1998 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NASWINSTON Brickyard 400 1998 08 1 1998 19 33 1998_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 1998 Brickyard 400 program cover Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.738 126.772 mi/h Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports 50.169 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 97 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ABC Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons 4.1/14 The 1998 Brickyard 400, the 5th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 1, 1998, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mi km off on speedway, it was the 19th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race."Looking back at Jeff Gordon's 1998 Brickyard 400 win", Hendrick Motorsports, July 22, 2013. Accessed February 3, 2024. Background The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 mi km off west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 mi km off long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Summary Jeff Gordon became the first repeat winner, holding off Mark Martin for the win.Kelly, Paul. "YEar-By-Year Brickyard 400 Race Recaps: 1990s", Indianapolis Motor Speedway, June 6, 2020. Accessed February 3, 2024. "1998... Gordon became the first driver to win this race twice, again in the familiar rainbow-colored No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet owned by Hendrick Motorsports with crew chief Ray Evernham calling the shots." Dale Jarrett dominated the second 100 mi km off of the race but lost his chance near the halfway point when he ran out of fuel, and coasted back to the pits; he lost four laps but made them up due to numerous cautions. Gordon's victory was the first in the Winston No Bull 5 program. Results Pos Finishing position SP Starting position No. Car numberDriverCar makeEntrantLapsStatus 1 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 160 Running 2 7 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 160 Running 3 10 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 160 Running 4 16 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 160 Running 5 28 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 160 Running 6 1 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 160 Running 7 9 43 John Andretti Pontiac Petty Enterprises 160 Running 8 14 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske Racing 160 Running 9 8 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 160 Running 10 19 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 160 Running 11 11 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Team SABCO 160 Running 12 37 94 Bill Elliott Ford Bill Elliott Racing 160 Running 13 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Tyler Jet Motorsports 160 Running 14 33 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac PE2 Motorsports 160 Running 15 36 91 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet LJ Racing 160 Running 16 2 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing 160 Running 17 6 50 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 160 Running 18 18 90 Dick Trickle Ford Donlavey Racing 160 Running 19 38 16 Ted Musgrave Ford Roush Racing 160 Running 20 24 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 160 Running 21 29 21 Michael Waltrip Ford Wood Brothers Racing 160 Running 22 42 75 Rick Mast Ford Butch Mock Motorsports 160 Running 23 26 41 Steve Grissom Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports 160 Running 24 17 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Team SABCO 160 Running 25 39 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Ford Roush Racing 159 Running 26 41 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford Melling Racing 159 Running 27 15 00 Buckshot Jones Chevrolet Stavola Brothers Racing 158 Running 28 35 97 Chad Little Ford Roush Racing 157 Crash 29 20 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports 157 Crash 30 5 46 Jeff Green Chevrolet Team SABCO 157 Crash 31 27 10 Ricky Rudd Ford Rudd Performance Motorsports 155 Crash 32 21 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford Travis Carter Enterprises 154 Crash 33 40 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing 152 Running 34 30 22 Ward Burton Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 151 Running 35 25 1 Steve Park Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 148 Crash 36 34 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 145 Running 37 13 7 Geoff Bodine Ford Mattei Motorsports 124 Handling 38 4 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Ford Robert Yates Racing 116 Crash 39 31 98 Rich Bickle Ford Cale Yarborough Motorsports 112 Running 40 22 13 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Ford Elliott-Marino Racing 102 Engine 41 32 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing 102 Engine 42 12 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 67 Handling 43 23 81 Kenny Wallace Ford FILMAR Racing 65 Engine Source1998 Brickyard 400 Failed to qualify Derrike Cope (#30) Hut Stricklin (#96) Robby Gordon (#19) Randy MacDonald (#95) Loy Allen Jr. (#15) Gary Bradberry (#78) Dan Pardus (#07) Lance Hooper (#14) Bob Schacht (#95) Race statistics Time of race: 3:09:19 Average speed: 126.772 mph Pole speed: 179.394 mph Cautions: 9 for 34 laps Margin of victory: under caution Lead changes: 10 Percent of race run under caution: 21.2% Average green flag run: 14 laps Lap leaders Laps Leader 1–18 Ernie Irvan 19–38 Jeff Gordon 39–45 Ernie Irvan 46–53 Jeff Gordon 54–80 Dale Jarrett 81 Mark Martin 82–83 Terry Labonte 84–118 Jeff Gordon 119–120 Robert Pressley 121–126 Dale Earnhardt 127–160 Jeff Gordon Total laps led Laps Leader 97 Jeff Gordon 27 Dale Jarrett 25 Ernie Irvan 6 Dale Earnhardt 2 Terry Labonte 2 Robert Pressley 1 Mark Martin Cautions: 9 for 34 laps Laps Reason 18–22 #7 (Geoff Bodine) crash turn 1 36–40 #12 (Jeremy Mayfield) crash turn 2 87–90 #22 (Ward Burton) stalled turn 3 95–98 #00 (Buckshot Jones) and #11 (Brett Bodine) crash turn 4 104–107 Oil on track 118–122 #28 (Kenny Irwin Jr.) spin turn 2 151–153 #1 (Steve Park) crash turn 3 156–157 #23 (Jimmy Spencer) crash turn 2 159–160 #10 (Ricky Rudd), #42 (Joe Nemechek), #46 (Jeff Green), #77 (Robert Pressley), and #97 (Chad Little) crash frontstraight Media Television The race was aired live on ABC in the United States. Bob Jenkins and 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Benny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth. Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and Jack Arute handled pit road for the television side. ABC Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color commentator Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Jerry Punch Bill Weber Jack Arute References Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway