Standings After Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway - Sunday, February 15th, 1998
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 175 | -10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 165 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 1 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 160 | -25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 160 | -25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 1 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Pontiac | 150 | -35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 1 | Chad Little | 97 | Ford | 146 | -39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 1 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 147 | -38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 1 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 138 | -47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 134 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 1 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 130 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 1 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Chevrolet | 127 | -58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 1 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 129 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 1 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevrolet | 121 | -64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 118 | -67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 120 | -65 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 1 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 112 | -73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 1 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | 109 | -76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Ford | 106 | -79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 1 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 103 | -82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 1 | Jerry Nadeau | 9 | Ford | 100 | -85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Chevrolet | 102 | -83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 1 | Mike Wallace | 50 | Ford | 94 | -91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 1 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 91 | -94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 1 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 88 | -97 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 1 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 90 | -95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 1 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Ford | 82 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 1 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 79 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 1 | Andy Hillenburg | 91 | Chevrolet | 76 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 1 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 73 | -112 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 70 | -115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 1 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 67 | -118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Chevrolet | 64 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 1 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 61 | -124 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 1 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Ford | 58 | -127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 55 | -130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 1 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Pontiac | 52 | -133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 1 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 49 | -136 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Ford | 46 | -139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 1 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 43 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 1 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 40 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 37 | -148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 1 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Chevrolet | 34 | -151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |