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1998 - California 500 Presented by NAPA Race Results


Race Name - California 500 Presented by NAPA
Date - 5/3/1998
Race Track - California Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 181.772 mph
Number of Cautions - 6
Caution Laps - 35
Average Race Speed - 140.22 mph
Lead Changes - 18
Total Race Purse - $2,022,800
Race Number - 10
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Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 3 Mark Martin 6 Valvoline Cummins (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 165 $141,375
2 2 Jeremy Mayfield 12 Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss) 250 Ford 16 $88,800
3 9 Terry Labonte 5 Kelloggs Corn Flakes (Rick Hendrick) 250 Chevrolet 0 $96,200
4 1 Jeff Gordon 24 DuPont Refinishes (Rick Hendrick) 250 Chevrolet 23 $98,800
5 11 Darrell Waltrip 1 Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt Inc) 250 Chevrolet 0 $47,950
6 40 Chad Little 97 John Deere (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 1 $57,450
7 26 Geoffrey Bodine 7 Philips Consumer Communications (Jim Mattei) 250 Ford 0 $55,600
8 5 Johnny Benson Jr 26 Cheerios (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 3 $51,700
9 43 Dale Earnhardt 3 GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress) 250 Chevrolet 0 $53,800
10 21 Jeff Burton 99 Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) 250 Ford 0 $56,950
11 23 Ricky Rudd 10 Tide (Ricky Rudd) 250 Ford 0 $58,025
12 8 Ward Burton 22 MBNA America (Bill Davis) 250 Pontiac 0 $45,775
13 22 Ernie Irvan 36 Skittles (Nelson Bowers) 250 Pontiac 0 $44,675
14 14 Sterling Marlin 40 Coors Light (Felix Sabates) 250 Chevrolet 0 $36,325
15 15 Ken Schrader 33 Skoal Bandit (Andy Petree) 250 Chevrolet 0 $45,975
16 18 Kenny Irwin Jr 28 Texaco Havoline (Yates Racing) 249 Ford 0 $50,425
17 20 Robert Pressley 77 Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel) 249 Ford 0 $32,625
18 19 David Green 96 Caterpillar (Buz McCall) 249 Chevrolet 0 $35,725
19 34 Kenny Wallace 81 Square D (Fil Martocci) 249 Ford 0 $34,925
20 37 Michael Waltrip 21 Citgo (Wood Brothers) 249 Ford 0 $43,775
21 28 Jimmy Spencer 23 Winston No Bull (Travis Carter) 249 Ford 4 $41,625
22 6 Joe Nemechek 42 BellSouth (Felix Sabates) 248 Chevrolet 23 $41,025
23 35 Gary Bradberry 78 Pilot Travel Centers (Jim Wilson) 247 Ford 0 $30,425
24 10 Morgan Shepherd 46 First Union (Felix Sabates) 247 Chevrolet 0 $33,525
25 30 Rick Mast 75 Remington Arms (Butch Mock) 247 Ford 0 $33,225
26 33 Jerry Nadeau 13 FirstPlus Financial (Bill Elliott) 247 Ford 0 $29,825
27 31 Bobby Hamilton 4 Kodak MAX Film (Larry McClure) 246 Chevrolet 0 $54,625
28 38 Brett Bodine 11 Paychex (Brett Bodine) 245 Ford 0 $39,525
29 42 Wally Dallenbach Jr 35 Tabasco (Bob Hancher) 245 Pontiac 0 $29,225
30 41 Steve Grissom 41 Kodiak (Larry Hedrick) 245 Chevrolet 0 $39,025
31 25 John Andretti 43 STP (Petty Enterprises) 244 Pontiac 0 $43,850
32 16 Lake Speed 9 Cartoon Network (Harry Melling) 243 Ford 0 $31,650
33 24 Ted Musgrave 16 Primestar (Jack Roush) 243 Ford 0 $38,150
34 4 Rusty Wallace 2 Miller Lite (Roger Penske) 242 Ford 15 $43,250
35 27 Mike Dillon 31 Lowes (Richard Childress) 239 Chevrolet 0 $28,050
36 39 Randy LaJoie 50 Budweiser (Rick Hendrick) 210 Chevrolet 0 $34,950
37 29 Dick Trickle 90 HeiligMeyers (Junie Donlavey) 193 Ford 0 $34,750
38 7 Bobby Labonte 18 Interstate Batteries Hot Rod Magazine (Joe Gibbs) 191 Pontiac 0 $42,350
39 32 Derrike Cope 30 Gumout (Chuck Rider) 153 Pontiac 0 $34,325
40 13 Kevin Lepage 91 Fluidyne Automotive (Joe Falk) 93 Chevrolet 0 $27,300
41 36 Dale Jarrett 88 Quality Care Ford Credit (Yates Racing) 86 Ford 0 $44,275
42 17 Kyle Petty 44 Hot Wheels (Kyle Petty) 85 Pontiac 0 $34,250
43 12 Bill Elliott 94 McDonalds (Bill Elliott) 84 Ford 0 $36,725