1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

American motorsport season February 2025 March 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1998 Champions | Seasons thumb|right | Lance Norick (No. 90) and Terry Cook (No. 88) - 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series The 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fourth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Ron Hornaday Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the championship.Gordon waits out delays for 13th win of year https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun/192580330/ 3 March 2026 Springfield News-Sun 9 November 1998 15 Teams & Drivers List of full-time teams at the start of 1998. TeamTruck(s)No. Truck numberDriver(s)Listed owner(s)Crew chief Addington Racing Chevrolet C/K60 Andy Houston (R) Mike Addington Rick Ren Brevak Racing Ford F-15031 Tony Roper Shelly Brevak Joe Shear Jr. Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet C/K37 Scot Walters (R) Clarence Brewer Terry Shirley Charles Hardy Motorsports Chevrolet C/K35 Ron Barfield Jr. Charles Hardy Cal Dooley Chesrown Racing Chevrolet C/K6 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown George Church Circle Bar Racing Ford F-15014 Rick Crawford Tom Mitchell Roland Wlodyka CSG Motorsports Ford F-15057 Chuck Bown Kerry Scherer Tony Gibson Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet C/K16 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt Fred Graves Gloy/Rahal Racing Ford F-15055 Dave Rezendes Tom Gloy Kevin Caldwell Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet C/K24 Jack Sprague Rick Hendrick Dennis Connor Impact Motorsports Ford F-15086 Stacy Compton David Hodson Kevin Cram Irvan-Simo Racing Ford F-15044 Boris Said Mark Simo Jay Smith K Automotive Racing Dodge Ram29 Bob Keselowski Kay Keselowski Ron Keselowski Ken Schrader Racing Chevrolet C/K52 Mike Wallace Ken Schrader Tim Kohuth L&R Racing Dodge Ram18 Butch Miller Ron Norick Doug Strother90 Lance Norick Mike Cheek Liberty Racing Ford F-15084 Wayne Anderson (R) Jim Herrick Troy Selberg Lucore Motorsports Ford F-15082 Randy Nelson (R) Steve Lucore Dave Nelson MB Motorsports Ford F-15026 Doug George Mike Mittler Mike Mittler McCray Racing Chevrolet C/K42 Rick McCray Sandy McCray Rickey McCray PacWest S/T Motorsports Dodge Ram78 Dominic Dobson (R) Dominic Dobson Walter Giles Phelon Motorsports Ford F-15066 Bryan Reffner Dale Phelon Les Back Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet C/K3 Jay Sauter Richard Childress Todd Berrier Petty Enterprises Dodge Ram43 Jimmy Hensley Richard Petty Freddy Fryar Roehrig Motorsports Ford F-15019 Tony Raines Carmela Roehrig Scott Treichler Roush Racing Ford F-15050 Greg Biffle (R) Jack Roush Randy Goss99 Joe Ruttman Matt Chambers SealMaster Racing Chevrolet C/K88 Terry Cook Duke Thorson Tim Murphy Spears Motorsports Chevrolet C/K75 Kevin Harvick Wayne Spears John McQueen Ultra Motorsports Ford F-1502 Mike Bliss Marlene Smith Barry Dodson Wharton Racing Chevrolet C/K10 Lonnie Rush Jr. Jerry Wharton Jim Daly Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet C/K61 Randy Tolsma Steve Coulter Dave Fuge Schedule No. Race title Track Date 1 Chevy Trucks Challenge Walt Disney World Speedway, Bay Lake January 18 2 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead April 4 3 Chevy Trucks 150 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix April 19 4 Craftsman 200 by NAPA Portland Speedway, Portland April 25 5 NAPACARD 200 Evergreen Speedway, Monroe May 9 6 Yellow Freight 200 I-70 Speedway, Odessa May 23 7 Parts America 150 