Race Results : Auto Club Speedway

California 500 Presented by NAPA

Sunday, May 3rd, 1998

Auto Club Speedway , Fontana, CA

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  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.220
  • Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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California 500 Presented by NAPA at Auto Club Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 3 6 Mark Martin Ford 185 175 250 165 0 running
2 2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 175 170 250 16 0 running
3 9 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 165 250 0 0 running
4 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 160 250 23 0 running
5 11 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 250 0 0 running
6 40 97 Chad Little Ford 155 150 250 1 0 running
7 26 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 146 146 250 0 0 running
8 5 26 Johnny Benson Jr Ford 147 142 250 3 0 running
9 43 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 138 138 250 0 0 running
10 21 99 Jeff Burton Ford 134 134 250 0 0 running
11 23 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 130 130 250 0 0 running
12 8 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 127 127 250 0 0 running
13 22 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 124 124 250 0 0 running
14 14 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 121 121 250 0 0 running
15 15 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 118 118 250 0 0 running
16 18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 115 115 249 0 0 running
17 20 77 Robert Pressley Ford 112 112 249 0 0 running
18 19 96 David Green Chevrolet 109 109 249 0 0 running
19 34 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 106 106 249 0 0 running
20 37 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 103 103 249 0 0 running
21 28 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 105 100 249 4 0 running
22 6 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 102 97 248 23 0 running
23 35 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 94 94 247 0 0 running
24 10 46 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 91 91 247 0 0 running
25 30 75 Rick Mast Ford 88 88 247 0 0 running
26 33 13 Jerry Nadeau Ford 85 85 247 0 0 running
27 31 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 82 82 246 0 0 running
28 38 11 Brett Bodine Ford 79 79 245 0 0 running
29 42 35 Wally Dallenbach Jr Pontiac 76 76 245 0 0 running
30 41 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 73 73 245 0 0 running
31 25 43 John Andretti Pontiac 70 70 244 0 0 running
32 16 9 Lake Speed Ford 67 67 243 0 0 running
33 24 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 64 64 243 0 0 running
34 4 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 66 61 242 15 0 engine
35 27 31 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 58 58 239 0 0 running
36 39 50 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 55 55 210 0 0 crash
37 29 90 Dick Trickle Ford 52 52 193 0 0 handling
38 7 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 49 49 191 0 0 engine
39 32 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 46 46 153 0 0 crash
40 13 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 43 43 93 0 0 oil leak
41 36 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 40 40 86 0 0 engine
42 17 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 37 37 85 0 0 crash
43 12 94 Bill Elliott Ford 34 34 84 0 0 crash

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