Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Texas 500
Texas Motor Speedway
April 5th, 1998
Race #7 of the 1998 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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| FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 180 | 175 | 5 | 334 | 37 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 97 | Chad Little | Ford | 175 | 170 | 5 | 334 | 49 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | 165 | 165 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 165 | 160 | 5 | 334 | 3 | Running |
| 5 | 27 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Ford | 160 | 155 | 5 | 334 | 9 | Running |
| 6 | 37 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 39 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 146 | 146 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 142 | 142 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 40 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Ford | 143 | 138 | 5 | 334 | 5 | Running |
| 10 | 42 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | 134 | 134 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 135 | 130 | 5 | 334 | 51 | Running |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 127 | 127 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 38 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 124 | 124 | 0 | 333 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 0 | 333 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 123 | 118 | 5 | 332 | 27 | Running |
| 16 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 115 | 115 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 26 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 112 | 112 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 9 | 96 | David Green | Chevrolet | 109 | 109 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 22 | 46 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Chevrolet | 106 | 106 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 43 | 9 | Lake Speed | Ford | 103 | 103 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 32 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 100 | 100 | 0 | 332 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 41 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Ford | 97 | 97 | 0 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 104 | 94 | 10 | 331 | 105 | Running |
| 24 | 10 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Ford | 91 | 91 | 0 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 24 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 0 | 328 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 25 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 0 | 328 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 20 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 82 | 82 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Overheating |
| 28 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 0 | 295 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 29 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 81 | 76 | 5 | 276 | 48 | Running |
| 30 | 30 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 73 | 73 | 0 | 262 | 0 | Handling |
| 31 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 70 | 70 | 0 | 252 | 0 | Handling |
| 32 | 29 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Ford | 67 | 67 | 0 | 248 | 0 | Ignition |
| 33 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 0 | 247 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 31 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | 61 | 61 | 0 | 214 | 0 | Handling |
| 35 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 58 | 58 | 0 | 205 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 35 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | 55 | 55 | 0 | 185 | 0 | Transmission |
| 37 | 16 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 52 | 52 | 0 | 148 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 28 | 98 | Greg Sacks | Ford | 49 | 49 | 0 | 135 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 4 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Ford | 46 | 46 | 0 | 80 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 33 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Crash |
| 41 | 14 | 75 | Rick Mast | Ford | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 42 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | 37 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 43 | 19 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crash |