Standings After Race #5 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, March 22nd, 1998
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 5 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 835 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 5 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 781 | -54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 705 | -130 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +3 | 5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 688 | -147 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | -1 | 5 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 680 | -155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 676 | -159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 5 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 653 | -182 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +2 | 5 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 634 | -201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -3 | 5 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 619 | -216 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +5 | 5 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 615 | -220 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 5 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 575 | -260 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | 5 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 569 | -266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +4 | 5 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 553 | -282 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | 5 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 544 | -291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -6 | 5 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Chevrolet | 531 | -304 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +7 | 4 | Johnny Benson | 26 | Ford | 528 | -307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +5 | 5 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 521 | -314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +6 | 5 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | 505 | -330 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -5 | 5 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Pontiac | 502 | -333 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -7 | 5 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 501 | -334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -2 | 5 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Ford | 495 | -340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +3 | 4 | Chad Little | 97 | Ford | 492 | -343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +3 | 5 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 473 | -362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -6 | 5 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Ford | 457 | -378 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +2 | 5 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 449 | -386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +2 | 5 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 449 | -386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -7 | 5 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 438 | -397 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 5 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 428 | -407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +1 | 5 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 406 | -429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -9 | 4 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevrolet | 403 | -432 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +3 | 4 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Chevrolet | 402 | -433 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 5 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 389 | -446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +5 | 4 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 375 | -460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -2 | 5 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 356 | -479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -4 | 5 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Pontiac | 337 | -498 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 4 | Jerry Nadeau | 9 | Ford | 316 | -519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -1 | 5 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 303 | -532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -3 | 5 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Ford | 296 | -539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 4 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Chevrolet | 295 | -540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Chevrolet | 278 | -557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | David Green | 36 | Pontiac | 256 | -579 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +1 | 3 | Jeff Green | 46 | Chevrolet | 228 | -607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +1 | 2 | Todd Bodine | 30 | Chevrolet | 221 | -614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -2 | 3 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Chevrolet | 162 | -673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 2 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 110 | -725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 2 | Wally Dallenbach | 95 | -740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | - | 1 | Mike Wallace | 50 | Ford | 94 | -741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 1 | Andy Hillenburg | 91 | Chevrolet | 76 | -759 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | - | 1 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Ford | 58 | -777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 55 | -780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 1 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Chevrolet | 49 | -786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 1 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | Ford | 34 | -801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |