 178.324. 4. (28) r-Kenny Irwin Jr., Indianapolis, Ford, 178.260. 5. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 177.915. 6. (50) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 177.701. 7. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 177.588. 8. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 177.434. 9. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 177.239. 10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 176.932. 11. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 176.849. 12. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 176.845. 13. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 176.682. 14. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 176.665. 15. (00) r-Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 176.512. 16. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 176.488. 17. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 176.377. 18. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 176.274. 19. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 176.243. 20. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 176.174. 21. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 176.046. 22. (13) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Ford, 175.957. 23. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 175.871. 24. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 175.867. 25. (1) r-Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175.795. Failed to Qualify 26. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 175.778. 27. (10) w-Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 175.750. 28. (3) w-Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 175.668. 29. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 175.548. 30. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 175.490. 31. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 175.353. 32. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 175.135. 33. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 175.019. 34. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 174.900. 35. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 174.883. 36. (91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 174.720. 37. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 174.635. 38. (26) Johnny Benson Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 174.520. 39. (19) Robby Gordon, Cerritos, Calif., Ford, 173.789. 40. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 173.745. 41. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 173.728. 42. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 173.608. 43. (9) r-Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 173.568. 44. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 173.377. 45. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 173.277. 46. (96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 173.140. 47. (07) r-Dan Pardus, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chevrolet, 172.821. 48. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 172.173. 49. (15) r-Loy Allen Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Ford, 170.509. 50. (95) r-Bob Schacht, Chicago, Chevrolet, 168.442. Friday, July 31, 1998 BRICKYARD 400 STARTING LINEUP 1. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 179.394. 2. (88) Dale Jarrett, Conover, N.C., Ford, 178.596. 3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 178.324. 4. (28) Kenny Irwin Jr., Indianapolis, Ford, 178.260. 5. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 177.915. 6. (50) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 177.701. 7. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 177.588. 8. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 177.434. 9. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 177.239. 10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 176.932. 11. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 176.849. 12. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 176.845. 13. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 176.682. 14. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 176.665. 15. (00) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 176.512. 16. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 176.488. 17. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 176.377. 18. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 176.274. 19. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 176.243. 20. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 176.174. 21. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 176.046. 22. (13) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Ford, 175.957. 23. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 175.871. 24. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 175.867. 25. (1) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 175.795. 26. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 175.778. 27. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 175.750. 28. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 175.668. 29. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 175.548. 30. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 175.490. 31. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 175.353. 32. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 175.135. 33. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 175.019. 34. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 174.900. 35. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 174.883. 36. (91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 174.720. 37. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, provisional. 38. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, provisional. 39. (26) Johnny Benson Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, provisional. 40. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, provisional. 41. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, provisional. 42. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, provisional. 43. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, provisional. Saturday, August 1, 1998 - Final Results -------------------------------------------------------------- NASCAR BRICKYARD 400 Pos/Start Pos/Driver/Hometown/Car/Laps Completed 1. (3) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 160. 2. (7) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 160. 3. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 160. 4. (16) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 160. 5. (28) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 160. 6. (1) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 160. 7. (9) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 160. 8. (14) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 160. 9. (8) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 160. 10. (19) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 160. 11. (11) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 160. 12. (37) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 160. 13. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 160. 14. (33) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 160. 15. (36) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 160. 16. (2) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 160. 17. (6) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 160. 18. (18) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 160. 19. (38) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 160. 20. (24) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 160. 21. (29) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 160. 22. (42) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 160. 23. (26) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 160. 24. (17) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 160. 25. (39) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 159. 26. (41) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 159. 27. (15) Buckshot Jones, Tucker, Ga., Chevrolet, 158. 28. (35) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 157, crash. 29. (20) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 157, crash. 30. (5) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 157, crash. 31. (27) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 155, crash. 32. (21) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 154, crash. 33. (40) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 152. 34. (30) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 151. 35. (25) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 148, crash. 36. (34) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 145. 37. (13) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 124, handling. 38. (4) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 116, crash. 39. (31) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 112. 40. (22) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Ford, 102, engine. 41. (32) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 102, engine. 42. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 67, handling. 43. (23) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 65, engine. Race Statistics Time of race: 3 hours, 9 minutes, 19.165 seconds. Margin of victory: Under yellow. Winner's average speed: 126.770 mph. Caution flags: 9 for 34 laps. Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Lap leaders: Irvan 1-18, Gordon 19-38, Irvan 39-45, Gordon 46-53, Jarrett 54-80, Martin 81, T.Labonte 82-83, Gordon 84-118, Pressley 119-120, Earnhardt 121-126, Gordon 127-160.