Standings After Race #9 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, April 26th, 1998
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 9 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Ford | 1318 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Ford | 1282 | -36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 9 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 1256 | -62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 9 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 1255 | -63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1245 | -73 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 9 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 1149 | -169 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +4 | 9 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Pontiac | 1120 | -198 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Ford | 1105 | -213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 1085 | -233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +4 | 9 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Ford | 1079 | -239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -2 | 9 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Chevrolet | 1040 | -278 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 9 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Ford | 1035 | -283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +4 | 9 | Ward Burton | 22 | Pontiac | 1009 | -309 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 9 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Chevrolet | 988 | -330 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +4 | 9 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 977 | -341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -6 | 9 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 976 | -342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 9 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Ford | 943 | -375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -2 | 8 | Johnny Benson | 26 | Ford | 932 | -386 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +2 | 9 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Pontiac | 932 | -386 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | 8 | Chad Little | 97 | Ford | 906 | -412 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 9 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Chevrolet | 901 | -417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 9 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Ford | 871 | -447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 9 | John Andretti | 43 | Pontiac | 826 | -492 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 9 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Ford | 797 | -521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 9 | Lake Speed | 9 | Ford | 792 | -526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +5 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Chevrolet | 764 | -554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +3 | 9 | Rick Mast | 75 | Ford | 739 | -579 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ford | 723 | -595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +3 | 8 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Ford | 721 | -597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -3 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Pontiac | 720 | -598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -3 | 9 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Ford | 686 | -632 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | -6 | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 7 | Ford | 672 | -646 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Chevrolet | 626 | -692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +1 | 8 | David Green | 36 | Pontiac | 611 | -707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | 9 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Chevrolet | 588 | -730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +1 | 8 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Chevrolet | 587 | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +2 | 5 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Chevrolet | 560 | -758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -4 | 7 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Chevrolet | 537 | -781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +1 | 7 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Pontiac | 519 | -799 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -2 | 7 | Jerry Nadeau | 9 | Ford | 502 | -816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | Ricky Craven | 50 | Chevrolet | 403 | -915 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 7 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Ford | 400 | -918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 4 | Todd Bodine | 30 | Chevrolet | 343 | -975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 4 | Jeff Green | 46 | Chevrolet | 340 | -978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 6 | Hut Stricklin | 8 | Chevrolet | 315 | -1003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +1 | 4 | Wally Dallenbach | 286 | -1032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | -1 | 3 | Morgan Shepherd | 91 | Chevrolet | 279 | -1039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 3 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 216 | -1102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | +4 | 2 | Billy Standridge | 47 | Ford | 137 | -1181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | Ford | 125 | -1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Steve Park | 1 | Chevrolet | 110 | -1208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 1 | Dennis Setzer | 13 | Ford | 106 | -1212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 1 | Mike Wallace | 50 | Ford | 94 | -1224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 1 | Andy Hillenburg | 91 | Chevrolet | 76 | -1242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -1 | 1 | Rich Bickle | 98 | Ford | 40 | -1278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |