GOODY'S 500

Friday, August 21, 1998
GOODY'S 500 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING, Bristol Motor Speedway

 1.  (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 123.554.
 2. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 123.523.
 3. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 123.300.
 4.  (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 123.277.
 5. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.150.
 6. (23) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 123.150.
 7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Vallejo, Calif., Chevrolet, 123.039.
 8. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 123.039.
 9. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 123.008.
10. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 123.008.
11.  (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.898.
12. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 122.599.
13. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 122.584.
14. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 122.576.
15.  (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 122.568.
16. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.560.
17. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 122.560.
18.  (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 122.529.
19. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 122.505.
20. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 122.505.
21. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 122.396.
22. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 122.341.
23. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 122.248.
24. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 122.240.
25. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 122.240.

Failed To Qualify

(75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 122.170.
(94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 122.131.
(43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 122.092.
(40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 122.092.
(3)  Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 122.007.
(81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 121.790.
(92) Elliott Sadler, South Boston, Va., Chevrolet, 121.713.
(4)  Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 121.382.
(28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 121.366.
(97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 121.313.
(1)  Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 121.236.
(50) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 121.014.
(91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 120.953.
(96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 120.786.
(36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 120.763.
(90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 120.444.
(13) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 120.301.
(41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 120.128.
(35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 120.075.
(78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 119.925.
(71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 119.790.
(85) Ken Bouchard, Fitchburg, Mass., Ford, 119.225.





Saturday, August 22, 1998 - Final Results
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GOODY'S 500

Pos/Start Pos/Driver/Hometown/Car/Laps Completed

 1. (4)  Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 500.
 2. (19) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 500.
 3. (1)  Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 500.
 4. (9)  Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 500.
 5. (7)  Jeff Gordon, Vallejo, Calif., Chevrolet, 500.
 6. (30) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 500.
 7. (2)  Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 500.
 8. (5)  Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 500.
 9. (3)  Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 500.
10. (24) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 500.
11. (33) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 500.
12. (21) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 500.
13. (15) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 500.
14. (13) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 499.
15. (34) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind., Ford, 499.
16. (12) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 499.
17. (14) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 499.
18. (17) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 499.
19. (27) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 498.
20. (6)  Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 498.
21. (29) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 498.
22. (37) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 498.
23. (35) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 497.
24. (32) Elliott Sadler, South Boston, Va., Chevrolet, 497.
25. (10) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 496.
26. (16) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 496.
27. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 495.
28. (38) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 489.
29. (40) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 482.
30. (11) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 481.
31. (22) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 466.
32. (18) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 434, handling.
33. (23) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 434.
34. (36) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 422.
35. (26) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 405, wreck.
36. (20) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 353, handling.
37. (8)  Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 313, wreck.
38. (28) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 303, handling.
39. (41) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 290, handling.
40. (25) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 272, overheated.
41. (42) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 237, wreck.
42. (31) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 227, engine.
43. (39) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 153, wreck.

Race Statistics

Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 58 seconds.
Margin of victory: 2.185 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 86.918 mph.
Caution flags: 13 for 86 laps.
Lead changes: 12 among 7 drivers.

Lap leaders: R.Wallace pole-10; Rudd 11-14; R.Wallace 15-19; Rudd
20-58; Mayfield 59-120; R.Wallace 121-122; Mayfield 123-190;
Martin 191-199; Jarrett 200-234; Mayfield 235-277; Earnhardt
278-311; B.Labonte 312-319; Martin 320-500.