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen May 30 8 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth June 5 9 Loadhandler 200 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol June 20 10 DieHard 200 The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis July 4 11 NAPA Autocare 200 Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth July 11 12 The No Fear Challenge California Speedway, Fontana July 18 13 Tempus Resorts 300K Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain July 25 14 Cummins 200 by Dodge Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg July 30 15 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon August 2 16 Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 Flemington Speedway, Flemington August 8 17 Federated Auto Parts 250 Nashville Speedway USA, Lebanon August 15 18 Lund Look 275K Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka August 23 19 Kroger 225 Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville August 29 20 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 10 21 Memphis 200 Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington September 13 22 Ram Tough 200 Gateway International Raceway, Madison September 19 23 NAPA 250 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway September 26 24 Kragen/Exide 151 Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma October 11 25 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield October 19 26 GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix October 24 27 Sam's Town 250 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas November 8 Races +No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturer Winning manufacturer 1 Chevy Trucks Challenge Chuck Bown Chuck Bown Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 2 Florida Dodge Dealers 400 Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Rick Crawford Ford 3 Chevy Trucks 150 Stacy Compton Jack Sprague Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 4 Craftsman 200 by NAPA Greg Biffle Stacy Compton Stacy Compton Ford 5 NAPACARD 200 Joe Ruttman Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 6 Yellow Freight 200 Tony Raines Tony Raines Tony Raines Ford 7 Parts America 150 Ron Fellows Ron Hornaday Jr. Joe Ruttman Ford 8 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Tony Raines Ford 9 Loadhandler 200 Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 10 DieHard 200 Jack Sprague Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Ford 11 NAPA Autocare 200 Mike Bliss Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 12 The No Fear Challenge Andy Houston Ron Hornaday Jr. Jack Sprague Chevrolet 13 Tempus Resorts 300K Mike Bliss Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 14 Cummins 200 by Dodge Randy Tolsma Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 15 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader Mike Wallace Andy Houston Andy Houston Chevrolet 16 Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 Stacy Compton Stacy Compton Terry Cook Chevrolet 17 Federated Auto Parts 250 Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Jimmy Hensley Dodge 18 Lund Look 275K Boris Said Tom Hubert Stacy Compton Ford 19 Kroger 225 Terry Cook Mike Bliss Tony Raines Ford 20 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Joe Ruttman Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 21 Memphis 200 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 22 Ram Tough 200 Greg Biffle Rick Carelli Rick Carelli Chevrolet 23 NAPA 250 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Jay Sauter Chevrolet 24 Kragen/Exide 151 Tom Hubert