1998 Food City 500 Results
Jeff Gordon won the 1998 Food City 500 at Bristol on March 29, 1998, leading 63 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 500 | 63 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 3 | 500 | 115 | Running |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 6 | 500 | 18 | Running |
| 4 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 5 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 8 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 33 | Ken Schrader | 14 | 500 | 5 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | 9 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 16 | Ted Musgrave | 29 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | 32 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 10 | 50 | Randy LaJoie | 17 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 20 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 90 | Dick Trickle | 41 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | 26 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 94 | Bill Elliott | 38 | 498 | 17 | Running |
| 16 | 41 | Steve Grissom | 42 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 22 | Ward Burton | 39 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | 40 | 498 | 35 | Running |
| 19 | 43 | John Andretti | 21 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | 497 | 16 | Running |
| 21 | 96 | David Green | 30 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 37 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 43 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 46 | Morgan Shepherd | 12 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 75 | Rick Mast | 19 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 30 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 91 | Kevin Lepage | 23 | 491 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 77 | Robert Pressley | 31 | 489 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 35 | Todd Bodine | 16 | 486 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | 35 | 482 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 9 | Lake Speed | 36 | 480 | 0 | Transmission |
| 32 | 31 | Mike Skinner | 4 | 460 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | 446 | 220 | Running |
| 34 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 442 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 97 | Chad Little | 34 | 442 | 10 | Crash |
| 36 | 98 | Greg Sacks | 11 | 425 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 13 | Jerry Nadeau | 22 | 399 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 44 | Kyle Petty | 33 | 394 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | 18 | 385 | 0 | Overheating |
| 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | 24 | 324 | 0 | Running |
| 41 | 8 | Hut Stricklin | 25 | 204 | 0 | Handling |
| 42 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | 13 | 155 | 0 | Crash |
| 43 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | 27 | 88 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 29, 1998 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |