EXIDE 400
Friday, September 11, 1998
EXIDE 400 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING, Richmond
1. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 125.377.
2. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 124.550.
3. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 124.338.
4. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 124.224.
5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 124.047.
6. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 123.830.
7. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 123.813.
8. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 123.717.
9. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 123.655.
10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 123.609.
11. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 123.474.
12. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 123.429.
13. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 123.372.
14. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 123.350.
15. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 123.327.
16. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 123.282.
17. (96) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Chevrolet, 123.220.
18. (35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 122.996.
19. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 122.973.
20. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 122.900.
21. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 122.884
22. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 122.861.
23. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 122.811.
24. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 122.805.
25. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 122.789.
Failed To Qualify
26. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 122.777.
27. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky, Chevrolet, 122.750.
28. (13) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, 122.750.
29. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 122.677.
30. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 122.649.
31. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 122.644.
32. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.638.
33. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 122.616.
34. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 122.571.
35. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 122.555.
36. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 122.527.
37. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 122.460.
38. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.449.
39. (1) Steve Park, Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 122.427.
40. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 122.366.
41. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 122.305.
42. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 122.288.
43. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 122.183.
44. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ford, 121.990.
45. (00) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 121.913.
46. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 121.403.
47. (79) Ken Bouchard, Fitchburg, Mass., Chevrolet, 120.417.
Saturday, September 12, 1998 - Final Results
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EXIDE 400
Pos/Start Pos/Driver/Hometown/Car/Laps Completed
1. (3) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 400.
2. (5) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 400.
3. (12) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 400.
4. (2) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 400.
5. (9) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 400.
6. (6) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 400.
7. (1) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 400.
8. (26) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 400.
9. (16) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 400.
10. (36) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 400.
11. (13) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 399.
12. (23) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 399.
13. (42) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 399.
14. (30) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 399.
15. (4) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 399.
16. (7) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 398, $39,630.
17. (24) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 398.
18. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 398.
19. (33) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 398.
20. (28) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 398.
21. (35) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 398.
22. (37) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 398.
23. (19) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 398.
24. (8) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 398.
25. (17) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Chevrolet, 397.
26. (31) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 397.
27. (40) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 396.
28. (15) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 396.
29. (29) Dennis Setzer, Newton, N.C., Ford, 396.
30. (14) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 396.
31. (27) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 394.
32. (18) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevrolet, 392.
33. (22) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 392.
34. (25) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 383.
35. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 363.
36. (38) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 333, transmission.
37. (39) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 293.
38. (34) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 260.
39. (11) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 213, crash.
40. (21) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 194, engine failure.
41. (32) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 190, engine failure.
42. (41) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 141, crash.
43. (20) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 33, crash.
Race Statistics
Time of Race: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 41 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 91,985 mph.
Margin of victory: .051 seconds.
Caution flags: 8 for 66 laps.
Lead changes: 24 among 11 drivers.
Lap leaders: R.Wallace 1-93; J.Burton 94-99; R.Wallace 100-109;
Hamilton 110-119; Schrader 120; Martin 121; T.Bodine 122; Irwin
123-124; Benson 125-135; G.Bodine 136-141; Spencer 142-149;
J.Burton 150-193; Gordon 194-197; J.Burton 198-202; Gordon
203-207; J.Burton 208-291; Gordon 292; J.Burton 293-304; Gordon
305-320; Spencer 321-332; J.Burton 333-342; Gordon 343-346;
J.Burton 347-348; Spencer 349-360; J.Burton 361-400.