Boris Said Boris Said Ford 25 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Ron Hornaday Jr. Mike Bliss Dennis Setzer Dodge 26 GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Mike Bliss Ford 27 Sam's Town 250 Jack Sprague Mike Bliss Jack Sprague Chevrolet Chevy Trucks Challenge The Chevy Trucks Challenge was held January 18 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Chuck Bown won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #50 - Joe Ruttman #6 - Rick Carelli #24 - Jack Sprague #80 - Greg Biffle #87 - Joe Nemechek #3 - Jay Sauter #29 - Bob Keselowski #18 - Butch Miller #78 - Rich Bickle Failed to qualify: Lance Norick (#90), Curtis Markham (#32), David Starr (#9), Dennis Setzer (#04), Freddie Query (#20), Ken Bouchard (#77), Andy Michner (#46), Rick McCray (#42), Billy Bigley (#26), Kirk Shelmerdine (#03), Joe Bush (#67), Dave Goulet (#70), Dave Stacy (#12), Jimmy Davis (#13), Ricky Johnson (#63), Randy Nelson (#82), Kelly Denton (#30), Monty Klein (#47), Rob Morgan (#46), Billy Pauch (#06), Michael Dokken (#64), Jay Stewart (#33), Danny Bagwell (#28) Florida Dodge Dealers 400 The Florida Dodge Dealers 400 was held April 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top ten results #14 - Rick Crawford* #24 - Jack Sprague #3 - Jay Sauter #50 - Greg Biffle #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #86 - Stacy Compton #29 - Bob Keselowski #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #55 - Dave Rezendes #37 - Scot Walters Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#91), Dennis Setzer (#04), Michael Dokken (#64), Mike Garvey (#68), Jamie Skinner (#5), Ken Bouchard (#77), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rick McCray (#42), Tommy Archer (#4), Scott Lagasse (#81), Dominic Dobson (#78), Tim Bolton (#97), Joe Madore (#93), Rob Morgan (#46), Jason Roche (#21), Bobby Myers (#63) This was Crawford's first career Truck Series victory. Chevy Trucks 150 The Chevy Trucks 150 was held April 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #86 - Stacy Compton #60 - Andy Houston #14 - Rick Crawford #3 - Jay Sauter #99 - Joe Ruttman #66 - Bryan Reffner #19 - Tony Raines #61 - Randy Tolsma Failed to qualify: Milan Garrett (#85) and Randy Nelson (#82) Craftsman 200 by NAPA The Craftsman 200 by NAPA was held April 25 at Portland Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #86 - Stacy Compton* #61 - Randy Tolsma #6 - Rick Carelli #24 - Jack Sprague #19 - Tony Raines #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #66 - Bryan Reffner #3 - Jay Sauter #99 - Joe Ruttman #31 - Tony Roper Failed to qualify: Jason Roche (#21) This was Compton's first career Truck Series victory. NAPACARD 200 The NAPACARD 200 was held May 9 at Evergreen Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #61 - Randy Tolsma #86 - Stacy Compton #52 - Mike Wallace #31 - Tony Roper #6 - Rick Carelli #66 - Bryan Reffner #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #18 - Butch Miller Failed to qualify: none Yellow Freight 200 The Yellow Freight 200 was held May 23 at I-70 Speedway. Tony Raines won the pole. Top ten results #19 - Tony Raines #99 - Joe Ruttman #2 - Mike Bliss #66 - Bryan Reffner #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #52 - Mike Wallace #31 - Tony Roper #84 - Wayne Anderson #60 - Andy Houston Failed to qualify: Richard Hinds (#81), Rick McCray (#42), Joe Bush (#67), Joe Madore (#93), Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Ryan McGlynn (#00) Parts America 150 The Parts America 150 was held May 30 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. Race leader Ron Hornaday Jr. was