TEXAS 500

Saturday, April  3, 1998
TEXAS 500 STARTING LINEUP

 1. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 185.906 mph.
 2. (42) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 184.875.
 3. (22) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 184.862.
 4. (28) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 184.622.
 5. (97) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 184.477.
 6. (2) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 184.326.
 7. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 184.193.
 8. (77) Robert Pressley, Asheboro, N.C., Ford, 184.187.
 9. (96) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 184.156.
10. (78) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 184.143.
11. (18) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 183.986.
12. (31) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 183.811.
13. (88) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 183.773.
14. (75) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 183.705.
15. (43) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 183.680.
16. (91) Kevin LePage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 183.530.
17. (24) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 183.362.
18. (11) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 183.324.
19. (36) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 183.187.
20. (10) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 183.094.
21. (40) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 183.051.
22. (46) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 182.970.
23. (99) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 182.840.
24. (50) Randy LaJoie, Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 182.840.
25. (4) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 182.692.
26. (44) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 182.679.
27. (26) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 182.611.
28. (98) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 182.488.
29. (7) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 182.420.
30. (16) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 182.334.
31. (81) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 181.916.
32. (33) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 181.892.
33. (8) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Ford, 181.818.
34. (3) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 181.708.
35. (17) Darrell Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 181.354
36. (71) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 181.026.
37. (5) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, provisional.
38. (94) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, provisional.
39. (23) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, provisional.
40. (21) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, provisional.
41. (90) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, provisional.
42. (41) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, provisional.
43. (9) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, provisional.



Sunday, April  5, 1998 - Final Results
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NASCAR TEXAS 500

 1. (7)  Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 334.
 2. (5)  Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 334.
 3. (8)  Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 334.
 4. (2)  Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 334.
 5. (27) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 334.
 6. (37) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 334.
 7. (39) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 334.
 8. (11) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 334.
 9. (40) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 334.
10. (42) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 334.
11. (13) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 334.
12. (6)  Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 334.
13. (38) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 333.
14. (21) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 333.
15. (3)  Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 332.
16. (18) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 332.
17. (26) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 332.
18. (9)  David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 332.
19. (22) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 332.
20. (43) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 332.
21. (32) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 332.
22. (41) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 331.
23. (1)  Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 331.
24. (10) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 331.
25. (24) Randy LaJoie, South Norwalk, Conn., Chevrolet, 328.
26. (25) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 328.
27. (20) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 315, overheating.
28. (36) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevrolet, 295, oil leak.
29. (23) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 276.
30. (30) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 262, handling.
31. (17) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 252.
32. (29) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 248, ignition.
33. (12) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 247, crash.
34. (31) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 214, handling.
35. (34) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 205.
36. (35) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 185, transmission.
37. (16) Kevin Lepage, Shelbourne, Vt., Chevrolet, 148.
38. (28) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 135, crash.
39. (4)  Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind., Ford, 80, crash.
40. (33) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 11, crash.
41. (14) Rick Mast, Rockbridge Baths, Va., Ford, 1, crash.
42. (15) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Ind., Pontiac, 1, crash.
43. (19) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 1, crash.

Winner's average speed: 136.771 mph.
Time of race: 3 hours, 39 minutes.
Margin of victory: 0.573 seconds.
Caution flags: 7 for 43 laps.
Lead changes: 24 among 9 drivers.

Lap leaders: Mayfield (pole), W.Burton 1-27, Little 32-34, Martin
35-36, Mayfield 37-82, J.Burton 83-87, Mayfield 88-92, J.Burton
93-105, Mayfield 106-127, J.Burton 128-149, Mayfield 150-177,
J.Burton 178-185, Little 186-191, Martin 192, Nemechek 193-195,
Benson 196-204, M.Waltrip 205-209, Jarrett 210-216, Little
217-230, Jarrett 231-248, Martin 249-252, Jarrett 253-278, Little
279-304, Martin 305-334.