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1998 Jiffy Lube 300

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1998 Jiffy Lube 300
Race details
Race 17 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1998 Jiffy Lube 300 program cover.
The 1998 Jiffy Lube 300 program cover.
Date July 12, 1998
Official name 6th Annual Jiffy Lube 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.704 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 102.996 miles per hour (165.756 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.665
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 191
Winner
No. 99 Jeff Burton Roush 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 Jiffy Lube 300 was the 17th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 12, 1998, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would come to dominate most of the race to take his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Darrell Waltrip 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 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network "Happy Birthday NASCAR!"
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 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group
16 Ted Musgrave 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 Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Betty Crocker
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 Gary Bradberry ISM Racing Pontiac Tabasco
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Steve Grissom 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
46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union
50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet TNN Inside Outdoors, Realtree
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
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 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford McDonald's
96 Hut Stricklin 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 the morning of Friday, July 10. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.419 and an average speed of 129.467 mph (208.357 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.419 129.467
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.477 129.213
3 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.509 129.072
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on the afternoon of Friday, July 10. Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.517 and an average speed of 129.038 mph (207.667 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.517 129.038
2 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.523 129.011
3 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.534 128.963
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 11. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.761 and an average speed of 127.980 mph (205.964 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.761 127.980
2 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.782 127.889
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 29.845 127.619
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 10, at 3:00 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, July 11, at 10:00 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[6] 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]

Ricky Craven, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.665 and an average speed of 128.394 miles per hour (206.630 km/h).[8]

Dave Marcis was the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.665 128.394
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.786 127.872
3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.001 126.956
4 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 30.128 126.421
5 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 30.139 126.374
6 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.212 126.069
7 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 30.215 126.057
8 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 30.219 126.040
9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 30.249 125.915
10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 30.266 125.844
11 35 Gary Bradberry ISM Racing Pontiac 30.277 125.798
12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.285 125.765
13 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 30.288 125.753
14 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 30.289 125.749
15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 30.311 125.657
16 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30.348 125.504
17 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 30.404 125.273
18 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 30.405 125.269
19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 30.407 125.261
20 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.414 125.232
21 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 30.414 125.232
22 13 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 30.415 125.228
23 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 30.461 125.039
24 96 Hut Stricklin American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 30.529 124.760
25 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.547 124.687
26 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.768 127.949
27 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 29.866 127.530
28 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.951 127.168
29 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 29.975 127.066
30 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.978 127.053
31 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.998 126.968
32 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.070 126.664
33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 30.091 126.576
34 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30.096 126.555
35 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 30.147 126.341
36 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 30.158 126.295
Provisionals
37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
38 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
39 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford -* -*
42 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford -* -*
43 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.462 125.034
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 300 191 running 185 $131,075
2 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 300 0 running 170 $82,575
3 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 73 running 170 $116,025
4 9 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 300 0 running 160 $59,725
5 12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 2 running 160 $56,025
6 16 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 300 0 running 150 $60,875
7 3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 300 0 running 146 $55,825
8 6 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 300 0 running 142 $47,775
9 26 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 138 $52,575
10 17 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 300 0 running 134 $62,625
11 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 300 2 running 135 $49,325
12 28 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 300 0 running 127 $33,325
13 8 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 300 0 running 124 $37,425
14 32 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 121 $48,925
15 37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 118 $49,975
16 29 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 299 0 running 115 $43,825
17 14 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 299 0 running 112 $43,400
18 20 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 109 $47,150
19 33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 299 0 running 106 $48,400
20 7 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 298 0 running 103 $45,050
21 39 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 298 0 running 100 $43,775
22 4 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 298 4 running 102 $35,425
23 34 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 298 0 running 94 $41,975
24 38 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 298 0 running 91 $42,325
25 23 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 298 4 running 93 $42,475
26 13 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 297 10 running 90 $41,225
27 22 13 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 297 0 running 82 $33,950
28 19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 297 1 running 84 $40,700
29 1 50 Ricky Craven Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 295 13 running 81 $46,950
30 30 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 294 0 crash 73 $40,325
31 43 91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet 293 0 running 70 $33,200
32 18 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 291 0 running 67 $30,075
33 25 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 286 0 running 64 $44,950
34 41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 280 0 running 61 $29,825
35 35 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 261 0 running 58 $29,700
36 21 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 249 0 running 55 $36,575
37 42 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 184 0 handling 52 $36,450
38 31 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 137 0 crash 49 $38,700
39 27 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 127 0 crash 46 $36,200
40 11 35 Gary Bradberry ISM Racing Pontiac 118 0 engine 43 $29,200
41 36 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 34 0 crash 40 $29,700
42 24 96 Hut Stricklin American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 34 0 crash 37 $29,200
43 40 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 0 crash 34 $36,200
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (July 12, 1998). "J. Burton scorches field in New Hampshire". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Schmeidel, Mark (July 13, 1998). "Burton proves practice makes perfect, cruises to win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 25. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Martin fastest in N.H. practice". That's Racin'. July 10, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Schrader leads 2nd-round practice". That's Racin'. July 10, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Martin fastest at Happy Hour". That's Racin'. July 11, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jiffy Lube 300". Pensacola News Journal. July 9, 1998. p. 39. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Poole, David (July 10, 1998). "Craven steals the show in return to Winston Cup". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "1998 Jiffy Lube 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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