1998 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1998 NASCAR Cup Series season: 33 points races, 11 different winners, and Jeff Gordon won the most races, 13. The full schedule with every winner, and the season leaders.

Champion

Season	Champion
1998	Jeff Gordon

Schedule and winners

No.	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Laps led by winner
1	February 15, 1998	Daytona 500	Daytona	Dale Earnhardt	107
2	February 22, 1998	GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400	Rockingham	Jeff Gordon	73
3	March 1, 1998	Las Vegas 400	Las Vegas	Mark Martin	82
4	March 9, 1998	Primestar 500	Atlanta	Bobby Labonte	47
5	March 22, 1998	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington	Dale Jarrett	68
6	March 29, 1998	Food City 500	Bristol	Jeff Gordon	63
7	April 5, 1998	Texas 500	Texas	Mark Martin	37
8	April 20, 1998	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Martinsville	Bobby Hamilton	378
9	April 26, 1998	DieHard 500	Talladega	Bobby Labonte	60
10	May 3, 1998	California 500 Presented by NAPA	California (Auto Club)	Mark Martin	165
11	May 24, 1998	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte	Jeff Gordon	53
12	May 31, 1998	MBNA Platinum 400	Dover	Dale Jarrett	8
13	June 6, 1998	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond	Terry Labonte	96
14	June 14, 1998	Miller Lite 400	Michigan	Mark Martin	48
15	June 21, 1998	Pocono 500	Pocono	Jeremy Mayfield	122
16	June 28, 1998	Save Mart / Kragen 350	Sonoma	Jeff Gordon	48
17	July 12, 1998	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire	Jeff Burton	191
18	July 26, 1998	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono	Jeff Gordon	164
19	August 1, 1998	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis	Jeff Gordon	97
20	August 9, 1998	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen	Jeff Gordon	55
21	August 16, 1998	Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss	Michigan	Jeff Gordon	9
22	August 22, 1998	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol	Mark Martin	190
23	August 30, 1998	Farm Aid on CMT 300	New Hampshire	Jeff Gordon	68
24	September 6, 1998	Pepsi Southern 500	Darlington	Jeff Gordon	64
25	September 12, 1998	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Richmond	Jeff Burton	203
26	September 20, 1998	MBNA Gold 400	Dover	Mark Martin	379
27	September 27, 1998	NAPA Autocare 500	Martinsville	Ricky Rudd	198
28	October 4, 1998	UAW-GM Quality 500	Charlotte	Mark Martin	215
29	October 11, 1998	Winston 500	Talladega	Dale Jarrett	16
30	October 17, 1998	Pepsi 400	Daytona	Jeff Gordon	49
31	October 25, 1998	Dura Lube / Kmart 500	Phoenix	Rusty Wallace	196
32	November 1, 1998	AC Delco 400	Rockingham	Jeff Gordon	29
33	November 8, 1998	NAPA 500	Atlanta	Jeff Gordon	113

Most wins

Driver	Wins	Starts
Jeff Gordon	13	33
Mark Martin	7	33
Dale Jarrett	3	33
Jeff Burton	2	33
Bobby Labonte	2	33
Rusty Wallace	1	33
Jeremy Mayfield	1	33
Terry Labonte	1	33
Dale Earnhardt	1	33
Bobby Hamilton	1	33

Most top 5s

Driver	Top 5	Starts
Jeff Gordon	26	33
Mark Martin	22	33
Dale Jarrett	19	33
Jeff Burton	18	33
Rusty Wallace	15	33
Jeremy Mayfield	12	33
Bobby Labonte	11	33
Terry Labonte	5	33
Dale Earnhardt	5	33
Mike Skinner	4	30

Most top 10s

Driver	Top 10	Starts
Jeff Gordon	28	33
Mark Martin	26	33
Jeff Burton	23	33
Dale Jarrett	22	33
Rusty Wallace	21	33
Bobby Labonte	18	33
Jeremy Mayfield	16	33
Terry Labonte	15	33
Dale Earnhardt	13	33
Ken Schrader	11	33

Most laps led

Driver	Laps led	Starts
Mark Martin	1730	33
Jeff Gordon	1717	33
Jeff Burton	978	33
Rusty Wallace	945	33
Dale Jarrett	812	33
Jeremy Mayfield	471	33
Bobby Hamilton	442	33
Sterling Marlin	342	32
Terry Labonte	337	33
Dale Earnhardt	273	33

Best average finish (at least 17 starts)

Driver	Avg finish	Starts
Jeff Gordon	5.7	33
Mark Martin	8.6	33
Dale Jarrett	11.2	33
Rusty Wallace	11.7	33
Jeff Burton	12.6	33
Bobby Labonte	14.2	33
Jeremy Mayfield	14.2	33
Dale Earnhardt	16.1	33
Terry Labonte	16.5	33
Bobby Hamilton	17	33

1998 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Champion

Schedule and winners

Most wins

Most top 5s

Most top 10s

Most laps led

Best average finish (at least 17 starts)

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