Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
The first practice session was held on Friday, August 7, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for three hours and 30 minutes.[3]Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:13.486 and an average speed of 120.023 mph (193.158 km/h).[4]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, August 8, at 2:15 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3]Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.353 and an average speed of 118.623 mph (190.905 km/h).[5]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 7, at 2:00 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, August 8, at 10:45 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]
Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:13.298 and an average speed of 120.331 miles per hour (193.654 km/h).[7]
^Bonnell, Rick (August 9, 1998). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^Johnson, James (August 10, 1998). "Crew chief keeps Gordon in dark". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 21. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abc. That's Racin'. August 4, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^. That's Racin'. August 7, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^. That's Racin'. August 8, 1998. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^"Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^Utter, Jim (August 7, 1998). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^"1998 The Bud at the Glen - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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The 1998 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday August 9 1998 at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International a 2 45 miles 3 943 km permanent road course layout The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete Within the closing laps of the race Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would make a late race charge and pass for the lead with four to go to win his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory his seventh of the season and his third consecutive victory up to that point 1 2 To fill out the podium Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third respectively 1998 The Bud at The GlenRace detailsRace 20 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1998 The Bud at The Glen program cover DateAugust 9 1998Official name13th Annual The Bud at The GlenLocationWatkins Glen New York Watkins Glen InternationalCoursePermanent racing facility2 45 mi 3 943 km Distance90 laps 220 5 mi 354 86 km Scheduled Distance90 laps 220 5 mi 354 86 km Average speed94 466 miles per hour 152 028 km h Pole positionDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTime1 13 298Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps55WinnerNo 24Jeff GordonHendrick 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 Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses Watkins Glen International nicknamed The Glen is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix which it hosted for twenty consecutive years 1961 1980 but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class including the World Sportscar Championship Trans Am Can Am NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series Initially public roads in the village were used for the race course In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built In 1968 the race was extended to six hours becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen The circuit s current layout has more or less been the same since 1971 although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix The chicane was removed in 1985 but another chicane called the Inner Loop was installed in 1992 after J D McDuffie s fatal accident during the previous year s NASCAR Winston Cup event The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Steve Park R 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 9 Jerry Nadeau R 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 Tom Hubert 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 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 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser 58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford SmartTalk 59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford Cunningham Historic Motorcars 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 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 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford McDonald s 96 Ron Fellows 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 Friday August 7 at 9 30 AM EST The session would last for three hours and 30 minutes 3 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 1 13 486 and an average speed of 120 023 mph 193 158 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1 13 486 120 023 2 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 1 13 638 119 775 3 23 Boris Said Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 1 13 728 119 629 Full first practice results Final practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday August 8 at 2 15 PM EST The session would last for one hour 3 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 1 14 353 and an average speed of 118 623 mph 190 905 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1 14 353 118 623 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 14 448 118 472 3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 1 14 763 117 973 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday August 7 at 2 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 August 8 at 10 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 Jeff Gordon driving for Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 1 13 298 and an average speed of 120 331 miles per hour 193 654 km h 7 Three drivers would fail to qualify Dave Marcis Brian Cunningham and Larry Gunselman Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 13 298 120 331 2 96 Ron Fellows American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 1 13 499 120 002 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1 13 553 119 914 4 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 1 13 555 119 910 5 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 1 13 635 119 780 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 1 13 641 119 770 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1 13 682 119 704 8 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 1 13 693 119 686 9 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1 13 761 119 575 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1 13 789 119 530 11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 1 13 840 119 447 12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 13 880 119 383 13 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 1 13 914 119 328 14 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1 13 960 119 254 15 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 1 13 960 119 254 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1 14 020 119 157 17 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1 14 043 119 120 18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 1 14 106 119 019 19 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 1 14 190 118 884 20 13 Tom Hubert Elliott Marino Racing Ford 1 14 195 118 876 21 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 1 14 244 118 797 22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 14 277 118 745 23 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 14 303 118 703 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 1 14 312 118 689 25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1 14 322 118 673 26 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 1 13 961 119 252 27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 1 14 046 119 115 28 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1 14 335 118 652 29 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 1 14 355 118 620 30 46 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet 1 14 399 118 550 31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 1 14 403 118 544 32 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 14 410 118 532 33 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1 14 490 118 405 34 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 1 14 526 118 348 35 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 1 14 631 118 181 36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1 14 713 118 052 Provisionals 37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 41 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet 42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Champion s Provisional 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet Failed to qualify 44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1 15 364 117 032 45 59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford 1 15 688 116 531 46 58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford 1 19 769 110 569 Official qualifying results Time not available Race results editFin 8 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 55 running 185 152 970 2 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 3 running 175 65 820 3 23 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 17 running 170 53 085 4 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 90 2 running 165 47 050 5 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 0 running 155 52 980 6 33 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 150 44 565 7 13 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 146 30 185 8 17 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 142 39 560 9 21 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 90 8 running 143 33 930 10 37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 134 45 090 11 22 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 130 36 355 12 26 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 127 32 215 13 14 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 124 36 225 14 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 121 36 610 15 8 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 90 0 running 118 26 795 16 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 115 24 900 17 30 46 Tommy Kendall Team SABCO Chevrolet 90 0 running 112 19 405 18 34 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 90 0 running 109 23 260 19 15 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 106 30 080 20 5 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 90 5 running 108 33 810 21 25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 100 29 430 22 29 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 97 25 700 23 4 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 94 35 195 24 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 91 29 625 25 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 88 18 480 26 19 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 90 0 running 85 22 810 27 27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 89 0 out of gas 82 28 590 28 28 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 89 0 out of gas 79 28 420 29 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 76 21 750 30 35 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 73 21 075 31 31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 89 0 running 70 28 010 32 11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 89 0 running 67 27 435 33 9 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 89 0 running 64 24 875 34 36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 89 0 running 61 24 840 35 32 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 89 0 running 58 24 805 36 20 13 Tom Hubert Elliott Marino Racing Ford 88 0 running 55 17 745 37 18 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 88 0 running 52 32 710 38 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 running 49 24 675 39 42 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 87 0 running 46 24 665 40 12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 running 43 33 655 41 39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 77 0 engine 40 24 645 42 2 96 Ron Fellows American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 69 0 running 37 20 135 43 41 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet 47 0 transmission 34 17 625 Failed to qualify 44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 45 59 Brian Cunningham CSG Racing Ford 46 58 Larry Gunselman SBIII Motorsports Ford Official race resultsReferences edit Bonnell Rick August 9 1998 Gordon rolls to victory in the dark That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 11 2022 Johnson James August 10 1998 Crew chief keeps Gordon in dark Democrat and Chronicle p 21 Retrieved September 11 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c Schedule for The Bud At The Glen That s Racin August 4 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 11 2022 Winston Cup practice speeds That s Racin August 7 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 11 2022 Happy Hour practice speeds That s Racin August 8 1998 Archived from the original on May 3 2001 Retrieved September 11 2022 Additional Provisionals announced Motorsport com January 24 1998 Retrieved August 31 2022 Utter Jim August 7 1998 Another week another pole for Gordon That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on May 3 2001 Retrieved September 11 2022 1998 The Bud at the Glen The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 10 2022 Previous race 1998 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1998 season Next race 1998 Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 The Bud at The Glen amp oldid 1179395246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
