The first practice session was held on Friday, October 8, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes.[3]Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.920 and an average speed of 195.748 miles per hour (315.026 km/h).[4]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 9, after the preliminary 1998 Winn Dixie ARCA 300. The session would last for one hour.[3]Sterling Marlin, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.783 and an average speed of 196.298 miles per hour (315.911 km/h).[5]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 8, 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, October 9, 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]
Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.819 and an average speed of 196.153 miles per hour (315.678 km/h).[7]
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The 1998 Winston 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season the last of five races of that year s Winston No Bull 5 and the 29th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday October 11 1998 in Lincoln Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway a 2 66 miles 4 28 km permanent triangle shaped superspeedway The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete In the last 13 laps of the race Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to defend the field to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory his third and final victory of the season and a US 1 000 000 adjusted for inflation US 1 662 515 bonus for claiming the Winston No Bull 5 bonus 1 2 To fill out the top three Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte both driving for Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third respectively 1998 Winston 500Race detailsRace 29 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1998 Winston 500 program cover featuring Terry Labonte DateOctober 11 1998Official name30th Annual Winston 500LocationLincoln Alabama Talladega SuperspeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility2 66 mi 4 28 km Distance188 laps 500 08 mi 804 8 km Scheduled Distance188 laps 500 08 mi 804 8 km Average speed159 318 miles per hour 256 397 km h Pole positionDriverKen SchraderAndy Petree RacingTime48 819Most laps ledDriverMike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingLaps74WinnerNo 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingTelevision 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 The layout of Talladega Superspeedway the venue where the race was held Talladega Superspeedway originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway AIMS is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega Alabama It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln The track is a tri oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation a business controlled by the France family Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start finish line that s located just past the exit to pit road The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2 66 mile long 4 28 km tri oval like the Daytona International Speedway which also is a 2 5 mile long 4 km tri oval Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver W denotes driver in the Winston No Bull 5 Driver Team Make Sponsor00 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet Aquafresh1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite3 Dale Earnhardt W 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 Valvoline SynPower7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips07 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit9 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 W Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 113 Ted Musgrave Elliott Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries Small Soldiers21 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 W 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 Skittles Wild Berry40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light Silver Bullet41 Rick Wilson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth Americast43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP Purple44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford Standridge Motorsports50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser54 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Bobby Gerhart Racing71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D88 Dale Jarrett W Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig Meyers91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford McDonald s96 Steve Grissom American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley99 Jeff Burton W Roush Racing Ford Exide BatteriesPractice EditFirst practice Edit The first practice session was held on Friday October 8 at 11 00 AM EST The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes 3 Bobby Labonte driving for Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 48 920 and an average speed of 195 748 miles per hour 315 026 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 48 920 195 7482 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 032 195 3013 12 Jeremy Mayfield W Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 49 157 194 804Full first practice resultsFinal practice Edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday October 9 after the preliminary 1998 Winn Dixie ARCA 300 The session would last for one hour 3 Sterling Marlin driving for Team SABCO would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 48 783 and an average speed of 196 298 miles per hour 315 911 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 48 783 196 2982 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 48 942 195 6603 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 48 965 195 568Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying EditQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday October 8 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 October 9 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 Ken Schrader driving for Andy Petree Racing would win the pole setting a time of 48 819 and an average speed of 196 153 miles per hour 315 678 km h 7 Six drivers would fail to qualify Dan Pardus Rick Mast Rick Wilson Rich Bickle Bobby Gerhart and Gary Bradberry Full qualifying results Edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 48 819 196 1532 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 48 861 195 9853 88 Dale Jarrett W Robert Yates Racing Ford 49 100 195 0314 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 175 194 7335 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49 252 194 4296 24 Jeff Gordon W Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49 322 194 1537 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 49 335 194 1028 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 49 346 194 0589 99 Jeff Burton W Roush Racing Ford 49 364 193 98810 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 49 374 193 94811 00 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 49 398 193 85412 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 49 422 193 76013 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 49 435 193 70914 3 Dale Earnhardt W Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49 441 193 68515 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 49 490 193 49416 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 49 498 193 46217 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 49 517 193 38818 96 Steve Grissom