The No Fear Challenge

Auto Club Speedway — January 1, 1998

Jack Sprague

Winner

100

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jack Sprague won the 1998 The No Fear Challenge at Auto Club Speedway on January 1, 1998, leading 26 of 100 laps. Ernie Irvan finished second; Ron Hornaday Jr. rounded out the podium. The race featured 7 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1998

Track

Auto Club Speedway

Season

1998

Winner

Jack Sprague

Leaders

7 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	+11	Jack Sprague	Hendrick Motorsports		100	—	Running	26	180
2	20	+18	Ernie Irvan	Irvan-Simo Racing		100	—	Running	—	170
3	7	+4	Ron Hornaday Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.		100	—	Running	45	165
4	1	-3	Andy Houston	Addington Racing		100	—	Running	13	160
5	8	+3	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner (Owner)		100	—	Running	4	155
6	2	-4	Randy Tolsma	Xpress Motorsports		100	—	Running	8	150
7	5	-2	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing		100	—	Running	3	146
8	13	+5	Boris Said	No Fear Racing		100	—	Running	—	142
9	9	—	Mike Bliss	Ultra Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	138
10	23	+13	Butch Miller	L & R Motorsports	Dodge	100	—	Running	—	134
11	15	+4	Joe Ruttman	Roush Racing		100	—	Running	—	130
12	19	+7	Mike Wallace	Ken Schrader Racing		100	—	Running	—	127
13	32	+19	Bryan Reffner	Dale Phelon (Owner)		100	—	Running	—	124
14	14	—	Stacy Compton	Impact Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	121
15	33	+18	Rick Crawford	Circle Bar Racing		100	—	Running	—	118
16	11	-5	Rick Carelli	Chesrown Racing		100	—	Running	—	115
17	26	+9	Tony Raines	Roehrig Racing		100	—	Running	—	112
18	24	+6	Tony Roper	Gloy Racing		100	—	Running	—	109
19	22	+3	Terry Cook	ThorSport Racing		100	—	Running	—	106
20	25	+5	Jimmy Hensley	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	100	—	Running	—	103
21	34	+13	Scot Walters	Brewco Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	100
22	36	+14	Matt Hutter	CSG Motorsports		100	—	Running	—	97
23	29	+6	Kevin Cywinski	Brevak Racing		100	—	Running	—	94
24	10	-14	Jay Sauter	Richard Childress Racing		99	—	Running	—	91
25	17	-8	Dennis Setzer	K Automotive Racing	Dodge	99	—	Running	—	88
26	28	+2	Jerry Glanville	Glanville Motorsports		97	—	Running	—	85
27	16	-11	Lance Norick	L & R Motorsports	Dodge	97	—	Running	—	82
28	21	-7	Ron Barfield Jr.	Bill Elliott Racing		97	—	Running	—	79
29	3	-26	Lonnie Rush Jr.	Jerry Wharton (Owner)		76	—	DNF - Engine	—	76
30	6	-24	Kevin Harvick	Spears Racing		64	—	DNF - Engine	1	73
31	31	—	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing		56	—	DNF - Engine	—	70
32	27	-5	Tammy Jo Kirk	Tammy Jo Kirk (Owner)		52	—	DNF - Engine	—	67
33	4	-29	Randy Renfrow	Dominic Dobson (Owner)	Dodge	41	—	DNF	—	64
34	35	+1	Wayne Anderson	Liberty Racing		26	—	DNF - Engine	—	61
35	18	-17	Barry Bodine	Jim Clark (Owner)		24	—	DNF - Engine	—	58
36	30	-6	David Starr	Buddy Morrison (Owner)		22	—	DNF	—	55

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1998 The No Fear Challenge?

Jack Sprague won the 1998 The No Fear Challenge at Auto Club Speedway driving for Hendrick Motorsports.

Where was the 1998 The No Fear Challenge held?

The 1998 The No Fear Challenge was held at Auto Club Speedway on January 1, 1998.