1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress*

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 4, 2014 16:44:50 GMT -5

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As of the creation of this topic, 10 of the 33 races have been completed.

Schedule Changes
-The Pepsi 400 will run on the 4th of July Race Weekend as initially planned
-Loudon I and Pocono II have been terminated so North Wilkesboro will stay on the schedule.

A quick recap of the winners so far:

Bud Shootout Open: Jimmy Spencer
-Runner-Up: Bobby Labonte
-Fastest Lap: John Andretti

Bud Shootout Winner: Mark Martin

Gatorade Twin Race #1: Ricky Rudd
Gatorade Twin Race #2: Jerry Nadeau
-Daytona 500 DNQs
    07-Dan Pardus
    08-Harris Devane
    14-Loy Allen Jr.
    28-Kenny Irwin Jr.*¹
    29-Jeff Green
    35-Todd Bodine
    37-Larry Gunselman*²
    46-Wally Dallenbach
    47-Billy Standridge
    77-Robert Pressley
    78-Gary Bradberry*²
    79-Norm Benning
    81-Kenny Wallace
    85-Ken Bouchard
    91-Kevin Lepage
    92-Elliott Sadler
    97-Chad Little
      *¹-Irwin wasn't in the Top-35, only Driver's points lock you into the 500, not Owner's points.
      *²-Bradberry and Gunselman both failed post-race inspection, allowing Steve Park and Buckshot Jones into the 500.

Race 1 (Daytona): Dale Earnhardt
-Pole Sitter: Ricky Rudd*
      *-Bobby Labonte initially sat on the pole for the Daytona 500, but was forced to a back-up car following a crash in his Qualifying Race.

-Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (46 of 100)
      -Race Note #1: Coming to the Checkered flag, Earnhardt used the slow car of Mark Martin as a pick to his inside, leaving Jeff Gordon and Ernie Irvan to fight for 2nd as the infamous words of Mike Joy took place, "Twenty years of trying! Twenty years of frustration, Dale Earnhardt will come to the flag to win the Daytona 500! Finally... The most anticipated moment in racing. If John Elway could win the Super Bowl, Dale Earnhardt said he could win the Daytona 500."
      -Race Note #2: Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Ernie Irvan, John Andretti, and Rusty Wallace qualify for the next No Bull 5 Race, set to be at Las Vegas.
          -The five drivers who qualified for the No Bull 5 Daytona Bonus were Ken Schrader (21st), Terry Labonte (9th), Mark Martin (33rd), Jeff Burton (6th), and Dale Jarrett (7th).

Race 2 (Rockingham): Jeff Gordon
-Pole Sitter: John Andretti
-Most Laps Led: Bobby Labonte (41 of 158)

Race 3 (Las Vegas): Jeff Gordon (No Bull Bonus Winner)
-Pole Sitter and Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (57 of 147)
      -Race Note #1: Jeff Gordon, John Andretti, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Labonte, and Jeff Burton qualify for the next No Bull 5 race, set to be at Charlotte.

Race 4 (Atlanta): Rusty Wallace
-Pole Sitter: Brett Bodine
-Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (75 of 147)

Race 5 (Darlington): Jeff Burton
-Pole Sitter: Ward Burton
-Most Laps Led: Mark Martin (78 of 184)

Race 6 (Bristol): Mark Martin
-Pole Sitter: Geoffrey Bodine
-Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (103 of 250)

Race 7 (Texas): Dale Jarrett
-Pole Sitter: Chad Little
-Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (48)

Race 8 (Martinsville): Jeremy Mayfield
-Pole Sitter & Most Laps Led: Jeff Burton (131 of 250)

Race 9 (Talladega): Dale Earnhardt
-Pole Sitter: Ernie Irvan
-Most Laps Led: Robert Pressley (13 of 94)
      -Race Note #1: Earnhardt is 2-for-2 on Superspeedways in 1998.
      -Race Note #2: 29 of 42 drivers led a lap

Race 10 (Fontana): Jeremy Mayfield*
-Pole Sitter: Rusty Wallace
-Most Laps Led: Bobby Labonte* (18 of 100)
      -Race Note #1: Jeff Gordon originally won this race and led the most laps (26 of 100), but after bumping into Kenny Wallace's car on the cooldown lap, officials saw that the front of Gordon's car was too low in the first place. As a result of not only failing inspection and intentionally trying to damage the car, NASCAR stripped Gordon of the win (Placing him 20th, last car on the lead lap), awarding it to then runner-up Mayfield, and docking Gordon 17 points (15 from finishing position, 2 bonus points)

Winston Open Winner: Ward Burton
-Pole Sitter & Runner-Up: John Andretti
-Fastest Lap: Joe Nemechek
-Most Laps Led: Ward Burton (26 of 40)

Winston Winner: Ward Burton
-Pole Sitter (Random Draw): Ted Musgrave
-Most Laps Led: Jeff Gordon (55 of 80)
      -Race Note #1: Burton becomes the only driver to win the Open and the All-Star race in the same day.

