Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway — February 15, 1998

Dale Earnhardt
Winner
200
Laps
43
Entries
8
Leaders

Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 1998, leading 107 of 200 laps. Bobby Labonte finished second; Jeremy Mayfield rounded out the podium. The race featured 8 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, February 15, 1998
Season
1998
Leaders
8 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 4 +3 Dale Earnhardt
2 1 -1 Bobby Labonte
3 13 +10 Jeremy Mayfield
4 31 +27 Ken Schrader
5 12 +7 Rusty Wallace
6 10 +4 Ernie Irvan
7 21 +14 Chad Little
8 8 Mike Skinner
9 6 -3 Michael Waltrip
10 19 +9 Bill Elliott
11 39 +28 Kyle Petty
12 22 +10 Bobby Hamilton
13 2 -11 Terry Labonte
14 32 +18 Ricky Craven
15 7 -8 Jimmy Spencer
16 29 +13 Jeff Gordon
17 16 -1 Lake Speed
18 17 -1 John Andretti
19 38 +19 Kenny Irwin
20 37 +17 Ted Musgrave
21 26 +5 Jerry Nadeau
22 3 -19 Sterling Marlin
23 23 Mike Wallace
24 42 +18 Brett Bodine
25 9 -16 Ward Burton
26 28 +2 Joe Nemechek
27 34 +7 Dick Trickle
28 41 +13 Steve Grissom
29 18 -11 Andy Hillenburg
30 27 -3 Rick Mast
31 25 -6 Geoffrey Bodine
32 30 -2 Robert Pressley
33 43 +10 Darrell Waltrip
34 5 -29 Dale Jarrett
35 36 +1 Billy Standridge
36 35 -1 Dave Marcis
37 11 -26 Derrike Cope
38 15 -23 Mark Martin
39 24 -15 Greg Sacks
40 14 -26 Jeff Burton
41 33 -8 Steve Park
42 40 -2 Ricky Rudd
43 20 -23 Kevin Lepage

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Who won the 1998 Daytona 500?
Dale Earnhardt won the 1998 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Where was the 1998 Daytona 500 held?
The 1998 Daytona 500 was held at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 1998.