1998 TranSouth Financial 400

Fifth race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 22 195 Mark Martin Roush Racing Robert Yates Racing Dale Jarrett Roush Racing Jeff Burton 88 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 33 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 127.962 mph km/h 42nd Annual TranSouth Financial 400 TranSouth Financial 400 1998 293 644.12 2.198 1.366 29.156 400.238 The 1998 TranSouth Financial 400 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. 1998 TranSouth Financial 400.jpg The 1998 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 22, 1998, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 293 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to defend Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon to take his 16th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Poole David March 22, 1998 Jarrett holds off Gordon for victory at Darlington http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0323400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010216072358/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0323400lede.htm February 16, 2001 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverMarch 23, 1998 Jarrett edges Gordon for win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109876507/jarrett-edges-gordon-for-win/ September 20, 2022 The Brattleboro Reformer 9 Newspapers.com To fill out the top 3, Gordon and Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Ron Hornaday Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet05Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesPontiac6Mark 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 RacingFord29Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet30Derrike 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 RacingFord98Greg SacksCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord300*Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet *Changed to 17 after NASCAR did not allow car digits to exceed two digits.McLaurin Jim March 21, 1998 Waltrip revs up plan to help former driver http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0322csnotes.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818011809/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0322csnotes.htm August 18, 2000 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' Practice First practice The first practice session was held on the morning of Friday, March 20. Kenny Irwin Jr., driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.286 and an average speed of 167.919 mph km/h on.March 20, 1998 Darlington practice speeds from Friday morning session http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818011910/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321practice.htm August 18, 2000 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord29.286167.919242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet29.436167.061322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.539166.478Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on the afternoon of Friday, March 20. Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.336 and an average speed of 167.630 mph km/h on.March 20, 1998 Winston Cup afternoon Practice http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321pmpractice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010503071101/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321pmpractice.htm May 3, 2001 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.336167.630212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.374167.413396David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet29.417167.169Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 21. Ted Musgrave, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.758 and an average speed of 165.253 mph km/h on.March 21, 1998 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0322practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818011801/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0322practice.htm August 18, 2000 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.758165.25326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.947164.210396David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet29.948164.205Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 20, at 3:30p.m. 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, March 21, at 11:30a.m. EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.March 19, 1998 This Week's Races 36 Asbury Park Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109876651/this-weeks-races/ September 20, 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 Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.156 and an average speed of 168.665 mph km/h.McLaurin Jim March 20, 1998 Martin didn't need smarts to win Darlington pole http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321cslede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818011905/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0322/0321cslede.htm August 18, 2000 September 20, 2022 That's Racin' Six drivers would fail to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr., Dave Marcis, Hut Stricklin, Gary Bradberry, Morgan Shepherd, and Ron Hornaday Jr. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.156168.665299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.222168.284388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.239168.186490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord29.243168.163528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord29.247168.140618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.249168.129721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord29.249168.129840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet29.259168.071922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.297167.8531091Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet29.322167.710117Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord29.329167.6701298Greg SacksCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord29.360167.4931396David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet29.380167.379142Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.383167.3621575Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.394167.2991643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.396167.2881777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord29.409167.2141810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.410167.2081931Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.423167.1352016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord29.426167.1182126Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord29.450166.9812211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.456166.9472350Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.480166.8112424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.493166.7382513Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord29.502166.6872681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord29.219168.301273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.406167.2312842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet29.424167.1292997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord29.459166.9303094Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord29.502166.6873130Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac29.504166.6763233Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.505166.670335Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.508166.653349Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord29.509166.6473523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord29.514166.6193641Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.577166.264Provisionals3712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord -* -*384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4135Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac -* -*4229Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional4317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4446Wally Dallenbach Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet -* -*4571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*468Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet -* -*4778Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord -* -*4805Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesPontiac -* -*491Ron Hornaday Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*Official qualifying results Race results Fin1998 TranSouth Financial 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_TranSouth_Financial_400 September 20, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29368running180$110,03522424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2930running170$75,0753142Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2931running170$52,24043712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29325running165$45,9305299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord293195running165$49,0756335Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2930running150$48,600716Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2933running151$47,99582126Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord2930running142$26,34092681Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord2930running138$33,285102016Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2920running134$39,93011922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac2920running130$33,50012273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2920running127$37,595131643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2920running124$37,99014840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2910running121$24,560153094Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord2911running123$32,43016721Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2910running115$32,435172997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2910running112$23,690183233Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2910running109$32,820193641Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2910running106$29,740201777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2910running103$20,970213523Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2900running100$31,405222211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2900running97$28,84023618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2900running94$33,42524490Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord2900running91$28,31025349Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2900running88$20,995261396David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet2900running85$20,685274135Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac2900running82$17,300281931Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2890running79$20,245294044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2880running76$26,940304317Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2880running73$26,810312513Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord2880running70$17,655324229Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2880running67$20,025331810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2880running64$32,745341091Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet2870running61$16,21535384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2860running58$23,085363936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2850running55$22,955372842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2850running52$22,875382350Randy LaJoieHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2840running49$25,22539528Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord2700running46$30,600403130Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac2310engine43$22,47541117Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord1440crash40$22,350421298Greg SacksCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1420crash37$22,225431575Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord260engine34$15,116Failed to qualify References 1998 Primestar 500 1998 Food City 500 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in South Carolina