List of 1998 Winston Cup Rookies
-Andy Hillenburg
-Buckshot Jones
-Dennis Setzer
-Jerry Nadeau
-Kenny Irwin Jr.
-Steve Park

The points through 10 races, rookies highlighted in yellow.

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 4, 2014 17:57:35 GMT -5

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Pretty good season so far. What happened at Fontana sent my jaw through the floor. Makes you wonder what the reaction would be if someone's win being taken away by post-race inspection failure happened in real life.

thunder98 Full Member Nostalgic NR2003 User Posts: 132	1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series In Progress Aug 4, 2014 19:04:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thunder98 on Aug 4, 2014 19:04:22 GMT -5 Well, Gordon's car saw Kenny's car out of fuel and made no effort to go around it, flat-out ran into it at 143 mph.
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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 5, 2014 8:48:01 GMT -5

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Race #11: Coca-Cola 600 @ Lowe's Motor Speedway; Charlotte, North Carolina; May 24th, 1998.

MARTINS DOMINATES RACE, BURTON FALLS SHORT
Charlotte, NC(AP)- Mark Martin led a race-high 203 laps en route to his second win of the 1998 season. After finishes of 33rd in Daytona, 42nd in Rockingham and Las Vegas, and 34th in Atlanta to start the season, Martin went on a consistent tear in the last 7 races, with 2 wins, 5 top-5's, and 6 top-10's, giving him the name Mr. Consistency by fellow drivers. Martin has climbed his way back into the top-10 in points, 92 points back from points leader Rusty Wallace. The No Bull 5 event by series sponsor Winston held their 3rd of 5 races tonight as Jeff Gordon, John Andretti, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Labonte, and Jeff Burton all had a shot at the Million Dollar Bonus. Heading into tonight's race, everyone considered Gordon to be the hands-on favorite to win 2 No Bull races in a row, but that was not the case. On the 59th lap, Gordon was involved in a terrifying accident similar to that we saw in last night's Carquest 300. Gordon hit the sliding car of Rich Bickle at 125 mph, and was sent barrelrolling down the turn 3 flat when Sterling Marlin rear-ended him, leaving the Dupont Chevrolet upside-down. Among others involved were Winston All-Star winner Ward Burton, Kenny Wallace, Kenny Irwin Jr., Terry Labonte, Joe Nemechek, Jerry Nadeau, and Ernie Irvan. Ward Burton was airlifted to a local medical facility after being hit in the driver's side by Labonte at nearly 105 mph. Reports came in saying that Burton was awake and alert, but suffered pain in his left arm, it is unclear if Burton will be cleared for Dover next week. Irwin and Nemechek's cars also went tumbling, both drivers managed to get out of their cars under their own power.

Jeff Burton on missing the bonus: "I knew we didn't have the car to win, but we were there when it mattered. Mark had the best car all night with no doubt, but when we caught lap traffic at the end I knew all we could do was ride it out to the end."

Following the interview, Burton left the track to see his brother Ward and check on his condition.

No Bull 5 Driver Results (Charlotte)
2. 99-Jeff Burton
3. 2-Rusty Wallace
5. 43-John Andretti
8. 18-Bobby Labonte
39. 24-Jeff Gordon (OUT)

The five drivers who qualified for the next No Bull 5 Race at Darlington are Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd, and John Andretti.
-Andretti and Wallace are the only two that have been eligible for the No Bull 5 Bonus for all 3 races this year.

Contingency Awards

Bud Pole Award: Rusty Wallace (31.453 sec/171.685 mph)
Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Mark Martin (203 of 280)
Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Jeff Burton (+32, Started 34th)
Jiffy Lube Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Jeff Burton (31.411, Lap 76)
Raybesto’s Rookie of the Race: Jerry Nadeau (30th)

Link to Race Screenshots: s1052.photobucket.com/user/thunder98210/library/NR2003%20Screenshots/1998%20Offline%20Seasons/1998%20NWC%20Season

Race Results, No-Bull drivers highlighted in red, rookies in yellow.

