1998 California 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 3, 1998 | ||
| Official name | California 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 165 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett | ||
The 1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 3, 1998, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.
Background
[edit]The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.
Entry list
[edit]Race results
[edit]| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 |
| 2 | 2 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske–Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 250 |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 5 | 11 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 6 | 40 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 |
| 7 | 26 | 7 | Geoff Bodine | Mattei Motorsports | Ford | 250 |
| 8 | 5 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 |
| 9 | 43 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 10 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 |
| 11 | 23 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 250 |
| 12 | 8 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 250 |
| 13 | 22 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 250 |
| 14 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 15 | 15 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 16 | 18 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Yates Racing | Ford | 249 |
| 17 | 20 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 249 |
| 18 | 19 | 96 | David Green | American Equipment Racing | Chevrolet | 249 |
| 19 | 34 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford | 249 |
| 20 | 37 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 249 |
| 21 | 28 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Travis Carter Enterprises | Ford | 249 |
| 22 | 6 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 248 |
| 23 | 35 | 78 | Gary Bradberry | Triad Motorsports | Ford | 247 |
| 24 | 10 | 46 | Morgan Shepherd | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 247 |
| 25 | 30 | 75 | Rick Mast | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 247 |
| 26 | 33 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | Elliott–Marino Racing | Ford | 247 |
| 27 | 31 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 246 |
| 28 | 38 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 245 |
| 29 | 42 | 35 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ISM Racing | Pontiac | 245 |
| 30 | 41 | 41 | Steve Grissom | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 245 |
| 31 | 25 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 244 |
| 32 | 16 | 9 | Lake Speed | Melling Racing | Ford | 243 |
| 33 | 24 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | Roush Racing | Ford | 243 |
| 34 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske–Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 242 |
| 35 | 27 | 31 | Mike Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 239 |
| 36 | 39 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 210 |
| 37 | 29 | 90 | Dick Trickle | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 193 |
| 38 | 7 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 191 |
| 39 | 32 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 153 |
| 40 | 13 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | LJ Racing | Chevrolet | 93 |
| 41 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Yates Racing | Ford | 86 |
| 42 | 17 | 44 | Kyle Petty | PE2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 85 |
| 43 | 12 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott–Marino Racing | Ford | 84 |
| Failed to Qualfy | ||||||
| 44 | – | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | – |
| 45 | 98 | Rich Bickle | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | ||
| 46 | 19 | Tony Raines | Roehrig Motorsports | Ford | ||
| 47 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | Stavola Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | ||
| Race Results | ||||||
Race Statistics
[edit]- Time of race: 3:33:57
- Average Speed: 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 181.772 miles per hour (292.534 km/h)
- Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
- Margin of Victory: 1.287 sec
- Lead changes: 18
- Percent of race run under caution: 14%
- Average green flag run: 30.7 laps
References
[edit]- ^ "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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