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THE PENNSYLVANIA 500
July 26, 1998
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
TV: TBS, 1 p.m. EDT
Laps: 200
Track length: 2.5 miles
Race length: 500 miles
Banking: 14 degrees Turn 1; 8 degrees Turn 2; 6 degrees Turn 3
Qualifying record: Jeff Gordon, 169.725 mph, 1996
Race record: Rusty Wallace, 144.892 mph, 1996
1997 Pole: Joe Nemechek (42), Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 168.881
mph
1997 PENNSYLVANIA 500 Top 5 Finishers
1. Dale Jarrett (88), Ford Thunderbird
2. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3. Jeff Burton (99), Ford Thunderbird
4. Ted Musgrave (16), Ford Thunderbird
5. Mark Martin (6), Ford Thunderbird
1997 PENNSYLVANIA 500 MISC. Stats
Average Speed: 142.068 miles per hour
Time of Race: 3 hour, 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Margin of Victory: 2.990 seconds
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
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Line up for for The Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway
1 22 Ward Burton Pont
53.316 168.805
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy
53.492 168.249
3 2 Rusty Wallace Ford
53.592 167.936
4 18 Bobby Labonte Pont 53.623
167.838
5 42 Joe Nemechek Chevy 53.640
167.785
6 6 Mark Martin Ford
53.668 167.698
7 91 Andy Hillenburg Chevy 53.706 167.579
8 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 53.763
167.401
9 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 53.790
167.317
10 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 53.814 167.243
11 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 53.816
167.237
12 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 53.861
167.097
13 10 Ricky Rudd Ford
53.867 167.078
14 28 Kenny Irwin Ford
53.930 166.883
15 46 Jeff Green Ford
53.932 166.877
16 36 Ernie Irvan Pont
53.942 166.846
17 33 Ken Schrader Chevy 53.986
166.710
18 43 John Andretti Pont 53.990
166.698
19 99 Jeff Burton Ford
54.010 166.636
20 41 Steve Grissom Chevy 54.038 166.549
21 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 54.047
166.522
22 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 54.053
166.503
23 97 Chad Little Ford
54.080 166.420
24 50 Ricky Craven Chevy 54.084
166.408
25 71 Dave Marcis Chevy 54.111
166.325
26 90 Dick Trickle Ford 54.039
166.546
27 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevy 54.112 166.322
28 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 54.129
166.269
29 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 54.143 166.226
30 75 Rick Mast Ford
54.152 166.199
31 40 Sterling Marlin Chevy 54.162 166.168
32 96 Hut Stricklin Chevy 54.173 166.134
33 94 Bill Elliott Ford 54.208
166.027
34 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford
54.229 165.963
35 44 Kyle Petty Pont
54.286 165.789
36 26 Johnny Benson Ford 54.311
165.712
37 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 54.379 165.505
38 11 Brett Bodine Ford 54.629
164.748
39 77 Robert Pressley Ford 54.759 164.357
40 7 Geoff Bodine Ford
54.616 164.787
41 30 Derrike Cope Pont 55.253
162.887
42 13 Wally Dallenbach Ford 54.375 165.517
43 98 Rich Bickle Ford
54.376 165.514
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Gone Home :(
78 Gary Bradberry Ford 54.913 163.896
79 Randy MacDonald Chevy 55.252 162.890
35 Jimmy Horton Pont 55.708
161.557
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Sat AM Practice Times
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 53.993 166.688
2 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford
54.125 166.282
3 90 Dick Trickle Ford 54.150
166.205
4 22 Ward Burton Pont
54.202 166.046
5 40 Sterling Marlin Chevy 54.212 166.015
6 26 Johnny Benson Ford 54.213
166.012
7 96 Hut Stricklin Chevy 54.292
165.770
8 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 54.293
165.767
9 77 Robert Pressley Ford 54.322 165.679
10 99 Jeff Burton Ford 54.376
165.514
11 28 Kenny Irwin Ford 54.396
165.453
12 1 Darrell Waltrip Chevy 54.403 165.432
13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 54.411
165.408
14 6 Mark Martin Ford
54.472 165.222
15 33 Ken Schrader Chevy 54.479
165.201
16 31 Mike Skinner Chevy 54.492
165.162
17 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 54.508
165.113
18 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 54.521
165.074
19 81 Kenny Wallace Ford 54.528
165.053
20 13 Wally DallenbachFord 54.570 164.926
21 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevy 54.584 164.883
