1998 Pepsi Southern 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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1998 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 6, 1998 | ||
| Official name | Pepsi Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 93.2 °F (34.0 °C); wind speeds up to 11.3 miles per hour (18.2 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 139.031 miles per hour (223.749 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Time | 29.119 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 273 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons | ||
The 1998 Pepsi Southern 500, the 49th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 6, 1998 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometre) speedway, it was the twenty-fourth race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race and captured his fourth consecutive Southern 500.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac |
| 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford |
| 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Mattei Motorsports | Ford |
| 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:36:21
- Average speed: 139.031 miles per hour (223.749 km/h)
- Pole speed: 168.879 miles per hour (271.784 km/h)
- Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
- Margin of Victory: 3.631 seconds
- Lead changes: 12
- Percent of race run under caution: 4.4%
- Average green flag run: 117 laps
References
- ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Alamanac
- ^ Race statistics at Race Database