PEPSI 400
Friday, August 14, 1998
PEPSI 400 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING, Michigan
1. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 183.416 mph.
2. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 183.374.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 183.341.
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Conover, N.C., Ford, 183.132.
5. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 182.792.
6. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 182.704.
7. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Greensboro, N.C., Ford, 182.588.
8. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 182.556.
9. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 182.422.
10. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 182.380.
11. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis., Ford, 182.283.
12. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 181.791.
13. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, 39.631, 181.676.
14. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 181.671.
15. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 181.589.
16. (91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 181.580.
17. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 181.442.
18. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 181.424.
19. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 181.365.
20. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 181.337.
21. (1) Steve Park, Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 181.200.
22. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 181.132.
23. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 180.995.
24. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 180.945.
25. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 180.923.
Failed to Qualify
26. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 180.918.
27. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 180.814.
28. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 180.487.
29. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 180.443.
30. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 180.419.
31. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 180.180.
32. (00) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Calif., Chevrolet, 180.180.
33. (15) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 180.036.
34. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 179.690.
35. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 179.578.
36. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 179.386.
37. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 179.082.
38. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 178.758.
39. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 178.704.
40. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 178.594.
41. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 178.271.
42. (13) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 178.183.
43. (23) Frank Kimmel, Jeffersonville, Ind., Ford, 177.161.
44. (96) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 177.039.
45. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 176.882.
46. (16) Kevin LePage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 174.410.
47. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, DNS
Saturday, August 15, 1998
PEPSI 400 STARTING LINEUP
1. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 183.416 mph.
2. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 183.374.
3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 183.341.
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Conover, N.C., Ford, 183.132.
5. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 182.792.
6. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 182.704.
7. (50) Wally Dallenbach, Greensboro, N.C., Ford, 182.588.
8. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 182.556.
9. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 182.422.
10. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 182.380.
11. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis., Ford, 182.283.
12. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 181.791.
13. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 181.676.
14. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 181.671.
15. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 181.589.
16. (91) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 181.580.
17. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 181.442.
18. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 181.424.
19. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 181.365.
20. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 181.337.
21. (1) Steve Park, Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 181.200.
22. (9) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 181.132.
23. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 180.995.
24. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 180.945.
25. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 180.923.
26. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 180.918.
27. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 180.814.
28. (13) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 180.510.
29. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 180.487.
30. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 180.433.
31. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 180.419.
32. (15) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 180.221.
33. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 180.180.
34. (00) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Calif., Chevrolet, 179.996.
35. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 179.883.
36. (23) Frank Kimmel, Jeffersonville, Ind., Ford, 177.739.
37. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, provisional.
38. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, provisional.
39. (16) Kevin LePage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, provisional.
40. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, provisional.
41. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, provisional.
42. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, provisional.
43. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, provisional.
Sunday, August 16, 1998 - Final Results
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NASCAR PEPSI 400
Pos/Start Pos/Driver/Hometown/Cars/Laps Completed
1. (3) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 200.
2. (2) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 200.
3. (4) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 200.
4. (5) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 200.
5. (25) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 200.
6. (1) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 200.
7. (8) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 200.
8. (7) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 200.
9. (15) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 200.
10. (40) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 199.
11. (21) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 199.
12. (6) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 199.
13. (19) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 199.
14. (10) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 199.
15. (20) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 199.
16. (18) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 198.
17. (39) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 198.
18. (37) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 198.
19. (26) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 198.
20. (24) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 198.
21. (23) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 198.
22. (30) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 198.
23. (11) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 198.
24. (33) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 198.
25. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 198.
26. (31) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 198.
27. (34) Buckshot Jones, Tucker, Ga., Chevrolet, 197.
28. (12) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 197.
29. (27) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 197.
30. (22) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 197.
31. (36) Frank Kimmell, Jeffersonville, Idaho, Ford, 197.
32. (41) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 197.
33. (42) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 197.
34. (38) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 194.
35. (28) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 194.
36. (13) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 187, engine failure.
37. (9) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 177, engine failure.
38. (29) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 160, clutch.
39. (32) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 136, engine failure.
40. (17) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 132, engine failure.
41. (35) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 17, crash.
42. (16) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevrolet, 15, crash.
43. (14) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 7, crash.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 2:37.54.
Margin of victory: 1.826-seconds.
Winner's average speed: 151.995 mph.
Caution flags: 3 for 18 laps.
Lead changes: 25 among 9 drivers.
Lap leaders: Irvan 1-27; Martin 28; Irvan 29-31; Martin 32; Irvan
33-42; Martin 43; Irvan 44-49; Martin 50-55; Little 56-57;
Earnhardt 58-60; D.Waltrip 61-62; Jarrett 63-67; Irvan 68-95;
Jarrett 96; Irvan 97-103; Martin 104; B.Labonte 105-107; T.
Labonte 108; Irvan 109-129; Martin 130-131; Irvan 132; Martin
133-154; B.Labonte 155-156; Irvan 157-165; Martin 166-191; Gordon
192-200.