Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
The first practice session was held on the early afternoon of Friday, May 29. Rick Mast, driving for Butch Mock Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.281 and an average speed of 154.633 miles per hour (248.858 km/h).[3]
The second practice session was held on the late afternoon of Friday, May 29. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.168 and an average speed of 155.387 miles per hour (250.071 km/h).[4]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on the afternoon of Saturday, May 30. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.919 and an average speed of 150.508 miles per hour (242.219 km/h).[5]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 29, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, May 30, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[6] On January 24, 1998, NASCAR would announce that the amount of provisionals given would be increased from last season. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[7]
Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.092 and an average speed of 155.898 miles per hour (250.894 km/h).[8]
^Poole, David (May 31, 1998). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^Brinster, Dick (June 1, 1998). "Extra splash of gas helps Jarrett roar to win". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 25. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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^. That's Racin'. May 29, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^. That's Racin'. May 30, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^"At A Glance". The Billings Gazette. May 28, 1998. p. 18. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^Utter, Jim (May 29, 1998). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
^"1998 MBNA Platinum 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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The 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday May 31 1998 in Dover Delaware at Dover International Speedway a 1 mile 1 6 km permanent oval shaped racetrack The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete Within the final laps of the race Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to save enough fuel and overtake the dominant driver of the race Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the podium Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon would finish second and third respectively 1998 MBNA Platinum 400Race detailsRace 12 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover DateMay 31 1998Official name30th Annual MBNA Platinum 400LocationDover Delaware Dover International SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 mi 1 6 km Distance400 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Scheduled Distance400 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Average speed120 603 miles per hour 194 092 km h Pole positionDriverRusty WallacePenske Kranefuss RacingTime23 092Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps375WinnerNo 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTNNAnnouncersEli Gold Dick Berggren Buddy BakerRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Dover International Speedway the venue where the race was held Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover Delaware United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969 In addition to NASCAR the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series The track features one layout a 1 mile 1 6 km concrete oval with 24 banking in the turns and 9 banking on the straights The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports The track nicknamed The Monster Mile was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L Joseph Construction Company Inc with an asphalt surface but was replaced with concrete in 1995 Six years later in 2001 the track s capacity moved to 135 000 seats making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid Atlantic In 2002 the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split making Dover Motorsports From 2007 to 2009 the speedway worked on an improvement project called The Monster Makeover which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track After the 2014 season the track s capacity was reduced to 95 500 seats Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips 8 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet Circuit City 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network Happy Birthday NASCAR 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA Platinum 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford Cheerios Pop Secret 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe s 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal 35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac Tabasco 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union 50 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser Louie the Lizard 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers 91 Kevin Lepage R LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford McDonald s 96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide BatteriesPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on the early afternoon of Friday May 29 Rick Mast driving for Butch Mock Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 281 and an average speed of 154 633 miles per hour 248 858 km h 3 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23 281 154 633 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 291 154 566 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 421 153 708 Full first practice results Second practice edit The second practice session was held on the late afternoon of Friday May 29 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 168 and an average speed of 155 387 miles per hour 250 071 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 168 155 387 2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 229 154 979 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 250 154 839 Full second practice results Final practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on the afternoon of Saturday May 30 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 919 and an average speed of 150 508 miles per hour 242 219 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 919 150 508 2 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 23 998 150 013 3 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 24 000 150 000 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday May 29 at 3 30 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday May 30 at 11 30 AM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time 6 On January 24 1998 NASCAR would announce that the amount of provisionals given would be increased from last season Positions 26 36 would be decided on time while positions 37 43 would be based on provisionals Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champion needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional 7 Rusty Wallace driving for Penske Kranefuss Racing would win the pole setting a time of 23 092 and an average speed of 155 898 miles per hour 250 894 km h 8 Three drivers would fail to qualify Dennis Setzer Morgan Shepherd and Todd Bodine Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 092 155 898 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 220 155 039 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23 224 155 012 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23 270 154 706 5 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23 281 154 633 6 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 23 301 154 500 7 