DAYTONA 500 1998
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THE DAYTONA 500
Sunday, February 15  Race #1
WINSTON CUP
THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE

LEADERS (I missed one sorry)
Bobby LaBonte       Joe Nemecheck 
Sterling Marlin     Mike Skinner
Dale Earnhardt      Kenny Schrader
Jeff Gordon
Rusty Wallace
   MOST LAPS LED DALE EARNHARDT
1  3 Dale Earnhardt The car now goes to DAYTONA USA
 2 18 Bobby Labonte 
 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield 
 4 33 Ken Schrader 
 5  2 Rusty Wallace 
 6 36 Ernie Irvan
 7 97 Chad Little
 8 31 Mike Skinner
 9 21 Michael Waltrip
10 94 Bill Elliott
11 44 Kyle Petty
12  4 Bobby Hamilton
13  5 Terry Labonte
14 50 Ricky Craven
15 23 Jimmy Spencer
16 24 Jeff Gordon
17  9 Lake Speed
18 43 John Andretti
19 28 Kenny Irwin  Rookie
20 16 Ted Musgrave
21 13 Jerry Nadeau  Rookie
22 40 Sterling Marlin
23 73 Mike Wallace
24 11 Brett Bodine
25 22 Ward Burton
26 42 Joe Nemechek
27 90 Dick Trickle
28 41 Steve Grissom
29 95 Andy Hillenburg
30 75 Rick Mast
31  7 Geoff Bodine
32 77 Robert Pressley
33 17 Darrell Waltrip
34 88 Dale Jarrett
35 47 Billy Standridge
36 71 Dave Marcis
37 30 Derrike Cope
38  6 Mark Martin
39 98 Greg Sacks
40 99 Jeff Burton
41  1 Steve Park  Rookie
42 10 Ricky Rudd
43 91 Kevin Lepage  Rookie

HOW THEY STARTED
DAYTONA 500 LINE UP
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 1 18 Bobby Labonte     Interstate Batt.        Pont  Bud Pole Qual.
 2  5 Terry Labonte       Kellogg's               Chevy Bud Pole Qual.
 3 40 Sterling Marlin    Coors Light             Chevy 125 Qual. Race
 4  3 Dale Earnhardt     GM Goodwrench           Chevy 125 Qual. Race
 5 88 Dale Jarrett         Ford/Quality Care       Ford  125 Qual. Race
 6 21 Michael Waltrip   Citgo                   Ford  125 Qual. Race
 7 23 Jimmy Spencer    Winston/No Bull         Ford  125 Qual. Race
 8 31 Mike Skinner      Lowe's                  Chevy 125 Qual. Race
 9 22 Ward Burton       MBNA                    Pont  125 Qual. Race
10 36 Ernie Irvan       Skittles                Pont  125 Qual. Race
11 30 Derrike Cope      Gummout                 Pont  125 Qual. Race
12  2 Rusty Wallace     Miller Lite             Ford  125 Qual. Race
13 12 Jeremy Mayfield   Mobil 1                 Ford  125 Qual. Race
14 99 Jeff Burton       Exide Batteries         Ford  125 Qual. Race
15  6 Mark Martin       Valvoline               Ford  125 Qual. Race
16  9 Lake Speed        Cartoon Network         Ford  125 Qual. Race
17 43 John Andretti     STP                     Pont  125 Qual. Race
18 95 Andy Hillenburg   Shoney's Inn            Chevy 125 Qual. Race
19 94 Bill Elliott      McDonald's              Ford  125 Qual. Race
20 91 Kevin Lepage      Little Joe's   {Rookie} Chevy 125 Qual. Race 
21 97 Chad Little       John Deere              Ford  125 Qual. Race
22  4 Bobby Hamilton    Kodak Film              Chevy 125 Qual. Race
23 73 Mike Wallace      X-1R                    Chevy 125 Qual. Race
24 98 Greg Sacks        Thorn Apple Valley      Ford  125 Qual. Race
25  7 Geoff Bodine      Philips/Magnovox        Ford  125 Qual. Race
26 13 Jerry Nadeau      FIRSTPLUS      {Rookie} Ford  125 Qual. Race 
27 75 Rick Mast         Remington Arms          Ford  125 Qual. Race
28 42 Joe Nemechek      BellSouth               Chevy 125 Qual. Race
29 24 Jeff Gordon       DuPont Refinishes       Chevy 125 Qual. Race
30 77 Robert Pressley   Jasper Engines          Ford  125 Qual. Race
31 33 Ken Schrader      Skoal                   Chevy Bud Pole Qual.
