1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 |
| Name of Track: | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Date: | February 28th |
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 kmē) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The complex is home to several race teams. Currently, March, 2005, the track is open two nights a week for locals to drag race. This is an effort to get this activity off of local streets and into a safer environment.
The track is used by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as their driver training facility.
Higher BankingIn 2006, plans were announced to reconfigure the track after the March 2006 NEXTEL Cup Series Race. This reconfiguration entailed raised banking to increase side by side racing, and the construction of a new fan zone and pit road.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1998 Sam's Town Las Vegas 300, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Spencer | 12 | 7 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Zippo |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 3 | 8 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | AC Delco |
| 3 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | 2 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | BellSouth Mobility |
| 4 | Jeff Burton | 9 | 3 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Track Gear |
| 5 | Dale Jarrett | 32 | 23 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | White Rain |
| 6 | Mark Martin | 60 | 1 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Winn-Dixie |
| 7 | Mike Dillon | 72 | 21 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Detroit Gasket |
| 8 | Buckshot Jones | 0 | 4 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer |
| 9 | Hermie Sadler | 29 | 5 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | DeWalt Industrial Tools |
| 10 | Ed Berrier | 77 | 41 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Lear Corporation / UAW |
| 11 | Mark Krogh | 80 | 11 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Clearwater Forest Industries |
| 12 | Joe Bessey | 6 | 6 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Power Team |
| 13 | Kevin Lepage | 40 | 16 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Channellock |
| 14 | Elliott Sadler | 66 | 14 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Phillips 66 |
| 15 | Stanton Barrett | 89 | 27 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Allerest |
| 16 | Mark Green | 37 | 10 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | Timber Wolf |
| 17 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | 99 | 25 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Luxaire |
| 18 | Randy LaJoie | 74 | 31 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Fina |
| 19 | Tim Fedewa | 33 | 18 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Kleenex |
| 20 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | 13 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Band-Aid |
| 21 | Jeff Krogh | 56 | 12 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Clearwater Forest Industries |
| 22 | Dick Trickle | 64 | 22 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Schneider National |
| 23 | Tracy Leslie | 63 | 28 | $0 | 199 | 0 | running | Lysol |
| 24 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 15 | $0 | 198 | 0 | running | Lycos |
| 25 | Blaise Alexander | 20 | 36 | $0 | 198 | 0 | running | Rescue Engine Formula |
| 26 | Andy Santerre | 47 | 34 | $0 | 198 | 0 | running | Monro Muffler |
| 27 | Mike McLaughlin | 34 | 9 | $0 | 198 | 0 | running | Goulds Pumps |
| 28 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | 17 | $0 | 197 | 0 | running | Lance Snacks |
| 29 | Matt Hutter | 36 | 30 | $0 | 197 | 0 | running | Stanley Tools |
| 30 | Elton Sawyer | 38 | 37 | $0 | 197 | 0 | running | Barbasol |
| 31 | Brad Loney | 45 | 35 | $0 | 195 | 0 | handling | Hunters Specialties / GTS |
| 32 | Mike Stefanik | 96 | 39 | $0 | 193 | 0 | running | Big A Auto Parts |
| 33 | Jason Keller | 57 | 32 | $0 | 192 | 0 | handling | Progressive Motorsports |
| 34 | Tony Stewart | 44 | 24 | $0 | 185 | 0 | crash | Shell Oil |
| 36 | Wayne Grubb | 83 | 33 | $0 | 168 | 0 | crash | Link-Belt Construction |
| 37 | Phil Parsons | 10 | 20 | $0 | 165 | 0 | engine | Dura Lube |
| 38 | Robert Pressley | 59 | 38 | $0 | 135 | 0 | handling | Kingsford / Matchlight |
| 40 | Mike Cope | 30 | 19 | $0 | 88 | 0 | crash | Slim Jim |
| 41 | Jimmy Foster | 50 | 26 | $0 | 87 | 0 | crash | Dr. Pepper |
| 43 | Shane Hall | 85 | 40 | $0 | 45 | 0 | crash | Dura Shine |
