MBNA GOLD 400

Sunday, September 20, 1998 - Final Results
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MBNA GOLD 400

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

 1. (1)  Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 400.
 2. (6)  Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 400.
 3. (28) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 400.
 4. (5)  Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 400.
 5. (2)  Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 400.
 6. (16) Matt Kenseth, Lansing, Mich., Ford, 400.
 7. (10) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 400.
 8. (23) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 400.
 9. (7)  John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 400.
10. (37) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 399.
11. (13) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 399.
12. (4)  Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 399.
13. (11) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 399.
14. (15) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 398.
15. (25) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 398.
16. (35) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 398.
17. (38) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 397.
18. (24) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 397.
19. (42) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 397.
20. (32) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 396.
21. (33) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 396.
22. (31) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 396.
23. (43) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 396.
24. (41) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 396.
25. (39) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 396.
26. (21) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 396.
27. (30) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 394.
28. (36) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 394.
29. (19) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 392.
30. (40) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Ford, 391.
31. (9)  Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 370, engine failure.
32. (20) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 367.
33. (17) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 347.
34. (18) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 319, oil leak.
35. (3)  Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 314, engine failure.
36. (8)  Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 313, crash.
37. (26) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevrolet, 310, crash.
38. (27) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 262, crash.
39. (29) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 237, engine failure.
40. (12) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 168, crash.
41. (22) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 142, engine failure.
42. (14) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 84, engine failure.
43. (34) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 2, engine failure.

Race Statistics

Time of Race: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 50 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 113.834 mph.
Margin of victory: 2.036 seconds.
Caution flags: 7 for 47 laps.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers.

Lap leaders: Martin 1; R. Wallace 2-3; Martin 4-87; R. Wallace
88-93; Martin 94-172; Hamilton 173; Gordon 174-179; Martin
180-252; R. Wallace 253-257; Martin 258-400.