22 44 Kyle Petty Pont
54.601 164.832
23 11 Brett Bodine Ford 54.625
164.760
24 98 Rich Bickle Ford 54.636
164.727
25 43 John Andretti Pont 54.690
164.564
26 30 Derrike Cope Pont 54.715
164.489
27 97 Chad Little Ford 54.729
164.447
28 42 Joe Nemechek Chevy 54.747
164.393
29 5 Terry Labonte Chevy 54.762
164.348
30 75 Rick Mast Ford
54.765 164.339
31 10 Ricky Rudd Ford
54.776 164.306
32 16 Ted Musgrave Ford 54.832
164.138
33 78 Gary Bradberry Ford 54.864 164.042
34 36 Ernie Irvan Pont 54.905
163.919
35 94 Bill Elliott Ford 54.923
163.866
36 7 Geoff Bodine Ford 54.987
163.675
37 21 Michael Waltrip Ford 54.995 163.651
38 91 Morgan Shephard Chevy 55.051 163.485
39 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevy 55.077 163.408
40 46 Jeff Green Chevy 55.129
163.253
41 18 Bobby Labonte Pont 55.136
163.233
42 41 Steve Grissom Chevy 55.173 163.123
43 79 Randy Mcdonald Chevy 55.361 162.569
44 50 Ricky Craven Chevy 55.483
162.212
45 35 Jimmy Horton Pont 55.604
161.859
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Poles Won (for Bud Shootout)
Bobby Labonte Daytona 500
Rick Mast GM 400 Rock
Dale Jarrett Las Vegas
Todd Bodine Atlanta (Andretti Not eligible)
Mark Martin Darlington
Rusty Wallace Bristol
Jeremy Mayfield Texas
Bobby Hamilton Martinsville
Bobby Labonte Talladega
Jeff Gordon California
Jeff Gordon Charlotte
Rusty Wallace Dover
Jeff Gordon Richmond
Ward Burton Michigan
Jeff Gordon Pocono
Jeff Gordon Sears Point
Ricky Craven Loudon
Ward Burton Pennsylvania
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Second Fastest Qual. (for Bud Shootout Qualifier)
Steve Park Daytona
Dale Jarrett Rock (In Shootout)
Jimmy Spencer Las Vegas
None-Rained Out Atlanta
Kenny Wallace Darlington
Jimmy Spencer Bristol
No Second Round Texas
Rain
Martinsville
Dennis Setzer Talladega
Geoff Bodine California
Robert Pressley Charlotte
Geoff Bodine Dover
Mike Skinner Richmond
Morgan Shepard Michigan
Jeff Green Pocono
Mark Martin Sears Point
Kenny Schrader Loudon
Dick Trickle Pennsylvania
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Results of The Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway (Unofficial)
1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont C
2 6 Mark Martin Valvoline F
3 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries F
4 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries P
5 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care F
6 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite F
7 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench C
8 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Bandit C
9 36 Ernie Irvan Skittles P
10 21 Michael Waltrip Citgo F
11 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light C
12 43 John Andretti STP P
13 1 Darrell Waltrip Pennzoil C
14 7 Geoff Bodine Philips F
15 16 Ted Musgrave PRIMESTAR F
16 97 Chad Little John Deere F
17 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth C
18 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 F
19 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston/No Bull F
20 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak C
21 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels P
22 28 Kenny Irwin Texaco/Havoline F
23 30 Derrike Cope Gumout P
24 46 Jeff Green First Union C
25 13 Wally Dallenbach First Plus F
26 9 Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network F
27 96 Hut Stricklin Caterpillar C
28 98 Rich Bickle Thorn Apple F
29 90 Dick Trickle Heilig-Meyers F
30 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's C
31 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's C
32 77 Robert Pressley Jasper F
33 26 Johnny Benson Cheerios F
34 22 Ward Burton MBNA P
35 81 Kenny Wallace Square D F
36 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's F
37 75 Rick Mast Remington F
38 11 Brett Bodine Paychex F
39 41 Steve Grissom Kodiak C
40 91 Morgan Shepherd Invinca-Shield C
41 50 Ricky Craven Budweiser C
42 10 Ricky Rudd Tide F
43 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Racing C
C=Chevy, F=Ford, P=Pontiac
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Lap Leaders (VERY Unofficial) (Ken's fault I missed some)
Jeff Gordon + 10 Points Lead most points---1/2
Way Leader-- Gatorade Front Winner Award. $10,000
Rusty Wallace + 5 Points
Mark Martin + 5 Points
Ward Burton + 5 Points
Dale Earnhardt + 5 Points
Micheal Waltrip + 5 Points
I missed one sorry :( + 5 Points
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TID BITS--Sunny and temp's in the upper 70s.