penalized in the closing laps for jumping a restart and pulled into victory lane regardless to protest NASCAR's call. Top ten results #99 - Joe Ruttman #3 - Jay Sauter #44 - Boris Said #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #28 - Mark Simo #2 - Mike Bliss #98 - Rob Rizzo #61 - Randy Tolsma #52 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: Randy Nelson (#82), Doug George (#26), Mike Ewanitsko (#40), Lonnie Rush Jr. (#10), Mike Hope (#13), Ryan McGlynn (#00) Pronto Auto Parts 400 The Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Mike Bliss suffered a broken scapula in a multi-car crash on the third lap. Top ten results #19 - Tony Raines #60 - Andy Houston #99 - Joe Ruttman #75 - Kevin Harvick #86 - Stacy Compton #24 - Jack Sprague #48 - Ron Fellows #5 - Dave Rezendes #6 - Rick Carelli #88 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: Rob Rizzo (#98), Doug George (#93), Joe Gaita (#83), Chris Horn (#58), Jay Stewart (#33) Kenny Allen replaced Randy Nelson in the #82 for the race after Nelson fell ill following qualifying. Loadhandler 200 The Loadhandler 200 was held June 20 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #99 - Joe Ruttman #52 - Mike Wallace #61 - Randy Tolsma #19 - Tony Raines #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #31 - Kevin Cywinski #43 - Jimmy Hensley #66 - Bryan Reffner Failed to qualify: Danny Bagwell (#28), Tim Bolton (#97), Ed Berrier (#92), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Joe Gaita (#83), Rob Morgan (#57) DieHard 200 The DieHard 200 was held July 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top ten results #2 - Mike Bliss #43 - Jimmy Hensley #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #50 - Greg Biffle #6 - Rick Carelli #99 - Joe Ruttman #52 - Mike Wallace #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #18 - Butch Miller Failed to qualify: Tammy Jo Kirk (#51), Ken Bouchard (#11), B. A. Wilson (#85), Rob Rizzo (#98), Terry Fisher (#41), Barry Bodine (#7), Joe Bush (#67), Jerry Glanville (#81), Danny Bagwell (#28), Chris Horn (#58), Tim Bolton (#97), Randy Nelson (#82) NAPA Autocare 200 The NAPA Autocare 200 was held July 11 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #86 - Stacy Compton #3 - Jay Sauter #18 - Butch Miller #99 - Joe Ruttman #43 - Jimmy Hensley #19 - Tony Raines #66 - Bryan Reffner #6 - Rick Carelli #24 - Jack Sprague Failed to qualify: none The No Fear Challenge The No Fear Challenge was held July 18 at California Speedway. Andy Houston won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jack Sprague #28 - Ernie Irvan #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #60 - Andy Houston #5 - Mike Skinner #61 - Randy Tolsma #50 - Greg Biffle #44 - Boris Said #2 - Mike Bliss #18 - Butch Miller Failed to qualify: Rick McCray (#42), Randy Nelson (#82), Milan Garrett (#85) Tempus Resorts 300K The inaugural Tempus Resorts 300K was held July 25 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #19 - Tony Raines #99 - Joe Ruttman #6 - Rick Carelli #43 - Jimmy Hensley #2 - Mike Bliss #86 - Stacy Compton #29 - Dennis Setzer #61 - Randy Tolsma #55 - Tony Roper Failed to qualify: none Cummins 200 by Dodge The Cummins 200 by Dodge was held July 30 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Randy Tolsma won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jack Sprague #55 - Tony Roper #99 - Joe Ruttman #19 - Tony Raines #10 - Lonnie Rush Jr. #61 - Randy Tolsma #50 - Greg Biffle #29 - Dennis Setzer #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #3 - Jay Sauter Failed to qualify: Shayne Lockhart (#33), David Starr (#49), Robbie Pyle (#56) This race is mostly known for the infamous white glove incident that involved race winner Sprague and Ron Hornaday Jr. as they head into turn 1 and Hornaday was shoved into the wall. Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader The Pennzoil/VIP Discount Tripleheader was held August 2 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Wallace won the pole. Top ten results #60 - Andy Houston* #50 - Greg Biffle #99 - Joe Ruttman #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #19 - Tony Raines #43 - Jimmy Hensley #75 - Kevin Harvick #24 - Jack Sprague #86 - Stacy Compton #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. Failed to qualify: none This was Houston's first career Truck Series victory. Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 The Stevens Beil/Genuine Car Parts 200 was held August 8 at Flemington Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top ten results #88 - Terry Cook* #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #66 - Bryan Reffner #99 - Joe Ruttman #43 - Jimmy Hensley #06 - Billy Pauch* #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #09 - Randy MacDonald #75 - Kevin Harvick #52 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: John Blewett III (#05), George Brunnhoelzl (#40), Lance Norick (#90), Randy Renfrow (#78), Ryan McGlynn (#00) This was Cook's first career Truck Series victory, and the first victory for ThorSport Racing. Partway through the race, Pauch began suffering from heat exhaustion and had to step out of the truck. John Blewett III drove Pauch's truck for the remainder of the event. Federated Auto Parts 250 The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held August 15 at Nashville Speedway USA. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top ten results #43 - Jimmy Hensley* #19 - Tony Raines #14 - Rick Crawford #50 - Greg Biffle #52 - Mike Wallace #61 - Randy Tolsma #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #37 - Scot Walters #86 - Stacy Compton #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. Failed to qualify: Brandon Butler (#22), Tom Hubert (#77), Cindy Peterson (#36), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Jerry Glanville (#81) This was Hensley's first career Truck Series victory. Lund Look 275K The Lund Look 275K was held August 23 at Heartland Park Topeka. Boris Said won the pole. Top ten results #86 - Stacy Compton #88 - Terry Cook #43 - Jimmy Hensley #24 - Jack Sprague #75 - Kevin Harvick #18 - Butch Miller #3 - Jay Sauter #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #99 - Joe Ruttman #29 - Bob Keselowski Failed to qualify: none Kroger 225 The Kroger 225 was held August 29 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Terry Cook won the pole. Top ten results #19 - Tony Raines #2 - Mike Bliss #60 - Andy Houston #86 - Stacy Compton #88 - Terry Cook #55 - Tony Roper #43 - Jimmy Hensley #50 - Greg Biffle #24 - Jack Sprague #52 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: none Virginia Is For Lovers 200 The Virginia Is For Lovers 200 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jack Sprague #28 - Ernie Irvan #50 - Greg Biffle #99 - Joe Ruttman #18 - Butch Miller #15 - Rich Bickle #61 - Randy Tolsma #6 - Rick Carelli #88 - Terry Cook #52 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#91), Joe Gaita (#83), Tammy Jo Kirk (#51), Shayne Lockhart (#33), Blake Bainbridge (#9), Billy Pauch (#06), Rick Wilson (#04), Terry Fisher (#41), Mike Ewanitsko (#42), Brian Sockwell (#30), Tom Baldwin (#48) Memphis 200 The Memphis 200 was held September 13 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #3 - Jay Sauter #43 - Jimmy Hensley #99 - Joe Ruttman #14 - Rick Crawford #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #52 - Mike Wallace #88 - Terry Cook #24 - Jack Sprague #84 - Wayne Anderson Failed to qualify: Ryan McGlynn (#00) Ram Tough 200 The Ram Tough 200 was held September 19 at Gateway International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #6 - Rick Carelli #14 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #3 - Jay Sauter #24 - Jack Sprague #66 - Tom Hubert #43 - Jimmy Hensley #14 - Rick Crawford #52 - Mike Wallace #37 - Scot Walters #84 - Bryan Reffner Failed to qualify: none NAPA 250 The NAPA 250 was held September 26 at Martinsville Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #3 - Jay Sauter #43 - Jimmy Hensley #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #86 - Stacy Compton #15 - Rich Bickle #29 - Dennis Setzer #19 - Tony Raines #50 - Greg Biffle #61 - Randy Renfrow #24 - Jack Sprague Failed to qualify: Greg Marlowe (#30), Carl Long (#91), Nipper Alsup (#92), Mike Olsen (#62), Donny Ling Jr. (#68), Ronnie Newman (#11), Jeff Spraker (#69), Ryan McGlynn (#00) Kragen/Exide 151 The Kragen/Exide 151 was held October 11 at Sears Point Raceway. Tom Hubert won the pole. Top ten results #44 - Boris Said* #2 - Mike Bliss #19 - Tony Raines #99 - Joe Ruttman #43 - Jimmy Hensley #60 - Andy Houston #90 - Lance Norick #3 - Jay Sauter #24 - Jack Sprague #84 - Doug George Failed to qualify: none This was Said's first and only career Truck Series victory. Dodge California Truck Stop 300 The Dodge California Truck Stop 300 was held October 18 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #29 - Dennis Setzer* #24 - Jack Sprague* #86 - Stacy Compton #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #75 - Kevin Harvick #6 - Rick Carelli #18 - Butch Miller #3 - Jay Sauter #60 - Andy Houston #19 - Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none This was Setzer's first career Truck Series victory. After this race, Sprague held a 28-point lead over Hornaday Jr. with two races left. GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 The GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300 was held October 24 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top ten results #2 - Mike Bliss #50 - Greg Biffle #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr.* #99 - Joe Ruttman #60 - Andy Houston #29 - Dennis Setzer #44 - Boris Said #86 - Stacy Compton #43 - Jimmy Hensley #19 - Tony Raines Failed to qualify: Bill Sedgwick (#4), Brandon Sperling (#42), Mike Clark (#38) With his third-place finish and Sprague finishing 13th, Hornaday Jr. took a 13-point lead over Sprague with one race left in the season. Sam's Town 250 The Sam's Town 250 was held November 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Sprague would win the race, but Hornaday Jr. finished second, securing his second Truck Series championship by only 3 points. Top ten results #24 - Jack Sprague #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #43 - Jimmy Hensley #3 - Jay Sauter #50 - Greg Biffle #2 - Mike Bliss #99 - Joe Ruttman #66 - Mike Stefanik #35 - Ron Barfield Jr. #18 - Butch Miller Failed to qualify: Rob Morgan (#46), Danny Bagwell (#28), Chris Horn (#58), Austin Cameron (#4), David Starr (#9), Jerry Robertson (#12), Ricky Logan (#36), Mike Clark (#38), Richard Hinds (#81), Milan Garrett (#85) Final points standings List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led. Pos. Position Driver Races Points WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 WGL TEX BRI MLW NAZ CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS 1 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1 8 1 6 2 6 4* 24 1* 4 1* 3* 1* 28 10 2 7 8 17 22 1 2 3 23 4 3 2 4072 2 Jack Sprague 4 2* 2* 4 1* 5 5 6 2 3 10 1 31 1* 8 29 11 4 9 1* 9 4 10 9 2 13 1 4069 3 Joe Ruttman 2 22 7 9 12 2 1 3 3 7 5 11 3 3 3 4 24 9 27 4 4 18 21 4 13 4 7 3874 4 Jay Sauter 7 3 6 8 16 16 2 16 12 14 3 24 22 10 11 13 15 7 20 17 2 3 1 8 8 12 4 3672 5 Tony Raines 16 25 9 5 18 1* 12 1 6 15 7 17 2 4 5 17 2 14 1 28 25 32 7 3 10 10 22 3596 6 Jimmy Hensley 14 28 14 12 19 24 31 33 9 2 6 20 5 14 6 5 1 3 7 16 3 6 2 5 21 9 3 3570 7 Stacy Compton 30 6 3 1* 4 11 19 5 37 13 2 14 7 13 9 28* 9 1 4 23 16 26 4 15 3 8 17 3542 8 Greg Biffle (R) 5 4 36 26 17 21 27 22 29 5 30 7 17 7 2 24 4 21 8 3 22* 19 8 20 14 2 5 3276 9 Ron Barfield Jr. 22 5 21 18 9 12 23 30 7 9 20 28 13 9 4 7 10 16 11 30 6 14 20 13 23 15 9 3227 10 Mike Bliss 12 14 33 28 30 3 7 37 25 1* 25 9 6 27 15 12 12* 20 2* 27 23 17 13 2 19* 1* 6* 3216 11 Rick Carelli 3 18 17 3 7 32 28 9 30 6 9 16 4 17 20 16 17 30 31 8 30 1* 11 11 6 11 35 3195 12 Andy Houston (R) 27 20 4 16 28 10 15 2 28 29 15 4 18 26 1* 20 13 32 3 12 34 30 12 6 9 5 11 3188 13 Mike Wallace 24 34 11 19 5 7 10 12 4 8 22 12 30 33 14 10 5 27 10 10 7 8 24 22 20 30 12 3152 14 Randy Tolsma 20 37 10 2 3 17 9 25 5 12 18 6 9 6 25 26 6 25 22 7 13 16 14 19 34 34 25 3121 15 Butch Miller 9 21 31 11 10 13 20 13 33 10 4 10 16 15 30 21 28 6 14 5 12 28 28 28 7 33 10 3034 16 Tony Roper 28 36 12 10 6 8 30 11 15 18 12 18 10 2 36 14 21 24 6 13 17 15 18 12 16 25 38 3016 17 Kevin Harvick 18 13 13 14 31 26 29 4 22 11 14 30 15 11 7 9 5 13 25 15 11 25 17 5 18 20 3004 18 Rick Crawford 29 1 5 27 21 18 14 26 38 26 29 15 11 34 22 15 3 15 25 11 5 7 15 29 27 16 14 2956 19 Scot Walters (R) 26 10 22 22 25 15 22 36 21 20 13 21 12 21 19 22 8 13 12 20 36 9 16 16 15 21 23 2859 20 Terry Cook 21 38 16 31 29 20 24 10 14 32 34 19 23 20 12 1 25 2 5 9 8 22 22 30 11 22 34 2845 21 Boris Said 11 24 15 23 26 29 3 38 20 17 27 8 24 29 18 19 23 22 23 19 14 21 29 1* 24 7 28 2813 22 Bryan Reffner 13 31 8 7 8 4 18 35 10 19 8 13 29 12 31 3 14 34 15 35 28 10 23 32 24 37 2770 23 Lance Norick DNQ 27 35 21 14 30 25 19 32 22 21 17 21 32 28 DNQ 22 19 19 24 20 12 19 7 17 23 16 2539 24 Lonnie Rush Jr. 33 32 26 20 11 27 DNQ 31 11 27 23 29 20 5 13 27 27 33 16 18 11 24 27 36 18 2333 25 Wayne Anderson (R) 15 19 20 25 15 9 26 21 34 25 26 34 25 18 23 30 18 12 26 21 10 2070 26 Bob Keselowski 8 7 32 13 13 28 21 29 18 34 16 11 16 10 24 15 1731 27 Dennis Setzer DNQ DNQ 31 14 21 11 25 8 8 13 6 14 1 6 13 1728 28 Kevin Cywinski (R) 8 33 32 23 19 22 24 18 20 11 28 29 32 29 30 25 22 32 21 1726 29 Tammy Jo Kirk 17 15 19 15 13 DNQ 16 32 34 31 34 26 DNQ 21 36 1296 30 Randy Renfrow 33 27 16 32 DNQ 29 18 31 25 9 29 26 40 1074 31 Barry Bodine 35 11 17 27 DNQ 24 35 14 21 23 33 33 1017 32 Randy MacDonald 29 11 32 28 19 23 8 26 27 20 964 33 Chuck Bown 25* 12 23 15 20 22 16 17 30 927 34 Doug George 33 30 30 32 DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 12 14 15 924 35 Dominic Dobson (R) DNQ 19 29 22 25 34 17 35 31 33 23 842 36 B. A. Wilson DNQ 34 DNQ 19 30 14 18 26 28 19 820 37 Rob Morgan (R) DNQ DNQ 27 32 20 DNQ 30 35 26 28 26 DNQ 711 38 Rick McCray (R) DNQ DNQ 28 32 27 DNQ DNQ 27 29 28 29 710 39 Dave Rezendes 31 9 18 17 8 24 662 40 Tom Hubert DNQ 18* 21 5 34 27 24 653 41 Randy Nelson DNQ 26 24 24 23 DNQ DNQ Rpl replaced by Kenny Allen 27 DNQ DNQ 634 42 David Starr DNQ 25 23 18 36 DNQ 24 DNQ 566 43 Rich Bickle 10 17 6 5 551 44 Ryan McGlynn DNQ DNQ DNQ 28 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 471 45 Ron Fellows 33 7 31 35 35 408 46 Curtis Markham DNQ 23 34 17 25 404 47 Chris Horn DNQ DNQ 28 17 27 DNQ 375 48 Ken Bouchard DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ 17 350 49 Milan Garrett DNQ DNQ 18 31 35 DNQ 348 50 Ernie Irvan 2 2 340 51 Joe Gaita 23 35 DNQ DNQ DNQ 35 330 52 Rob Rizzo 30 8 DNQ DNQ 310 53 Scott Hansen 24 24 31 39 298 54 Shayne Lockhart DNQ 19 DNQ 32 274 55 Mike Skinner 19 5 261 56 Danny Bagwell DNQ DNQ DNQ 31 31 DNQ 258 57 Mike Garvey DNQ 14 23 252 58 Blake Bainbridge 30 34 DNQ 33 238 59 Terry Fisher DNQ 32 DNQ 24 235 60 Brandon Sperling 30 18 DNQ 231 61 Jerry Glanville DNQ 26 36 DNQ 223 62 Brad Teague 19 17 218 63 Carl Long DNQ 31 DNQ DNQ 217 64 Toby Porter 23 16 209 65 Nipper Alsup DNQ 29 27 204 66 Brett Bodine 32 32 35 192 67 Matt Hutter 22 22 191 68 Billy Pauch DNQ 6 DNQ 188 69 Bobby Hamilton 34 34 33 186 70 Joe Bush DNQ DNQ 36 DNQ 175 71 Mike Clark 21 DNQ DNQ 165 72 Johnny Chapman 36 19 161 73 Joe Buford 23 32 161 74 John Blewett III DNQ 26 155 75 Sammy Potashnick 26 31 155 76 Joe Nemechek 6 150 77 Mark Simo 7 150 78 Tim Boulton DNQ DNQ DNQ 33 148 79 Mike Stefanik 8 142 80 Stan Boyd 29 33 140 81 Mike Ewanitsko DNQ 35 DNQ 138 82 Bill Sedgwick 26 DNQ 137 83 Brendan Gaughan 33 32 131 84 Dave Mader III 31 35 128 85 Dorsey Schroeder 13 124 86 Jamie Skinner DNQ 26 119 87 Jeff Spraker 26 DNQ 119 88 Frank Kimmel 16 115 89 Nathan Buttke 17 112 90 Jay Stewart DNQ 29 DNQ 111 91 Bobby Dotter 19 106 92 Kenny Irwin Jr. 20 103 93 Ernie Cope 24 91 94 Gary St. Amant 25 88 95 Auggie Vidovich 25 88 96 Rick Beebe 26 85 97 Jerry Nadeau 27 82 98 Richard Hinds DNQ DNQ 80 99 Kenny Allen 28 79 100 Tommy Archer 36 DNQ 77 101 Bill Kimmel 29 76 102 Wayne Jacks 30 73 103 Michael Waltrip 31 70 104 Tom Carey Jr. 31 70 105 Kenny Gross 31 70 106 Jason Roche Wth DNQ 68 107 Jerry Cook 32 67 108 George Brunnhoelzl Jr. DNQ 67 109 Joe Madore DNQ DNQ 65 110 Tim Ice 33 67 111 Brandon Butler DNQ 58 112 Robbie Pyle DNQ 52 113 Cindy Peterson DNQ 52 114 Greg Marlowe DNQ 52 115 Mike Hope DNQ 46 116 Mike Olsen DNQ 43 117 Michael Dokken DNQ DNQ 41 118 Ed Berrier DNQ 40 119 Freddie Query DNQ 40 120 Donny Ling Jr. DNQ 40 121 Ronnie Newman DNQ 37 122 Andy Michner DNQ 34 123 Rick Wilson DNQ 34 124 Austin Cameron DNQ 31 125 Billy Bigley DNQ 28 126 Kirk Shelmerdine DNQ 25 127 Brian Sockwell DNQ 25 128 Jerry Robertson DNQ 25 129 Tom Baldwin DNQ 22 130 Ricky Logan DNQ 22 131 Dave Goulet DNQ 19 132 Scott Lagasse DNQ 19 133 Dave Stacy DNQ 16 134 Jimmy Davis DNQ 13 135 Ricky Johnson DNQ 10 136 Kelly Denton DNQ 4 137 Bobby Myers Wth 1 138 Monty Klein DNQ 1 Pos. Position Driver Races Points WDW HOM PHO POR EVG I70 WGL TEX BRI MLW NAZ CAL PPR IRP NHA FLM NSV HPT LVL RCH MEM GTY MAR SON MMR PHO LVS Rookie of the Year In his first year of NASCAR competition, Greg Biffle won four poles and had twelve top-tens, earning him Rookie of the Year honors over Andy Houston, who had one win and a twelfth-place points finish. Scot Walters, driving for Brewco Motorsports's truck team, was the last contender to run a full schedule, posting three top-tens. Wayne Anderson was released during the season from his ride Liberty Racing, while Kevin Cywinski and Dominic Dobson were late entrants. Billy Pauch, Mike Cope, Joe Bush and Tommy Archer did not run enough races to qualify for the honor. See also 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1998 NASCAR Busch Series 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series 1998 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 1998 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series References External links Craftsman Truck Series Standings and Statistics for 1998 - Racing-Reference.info * Category:NASCAR Truck Series seasons