1998 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1998 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 33 races across 20 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Jeff Gordon captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Jeff Gordon

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 16, Ford: 15, Pontiac: 2

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	43
2	GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400	North Carolina Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
3	Las Vegas 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
4	Primestar 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	43
5	Transouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
6	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
7	Texas 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
8	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Martinsville Speedway	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	43
9	Diehard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	43
10	California 500 presented by NAPA	California Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
11	Coca-Cola 600	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
12	MBNA Platinum 400	Dover International Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
13	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	43
14	Miller Lite 400	Michigan International Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
15	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford	43
16	Save Mart/Kragen 350	Infineon Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
17	Jiffy Lube 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Jeff Burton	Ford	43
18	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
19	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
20	The Bud at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
21	Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss	Michigan International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
22	Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
23	Farm Aid on CMT 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
24	Pepsi Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
25	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Richmond International Raceway	Jeff Burton	Ford	43
26	MBNA Gold 400	Dover International Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
27	Napa Autocare 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	43
28	UAW-GM Quality 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Mark Martin	Ford	43
29	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
30	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
31	Dura Lube/Kmart 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	43
32	ACDelco 400	North Carolina Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
33	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Jeff Gordon ★	13	26	28	33	5.7
2	Mark Martin	7	22	26	33	8.6
3	Dale Jarrett	3	19	22	33	11.2
4	Jeff Burton	2	18	23	33	12.6
5	Bobby Labonte	2	11	18	33	14.2
6	Rusty Wallace	1	15	21	33	11.7
7	Jeremy Mayfield	1	12	16	33	14.2
8	Dale Earnhardt	1	5	13	33	16.2
9	Terry Labonte	1	5	15	33	16.5
10	Bobby Hamilton	1	3	8	33	17.0
11	Ricky Rudd	1	1	5	33	23.2
12	Mike Skinner	0	4	9	30	20.2
13	Ken Schrader	0	3	11	33	17.9
14	John Andretti	0	3	10	33	17.9
15	Jimmy Spencer	0	3	8	31	18.2
16	Johnny Benson	0	3	10	32	22.3
17	Ted Musgrave	0	2	5	32	22.1
18	Chad Little	0	1	7	32	19.4
19	Ward Burton	0	1	5	33	21.2
20	Todd Bodine	0	1	2	14	23.3
21	Joe Nemechek	0	1	4	32	24.6
22	Darrell Waltrip	0	1	2	33	24.8
23	Geoffrey Bodine	0	1	5	32	24.9
24	Kenny Irwin	0	1	4	32	26.0
25	Randy LaJoie	0	1	3	9	26.2
26	Rich Bickle	0	1	1	21	26.3
27	Robert Pressley	0	1	1	30	28.0
28	Matt Kenseth	0	0	1	1	6.0
29	Ron Hornaday Jr.	0	0	0	1	14.0
30	Tommy Kendall	0	0	0	2	16.5