1998 Miller Lite 400

14th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series January 2025 NASWINSTON 200 The 1998 Miller Lite 400 program cover, featuring Rusty Wallace. 39.656 30th Annual Miller Lite 400 Motor Racing Network 158.695 mph km/h June 14 33 14 643.737 3.2 Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway 2 Miller Lite 400 CBS Roush Racing Mark Martin Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 132 6 1998 400 Ken Squier, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 1998 Miller Lite 400.jpg The 1998 Miller Lite 400 was the 14th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 14, 1998, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin was able to dominate to take his 26th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth of the season.Utter Jim June 14, 1998 Martin rides winner of a car to Victory Lane http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0615400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001900/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0615400lede.htm August 18, 2000 September 6, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike June 15, 1998 Martin wins '400', outraces Jarrett https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109066608/martin-wins-400-outraces-jarrett/ September 6, 2022 The Daily Advocate 8 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Michigan International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. The track is owned by NASCAR. MIS is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). 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 MotorsportsFord8Morgan ShepherdStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet9Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord13Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord16Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Tony RainesRoehrig MotorsportsFord21Michael 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 MotorsportsFord78Gary BradberryTriad 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 the afternoon of Friday, June 12. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.678 and an average speed of 181.461 mph km/h on.June 12, 1998 Ward Burton fastest in practice http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0613practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002053/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0613practice1.htm August 18, 2000 September 6, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac39.678181.461298Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord39.736181.19636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39.741181.173Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on the afternoon of Friday, June 13. Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.985 and an average speed of 180.068 mph km/h on.June 13, 1998 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0614happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002004/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0614happy.htm August 18, 2000 September 6, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord39.985180.068222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac40.089179.600324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.133179.403Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 12, 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, June 13, at 11:15 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.June 9, 1998 Facts about the Miller Lite 400 http://thatsracin.com/98/0614/facts.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010827120607/http://thatsracin.com/98/0614/facts.htm August 27, 2001 September 6, 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 Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 39.656 and an average speed of 181.561 mph km/h.Utter Jim June 12, 1998 Ward Burton gets best of Michigan Speedway http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0613quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000818002044/http://www.thatsracin.com/98/0614/0613quallede.htm August 18, 2000 September 6, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Four drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Tony Raines, Dave Marcis, and Todd Bodine. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac39.656181.561288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord39.733181.21032Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord39.761181.082424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.797180.918591Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet39.801180.900694Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord39.831180.76476Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39.839180.727850Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.849180.682910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord39.872180.5781099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord39.879180.546115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.899180.456121Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet39.915180.383139Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord39.935180.2931428Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord39.955180.2031512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord39.961180.1761642Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet39.998180.0091718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac40.004179.9821898Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord40.048179.784194Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet40.056179.748207Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord40.068179.6952126Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord40.094179.5782216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord40.094179.5782381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord40.118179.4712421Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord40.170179.238253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40.188179.158268Morgan ShepherdStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet39.360182.9272713Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord39.541182.0892875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord39.753181.1182911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord39.768181.0503023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord39.770181.0413146Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet39.790180.9503236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac39.831180.7643343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac39.839180.7273433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet39.851180.6733578Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord39.862180.6233640Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet39.866180.605Provisionals3797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*3890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord -* -*3941Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord -* -*4131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*4244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4396Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac39.958180.1894519Tony RainesRoehrig MotorsportsFord40.031179.8614671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet40.169179.2434735Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac40.413178.160Official qualifying results Race results Fin1998 Miller Lite 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1998_Miller_Lite_400 September 6, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings176Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20048running180$92,3752288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2001running175$76,1253424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet200132running175$84,37541099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2002running165$54,23551512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2000running155$44,5006694Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord2003running155$50,07571718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2000running146$47,6758122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac2006running147$44,67591642Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2000running138$37,52510850Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2004running139$42,675113023Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord1992running135$41,22512121Darrell WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1992running132$27,400131428Kenny Irwin Jr. (R)Robert Yates RacingFord1990running124$39,150143236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1990running121$33,90015253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running118$38,650163797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord1990running115$27,9251732Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1990running112$36,900183640Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1990running109$24,86519115Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running106$36,950203343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1980running103$36,935212421Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord1980running100$33,215222126Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord1980running97$30,90023207Geoff BodineMattei MotorsportsFord1980running94$31,265243890Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord1980running91$30,75525139Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord1980running88$23,220262216Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord1980running85$29,960271898Rich BickleCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1970running82$26,800283433Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1970running79$29,740294131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1970running76$22,605303146Jeff GreenTeam SABCOChevrolet1970running73$19,540312875Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord1970running70$21,910324077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord1970running67$19,340332911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1970running64$26,235343578Gary BradberryTriad MotorsportsFord1950running61$19,165352713Jerry Nadeau (R)Elliott-Marino RacingFord1950running58$19,095364244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1950running55$26,05037910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1950running52$35,39038194Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1940running49$33,880392381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1940running46$18,88040591Kevin Lepage (R)LJ RacingChevrolet1920running43$18,880413941Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1880running40$25,880424396Hut StricklinAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet1210crash37$21,38043268Morgan ShepherdStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet660electrical34$19,380Official race results Media Television The Miller Lite 400 was covered by CBS in the United States for the sixteenth straight year. Mike Joy, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1979 race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth. Dick Berggren, Ralph Sheheen and Bill Stephens handled pit road for the television side. Ken Squier would serve as host. CBS Host Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Mike Joy Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens References 1998 Pontiac Excitement 400 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1998 Pocono 500 Category:1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:June 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Michigan