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23 304 154 480 8 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23 405 153 813 9 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 23 423 153 695 10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23 493 153 237 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 23 508 153 139 12 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 512 153 113 13 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 23 517 153 081 14 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 23 526 153 022 15 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 23 545 152 899 16 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23 550 152 866 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23 556 152 827 18 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 564 152 775 19 8 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 23 578 152 685 20 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23 581 152 665 21 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23 599 152 549 22 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 23 599 152 549 23 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 23 599 152 549 24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 23 603 152 523 25 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23 613 152 458 26 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 23 406 153 807 27 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 23 567 152 756 28 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23 614 152 452 29 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 23 624 152 387 30 96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 23 629 152 355 31 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 23 635 152 316 32 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 23 642 152 271 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 23 651 152 213 34 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 670 152 091 35 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 23 670 152 091 36 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23 676 152 053 Provisionals 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 38 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 39 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 40 50 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 91 Kevin Lepage R LJ Racing Chevrolet Champion s Provisional 43 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Failed to qualify 44 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford 23 740 151 643 45 46 Morgan Shepherd Team SABCO Chevrolet 23 826 151 095 46 35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac 23 936 150 401 Official qualifying results Time not available Race results editFin 9 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 8 running 180 89 950 2 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 9 running 175 62 250 3 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 375 running 175 79 350 4 36 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 0 running 160 55 500 5 12 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 399 0 running 155 42 325 6 5 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 399 1 running 155 49 275 7 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 399 3 running 151 40 780 8 19 8 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 142 26 580 9 8 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 398 0 running 138 35 130 10 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 134 43 430 11 7 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 130 28 455 12 16 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 398 0 running 127 36 255 13 24 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 398 0 running 124 31 165 14 21 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 397 0 running 121 31 655 15 25 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 118 32 905 16 29 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 397 0 running 115 30 780 17 38 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 112 33 795 18 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 397 3 running 114 39 680 19 20 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 396 0 running 106 22 655 20 43 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 396 0 running 103 23 955 21 13 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 396 0 running 100 29 955 22 22 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 396 0 running 97 29 305 23 26 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 396 0 running 94 29 455 24 15 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 395 1 running 96 29 305 25 34 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 395 0 running 88 33 205 26 6 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 394 0 running 85 28 555 27 18 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 82 21 405 28 42 91 Kevin Lepage R LJ Racing Chevrolet 394 0 running 79 22 255 29 10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 393 0 running 76 28 105 30 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 73 17 955 31 27 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 392 0 running 70 24 905 32 41 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 67 27 845 33 9 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 391 0 running 64 32 795 34 35 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 391 0 running 61 17 745 35 32 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 390 0 running 58 27 545 36 11 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 390 0 running 55 20 030 37 39 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 229 0 handling 52 17 520 38 30 96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 187 0 crash 49 20 000 39 23 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 120 0 handling 46 17 500 40 31 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 32 0 crash 43 17 500 41 14 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 9 0 crash 40 24 500 42 28 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 9 0 crash 37 24 500 43 40 50 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 crash 34 24 500 Failed to qualify 44 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford 45 46 Morgan Shepherd Team SABCO Chevrolet 46 35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac Official race resultsReferences edit Poole David May 31 1998 Jarrett s superior mileage brings home a victory That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved September 5 2022 Brinster Dick June 1 1998 Extra splash of gas helps Jarrett roar to win Wisconsin State Journal p 25 Retrieved September 5 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Winston Cup practice speeds That s Racin May 29 1998 Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved September 5 2022 Final Winston Cup practice session That s Racin May 29 1998 Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved September 5 2022 Happy Hour speeds That s Racin May 30 1998 Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved September 5 2022 At A Glance The Billings Gazette May 28 1998 p 18 Retrieved September 5 2022 via Newspapers com Additional Provisionals announced Motorsport com January 24 1998 Retrieved August 31 2022 nbsp Utter Jim May 29 1998 Snake slithers to Dover pole That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 18 2000 Retrieved September 5 2022 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 5 2022 Previous race 1998 Coca Cola 600 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1998 season Next race 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 amp oldid 1159218520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,