32 50 Ricky Craven      Budweiser               Chevy Bud Pole Qual.
33  1 Steve Park        Pennzoil       {Rookie} Chevy Bud Pole Qual.
34 90 Dick Trickle      Heilig-Meyers           Ford  Bud Pole Qual.
35 71 Dave Marcis       Realtree                Chevy Bud Pole Qual.
36 47 Billy Standridge  Team Fans Can Race      Ford  Bud Pole Qual.
37 16 Ted Musgrave      Primstar                Ford  Prov.
38 28 Kenny Irwin       Texaco Havoline{Rookie} Ford  Prov. 
39 44 Kyle Petty        Hot Wheels              Pont  Prov.
40 10 Ricky Rudd        Tide                    Ford  Prov.
41 41 Steve Grissom     Kodiak                  Chevy Prov.
42 11 Brett Bodine      Paychex                 Ford  Prov.
43 17 Darrell Waltrip   Speedblock/Builders Sq. Chevy Past Champs Prov.
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THE DAYTONA 500
Sunday, February 15  Race #1
WINSTON CUP
The second fastest 500 ever. Avg. Speed 172.712 mph 
The second oldest winner. Dale Earnhardt has done it all now!
                                PTS Bonus Money 
 1  3 Dale Earnhardt   185 10 $1,059,105  Next No Bull 5/24 @ Char.
 2 18 Bobby Labonte    175  5   548,555  Next No Bull 5/24 @ Char.
 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield  165       75,005  Next No Bull 5/24 @ Char.
 4 33 Ken Schrader     160      312,780  Next No Bull 5/24 @ Char.
 5  2 Rusty Wallace    160  5   232,005  Next No Bull 5/24 @ Char.
 6 36 Ernie Irvan      150      204,500 
 7 97 Chad Little      146      128,980 
 8 31 Mike Skinner     147  5   135,005 
 9 21 Michael Waltrip  138      142,005 
10 94 Bill Elliott     134      128,455 
11 44 Kyle Petty       130      125,155 
12  4 Bobby Hamilton   127      117,455 
13  5 Terry Labonte    129   5  116,005 
14 50 Ricky Craven     121      107,710 
15 23 Jimmy Spencer    118      115,555 
16 24 Jeff Gordon      120   5  114,730 
17  9 Lake Speed       112       98,005 
18 43 John Andretti    109      105,480 
19 28 Kenny Irwin      106      106,580   {rookie} 
20 16 Ted Musgrave     103      101,030 
21 13 Jerry Nadeau     100       87,155   {rookie} 
22 40 Sterling Marlin  102   5  121,305 
23 73 Mike Wallace      94       85,405 
24 11 Brett Bodine      91       94,855 
25 22 Ward Burton       88       98,105 
26 42 Joe Nemechek      90   5   92,380 
27 90 Dick Trickle      82       91,005 
28 41 Steve Grissom     79       90,030 
29 95 Andy Hillenburg   76       79,505 
30 75 Rick Mast         73       78,355 
31  7 Geoff Bodine      70       84,880 
32 77 Robert Pressley   67       76,355 
33 17 Darrell Waltrip   64       82,005 
34 88 Dale Jarrett      61      110,805 
35 47 Billy Standridge  58       73,305 
36 71 Dave Marcis       55       72,230 
37 30 Derrike Cope      52       80,605 
38  6 Mark Martin       49       87,505 
39 98 Greg Sacks        46       77,430 
40 99 Jeff Burton       43       89,205 
41  1 Steve Park        40       70,030   {rookie} Ignition
42 10 Ricky Rudd        37       86,480   Ignition 
43 91 Kevin Lepage      34       70,480   {rookie} 
Time of Race: two hours, 53 minutes, 40 seconds 
3 caution's for 9 laps 
AWARDS
Bud Pole: Bobby Labonte, #18 Interstate Batteries Pont., 192.415 mph 
Gatorade Front Runner: Jeff Gordon, #24 DuPont Refinishes Chevrolet $10,000
MCI Fast Pace: Dale Earnhardt, #3 GM Goodwrench Plus Chevy, lap 183, 190.006 mph 
Plasti-Kote Winning Finish: Larry McReynolds, #3 
True Value Man of the Race: Dale Earnhardt 
Exide All Charged Up: Ken Schrader, #33 Skoal Bandit Chevy
Goody's Headache Award: Dale Jarrett, #88 Quality Care Ford 
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Kenny Irwin, #28 Texaco/Havoline Ford, 
Bud Beer Fastest Second-Round Qualifier: Steve Park, # 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet, 189.498 mph  (in for qual. race for Shooutout '99)
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