Standings After Race #10 at Auto Club Speedway - Sunday, May 3rd, 1998
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 10 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 1457 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 10 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 1421 | -36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | +2 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1410 | -47 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | -3 | 10 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1384 | -73 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 10 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 1334 | -123 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -2 | 10 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 1295 | -162 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +2 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 1223 | -234 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +2 | 10 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1184 | -273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -2 | 10 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 1169 | -288 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 10 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1158 | -299 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -3 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 1139 | -318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 10 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1138 | -319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 10 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1136 | -321 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 10 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 1110 | -347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +3 | 9 | Johnny Benson | 26 | Ford | 1079 | -378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -2 | 10 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Chevrolet | 1070 | -387 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +3 | 9 | Chad Little | 97 | Ford | 1061 | -396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -3 | 10 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 1056 | -401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 10 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Pontiac | 1056 | -401 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -3 | 10 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 1007 | -450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 10 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 974 | -483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 10 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Ford | 923 | -534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 10 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 909 | -548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 10 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | 896 | -561 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Chevrolet | 885 | -572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 10 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 859 | -598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 853 | -604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 9 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 827 | -630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -2 | 10 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 827 | -630 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +2 | 9 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 818 | -639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 10 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Ford | 801 | -656 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -2 | 10 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 757 | -700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +2 | 10 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Chevrolet | 743 | -714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 9 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 728 | -729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 9 | David Green | 36 | Pontiac | 720 | -737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 9 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Chevrolet | 630 | -827 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 6 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Chevrolet | 615 | -842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +2 | 8 | Jerry Nadeau | 9 | Ford | 587 | -870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 8 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Pontiac | 565 | -892 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -2 | 7 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 537 | -920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevrolet | 403 | -1054 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 7 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Ford | 400 | -1057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +4 | 4 | Morgan Shepherd | 91 | Chevrolet | 370 | -1087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | +2 | 5 | Wally Dallenbach | 362 | -1095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | -2 | 4 | Todd Bodine | 30 | Chevrolet | 343 | -1114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -2 | 4 | Jeff Green | 46 | Chevrolet | 340 | -1117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 6 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Chevrolet | 315 | -1142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +2 | 3 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | Ford | 219 | -1238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 3 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 216 | -1241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Ford | 137 | -1320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 2 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 110 | -1347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Dennis Setzer | 13 | Ford | 106 | -1351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 1 | Mike Wallace | 50 | Ford | 94 | -1363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 1 | Andy Hillenburg | 91 | Chevrolet | 76 | -1381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 1 | Mike Dillon | 72 | Chevrolet | 58 | -1399 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -1 | 1 | Rich Bickle | 98 | Ford | 40 | -1417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |