1998 MBNA Platinum 400

12th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 30th Annual MBNA Platinum 400 The 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover. Motor Racing Network TNN Robert Yates Racing Hendrick Motorsports Dale Jarrett Jeff Gordon Penske-Kranefuss Racing Rusty Wallace 375 88 643.737 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 400 120.603 mph km/h May 31 23.092 1.6 1 MBNA Platinum 400 1998 33 12 400 Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 1998 MBNA Platinum 400.jpg The 1998 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 12th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, May 31, 1998, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to save enough fuel and overtake the dominant driver of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon to take his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Poole David May 31, 1998 Jarrett's superior mileage brings home a victory http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0532400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002641/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0532400lede.htm August 18, 2000 September 5, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBrinster Dick June 1, 1998 Extra splash of gas helps Jarrett roar to win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108964568/extra-splash-of-gas-helps-jarrett-roar/ September 5, 2022 Wisconsin State Journal 25 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 MotorsportsFord8Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord13Dennis SetzerElliott-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 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 early afternoon of Friday, May 29. Rick Mast, driving for Butch Mock Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.281 and an average speed of 154.633 mph km/h.May 29, 1998 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002808/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530practice1.htm August 18, 2000 September 5, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed175Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.281154.63322Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.291154.56636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.421153.708Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on the late afternoon of Friday, May 29. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.168 and an average speed of 155.387 mph km/h.May 29, 1998 Final Winston Cup practice session http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002815/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530practice2.htm August 18, 2000 September 5, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.168155.387212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.229154.979324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.250154.839Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on the afternoon of Saturday, May 30. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.919 and an average speed of 150.508 mph km/h.May 30, 1998 Happy Hour speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0531happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002735/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0531happy.htm August 18, 2000 September 5, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.919150.508290Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord23.998150.013342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet24.000150.000Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 29, at 3:30 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, May 30, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.May 28, 1998 At A Glance 18 The Billings Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108986807/at-a-glance/ September 5, 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 Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.092 and an average speed of 155.898 mph km/h.Utter Jim May 29, 1998 `Snake' slithers to Dover pole http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002758/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0531/0530400lede.htm August 18, 2000 September 5, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify: Dennis Setzer, Morgan Shepherd, and Todd Bodine. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.092155.898224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.220155.03936Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.224155.012488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.270154.706510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord23.281154.633642Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet23.301154.500775Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord23.304154.480836Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac23.405153.813928Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord23.423153.6951022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.493153.237119Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord23.508153.1391212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.512153.1131390Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord23.517153.0811426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord23.526153.0221523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord23.545152.8991643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.550152.866175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.556152.8271831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.564152.775198Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet23.578152.6852040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet23.581152.6652121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord23.599152.5492216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord23.599152.5492377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord23.599152.5492494Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord23.603152.5232533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.613152.458267Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord23.406153.8072798Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord23.567152.7562844Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.614152.4522911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord23.624152.3873096David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet23.629152.3553181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord23.635152.3163230Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac23.642152.2713371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet23.651152.213343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.670152.0913578Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord23.670152.0913618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.676152.053Provisionals3799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord -* -*384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*4050Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4141Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4291Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional431Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4413Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord23.740151.6434546Morgan ShepherdTeam SABCOChevrolet23.826151.0954635Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac23.936150.401Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1998 MBNA Platinum 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_MBNA_Platinum_400 September 5, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4008running180$89,95023799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4009running175$62,2503224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400375running175$79,35043618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4000running160$55,50051212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3990running155$42,3256510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3991running155$49,275736Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3993running151$40,7808198Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet3990running142$26,5809836Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3980running138$35,13010175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running134$43,43011775Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord3980running130$28,455121643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3980running127$36,255132494Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord3980running124$31,165142121Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord3970running121$31,655152533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3970running118$32,905162911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3970running115$30,78017384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3970running112$33,7951812Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3973running114$39,680192040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3960running106$22,65520431Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3960running103$23,955211390Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord3960running100$29,955222216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord3960running97$29,30523267Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord3960running94$29,455241523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3951running96$29,30525343Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3950running88$33,20526642Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3940running85$28,555271831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3940running82$21,405284291Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet3940running79$22,255291022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3930running76$28,105303371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3930running73$17,955312798Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3920running70$24,905324141Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3920running67$27,84533928Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord3910running64$32,795343578Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord3910running61$17,745353230Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac3900running58$27,54536119Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord3900running55$20,030373997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2290handling52$17,520383096David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet1870crash49$20,000392377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord1200handling46$17,500403181Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord320crash43$17,500411426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord90crash40$24,500422844Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac90crash37$24,500434050Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet90crash34$24,500Official race results References 1998 Coca-Cola 600 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:May 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Delaware