LAS VEGAS 400
Friday, February 27, 1998
LAS VEGAS 400 FIRST-ROUND QUALIFYING
1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 168.224 miles per hour
2. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 167.411 mph
3. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac, 166.806 mph
4. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 166.723 mph
5. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 166.605 mph
6. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 166.590 mph
7. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 166.272 mph
9. Derrike Cope (30), Pontiac, 166.016 mph
10. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 166.001 mph
11. Bobby Labonte (18), Chevrolet, 165.746 mph
12. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 165.710 mph
13. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 165.659 mph
14. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, 165.563 mph
15. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 165.548 mph
16. Johnny Benson (26), Ford, 165.548 mph
17. Chad Little (97), Ford, 165.448 mph
18. Ernie Irvan (36), Pontiac, 165.320 mph
19. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, 165.198 mph
20. Robert Presley (77), Ford, 165.143 mph
21. Sterling Marlin (40), Chevrolet, 165.067 mph
22. Greg Sacks (98), Ford, 165.057 mph
23. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, 165.042 mph
24. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 165.027 mph
25. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet, 164.901 mph
Note: The top 25 cars in Friday's qualifying advanced into
Sunday's race. The remainder of the 43-car field will be filled
in Saturday morning's second round of qualifications.
Saturday 28 February
LAS VEGAS 400 STARTING LINEUP
1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford, 168.224 miles per hour
2. Geoff Bodine (7), Ford, 167.411 mph
3. Ward Burton (22), Pontiac, 166.806 mph
4. Bill Elliott (94), Ford, 166.723 mph
5. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet, 166.605 mph
6. Rick Mast (75), Ford, 166.590 mph
7. Mark Martin (6), Ford, 166.272 mph
8. Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet, 166.123 mph
9. Derrike Cope (30), Pontiac, 166.016 mph
10. Rusty Wallace (2), Ford, 166.001 mph
11. Bobby Labonte (18), Chevrolet, 165.746 mph
12. Dick Trickle (90), Ford, 165.710 mph
13. Kenny Wallace (81), Ford, 165.659 mph
14. Kyle Petty (44), Pontiac, 165.563 mph
15. Jeff Burton (99), Ford, 165.548 mph
16. Johnny Benson (26), Ford, 165.548 mph
17. Chad Little (97), Ford, 165.448 mph
18. Ernie Irvan (36), Pontiac, 165.320 mph
19. Ricky Rudd (10), Ford, 165.198 mph
20. Robert Presley (77), Ford, 165.143 mph
21. Sterling Marlin (40), Chevrolet, 165.067 mph
22. Greg Sacks (98), Ford, 165.057 mph
23. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford, 165.042 mph
24. Brett Bodine (11), Ford, 165.027 mph
25. Wally Dallenbach (46), Chevrolet, 164.901 mph
26. Dale Earnhardt (3), Chevrolet, 164.860 mph
27. Darrell Waltrip (17), Chevrolet, 164.860 mph
28. Terry Labonte (5), Chevrolet, 164.845 mph
29. Jimmy Spencer (23), Ford, 164.770 mph
30. John Andretti (43), Pontiac, 164.614 mph
31. Jeff Green (29), Chevrolet, 164.594 mph
32. Jeremy Mayfield (12), Ford, 164.409 mph
33. David Green (96), Chevrolet, 164.399 mph
34. Mike Skinner (31), Chevrolet, 164.379 mph
35. Kevin Lepage (91), Chevrolet, 164.359 mph
36. Michael Waltrip (21), Ford, 163.979 mph
37. Ken Schrader (33), Chevrolet, provisional
38. Kenny Irwin (28), Ford, provisional
39. Ricky Craven (50), Chevrolet, provisional
40. Steve Grissom (41), Chevrolet, provisional
41. Bobby Hamilton (4), Pontiac, provisional
42. Hut Stricklin (8), Chevrolet, provisional
43. Lake Speed (9), Ford, provisional
Monday March 1st - Final Results
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NASCAR LAS VEGAS 400
1. (7) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 267
2. (15) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 267
3. (10) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 267
4. (16) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 267
5. (32) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 267
6. (23) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 267
7. (29) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 267
8. (26) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevrolet, 267
9. (4) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 267
10. (17) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 267
11. (6) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 266
12. (19) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 266
13. (2) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 266
14. (36) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 266
15. (28) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevrolet, 266
16. (12) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 266
17. (5) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevrolet, 266
18. (3) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 266
19. (11) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 266
20. (41) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevrolet, 265
21. (37) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevrolet, 265
22. (14) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 265
23. (20) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 265
24. (21) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevrolet, 265
25. (22) Greg Sacks, Mattituck, N.Y., Ford, 265
26. (24) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 265
27. (39) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Chevrolet, 265
28. (35) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Chevrolet, 264
29. (34) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevrolet, 264
30. (18) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 264
31. (9) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 264
32. (43) Lake Speed, Jackson, Miss., Ford, 264
33. (31) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevrolet, 264
34. (33) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevrolet, 264
35. (27) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Chevrolet, 264
36. (38) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind., Ford, 263
37. (8) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevrolet, 263
38. (25) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevrolet, 262
39. (40) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevrolet, 258
40. (1) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 219, engine
41. (30) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Ind., Pontiac, 196, piston
42. (13) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Mo., Ford, 179, engine
43. (42) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevrolet, 150, ignition
Race Statistics:
Time of race: 2:44:53.
Margin of victory: 1.605 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 146.530 mph.
Caution flags: 2 for 9 laps.
Lead changes: 24 among 12 drivers.
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-11; Martin 12-22; Jarrett 23-32; R.Wallace
33-36; Benson 37-45; J.Burton 46-59; Martin 60; Nemechek 61-66;
J.Burton 67-89; W.Burton 90-94; Jarrett 95-97; Martin 98-114;
Spencer 115-142; R.Wallace 143-155; Jarrett 156-171; Martin
172-174; Earnhardt 175; T.Labonte 176; G.Bodine 177-178;
R.Wallace 179-201; Martin 202-228; T.Labonte 229; Mast 230-232;
G.Bodine 233-244; Martin 245-267.
Series points leaders: R.Wallace 505; Earnhardt 449; Mayfield
446; Spencer 429; Elliott 427; Gordon 412; Martin 409; T.Labonte
394; Little 380; Hamilton 373; G.Bodine 359; Schrader 354;
B.Labonte 345; Craven 342; Mast 340.