1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300

23rd race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON TNN Ken Squier, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 112.078 mph km/h Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Mark Martin 193 24 1.703 300 Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway 33 23 August 30 1.058 510.805 Farm Aid on CMT 300 29.518 1998 317.4 Motor Racing Network 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300.png The 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300 program cover. The 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 30, 1998, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058 mi km on permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the final laps of the race to take his 38th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.Poole David August 30, 1998 It's deja victory for Gordon http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0831300lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817233846/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0831300lede.htm August 17, 2000 September 14, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverVega Michael August 31, 1998 Silence golden for Gordon https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109531656/silence-golden-for-gordon/ September 14, 2022 The Boston Globe 49 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet1Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord07Dan PardusMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet9Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord13Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord16Kevin Lepage (R)Roush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet35Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac36Ernie 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 MotorsportsFord79Ken BouchardT.R.I.X. RacingChevrolet81Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord91Morgan ShepherdLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord96Ron FellowsAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, August 28, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.August 25, 1998 Schedule for New Hampshire http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/sked.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817234435/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/sked.htm August 17, 2000 September 14, 2022 That's Racin' Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.815 and an average speed of 127.748 mph km/h on.August 28, 1998 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0829practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817234021/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0829practice.htm August 17, 2000 September 14, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.815127.74826Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.853127.585333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.900127.385Full first practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 28, at 4:00 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, August 29, at 11:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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 29.518 and an average speed of 129.033 mph km/h.Poole David August 28, 1998 Top drivers get handle on NHIS http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0829quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817234013/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0830/0829quallede.htm August 17, 2000 September 14, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Buckshot Jones, and Dan Pardus. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.518129.033218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.664128.398333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.707128.212481Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord29.714128.18256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.738128.079612Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.756128.001788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.813127.756875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.814127.752943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.839127.645104Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.859127.5601128Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord29.875127.4911231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.908127.351135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.967127.100142Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.969127.0911541Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.971127.0831611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.976127.0621723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord29.982127.036183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.990127.0021936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac30.010126.9182022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac30.013126.9052146Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet30.021126.8712294Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord30.041126.7872344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac30.054126.7322477Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord30.064126.6902599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord30.067126.677269Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord29.864127.5382797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord29.865127.5342890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord29.866127.5302921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord29.873127.5003091Morgan ShepherdLJ RacingChevrolet29.900127.385317Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord29.976127.0623242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet30.003126.9473316Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord30.011126.9133413Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord30.022126.8673510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord30.105126.5173650Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.145126.349Provisionals3740Sterling Marlin (R)Team SABCOChevrolet -* -*3826Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*391Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*4098Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord -* -*4196Ron FellowsAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet -* -*4271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Champion's Provisional4335Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac30.274125.8114500Buckshot JonesStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet30.548124.6824607Dan PardusMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet - -WD79Ken BouchardT.R.I.X. RacingChevrolet - -Official qualifying results Race results Fin1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Farm_Aid_on_CMT_300 September 13, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30068running180$205,400256Mark MartinRoush RacingFord300193running180$119,7503943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3000running165$87,3004788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3002running165$78,87552599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3000running155$66,7006481Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord30030running155$52,9007218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3001running151$57,3508142Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3000running142$51,3509183Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3000running138$50,550103510Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3000running134$59,500111128Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord3000running130$51,350122477Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3000running127$39,650131723Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord3000running124$44,900142797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3001running126$36,650151231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3000running118$37,600163316Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3000running115$42,550173740Sterling Marlin (R)Team SABCOChevrolet3000running112$34,525183242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3000running109$40,825192890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord3000running106$40,42520612Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2990running103$41,225213826Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord2990running100$40,85022875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord2990running97$32,50023317Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord2990running94$40,100243413Dennis SetzerElliott-Marino RacingFord2990running91$28,600251541Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2990running88$38,700263091Morgan ShepherdLJ RacingChevrolet2990running85$32,000272921Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2990running82$38,075281936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2980running79$37,77529269Jerry Nadeau (R)Melling RacingFord2980running76$31,575301611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2980running73$36,875312022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac2980running70$34,175324335Darrell WaltripTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac2970running67$26,975332344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac2950running64$33,77534104Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2930running61$41,575354271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2862running63$26,375364196Ron FellowsAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet2860running55$26,175372294Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord2540running52$32,975382146Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet2520crash49$25,62539135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2492engine51$41,625404098Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2320crash43$32,62541391Steve Park (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2180running40$25,62542333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1751crash42$36,625433650Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1690engine34$36,625Official race results References 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Category:August 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in New Hampshire