Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
The first practice session was held on Friday, September 25, at 11:00 AM EST.[3]Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.239 and an average speed of 93.562 miles per hour (150.573 km/h).[4]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 26, after the preliminary 1998 NAPA 250.[3]Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.561 and an average speed of 92.097 miles per hour (148.216 km/h).[5]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 25, at 3:00 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, September 26, at 11:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] 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.[6]
Ernie Irvan, driving for MB2 Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.229 and an average speed of 93.608 miles per hour (150.647 km/h).[7]
^Poole, David (September 27, 1998). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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^"Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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^"1998 NAPA Autocare 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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The 1998 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 27th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 50th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday September 27 1998 in Martinsville Virginia at Martinsville Speedway a 0 526 miles 0 847 km permanent oval shaped short track The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete Battling immense heat Rudd Performance Motorsports driver Ricky Rudd would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his 20th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the podium Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third respectively 1998 NAPA Autocare 500Race detailsRace 27 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1998 NAPA Autocare 500 program cover DateSeptember 27 1998Official name50th Annual NAPA Autocare 500LocationRidgeway Virginia Martinsville SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 526 mi 0 847 km Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 257 km Average speed73 35 miles per hour 118 05 km h Pole positionDriverErnie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsTime20 229Most laps ledDriverSterling MarlinTeam SABCOLaps231WinnerNo 10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Martinsville Speedway the venue where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR owned stock car racing track located in Henry County in Ridgeway Virginia just to the south of Martinsville At 0 526 miles 0 847 km in length it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR being built in 1947 by H Clay Earles It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948 Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network Scooby Doo on Zombie Island10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 113 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Winston No Bull24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford Cheerios Pop Secret28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe s33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Tabasco36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Ted Musgrave Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers79 Ken Bouchard T R I X Racing Chevrolet T R I X Racing81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D85 Randy MacDonald Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet Larry s Homes94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford Get Back with Big Mac96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide BatteriesPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday September 25 at 11 00 AM EST 3 Jeff Burton driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 20 239 and an average speed of 93 562 miles per hour 150 573 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 239 93 5622 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20 264 93 4473 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 290 93 327Full first practice resultsFinal practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday September 26 after the preliminary 1998 NAPA 250 3 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 20 561 and an average speed of 92 097 miles per hour 148 216 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20 561 92 0972 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 578 92 0213 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 581 92 007Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday September 25 at 3 00 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 September 26 at 11 45 AM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time 3 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 6 Ernie Irvan driving for MB2 Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 20 229 and an average speed of 93 608 miles per hour 150 647 km h 7 Four drivers would fail to qualify David Green Gary Bradberry Ken Bouchard and Randy MacDonald Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20 229 93 6082 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20 236 93 5763 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 250 93 5114 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20 260 93 4655 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 288 93 3366 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 289 93 3317 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 299 93 2858 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 312 93 2269 77 Ted Musgrave Jasper Motorsports Ford 20 344 93 07910 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20 360 93 00611 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20 362 92 99712 91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet 20 370 92 96013 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20 377 92 92814 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford 20 383 92 90115 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20 384 92 89616 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20 407 92 79217 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 20 417 92 74618 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20 426 92 70519 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 428 92 69620 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 20 431 92 68321 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20 433 92 67422 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20 433 92 67423 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 439 92 64624 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 20 446 92 61525 96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 20 452 92 58826 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20 437 92 65527 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20 466 92 52428 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 20 469 92 51129 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 472 92 49730 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 20 491 92 41131 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 20 495 92 39332 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 20 516 92 29933 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 525 92 25834 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 20 538 92 20035 16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford 20 541 92 18636 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20 554 92 128Provisionals37 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 38 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 39 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 41 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Failed to qualify44 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 572 92 04745 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 20 678 91 57646 79 Ken Bouchard T R I X Racing Chevrolet 20 746 91 27547 85 Randy MacDonald Mansion Motorsports Ford 20 810 90 995Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 8 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 2 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 500 198 running 180 102 5752 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 170 73 5253 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 165 56 8754 4 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 500 0 running 160 54 5255 16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 16 running 160 46 9256 29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 150 45 5257 20 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 37 6758 1 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 499 14 running 147 46 1009 24 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 138 35 40010 21 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 134 44 00011 15 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 130 32 43512 12 91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 127 28 00013 18 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 124 32 65014 19 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 498 0 running 121 35 25015 9 77 Ted Musgrave Jasper Motorsports Ford 498 0 running 118 27 00016 23 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 115 23 95017 35 16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford 498 0 running 112 33 55018 7 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 496 231 running 119 32 75519 37 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 496 0 running 106 29 50020 27 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 495 0 running 103 30 85021 30 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 495 0 running 100 18 10022 33 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 495 0 running 97 32 95023 32 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 495 0 running 94 28 10024 38 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 491 0 running 91 20 85025 25 96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 491 0 running 88 17 50026 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 489 0 running 85 17 35027 39 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 487 0 running 82 32 20028 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 486 0 running 79 32 05029 36 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 486 0 running 76 27 00030 42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 483 0 running 73 26 75031 6 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 479 0 running 70 19 60032 5 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 474 0 running 67 26 27533 34 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 462 0 running 64 23 35034 11 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 453 0 running 61 23 22535 40 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 451 0 running 58 16 10036 31 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 449 0 running 55 16 02537 8 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 419 41 running 57 33 40038 14 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott Marino Racing Ford 417 0 running 49 15 75039 28 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 387 0 engine 46 22 65040 22 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 360 0 engine 43 22 55041 41 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 341 0 engine 40 15 45042 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 299 0 camshaft 37 32 35043 26 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 150 0 overheating 34 15 750Failed to qualify44 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet45 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford46 79 Ken Bouchard T R I X Racing Chevrolet47 85 Randy MacDonald Mansion Motorsports FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Poole David September 27 1998 Rudd refuses to lose despite feeling the heat That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 18 2022 Macur Juliet September 28 1998 Rudd overcomes heat to extend win streak The Orlando Sentinel p 31 Retrieved September 18 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c Schedule for events at Martinsville That s Racin Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 18 2022 Burton fastest in early practice That s Racin September 25 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 18 2022 Martin fastest at Happy Hour That s Racin September 26 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 18 2022 Additional Provisionals announced Motorsport com January 24 1998 Retrieved August 31 2022 Poole David September 25 1998 Ernie Irvan on Martinsville pole That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 18 2022 1998 NAPA Autocare 500 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 17 2022 Previous race 1998 MBNA Gold 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1998 season Next race 1998 UAW GM Quality 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 NAPA Autocare 500 amp oldid 1159218555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
