1998 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - BellSouth Mobility Opryland 320 Race
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1998 - NASCAR Busch Grand National Series - BellSouth Mobility Opryland 320 Race Results
Race Name - BellSouth Mobility Opryland 320Date - 3/15/1998Race Track - Nashville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.596 milesRace Length (Miles) - 191 milesPole Speed - 111.762 mphNumber of Cautions - 7Caution Laps - 41Average Race Speed - 82.972 mphLead Changes - 8Total Race Purse - $371,670Race Number - 4 | More Races from 1998 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 21 | Mike McLaughlin | 34 | Goulds Pumps (Frank Cicci) | 320 | Chevrolet | 51 | $37,600 |
2 | 1 | Casey Atwood | 28 | Red Line Oil (Dennis Adcock) | 320 | Chevrolet | 104 | $26,120 |
3 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 3 | AC Delco (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 320 | Chevrolet | 25 | $24,775 |
4 | 23 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | Fina (Bill Baumgardner) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $19,100 |
5 | 26 | Jason Keller | 57 | Progressive Motorsports (Steve DeSouza) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $14,520 |
6 | 4 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | BellSouth Mobility (Joe Nemechek) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $7,675 |
7 | 34 | Sterling Marlin | 1 | Coors Light (Sterling Marlin) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,425 |
8 | 15 | Tim Fedewa | 33 | Kleenex (Bill Baumgardner) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,020 |
9 | 22 | Dick Trickle | 64 | Schneider National (Dennis Shoemaker) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,560 |
10 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | 38 | Barbasol (Bob Sutton) | 320 | Ford | 0 | $14,950 |
11 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | 66 | Phillips 66 (Gary Bechtel) | 320 | Chevrolet | 27 | $12,740 |
12 | 5 | Joe Bessey | 6 | Power Team (Joe Bessey) | 320 | Chevrolet | 0 | $12,680 |
13 | 28 | Buckshot Jones | 0 | AlkaSeltzer Bayer (Billy Jones) | 320 | Pontiac | 0 | $8,120 |
14 | 11 | Dave Blaney | 93 | Amoco (Bill Davis) | 320 | Pontiac | 0 | $5,060 |
15 | 41 | Glenn Allen Jr | 99 | Luxaire (Bill Papke) | 320 | Chevrolet | 5 | $7,725 |
16 | 17 | Andy Santerre | 47 | Monro Muffler (George Debidart) | 319 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,940 |
17 | 14 | Tony Stewart | 44 | Shell Oil (Joe Gibbs) | 318 | Pontiac | 0 | $6,875 |
18 | 10 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | Lance Snacks (James Finch) | 318 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,320 |
19 | 42 | Tracy Leslie | 63 | Lysol (Hubert Hensley) | 318 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,760 |
20 | 31 | Jason Jarrett | 32 | White Rain (Dale Jarrett) | 318 | Ford | 0 | $7,450 |
21 | 12 | Blaise Alexander | 20 | Rescue Engine Formula (Allen Crestinger) | 317 | Chevrolet | 0 | $11,640 |
22 | 27 | Randy Porter | 48 | Unifirst Uniforms (James Porter) | 317 | Ford | 0 | $5,665 |
23 | 29 | Wayne Grubb | 83 | LinkBelt Construction (William Grubb) | 317 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,645 |
24 | 39 | Hermie Sadler | 29 | DeWalt Industrial Tools (Gary Bechtel) | 317 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,625 |
25 | 35 | Jimmy Foster | 50 | Dr Pepper (Joe Washington) | 316 | Ford | 0 | $3,695 |
26 | 36 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 8 | Yahoo Sports (Robert Hayes) | 315 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,575 |
27 | 32 | Shane Hall | 85 | Bama Jams Jellies (Don Stegall) | 315 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,650 |
28 | 8 | Chad Chaffin | 84 | Logans Roadhouse (Neil Chaffin) | 315 | Ford | 0 | $3,785 |
29 | 18 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | Channellock (Doug Taylor) | 313 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,515 |
30 | 9 | Stanton Barrett | 89 | Northstar Water (Meredith Ruark) | 313 | Ford | 0 | $5,585 |
31 | 6 | Robert Pressley | 59 | Kingsford Matchlight (Tad Geschickter) | 312 | Chevrolet | 108 | $7,565 |
32 | 16 | Kevin Schwantz | 88 | Ryder (Kevin Schwantz) | 312 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,545 |
33 | 24 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Lycos (Robbie Reiser) | 311 | Chevrolet | 0 | $9,925 |
34 | 40 | Mark Green | 37 | Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer) | 309 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,405 |
35 | 19 | Lyndon Amick | 35 | SCANA South Carolina (Bill Amick) | 307 | Pontiac | 0 | $3,385 |
36 | 3 | Ed Berrier | 77 | Lear Corporation UAW (Tony Hall) | 293 | Ford | 0 | $3,365 |
37 | 33 | Patty Moise | 14 | Rhodes Furniture (Michael Waltrip) | 276 | Ford | 0 | $3,340 |
38 | 13 | Phil Parsons | 10 | Dura Lube (Phil Parsons) | 238 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,325 |
39 | 37 | Matt Hutter | 36 | Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver) | 164 | Pontiac | 0 | $9,805 |
40 | 25 | Mike Cope | 30 | Slim Jim (Jeffrey Welliver) | 163 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,285 |
41 | 43 | Stevie Reeves | 43 | Curb Records (Mike Curb) | 152 | Ford | 0 | $5,260 |
42 | 30 | Mike Dillon | 72 | Detroit Gasket (Ron Parker) | 138 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,440 |
43 | 20 | David Green | 92 | Kraft (Mac Martin) | 137 | Chevrolet | 0 | $3,230 |