1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)

Eighth race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 70.709 mph km/h 49th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 378 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4 Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway Goody's Headache Powder 500 April 20 0.847 423.257 500 0.526 33 8 1998 20.323 263 The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover. 1998_Goody's_Headache_Powder_500_(Martinsville).png The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 19, 1998, but was postponed to Monday, April 20, due to rain.Poole David April 19, 1998 Martinsville becoming home of the rainout http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0420rain.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818010210/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0420rain.htm August 18, 2000 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer The race was held in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Bobby Hamilton would manage to dominate not only the race, but most of the race weekend to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David April 20, 1998 Hamilton overpowers field to win 500 http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0421weblede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818010157/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0421weblede.htm August 18, 2000 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike April 21, 1998 Awesome race car 8 The Sun Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108896906/awesome-race-car/ September 4, 2022 Newspapers.com The win also marked the final Winston Cup victory for Morgan–McClure Motorsports. To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. 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 MotorsportsFord8Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet9Lake 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 RacingFord30Jeff GreenBahari RacingPontiac31Morgan ShepherdRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac36Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac46Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet50Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord78Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord96David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on the morning of Friday, April 17. Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.249 and an average speed of 93.516 mph km/h.April 17, 1998 Morning practice times Friday from Martinsville http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0418practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991112205423/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0418practice.htm November 12, 1999 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.24993.516294Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord20.30493.26232Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.31093.235Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on the morning of Saturday, April 18. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.392 and an average speed of 92.860 mph km/h.April 18, 1998 Saturday's 1st practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0419practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818010310/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0419practice1.htm August 18, 2000 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet20.39292.860244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.42892.696399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.44092.642Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on the afternoon of Saturday, April 18. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.356 and an average speed of 93.024 mph km/h.April 18, 1998 Saturday's 2nd practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0419practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000613115106/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0419practice2.htm June 13, 2000 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet20.35693.024243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.39592.84632Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.42992.692Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 17, 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, April 18, at 1:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.April 16, 1998 This Weekend's Racing Schedule 19 The Daily News Leader https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108897500/this-weekends-racing-schedule/ September 4, 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 Bobby Hamilton, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.323 and an average speed of 93.175 mph km/h.Poole David April 17, 1998 Hamilton pulls out pole run http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0418qual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818010345/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0419/0418qual.htm August 18, 2000 September 4, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr., Dave Marcis, and Gary Bradberry. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.32393.17522Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.32593.166324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.34793.065410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20.34793.065596David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet20.40092.824633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.41692.751794Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord20.42892.696843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.44292.633942Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet20.45592.5741018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.45692.5691198Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.45992.5561216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord20.46692.5241312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.47892.470141Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.48592.4381599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.49392.4021644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.49392.4021781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord20.49592.393186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.50492.3531911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord20.50892.3352022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac20.52792.2492140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet20.55992.1062236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac20.56792.0702388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.59791.936249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord20.59791.936258Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet20.61391.8642623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord20.61591.8552721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord20.63491.7712875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord20.64591.7222977Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord20.66091.6553031Morgan ShepherdRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.66191.651313Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.66591.6333241Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.67491.5933391Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet20.68191.5623435Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac20.69191.5183528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord20.69791.4923650Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.70691.452Provisionals3726Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*3897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*3990Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord -* -*407Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord -* -*4130Jeff GreenBahari RacingPontiac -* -*4213Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord -* -*435Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4446Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet20.73391.3334571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.88290.6814678Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord21.00090.171Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Goody%27s_Headache_Powder_500_(Martinsville) September 4, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings114Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet500378running185$227,02521216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord5000running170$65,67532388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord5000running165$58,5254313Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50033running165$49,47553650Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running155$44,325622Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord5003running155$41,52571312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord4990running146$35,4258324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49919running147$47,00092236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac4990running138$34,60010633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4990running134$41,700113031Morgan ShepherdRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4990running130$27,18512794Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord4990running127$31,750131911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4990running124$33,00014410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4990running121$39,150151018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4990running118$37,000163897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord4990running115$23,950174130Jeff GreenBahari RacingPontiac4990running112$32,35018843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac49959running114$34,155193528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord4980running106$36,50020249Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord4980running103$23,550212721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord4970running100$29,700221781Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord4978running102$22,350232977Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4970running94$18,50024942Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet4970running91$27,950253241Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running88$27,70026435Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4960running85$33,350274213Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord4960running82$17,200282022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4960running79$27,15029186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4950running76$33,700302623Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord4930running73$26,75031258Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet4930running70$19,600321599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4700running67$33,075332875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord4560running64$18,850341644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4520running61$23,22535407Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord4330rear end58$23,100362140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet4320running55$16,025373990Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord4310running52$22,900383726Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord4030running49$22,750393435Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac3690engine46$15,65040141Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2780handling43$15,550411198Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2740harmonic40$22,450423391Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet1420engine37$15,35043596David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet710crash34$15,550Official race results References 1998 Texas 500 1998 DieHard 500 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:April 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Virginia