PRIMESTAR 500
Friday, March 7, 1998
PRIMESTAR 500 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING
1. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 192.956 mph
2. (35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 192.841
3. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 192.728
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 192.266
5. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 192.220
6. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 192.206
7. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 192.007
8. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 191.900
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 191.814
10. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 191.754
11. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 191.715
12. (46) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 191.642
13. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 191.509
14. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 191.476
15. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 191.304
16. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 191.258
17. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 191.238
18. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 191.100
19. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 190.732
20. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 190.653
21. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 190.646
22. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 190.627
23. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 190.581
24. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 190.378
25. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 190.306
Failed to Qualify
26. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 190.215
27. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 189.844
28. (8) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Ford, 189.694
29. (98) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 189.688
30. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 189.584
31. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 189.526
32. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 189.513
33. (96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 189.487
34. (91) Kevin LePage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 189.396
35. (13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 189.390
36. (50) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 189.041
37. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 188.931
38. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 188.912
39. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 188.783
40. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 188.758
41. (05) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Ford, 188.552
42. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 188.124
43. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 187.481
44. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 187.449
45. (95) Andy Hillenburg, Indianapolis, Chevrolet, 187.342
46. (17) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 186.717
47. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 185.965
48. (1) Phil Parsons, Detroit, Chevrolet, 184.309
49. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 183.850
50. (29) Jeff Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 163.107
Note: The top 25 cars in Friday's qualifying advanced to Sunday's
race. The remainder of the 43-car field will be filled in
Saturday morning's second round of qualifications.
Saturday, March 7, 1998
PRIMESTAR 500 STARTING LINEUP
Rain meant that qualifying times were decided on yesterday's qualifying results.
1. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 192.956 mph
2. (35) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 192.841
3. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 192.728
4. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 192.266
5. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 192.220
6. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 192.206
7. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 192.007
8. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 191.900
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 191.814
10. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 191.754
11. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 191.715
12. (46) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 191.642
13. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 191.509
14. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 191.476
15. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 191.304
16. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 191.258
17. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 191.238
18. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 191.100
19. (30) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 190.732
20. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 190.653
21. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 190.646
22. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 190.627
23. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 190.581
24. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 190.378
25. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 190.306
26. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 190.215
27. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 189.844
28. (8) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Ford, 189.694
29. (98) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 189.688
30. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 189.584
31. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 189.526
32. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 189.513
33. (96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 189.487
34. (91) Kevin LePage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 189.396
35. (13) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 189.390
36. (50) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 189.041
37. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, provisional
38. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, provisional
39. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, provisional
40. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, provisional
41. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, provisional
42. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, provisional
43. (17) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, provisional
Sunday March 8th - Final Results
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PRIMESTAR 500
1. (14) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 325 laps
2. (4) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 325
3. (26) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 325
4. (22) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 325
5. (5) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 325
6. (3) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 325
7. (24) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 325
8. (10) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 325
9. (15) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 324
10. (2) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Pontiac, 324
11. (31) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 324
12. (8) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 324
13. (30) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 324
14. (34) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 323
15. (42) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 323
16. (40) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 323
17. (37) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 323
18. (32) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 323
19. (9) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 323
20. (1) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 323
21. (41) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 323
22. (18) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 323
23. (23) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 322
24. (17) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 322
25. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 321
26. (27) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 321
27. (7) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 321
28. (13) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 321
29. (38) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 320
30. (33) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 319
31. (29) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 319
32. (35) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 318
33. (25) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 314
34. (36) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 308
35. (21) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 305
36. (39) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 267, engine
37. (28) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 255
38. (19) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 203, crash
39. (12) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 177
40. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 136,
handling
41. (11) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 83, engine
42. (16) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 17, crash
43. (20) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 12, ignition
Race Statistics:
Time of race: 3:36:12.
Margin of victory: Under caution.
Winner's average speed: 139.501 mph.
Caution flags: 7 for 52 laps.
Lead changes: 29 among 14 drivers.
Lap leaders: T.Bodine 1; Andretti 2-11; T.Bodine 12-19; Andretti
20-43; Mayfield 40-44; Andretti 45-47; Mayfield 48-51;
Cope 52-55; T.Bodine 56-79; Irwin 80-88; Jarrett 89-101; Martin
102-103; Mayfield 104; K.Wallace 105; G.Bodine 106-107; Benson
108; Irwin 109-120; K.Wallace 121-138; Irwin 139-153; Jarrett
154-161; Earnhardt 162-163; T.Bodine 164-176; Irwin 177-208;
T.Labonte 209-224; Irwin 225-267; Mayfield 268; Trickle 269-270;
Jarrett 271-278; B.Labonte 279-325.