Results

The 1998 Touchstone Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.

Touchstone Energy 300

Saturday, April 25th, 1998

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 32 Chevrolet
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 5 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Margin of Victory: 0.171 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 32 Minutes 35 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 118.196
  • Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Touchstone Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 180 175 113 33 0 running
2 21 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 175 170 113 3 0 running
3 2 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 170 165 113 9 0 running
4 3 00 Buckshot Jones Pontiac 165 160 113 31 0 running
5 16 64 Dick Trickle Chevrolet 165 155 113 37 0 running
6 40 99 Glenn Allen Jr Chevrolet 150 150 113 0 0 running
7 12 78 Loy Allen Jr Chevrolet 146 146 113 0 0 running
8 19 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 142 142 113 0 0 running
9 6 36 Matt Hutter Pontiac 138 138 113 0 0 running
10 39 38 Elton Sawyer Ford 134 134 113 0 0 running
11 33 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 130 130 112 0 0 running
12 36 85 Shane Hall Chevrolet 127 127 112 0 0 running
13 5 29 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 124 124 112 0 0 running
14 43 20 Blaise Alexander Chevrolet 121 121 111 0 0 running
15 26 4 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 118 118 111 0 0 running
16 15 40 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 115 115 107 0 0 running
17 37 72 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 112 112 104 0 0 handling
18 18 30 Mike Cope Chevrolet 109 109 103 0 0 running
19 10 63 Tracy Leslie Chevrolet 106 106 78 0 0 crash
20 30 56 Jeff Krogh Chevrolet 103 103 78 0 0 crash
21 14 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 100 100 78 0 0 crash
22 8 2 Larry Pearson Chevrolet 97 97 78 0 0 crash
23 23 74 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 94 94 78 0 0 handling
24 25 12 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 91 91 77 0 0 crash
25 35 70 Dale Fischlein Chevrolet 88 88 77 0 0 handling
26 17 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Chevrolet 85 85 72 0 0 handling
27 38 33 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet 82 82 71 0 0 overheating
28 9 44 Tony Stewart Pontiac 79 79 66 0 0 handling
29 34 60 Mark Martin Ford 76 76 59 0 0 crash
30 13 1 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 73 73 53 0 0 shocks
31 31 88 Kevin Schwantz Chevrolet 70 70 45 0 0 running
32 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 67 67 43 0 0 handling
33 32 35 Lyndon Amick Pontiac 64 64 35 0 0 engine
34 24 77 Ed Berrier Ford 61 61 23 0 0 crash
35 22 37 Mark Green Chevrolet 58 58 23 0 0 crash
36 28 96 Brad Loney Pontiac 55 55 23 0 0 crash
37 7 93 Dave Blaney Pontiac 52 52 22 0 0 crash
38 42 47 Andy Santerre Chevrolet 49 49 22 0 0 handling
39 29 80 Mark Krogh Chevrolet 46 46 19 0 0 engine
40 20 89 Stanton Barrett Ford 43 43 17 0 0 handling
41 27 66 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 40 40 8 0 0 handling
42 11 92 David Green Chevrolet 37 37 5 0 0 crash
43 41 32 Jason Jarrett Ford 34 34 5 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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