American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 49 543 193 28719 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 49 653 192 85820 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 49 678 192 76121 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 49 678 192 76122 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 49 684 192 73823 91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet 49 702 192 66824 12 Jeremy Mayfield W Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 49 724 192 58325 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 49 725 192 57926 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 49 565 193 20127 13 Ted Musgrave Elliott Marino Racing Ford 49 665 192 81228 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 49 680 192 75429 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 49 738 192 52930 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 49 740 192 52131 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 49 741 192 51732 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 49 807 192 26233 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 49 819 192 21634 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49 825 192 19335 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 49 852 192 08936 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 49 872 192 012Provisionals37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 38 16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford 39 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 41 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 42 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Champion s Provisional43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Failed to qualify44 07 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 49 907 191 87745 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 50 180 190 83346 41 Rick Wilson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50 197 190 76847 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 50 224 190 66648 54 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet 51 247 186 86049 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 51 487 185 989Official qualifying resultsRace results EditFin 8 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 3 88 Dale Jarrett W Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 16 running 180 1 110 1252 6 24 Jeff Gordon W Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 49 running 175 86 2453 4 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 8 running 170 68 8604 36 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 188 9 running 165 69 8505 24 12 Jeremy Mayfield W Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 188 1 running 160 51 0006 2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 188 9 running 155 62 5007 5 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 74 running 156 48 3508 15 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 142 36 3009 34 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 0 running 138 41 97010 9 99 Jeff Burton W Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 134 50 15011 26 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 188 6 running 135 43 93012 29 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 127 30 77513 16 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 188 1 running 129 40 42714 10 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 187 1 running 126 32 33515 37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0 running 118 45 61016 11 00 Buckshot Jones Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 187 0 running 115 28 77517 27 13 Ted Musgrave Elliott Marino Racing Ford 187 0 running 112 28 01018 17 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 109 44 15519 19 94 Bill Elliott Elliott Marino Racing Ford 187 0 running 106 38 37520 41 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 187 0 running 103 38 98521 22 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 187 0 running 100 42 15522 23 91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet 186 0 running 97 31 82523 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 185 0 running 94 26 84524 1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 185 0 running 91 43 16525 31 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 184 0 running 88 36 88526 21 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 183 0 running 85 29 91027 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 182 0 running 82 41 29028 28 47 Billy Standridge Standridge Motorsports Ford 181 0 running 79 26 29529 13 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 180 0 running 76 36 35030 32 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 178 2 running 78 36 18031 33 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 177 0 running 70 35 99032 14 3 Dale Earnhardt W Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 175 12 rear end 72 40 92033 30 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 170 0 engine 64 28 84034 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 166 0 running 61 42 59535 38 16 Kevin Lepage R Roush Racing Ford 160 0 handling 58 36 26536 18 96 Steve Grissom American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 146 0 handling 55 25 72037 20 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 134 0 crash 52 35 20638 40 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 134 0 crash 49 32 55039 39 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 crash 46 32 55040 42 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 107 0 piston 43 25 55041 35 1 Steve Park R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 101 0 valve spring 40 25 55042 25 9 Jerry Nadeau R Melling Racing Ford 99 0 engine 37 25 55043 7 28 Kenny Irwin Jr R Robert Yates Racing Ford 30 0 valve spring 34 40 550Failed to qualify44 07 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet45 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford46 41 Rick Wilson Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet47 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford48 54 Bobby Gerhart Bobby Gerhart Racing Chevrolet49 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports FordOfficial race resultsReferences Edit Poole David October 11 1998 Jarrett wins game of keep awaywith the lead That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 19 2022 Jarrett wins Winston 500 The Signal October 12 1998 p 10 Retrieved September 19 2022 via Newspapers com a b c Schedule for events at Talladega That s Racin Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 19 2022 Labontes lead way in practice That s Racin October 9 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 19 2022 Marlin fastest at Happy Hour That s Racin October 10 1998 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 19 2022 Additional Provisionals announced Motorsport com January 24 1998 Retrieved August 31 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Poole David October 9 1998 Schrader emerges with first pole of season That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved September 19 2022 1998 Winston 500 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved September 19 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Previous race 1998 UAW GM Quality 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1998 season Next race 1998 Pepsi 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Winston 500 amp oldid 1136531517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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