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1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500

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1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500
Race details
Race 31 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 program cover.
The 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 program cover.
Date October 25, 1998
Official name 11th Annual Dura Lube/Kmart 500
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 257 laps, 257 mi (413.601 km)
Scheduled Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 108.211 miles per hour (174.149 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Andy Petree Racing
Time 27.432
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Laps 196
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 25, 1998, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was shortened from its scheduled 312 laps to 257 laps due to inclement weather. At race's end, Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Rusty Wallace would dominate the race when the race was stopped to take his 48th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips
9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Ted Musgrave Elliott-Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group
16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios, Pop Secret
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Tabasco
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 Jeff Ward BMR Motorsports Chevrolet Smitty's
46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store
50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Ted Musgrave Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford McDonald's
96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 23, at 1:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 25 minutes.[3] Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.757 and an average speed of 129.697 miles per hour (208.727 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 27.757 129.697
2 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 27.760 129.683
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 27.863 129.204
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, October 23, at 3:35 PM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[3] Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.604 and an average speed of 130.416 miles per hour (209.884 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 27.604 130.416
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.785 129.566
3 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 27.814 129.431
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 24, after the preliminary 1998 GM Goodwrench Service/AC Delco 300. The session would last for one hour.[3] Kyle Petty, driving for Petty Enterprises, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.437 and an average speed of 126.596 miles per hour (203.737 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 28.437 126.596
2 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 28.441 126.578
3 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 28.447 126.551
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 23, at 5:15 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 24, at 2:00 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] On January 24, 1998, NASCAR would announce that the amount of provisionals given would be increased from last season. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[7]

Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.432 and an average speed of 131.234 miles per hour (211.201 km/h).[8]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Michael Waltrip, and Jeff Ward.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 27.432 131.234
2 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.438 131.205
3 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 27.564 130.605
4 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 27.613 130.373
5 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 27.633 130.279
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 27.654 130.180
7 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 27.670 130.105
8 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.671 130.100
9 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.687 130.025
10 13 Ted Musgrave Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 27.707 129.931
11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 27.717 129.884
12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.725 129.847
13 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 27.732 129.814
14 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 27.737 129.791
15 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 27.739 129.781
16 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 27.743 129.762
17 91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet 27.744 129.758
18 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 27.759 129.688
19 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 27.797 129.510
20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.808 129.459
21 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 27.812 129.441
22 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 27.821 129.399
23 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.836 129.329
24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 27.871 129.167
25 16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford 27.881 129.120
26 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 27.890 129.079
27 96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 27.894 129.060
28 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 27.894 129.060
29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.895 129.055
30 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 27.907 129.000
31 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 27.913 128.972
32 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 27.916 128.958
33 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 27.935 128.871
34 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 27.946 128.820
35 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 27.947 128.815
36 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 27.966 128.728
Provisionals
37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac -* -*
38 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford -* -*
39 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
40 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
41 36 Ricky Craven MB2 Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
42 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 28.253 127.420
45 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.395 126.783
46 45 Jeff Ward BMR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.052 123.916
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 257 196 running 185 $78,005
2 11 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 257 1 running 175 $68,430
3 39 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 257 0 running 165 $57,175
4 38 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 257 1 running 165 $50,512
5 10 13 Ted Musgrave Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 257 0 running 155 $33,950
6 19 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 257 0 running 150 $46,540
7 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 257 0 running 146 $47,040
8 3 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 257 0 running 142 $30,680
9 15 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 257 0 running 138 $31,730
10 29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 257 2 running 139 $40,880
11 5 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 257 0 running 130 $33,230
12 16 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 256 0 running 127 $21,930
13 25 16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford 256 0 running 124 $29,830
14 14 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 256 0 running 121 $28,230
15 17 91 Todd Bodine LJ Racing Chevrolet 256 0 running 118 $24,055
16 8 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 256 0 running 115 $20,955
17 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 256 0 running 112 $20,705
18 32 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 256 0 running 109 $26,780
19 30 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 256 0 running 106 $27,380
20 42 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 256 1 running 108 $21,345
21 40 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 running 100 $30,970
22 1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 255 53 running 102 $36,645
23 37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 255 0 running 94 $30,620
24 35 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 255 0 running 91 $18,870
25 23 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 running 88 $25,745
26 18 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 254 3 running 90 $25,620
27 21 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 254 0 running 82 $31,895
28 33 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 254 0 running 79 $18,470
29 7 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 254 0 running 76 $18,445
30 41 36 Ricky Craven MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 254 0 running 73 $24,920
31 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 253 0 running 70 $15,395
32 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 253 0 running 67 $34,595
33 36 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 253 0 running 64 $22,070
34 26 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 253 0 running 61 $22,045
35 27 96 Mike Bliss American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 252 0 running 58 $15,020
36 31 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 252 0 running 55 $21,995
37 9 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 251 0 running 52 $21,950
38 4 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 250 0 running 49 $22,090
39 34 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 247 0 running 46 $14,890
40 2 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 247 0 running 43 $30,390
41 28 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 243 0 overheating 40 $14,890
42 22 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 237 0 running 37 $21,890
43 13 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 46 0 handling 34 $21,890
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
45 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford
46 45 Jeff Ward BMR Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (October 25, 1998). "Wallace notches 48th win amid a desert rain". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (October 26, 1998). "Wallace wins Dura-Lube". Boca Raton News. p. 14. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d "Schedule for events at Phoenix International Raceway". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "First practice session speeds". That's Racin'. October 23, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Second session practice speeds from Phoenix". That's Racin'. October 23, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "B. Labonte, Cope must go to backup cars". That's Racin'. October 24, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Poole, David (October 23, 1998). "Schrader's Phoenix success hasn't extended to Cup racing". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 1, 2001. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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