1998 Texas 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1998 Texas 500 |
| Name of Track: | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Date: | April 5th |
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straghtaway juts outward slightly.
The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Lowe's Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Very Fast TrackBased on qualifying speeds in 2004 and 2005, the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph.
However, as the tracks' respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas (2005 and 2006).
Busy Race SeasonTexas Motor Speedway is home to two NASCAR Nextel Cup races: the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 and the Dickies 500, as well as two Busch Series Races, the O'Reilly 300 and the O'Reilly Challenge and last but not least, the Indy Racing League race, the Bombardier Learjet 500.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1998 Texas 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1998 Texas 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Martin | 6 | 7 | $356,850 | 334 | 0 | running | Valvoline / Cummins |
| 2 | Chad Little | 97 | 5 | $238,550 | 334 | 0 | running | John Deere |
| 3 | Robert Pressley | 77 | 8 | $161,750 | 334 | 0 | running | Jasper Engines |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | 2 | $162,100 | 334 | 0 | running | BellSouth |
| 5 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | 26 | 27 | $0 | 334 | 0 | running | Cheerios |
| 6 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 37 | $113,100 | 334 | 0 | running | Kellogg's Corn Flakes |
| 7 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | 39 | $106,350 | 334 | 0 | running | Winston / No Bull |
| 8 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | 11 | $97,300 | 334 | 0 | running | Interstate Batteries |
| 9 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | 40 | $91,350 | 334 | 0 | running | Citgo |
| 10 | Steve Grissom | 41 | 42 | $94,250 | 334 | 0 | running | Kodiak |
| 11 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | 13 | $93,500 | 334 | 0 | running | Quality Care / Ford Credit |
| 12 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 6 | $87,500 | 334 | 0 | running | Miller Lite |
| 13 | Bill Elliott | 94 | 38 | $81,700 | 333 | 0 | running | McDonald's |
| 14 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | 21 | $72,600 | 333 | 0 | running | Coors Light |
| 15 | Ward Burton | 22 | 3 | $78,900 | 332 | 0 | running | MBNA America |
| 16 | Brett Bodine | 11 | 18 | $76,550 | 332 | 0 | running | Paychex |
| 17 | Kyle Petty | 44 | 26 | $75,750 | 332 | 0 | running | Hot Wheels |
| 18 | David Green | 96 | 9 | $67,600 | 332 | 0 | running | Caterpillar |
| 20 | Lake Speed | 9 | 43 | $66,650 | 332 | 0 | running | Cartoon Network |
| 21 | Ken Schrader | 33 | 32 | $67,300 | 332 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 22 | Dick Trickle | 90 | 41 | $64,800 | 331 | 0 | running | Heilig-Meyers |
| 23 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | 1 | $87,700 | 331 | 0 | running | Mobil 1 |
| 24 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | 10 | $52,500 | 331 | 0 | running | Pilot Travel Centers |
| 25 | Randy LaJoie | 50 | 24 | $61,600 | 328 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 26 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | 25 | $60,500 | 328 | 0 | running | Kodak MAX Film |
| 27 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 20 | $65,900 | 315 | 0 | heating | Tide |
| 28 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 36 | $48,500 | 295 | 0 | oil leak | RealTree Camouflage |
| 29 | Jeff Burton | 99 | 23 | $64,100 | 276 | 0 | running | Exide Batteries |
| 30 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | 30 | $56,500 | 262 | 0 | handling | Primestar |
| 31 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | 17 | $66,900 | 252 | 0 | handling | DuPont Automotive Refinishes |
| 32 | Geoffrey Bodine | 7 | 29 | $53,200 | 248 | 0 | ignition | Philips Consumer Comm. |
| 33 | Mike Skinner | 31 | 12 | $42,700 | 247 | 0 | crash | Lowe's |
| 34 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | 31 | $41,700 | 214 | 0 | handling | Square D |
| 35 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 34 | $58,200 | 205 | 0 | running | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 36 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | 35 | $39,675 | 185 | 0 | trans | Pennzoil |
| 37 | Kevin Lepage | 91 | 16 | $39,675 | 148 | 0 | running | Little Joe's Auto |
| 38 | Greg Sacks | 98 | 28 | $44,675 | 135 | 0 | crash | Thorn Apple Valley |
| 39 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | 28 | 4 | $0 | 80 | 0 | crash | Texaco Havoline |
| 41 | Rick Mast | 75 | 14 | $37,575 | 1 | 0 | crash | Remington Arms |
| 42 | John Andretti | 43 | 15 | $52,525 | 1 | 0 | crash | STP |
| 43 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | 19 | $44,525 | 1 | 0 | crash | Skittles |
