1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

25th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 300 21.535 203 Jeff Burton Rusty Wallace 99 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Roush Racing Penske-Kranefuss Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 482.803 0.75 1.21 1998 25 33 The 1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 program cover, featuring Jeff Burton. September 12 91.985 mph km/h Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400.png The 1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was the 25th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 12, 1998, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. In a close finish, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was able to fend off Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon at the line by 0.051 seconds to win his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his second and final victory of the season.Poole David September 12, 1998 Burton bests Gordon in wheel-to-wheel finish http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0913400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817232912/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0913400lede.htm August 17, 2000 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverKurz Jr. Hank September 13, 1998 Jeff Burton holds off Gordon by fender https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109578224/jeff-burton-holds-off-gordon-by-fender/ September 15, 2022 The Courier-Journal 49 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4 mi km, D-shaped, asphalt racetrack located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is known as "America's premier short track." Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet1Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord9Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord13Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord16Kevin Lepage (R)Roush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac36Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet50Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord78Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord79Ken BouchardT.R.I.X. RacingChevrolet81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord96Ted MusgraveAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 11, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes.September 10, 1998 Race weekend schedule http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/richsked.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010501164721/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/richsked.htm May 1, 2001 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.864 and an average speed of 123.491 mph km/h on.September 11, 1998 First session practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817233011/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912practice1.htm August 17, 2000 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.864123.49124Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.986122.805342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet22.034122.538Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, September 11, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for two hours and 10 minutes. Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.793 and an average speed of 123.893 mph km/h on.September 11, 1998 Second session practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817233016/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912practice2.htm August 17, 2000 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.793123.893223Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord21.881123.39534Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.883123.383Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 12, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Dick Trickle, driving for Donlavey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.281 and an average speed of 121.179 mph km/h on.September 12, 1998 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817232953/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912happy.htm August 17, 2000 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord22.281121.179224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.339120.865399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord22.361120.746Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 11, at 5:30 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, September 12, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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 Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 21.535 and an average speed of 125.377 mph km/h.Poole David September 11, 1998 Wallace a landslide winner at the pole http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817233000/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0912/0912quallede.htm August 17, 2000 September 15, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Four drivers would fail to qualify: Buckshot Jones, Gary Bradberry, Ken Bouchard, and Rich Bickle. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.535125.377233Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.678124.550399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord21.715124.338440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet21.735124.224524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.766124.04764Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.804123.830788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.807123.813830Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac21.824123.717943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.835123.6551018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.843123.6091144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.867123.474126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.875123.4291381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord21.885123.3721450Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.889123.3501522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac21.893123.3271623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord21.901123.2821796Ted MusgraveAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet21.912123.2201891Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet21.952122.996199Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord21.956122.9732077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord21.969122.9002194Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord21.972122.8842271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.976122.8612397Chad LittleRoush RacingFord21.985122.8112441Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.986122.8052510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord21.989122.7892631Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.967122.9122775Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord21.991122.7772846Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet21.996122.7502913Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord21.996122.7503036Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac22.009122.6773121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22.014122.6493226Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord22.015122.6443311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord22.016122.638343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.020122.616355Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.028122.5713628Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord22.031122.555Provisionals3712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord -* -*3816Kevin Lepage (R)Roush RacingFord -* -*3942Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet -* -*401Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*4190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord -* -*427Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord -* -*Champion's Provisional4335Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4400Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet22.097122.1894578Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord22.116122.0844679Ken BouchardT.R.I.X. RacingChevrolet22.277121.2014798Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord22.293121.114Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1998 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400 September 14, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord400203running185$108,4952524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40030running175$85,1903126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4001running170$60,5804233Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4001running165$65,2305943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac4000running155$52,280664Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40010running155$47,930712Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord400103running151$45,63082631Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running142$31,78091623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord40032running143$38,280103628Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord4001running139$47,880111381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord3990running130$28,180122397Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3990running127$27,18013427Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord3996running129$36,230143036Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3990running121$33,33015440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3990running118$26,85516788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3980running115$39,630172441Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running112$32,630184335Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3980running109$21,380193311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3980running106$31,955202846Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet3980running103$26,88021355Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running100$36,980223712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3980running97$31,35523199Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord3980running94$24,08024830Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac3980running91$30,855251796Ted MusgraveAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet3970running88$20,405263121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3970running85$30,48027401Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3970running82$23,255281522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3970running79$30,030292913Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord3970running76$19,910301450Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running73$29,800312775Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord3940running70$22,265321891Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet3922running72$19,730332271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3920running64$19,695342510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3830running61$36,035351018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3630crash58$37,100363816Kevin Lepage (R)Roush RacingFord3330transmission55$26,565373942Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2930running52$26,53038343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2600running49$34,495391144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2130crash46$26,460402194Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord1940engine43$26,425413226Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord19011engine45$26,390424190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1410crash37$26,355432077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord330crash34$19,345Official race results References 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 1998 MBNA Gold 400 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:September 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Virginia