***** 120,000+ in the crowds.
* Governor Tom Ridge said "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines"
***** Did I hear Tim Richmonds name get mentioned! A lengend
at this track :)
* Kenny Wallace went behind the wall for several laps with trany problems
***** LAP 37 - GREEN FLAG PITS STOPS BEGIN
-Dale Jarrett was held 15 seconds for speeding on pit road.
-Jeff Burton stalled aand had to be pushed out.
***** Lap 55 - Dick Trickle shredded the right front tire on Lap 55
* Lap 59 - Brett Bodine went behind the wall, something in the valve
train.
***** 1ST CAUTION--Lap 72 - Morgan Shepard lost a tire and hit
the wall, at the same time Dale Earnhardt was develping either a chassis
or tire problem.
Jeff Gordon had a 16.2 pit time. Jimmy Spencers team had his
hood up in the pits, not sure why? Steve Grissom and Kenny Schrader (broken
shock) both had long and repeat pits on this caution.
*****
Remember Close up is giving one Dollar to 1(800)MARROW2 for every tube
purchased!
***** Johnny Benson has only 3rd gear left, was pushed back into the
pits and behind the wall.
* Caution #2 Lap 113-Dave Marcis's left rear tire came off the car,
he spun and hit the wall.
***** Ricky Craven's car died.
* Caution #3 Lap 141-Mike Skinner hit the wall. Kenny Irwin also
had some damage, but I missed why cause Ken wouldnt shut up.
***** Caution #4 Lap 163-Bill Elliott lost a tire.
* Lap 168 - Dale Jarrett is smoking.
***** Caution #5 Lap 173-Ward Burton was collected when Dale Earnhardt
tried to avoid wrecking into Chad Little, Chad Little said he hit
oil on the track (DJ's car?) Terry Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Derrick Cope,
Ted Mustgrave and others were collected in this wreck.
Dale Jarrett had a lengthy pit due to a hole in his oil pan.
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Points After Pennsylvania
1 24 Jeff Gordon 2712
2 6 Mark Martin 2650 - 62
3 88 Dale Jarrett 2584 - 66 -128
4 12 Jeremy Mayfield 2499 - 85 -213
5 2 Rusty Wallace 2462 - 37 -250
6 18 Bobby Labonte 2365 - 97 -347
7 99 Jeff Burton 2304 - 61 -408
8 5 Terry Labonte 2236 - 68 -476
9 3 Dale Earnhardt 2112 -124 -600
10 23 Jimmy Spencer 2074 - 38 -638
11 33 Ken Schrader 2066
12 94 Bill Elliott 1951
13 4 Bobby Hamilton 1948
14 43 John Andretti 1935
15 21 Michael Waltrip 1933
16 36 Ernie Irvan 1879
17 40 Sterling Marlin 1834
18 22 Ward Burton 1825
19 16 Ted Musgrave 1816
20 97 Chad Little 1799
21 26 Johnny Benson 1792
22 11 Brett Bodine 1749
23 1 Darrell Waltrip 1689
24 90 Dick Trickle 1665
25 28 Kenny Irwin 1556
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Raybestos Rookie of the Year Championship
Kenny Irwin
180
Jerry Nadeau
158
Kevin Lepage
141
Steve Park
25
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Manufacturers' Championship
Ford (128)
8
Chevrolet (128)
8
Pontiac ( 86)
2
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off to INDY!
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