October 18, 1998
NASCAR: Gordon Wins Under the Lights at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FL: Following are the race results for the
Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Saturday night. Results include finishing position,
(starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:
1. (8) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 160, $184,325.
2. (1) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 160,
$98,825.
3. (9) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 160,
$71,475.
4. (25) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 160, $62,325.
5. (7) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 160, $59,175.
6. (4) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 160,
$60,625.
7. (12) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 160, $50,575.
8. (39) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 160, $49,575.
9. (16) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 160, $48,675.
10. (5) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 160,
$57,375.
11. (37) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 160,
$50,015.
12. (38) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 160, $44,225.
13. (2) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 160, $49,485.
14. (14) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 160, $45,095.
15. (31) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 160, $42,105.
16. (6) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 160, $47,165.
17. (27) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 160, $40,125.
18. (17) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 160,
$32,610.
19. (33) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 160, $34,070.
20. (20) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 159, wreck, $34,225.
21. (30) Dave Marcis, Wausau, Wis., Chevy, 159, $28,785.
22. (42) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 159, $38,065.
23. (3) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 159, $58,045.
24. (23) Andy Hillenburg, Brownsburg, Ind., Chevy, 159,
$30,975.
25. (19) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 159, $37,330.
26. (40) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 159, $36,770.
27. (41) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 159, $42,715.
28. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 158,
$26,095.
29. (24) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 157, $25,875.
30. (35) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 156,
$35,780.
31. (29) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 144, $35,525.
32. (11) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 140, wreck, $40,395.
33. (15) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 139,
$28,265.
34. (34) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 116, handling,
$25,185.
35. (28) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 113, motor, $27,555.
36. (26) Dan Pardus, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chevy, 99, wreck,
$25,425.
37. (32) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevy, 98, $24,796.
38. (13) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 67, rear end,
$31,650.
39. (36) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 58, wreck, $24,550.
40. (22) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 31, wreck, $31,450.
41. (21) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 31, wreck, $31,350.
42. (10) Hut Stricklin, Calera, Ala., Chevy, 31, wreck,
$24,250.
43. (18) Billy Standridge, Shelby, N.C., Ford, 19, motor,
$24,150.
Race Stats:
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1; Earnhardt 2-32; R.Wallace 33; Marcis 34;
R.Wallace 35-43; Earnhardt 44; Jarrett 45-81; Earnhardt 82-87;
Gordon 88-90; Earnhardt 91-93; B.Labonte 94-97; Spencer 98;
Mayfield 99; Gordon 100-107; Irwin 108-122; Gordon 123-160.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 46 minutes, 2 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 144.549 mph.
Margin of victory: 0.176 seconds (about 3 car-lengths).
Caution flags: 6 for 26 laps.
Lead changes: 16 among 9 drivers.
Winston Cup Point Standings: Gordon 4,817; Martin 4,459; Jarrett 4,197;
R.Wallace 4,043; B.Labonte 3,934; J.Burton 3,930; Mayfield 3,926;
Earnhardt 3,496; T.Labonte 3,473; Andretti 3,399.
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