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NASCAR WCUP: UAW-GM Quality 500 Race Results

4 October 1998

CONCORD, NC: Following are the race results for the UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (2) Mark Martin, Batesville, Ark., Ford, 334, $151,950.
2. (13) Ward Burton, South Boston, Va., Pontiac, 334, $96,700.
3. (28) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 334, $76,250.
4. (5) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 334, $83,300.
5. (26) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 334, $79,450.
6. (32) Kevin Lepage, Shelburne, Vt., Ford, 334, $54,700.
7. (11) Joe Nemechek, Lakeland, Fla., Chevy, 334, $46,400.
8. (20) Chad Little, Spokane, Wash., Ford, 334, $36,500.
9. (39) Geoff Bodine, Chemung, N..Y., Ford, 334, $45,000.
10. (18) Jimmy Spencer, Berwick, Pa., Ford, 334, $50,600.
11. (29) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Ford, 334, $37,900.
12. (7) John Andretti, Indianapolis, Pontiac, 334, $41,100.
13. (27) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 334, $35,850.
14. (1) Derrike Cope, Spanaway, Wash., Pontiac, 334, $68,289.
15. (8) Todd Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevy, 333, $28,300.
16. (30) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 333, $25,400.
17. (42) Rich Bickle, Edgerton, Wis., Ford, 333, $30,000.
18. (34) Kyle Petty, Randleman, N.C., Pontiac, 332, $28,800.
19. (21) Brett Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Ford, 332, $28,400.
20. (10) Kenny Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind., Ford, 326, $35,050.
21. (19) Mike Skinner, Susanville, Calif., Chevy, 321, $20,600.
22. (43) Darrell Waltrip, Franklin, Tenn., Pontiac, 319, $17,200.
23. (25) Wally Dallenbach, Basalt, Colo., Chevy, 307, handling, $27,100.
24. (17) Dale Jarrett, Hickory, N.C., Ford, 301, $33,850.
25. (9) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 290, $27,100.
26. (6) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 282, $32,300.
27. (36) Ted Musgrave, Franklin, Wis., Ford, 279, motor, $16,500.
28. (37) Johnny Benson, Grand Rapids, Mich., Ford, 278, $26,400.
29. (33) Dale Earnhardt, Kannapolis, N.C., Chevy, 278, $31,300.
30. (24) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 275, $18,700.
31. (4) Ernie Irvan, Salinas, Calif., Pontiac, 271, wreck, $28,100.
32. (31) Steve Grissom, Gadsden, Ala., Chevy, 270, $16,000.
33. (35) Dick Trickle, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., Ford, 267, wreck, $23,450.
34. (41) Rick Mast, Lexington, Va., Ford, 258, $15,900.
35. (12) Jerry Nadeau, Danbury, Conn., Ford, 242, handling, $15,870.
36. (38) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevy, 237, $15,850.
37. (14) Ricky Rudd, Chesapeake, Va., Ford, 231, wreck, $32,235.
38. (22) Terry Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Chevy, 215, handling, $31,820.
39. (3) Bobby Labonte, Corpus Christi, Texas, Pontiac, 202, wreck, $39,915.
40. (15) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Chevy, 185, motor, $22,810.
41. (40) Robert Pressley, Asheville, N.C., Ford, 155, motor, $15,805.
42. (16) Gary Bradberry, Chelsea, Ala., Ford, 133, wreck, $15,800.
43. (23) David Green, Owensboro, Ky., Chevy, 68, wreck, $22,795.

Race Stats:

Lap leaders: Cope pole; Martin 1; Cope 2-7; B.Labonte 8-10; Irvan 11-24; Martin 25-75; Gordon 76-82; Martin 83-90; W.Burton 91-125; Irvan 126-137; Gordon 138-148; Martin 149-170; Gordon 171-194; B.Bodine 195; Gordon 196-200; Martin 201-267; M.Waltrip 268; Martin 269-334.

Time of race: 4 hours, 4 minutes, 1 second.
Margin of victory: 1.110 seconds (about 150 yards).
Winner's average speed: 123.188 mph.
Cautions: 11 for 65 laps.
Lead changes: 17 among 8 drivers.

Winston Cup Points: Gordon 4,457; Martin 4,283; Jarrett 3,918; R.Wallace 3,801; J.Burton 3,672; B.Labonte 3,604; Mayfield 3,601; Earnhardt 3,285; Andretti 3,178; T.Labonte 3,153.