Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 15th, 1998

Race #1 of the 1998 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 172.712 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 9
  • Lead Changes: 13
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 185 175 10 200 107 Running
2 1 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 175 170 5 200 22 Running
3 13 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 165 165 0 200 0 Running
4 31 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 160 160 0 200 0 Running
5 12 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 160 155 5 200 4 Running
6 10 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 150 150 0 200 0 Running
7 21 97 Chad Little Ford 146 146 0 200 0 Running
8 8 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 147 142 5 200 1 Running
9 6 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 138 138 0 200 0 Running
10 19 94 Bill Elliott Ford 134 134 0 200 0 Running
11 39 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 130 130 0 200 0 Running
12 22 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 127 127 0 200 0 Running
13 2 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 129 124 5 200 2 Running
14 32 50 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 121 121 0 200 0 Running
15 7 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 118 118 0 200 0 Running
16 29 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 120 115 5 200 56 Running
17 16 9 Lake Speed Ford 112 112 0 200 0 Running
18 17 43 John Andretti Pontiac 109 109 0 200 0 Running
19 38 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Ford 106 106 0 199 0 Running
20 37 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 103 103 0 199 0 Running
21 26 13 Jerry Nadeau Ford 100 100 0 199 0 Running
22 3 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 102 97 5 199 2 Running
23 23 73 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 94 94 0 199 0 Running
24 42 11 Brett Bodine Ford 91 91 0 199 0 Running
25 9 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 88 88 0 199 0 Running
26 28 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 90 85 5 199 6 Running
27 34 90 Dick Trickle Ford 82 82 0 198 0 Running
28 41 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet 79 79 0 198 0 Running
29 18 95 Andy Hillenburg Chevrolet 76 76 0 198 0 Running
30 27 75 Rick Mast Ford 73 73 0 197 0 Running
31 25 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 70 70 0 197 0 Running
32 30 77 Robert Pressley Ford 67 67 0 197 0 Running
33 43 17 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 64 64 0 196 0 Running
34 5 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 61 61 0 196 0 Running
35 36 47 Billy Standridge Ford 58 58 0 196 0 Running
36 35 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 55 55 0 193 0 Running
37 11 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac 52 52 0 191 0 Running
38 15 6 Mark Martin Ford 49 49 0 187 0 Running
39 24 98 Greg Sacks Ford 46 46 0 173 0 Running
40 14 99 Jeff Burton Ford 43 43 0 160 0 Engine
41 33 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 40 40 0 158 0 Ignition
42 40 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 37 37 0 117 0 Ignition
43 20 91 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 34 34 0 78 0 Engine