Race Note: Kevin Lepage initially qualified the #91 car, Morgan Shepherd would drive the car, starting shotgun.

Points Standings after 11 Races, rookies in yellow.

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 7, 2014 18:09:36 GMT -5

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1998 MBNA Platinum 400 Pre-Race Report

Race 12 of 33, May 31st, 1998

Clear skies floating at 79 degrees, winds West about 7mph.

Some storylines to follow today's race:

-Mark Martin qualified on the pole for today's MBNA Platinum 400 with a time of 23.294 seconds (154.546 mph). Martin started 30th in this race a year ago and finished 29th.

-Defending race winner and Points Leader Rusty Wallace qualified 5th at 23.476 seconds (153.348 mph). Wallace started 2nd for this race a year ago and led 12 laps en route to victory.

-Dale Jarrett is the odds on favorite in today's race, qualifying 2nd at 23.355 seconds (154.143 mph). Jarrett ran out of fuel while leading this event last year, finishing 5th first car off the lead lap while leading a race high 145 of 200 laps and qualifying 15th. Jarrett qualified 3rd in the fall race a year ago, finishing 4th leading 25 laps.

-Yesterday's Busch Series winner Todd Bodine qualified his #35 Tobasco Pontiac 6th at 23.481 seconds (153.115 mph).

-Bill Elliott kicked off his string of 3 consecutive victories at this track last September which led him to the 1997 Winston Cup Championship after starting 19th and leading 49 laps.

-Doctors gave Ward Burton the green light to run today's race after his Coca-Cola 600 crash, qualifying 3rd at 23.381 seconds (153.971 mph). Randy Lajoie will be standing by as a relief driver. Lajoie finished 14th in yesterday's race and formerly drove the #22 MBNA Pontiac in 1995.

Starting Lineup presented by Dura Lube:

*-denotes rookie

Inside Outside

1. 6-Mark Martin	2. 88-Dale Jarrett
3. 22-Ward Burton	4. 24-Jeff Gordon
5. 2-Rusty Wallace	6. 35-Todd Bodine
7. 94-Bill Elliott	8. 97-Chad Little
9. 99-Jeff Burton	10. 28-Kenny Irwin Jr.*
11. 33-Ken Schrader	12. 4-Bobby Hamilton
13. 31-Mike Skinner	14. 44-Kyle Petty
15. 11-Brett Bodine	16. 43-John Andretti
17. 12-Jeremy Mayfield	18. 90-Dick Trickle
19. 40-Sterling Marlin	20. 3-Dale Earnhardt
21. 23-Jimmy Spencer	22. 1-Steve Park*
23. 18-Bobby Labonte	24. 26-Johnny Benson
25. 10-Ricky Rudd	26. 16-Ted Musgrave
27. 30-Derrike Cope	28. 9-Lake Speed
29. 98-Rich Bickle	30. 21-Michael Waltrip
31. 96-David Green	32. 7-Geoff Bodine
33. 17-Darrell Waltrip	34. 46-Wally Dallenbach
35. 41-Steve Grissom	36. 5-Terry Labonte
37. 81-Kenny Wallace	38. 42-Joe Nemechek
39. 75-Rick Mast	40. 13-Jerry Nadeau*
41. 36-Ernie Irvan	42. 77-Robert Pressley

Those who DNQ'ed:
#00-Buckshot Jones*
#8-Hut Stricklin
#29-Jeff Green*
#47-Billy Standridge*
#50-Ricky Craven
#71-Dave Marcis
#78-Gary Bradberry
#79-Randy MacDonald*
#95-Andy Hillenburg*

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 8, 2014 20:40:18 GMT -5

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WALLACE DOMINATES DOVER, JARRETT GETS REDEMPTION WIN
DOVER, DE(AP)- Dale Jarrett had the car to beat in this event in 1997, but ran out of fuel while leading after leading 145 laps. Rusty Wallace suffered the same fate today, leading 136 laps before running out of fuel on lap 157. Jarrett was able to hold off a hard-charging Jeff Gordon when the caution flew with only 3 laps to go.

Wallace on running out of fuel: "We had a miscalculation. We thought we could've gone to 160 by our math."

Jarrett on winning under caution: "It's a mixed reaction. Had a sigh of relief from Gordon on my bumper the last 20 laps or so, but awful the fans didn't get a green flag finish but, that's Dover for ya."

Ward Burton received the most props for surviving the race without needing to fall back on a relief driver, finishing 3rd in today's race. "Sure I feel a little sore," Said Burton following the race, "but tracks like Dover will do that to you, healthy or not."

Contingency Awards

Bud Pole Award: Mark Martin
Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Rusty Wallace (136 of 200)
Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Joe Nemechek (+21, Started 38th, Finished 17th)
Jiffy Lube Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Geoff Bodine (22.807)
Raybesto’s Rookie of the Race: Kenny Irwin Jr. (11th)
EA Sports Move of the Race: Ward Burton lasting the whole race

Race Results, rookies in yellow.

Points Standings, rookies in yellow, gained spots in green, lost spots in red.

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 19, 2014 3:29:44 GMT -5

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Race #13: Pontiac Excitement 400 @ Richmond International Raceway; Richmond, Virginia; June 7th, 1998.

SAVED BY THE FLAG, JARRETT WINS 2nd STAIGHT, 3rd OF 1998
Richmond, VA(AP)-Dale Jarrett is starting to get on a roll, with the yellow flag flying with only 3 laps to go, Jeff Gordon's third win of 1998 will have to wait perhaps another week. But the biggest loser this weekend was Jeff Burton, who after dominating the early portion of this race was involved in the 5th caution on lap 80. The race was initially set only a couple hours following the Busch race Saturday afternoon, however following the checkered flag the clouds loomed over Richmond once again and opened the floodgates, drenching the track once again. Despite the efforts of the track drying crew, the track didn't get dry until approximately 4am local time, long after the race was rescheduled. Rusty Wallace also dominated this race having started on pole position, however due to a slow pit stop as a result of a jammed tire in the left front wheelwell, Wallace couldn't recover and wound up 11th.

Contingency Awards

Bud Pole Award: Rusty Wallace (22.091 seconds/122.222 mph)
Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Rusty Wallace (88 of 200 laps)
Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Rich Bickle & Jerry Nadeau (+24) (Bickle Started 38th, Finished 14th) (Nadeau Started 39th, Finished 15th)
Jiffy Lube Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Dale Jarrett (21.914 seconds)
Raybesto’s Rookie of the Race: Kenny Irwin Jr. (6th)

Richmond Results.htm (18.76 KB)
Points After Richmond.htm (32.96 KB)

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1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series *In Progress* Aug 30, 2014 15:59:09 GMT -5

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Race #14: Miller Lite 400 @ Michigan International Speedway; Brooklyn, Michigan; June 14th, 1998.

VICTORY LANE AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW, GORDON WINS 3rd of '98

BROOKLYN, MI(AP)- Luck was on Jeff Gordon's side as he won his 3rd event of the 1998 Winston Cup Season, holding off a hard charging ex-teammate in Ken Schrader as well as Jeremy Mayfield. Mayfield has really been consistent this season, after a 1997 season that only saw 1 Top-5 (5th, Martinsville I) and 6 Top-10s, has now turned into 4 Top-5s, 5 Top-10s, and sitting 5th in points. For the time being, the race for the championship is a 2-man race between leader Dale Jarrett and Rusty Wallace who is only 7 points back.

Contingency Awards

Bud Pole Award: Ward Burton (40.061 seconds/179.726 mph, 2nd of 1998)
Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Jeff Gordon (54 of 100 Laps)
Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Brett Bodine (+21, Started 41st, Finished 20th)
Jiffy Lube Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Jeff Gordon (38.752 seconds/185.797 mph, Lap 58)
Raybesto’s Rookie of the Race: Kenny Irwin, Jr. (Started 26th, Finished 22nd)

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Points Standings.htm (32.96 KB)

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Chad' Senior Member Posts: 512	1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series In Progress Aug 30, 2014 21:31:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chad' on Aug 30, 2014 21:31:08 GMT -5 How do you get the statistic of the best lap of the race?

thunder98 Full Member Nostalgic NR2003 User Posts: 132	1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series In Progress Aug 31, 2014 8:32:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thunder98 on Aug 31, 2014 8:32:14 GMT -5 When you're in the fullscreen mode push S to bring up the running order and hit the right arrow key to switch to Fastest Lap.
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