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NASCAR WCUP: Pepsi 400 Race Results

17 August 1998

BROOKLYN, MI: Following are the results of the Pepsi 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race held at Michigan Speedway Sunday. The results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any), and money won:

1. (3) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 200, $120,302.
2. (2) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 200, $73,555.
3. (4) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 200, $61,805.
4. (5) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 200, $53,525.
5. (25) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 200, $48,390.
6. (1) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 200, $64,840.
7. (8) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 200, $37,515.
8. (7) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 200, $39,065.
9. (15) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 200, $42,815.
10. (40) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 199, $38,565.
11. (21) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 199, $28,090.
12. (6) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 199, $33,140.
13. (19) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 199, $39,490.
14. (10) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 199, $33,690.
15. (20) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 199, $25,740.
16. (18) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ford, 198, $38,190.
17. (39) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 198, $31,140.
18. (37) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 198, $34,840.
19. (26) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 198, $23,340.
20. (24) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 198, $36,590.
21. (23) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 198, $30,390.
22. (30) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 198, $29,590.
23. (11) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 198, $33,965.
24. (33) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 198, $23,265.
25. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 198, $18,715.
26. (31) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 198, $22,315.
27. (34) Buckshot Jones, Tucker, Ga., Chevy, 197, $18,440.
28. (12) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 197, $25,390.
29. (27) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 197, $28,490.
30. (22) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 197, $21,340.
31. (36) Frank Kimmell, Jeffersonville, Idaho, Ford, 197, $28,065.
32. (41) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 197, $28,015.
33. (42) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 197, $27,465.
34. (38) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 194, $24,915.
35. (28) Dennis Setzer, Conover, N.C., Ford, 194, $18,365.
36. (13) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 187, motor, $33,840.
37. (9) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 177, motor, $24,815.
38. (29) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 160, clutch, $24,740.
39. (32) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 136, motor, $17,740.
40. (17) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 132, motor, $24,740.
41. (35) Jeff Green, Whitehouse, Tenn., Chevy, 17, accident, $17,740.
42. (16) Morgan Shepherd, Conover, N.C., Chevy, 15, accident, $20,240.
43. (14) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 7, accident, $24,740.

Race Stats:

Lap leaders: Irvan 1-27; Martin 28; Irvan 29-31; Martin 32; Irvan 33-42; Martin 43; Irvan 44-49; Martin 50-55; Little 56-57; Earnhardt 58-60; D.Waltrip 61-62; Jarrett 63-67; Irvan 68-95; Jarrett 96; Irvan 97-103; Martin 104; B.Labonte 105-107; T. Labonte 108; Irvan 109-129; Martin 130-131; Irvan 132; Martin 133-154; B.Labonte 155-156; Irvan 157-165; Martin 166-191; Gordon 192-200.

Time of race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 54 seconds.
Margin of victory: 1.826-seconds.
Winner's average speed: 151.995 mph.
Caution flags: 3 for 18 laps.
Lead changes: 25 among 9 drivers.

Points standings: Gordon 3,262; Martin 3,165; Jarrett 3,029; R.Wallace 2,863; B.Labonte 2,839; Mayfield 2,752; J.Burton 2,608; Earnhardt 2,516; T.Labonte 2,482; and Schrader 2,412.