PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400
Friday, June 5, 1998
PONTIAC EXCITEMENT 400 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING, RICHMOND
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Vallejo, Calif., Chevrolet, 125.558, track
record; old record 124.757, Gordon, March 3, 1995.
2. (98) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 125.302
3. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 124.977
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 124.729
5. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 124.378
6. (46) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 124.235
7. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 124.206
8. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 124.161
9. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 124.149
10. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 124.092
11. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 124.052
12. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 123.978
13. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 123.950
14. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 123.791
15. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.768
16. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 123.751
17. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 123.723
18. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 123.723
19. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 123.632
20. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 123.468
21. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 123.412
22. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 123.406
23. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 123.361
24. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 123.361
25. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 123.350
Failed to Qualify
(10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 123.333
(44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 123.316
(50) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 123.181
(43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 123.136
(96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 123.085
(35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 123.074
(41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 123.040
(21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 123.035
(71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 122.923
(13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 122.912
(3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 122.900
(23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 122.861
(1) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 122.744
(4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 122.688
(75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 122.677
(30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 122.505
(31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 122.477
(8) Buckshot Jones, Monticello, Ga., Chevrolet, 122.310
(7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 122.155
(91) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 121.731
Saturday, June 6, 1998 - Final Results
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PONTIAC 400 RESULTS
1. (16) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 400.
2. (4) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 400.
3. (22) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 400.
4. (7) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 400.
5. (19) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 400.
6. (15) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 400.
7. (13) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 400.
8. (14) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 400.
9. (11) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 400.
10. (3) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 400.
11. (26) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 400.
12. (18) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 400.
13. (9) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 400.
14. (37) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 399.
15. (10) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 399.
16. (39) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 399.
17. (20) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 399.
18. (8) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 399.
19. (24) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 399.
20. (25) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 398.
21. (38) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 398.
22. (29) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Ind., Pontiac, 398.
23. (5) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 398.
24. (27) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 398.
25. (21) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 398.
26. (12) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 397.
27. (2) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 397.
28. (41) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 397.
29. (23) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 397.
30. (34) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 396.
31. (28) Randy LaJoie, South Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 396.
32. (42) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 395.
33. (30) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 390, crash.
34. (43) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 390.
35. (31) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 379, crash.
36. (35) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 374.
37. (1) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 372, crash.
38. (36) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 361, handling.
39. (32) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 348.
40. (33) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 340, crash.
41. (17) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 260.
42. (6) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 183, crash.
43. (40) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 113, engine failure.
Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, 29 seconds. Margin of victory:
under caution. Winner's average speed: 97.044 mph. Caution flags:
7 for 47 laps. Lead changes: 17 among 8 drivers.
Lap leaders: Gordon 1-2; Marlin 3-80; T.Labonte 81-96; Jarrett
97-106; Benson 107-118; Jarrett 119-120; Marlin 121-123;
T.Labonte 124-187; M.Waltrip 188; T.Labonte 189-197; Martin
198-270; Jarrett 271-308; T.Labonte 309-311; Jarrett 312-344;
R.Wallace 345-371; T.Labonte 372-373; Jarrett 374-397; T.Labonte
398-400.