1998 Jiffy Lube 300

17th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Roush Racing Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 102.996 mph km/h July 12 The 1998 Jiffy Lube 300 program cover. Motor Racing Network 33 17 Ricky Craven TNN Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Roush Racing Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway 191 99 510.805 300 1.704 1.058 Jiffy Lube 300 1998 29.665 317.4 6th Annual Jiffy Lube 300 1998 Jiffy Lube 300.png The 1998 Jiffy Lube 300 was the 17th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 12, 1998, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058 mi km on permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would come to dominate most of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Poole David July 12, 1998 J. Burton scorches field in New Hampshire http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0713300lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818000409/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0713300lede.htm August 18, 2000 September 10, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverSchmeidel Mark July 13, 1998 Burton proves practice makes perfect, cruises to win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109280257/burton-proves-practice-makes-perfect/ September 10, 2022 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 25 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord13Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Gary BradberryISM RacingPontiac36Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet50Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Andy HillenburgLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord96Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on the morning of Friday, July 10. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.419 and an average speed of 129.467 mph km/h on.July 10, 1998 Martin fastest in N.H. practice http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818000618/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711practice1.htm August 18, 2000 September 10, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.419129.467224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.477129.213340Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet29.509129.072Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on the afternoon of Friday, July 10. Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.517 and an average speed of 129.038 mph km/h on.July 10, 1998 Schrader leads 2nd-round practice http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818000622/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711practice2.htm August 18, 2000 September 10, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.517129.038243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.523129.011344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.534128.963Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 11. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.761 and an average speed of 127.980 mph km/h on.July 11, 1998 Martin fastest at Happy Hour http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0712happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818000529/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0712happy.htm August 18, 2000 September 10, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.761127.980298Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.782127.889399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.845127.619Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 10, at 3:00 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, July 11, at 10:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.July 9, 1998 Jiffy Lube 300 39 Pensacola News Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109282073/jiffy-lube-300/ September 10, 2022 Newspapers.com 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.January 24, 1998 Additional Provisionals announced https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/additional-provisionals-announced/1697038/ August 31, 2022 Motorsport.com en Ricky Craven, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.665 and an average speed of 128.394 mph km/h.Poole David July 10, 1998 Craven steals the show in return to Winston Cup http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010503154727/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0712/0711quallede.htm May 3, 2001 September 10, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Dave Marcis was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed150Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.665128.394224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.786127.872388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord30.001126.956497Chad LittleRoush RacingFord30.128126.421599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord30.139126.374644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac30.212126.069736Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac30.215126.05781Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet30.219126.04092Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord30.249125.9151018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac30.266125.8441135Gary BradberryISM RacingPontiac30.277125.7981231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.285125.7651394Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord30.288125.7531490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord30.289125.749156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.311125.6571643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac30.348125.5041781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord30.404125.2731875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord30.405125.2691911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord30.407125.261203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.414125.2322142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet30.414125.2322213Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord30.415125.2282323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord30.461125.0392496Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet30.529124.7602528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord30.547124.6872633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.768127.9492716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.866127.5302846Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet29.951127.1682930Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac29.975127.0663012Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.978127.0533198Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.998126.968325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.070126.6643310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord30.091126.5763422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac30.096126.5553540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet30.147126.341369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord30.158126.295Provisionals374Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord -* -*3926Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*4041Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord -* -*427Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord -* -*4391Morgan ShepherdLJ RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet30.462125.034Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1998 Jiffy Lube 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Jiffy_Lube_300 September 9, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord300191running185$131,0752156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3000running170$82,5753224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30073running170$116,025492Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3000running160$59,72551231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3002running160$56,02561643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3000running150$60,8757388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3000running146$55,8258644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3000running142$47,77592633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3000running138$52,575101781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3000running134$62,625111018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3002running135$49,325122846Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet3000running127$33,3251381Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3000running124$37,42514325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2990running121$48,92515374Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2990running118$49,975162930Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac2990running115$43,825171490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord2990running112$43,40018203Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2990running109$47,150193310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2990running106$48,40020736Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2980running103$45,050213926Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord2980running100$43,77522497Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2984running102$35,425233422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac2980running94$41,975243821Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2980running91$42,325252323Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2984running93$42,475261394Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord29710running90$41,225272213Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord2970running82$33,950281911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2971running84$40,70029150Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29513running81$46,950303012Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2940crash73$40,325314391Andy HillenburgLJ RacingChevrolet2930running70$33,200321875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord2910running67$30,075332528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord2860running64$44,950344177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2800running61$29,825353540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2610running58$29,700362142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2490running55$36,57537427Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord1840handling52$36,450383198Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1370crash49$38,700392716Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1270crash46$36,200401135Gary BradberryISM RacingPontiac1180engine43$29,20041369Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord340crash40$29,700422496Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet340crash37$29,200434041Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet340crash34$36,200Official race results References 1998 Save Mart/Kragen 350 1998 Pennsylvania 500 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Category:July 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in New Hampshire