Standings After Race #29 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, October 11th, 1998
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 29 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 4632 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 29 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 4344 | -288 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 29 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 4098 | -534 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 29 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 3883 | -749 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 29 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 3806 | -826 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 29 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 3761 | -871 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -1 | 29 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 3759 | -873 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 29 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 3357 | -1275 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +1 | 29 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 3323 | -1309 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | 29 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | 3273 | -1359 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 29 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Chevrolet | 3256 | -1376 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 29 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 3168 | -1464 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +1 | 28 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Chevrolet | 3133 | -1499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 29 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Pontiac | 3120 | -1512 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 29 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 3076 | -1556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 27 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 3064 | -1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 28 | Chad Little | 97 | Ford | 3039 | -1593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 28 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 2921 | -1711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 29 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 2813 | -1819 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 28 | Johnny Benson | 26 | Ford | 2798 | -1834 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 29 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 2742 | -1890 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +1 | 28 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 2696 | -1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -1 | 29 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Chevrolet | 2692 | -1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 29 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 2640 | -1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 26 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 2630 | -2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 28 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 2521 | -2111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 28 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 2499 | -2133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -1 | 28 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Ford | 2461 | -2171 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +1 | 29 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 2401 | -2231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | 29 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Ford | 2351 | -2281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 27 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 2239 | -2393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 28 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 2183 | -2449 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | 27 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 2148 | -2484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 26 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 2140 | -2492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 23 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Chevrolet | 1886 | -2746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 26 | Jerry Nadeau | 9 | Ford | 1826 | -2806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 24 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Pontiac | 1791 | -2841 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 19 | Wally Dallenbach | 1558 | -3074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | - | 18 | Rich Bickle | 98 | Ford | 1488 | -3144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 18 | Jeff Green | 46 | Chevrolet | 1419 | -3213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 16 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 1297 | -3335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 13 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 997 | -3635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 11 | Todd Bodine | 30 | Chevrolet | 946 | -3686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 12 | David Green | 36 | Pontiac | 837 | -3795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 11 | Morgan Shepherd | 91 | Chevrolet | 797 | -3835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 9 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Chevrolet | 768 | -3864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | +2 | 11 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 757 | -3875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 8 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevrolet | 694 | -3938 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 12 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Chevrolet | 663 | -3969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 10 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | Ford | 604 | -4028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 7 | Dennis Setzer | 13 | Ford | 502 | -4130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | +1 | 5 | Buckshot Jones | 00 | Pontiac | 458 | -4174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 7 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Ford | 400 | -4232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | +2 | 3 | Andy Hillenburg | 91 | Chevrolet | 243 | -4389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 2 | Tommy Kendall | 91 | Chevrolet | 232 | -4400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | +1 | 3 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Ford | 216 | -4416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -2 | 1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Chevrolet | 150 | -4482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 66 | Chevrolet | 128 | -4504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Ron Hornaday | 121 | -4511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | - | 2 | Tom Hubert | 19 | Ford | 95 | -4537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Mike Wallace | 50 | Ford | 94 | -4538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 2 | Ron Fellows | 96 | Chevrolet | 92 | -4540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 1 | Butch Gilliland | 9 | Ford | 91 | -4541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Mike Bliss | 96 | Chevrolet | 88 | -4544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Frank Kimmel | 23 | Ford | 70 | -4562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Mike Dillon | 72 | Chevrolet | 58 | -4574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Robby Gordon | 96 | Chevrolet | 57 | -4575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |