1998 Pocono 500

15th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON June 21 TNN Jeremy Mayfield 122 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Penske-Kranefuss Racing 12 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 53.558 134.389 mph km/h Motor Racing Network 17th Annual Pocono 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 200 Pocono 500 1998 33 15 4.0 2.5 804.672 500 Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 1998 Pocono 500.jpg The 1998 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Richard Petty. The 1998 Pocono 500 was the 15th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 21, 1998, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Within the last 25 laps, Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Jeremy Mayfield was able to defend against Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon to complete a dominant run to win the race, securing his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David June 21, 1998 Victory Lane no longer just a dream for Mayfield http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0622500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001235/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0622500lede.htm August 18, 2000 September 8, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBrinster Dick June 22, 1998 Focused Mayfield wins race https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109184879/focused-mayfield-wins-race/ September 8, 2022 The State 23 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Gordon and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports or NASCAR. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Buckshot JonesBuckshot RacingPontiac1Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord9Lake 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 RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac36Ernie 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 MotorsportsFord81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord96Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 19. Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.639 and an average speed of 167.788 mph km/h on.June 19, 1998 Pocono practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0620practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001632/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0620practice.htm August 18, 2000 September 8, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord53.639167.788288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord53.771167.376342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet53.773167.370Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 20. Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.681 and an average speed of 164.591 mph km/h on. Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0621happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001451/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0621happy.htm August 18, 2000 September 8, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord54.681164.59122Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord54.803164.225324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet54.816164.186Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 19, 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, June 20, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.Your Guide to the Pocono 500 http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815213120/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/ August 15, 2000 September 8, 2022 That's Racin' 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 Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 53.558 and an average speed of 168.042 mph km/h.Poole David June 19, 1998 Gordon takes bumpy ride to pole http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0620quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010503070947/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0621/0620quallede.htm May 3, 2001 September 8, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Two drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis and Buckshot Jones. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.558168.04222Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord53.752167.436312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord53.832167.187433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet53.944166.840522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac53.950166.82166Mark MartinRoush RacingFord53.959166.793742Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet53.972166.753816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord54.052166.506988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord54.058166.4881097Chad LittleRoush RacingFord54.079166.423113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet54.089166.392125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet54.106166.3401381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord54.136166.2481450Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet54.145166.2201540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet54.252165.893164Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet54.254165.8861744Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac54.263165.859181Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet54.277165.8161943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac54.293165.7672031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet54.326165.6672190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord54.339165.6272294Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord54.344165.6122318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac54.383165.4932475Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord54.398165.4472596Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet54.405165.4262646Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet54.066166.4632798Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord54.169166.1472899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord54.267165.8472921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord54.287165.7863013Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord54.309165.7183136Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac54.331165.6513277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord54.429165.3533310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord54.485165.1833423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord54.618164.7803511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord54.595164.8503628Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord54.612164.799Provisionals3726Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*3841Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*397Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord -* -*409Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord -* -*4130Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac -* -*4291Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet -* -*4335Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet54.634164.7334500Buckshot JonesBuckshot RacingPontiac54.995163.651Official qualifying results Race results Fin1998 Pocono 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Pocono_500 September 6, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord200122running185$111,5802124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20017running175$79,5003988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20026running170$62,22042899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2001running165$49,080566Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2003running160$40,6456181Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20010running155$28,72571450Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2009running151$34,5758113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2001running147$34,62591540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2000running138$23,825103423Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord2000running134$41,975113628Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord2000running130$33,17512125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running127$32,025131943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2000running124$31,425142921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2000running121$27,575152318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2008running123$31,675163277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2001running120$20,27517816Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2000running112$25,825183511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2001running114$25,525194291Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet2000running106$18,92520164Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2000running103$32,400213013Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord2000running100$17,755224335Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac1990running97$14,355233841Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running94$24,43024522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1980running91$24,28025409Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1980running88$17,105264130Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac1940running85$23,955272190Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1920transmission82$23,805282596Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet1840engine79$16,655292031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1800running76$16,580301097Chad LittleRoush RacingFord1731crash78$16,030311744Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1630engine70$20,480322798Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1610transmission67$20,430332646Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet1570transmission64$13,830343136Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1480running61$20,25535742Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet1470transmission58$20,180363726Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord1420running55$20,105372294Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord1300engine52$20,040382475Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord860engine49$12,915391381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord850engine46$12,91540397Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord760engine43$19,915413310Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord490engine40$29,3154222Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord130engine37$27,91543433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet50crash34$22,415Official race results References 1998 Miller Lite 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1998 1998 Save Mart/Kragen 350 Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:June 1998 sports events in the United States Pocono 500