Diehard 500

Talladega Superspeedway — April 26, 1998

Bobby Labonte

Winner

188

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Bobby Labonte won the 1998 Diehard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, 1998, leading 60 of 188 laps. Jimmy Spencer finished second; Dale Jarrett rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, April 26, 1998

Track

Talladega Superspeedway

Season

1998

Winner

Bobby Labonte

Leaders

9 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Bobby Labonte		188	—	Running	60	180
2	22	+20	Jimmy Spencer		188	—	Running	—	170
3	9	+6	Dale Jarrett		188	—	Running	8	170
4	3	-1	Terry Labonte		188	—	Running	88	170
5	6	+1	Jeff Gordon		188	—	Running	3	160
6	19	+13	Ernie Irvan		188	—	Running	—	150
7	35	+28	Kenny Wallace		188	—	Running	—	146
8	20	+12	Ward Burton		188	—	Running	—	142
9	14	+5	Sterling Marlin		188	—	Running	13	143
10	10	—	Randy LaJoie		188	—	Running	—	134
11	41	+30	Brett Bodine		188	—	Running	1	135
12	23	+11	Rusty Wallace		188	—	Running	—	127
13	37	+24	Jeremy Mayfield		188	—	Running	—	124
14	29	+15	Kevin Lepage		187	—	Running	—	121
15	24	+9	Darrell Waltrip		187	—	Running	—	118
16	42	+26	Steve Grissom		187	—	Running	—	115
17	27	+10	David Green		187	—	Running	—	112
18	36	+18	Rick Mast		186	—	Running	—	109
19	26	+7	Dennis Setzer		186	—	Running	—	106
20	16	-4	Dick Trickle		185	—	Running	—	103
21	33	+12	Michael Waltrip		184	—	Running	3	105
22	7	-15	Derrike Cope		182	—	Running	—	97
23	38	+15	Mark Martin		180	—	Running	—	94
24	13	-11	Ricky Rudd		179	—	Running	—	91
25	8	-17	Lake Speed		178	—	Running	—	88
26	21	-5	Wally Dallenbach Jr.		176	—	Running	—	85
27	28	+1	Dave Marcis		176	—	Running	—	82
28	31	+3	Billy Standridge		172	—	Running	—	79
29	4	-25	Ken Schrader	Dodge	157	—	DNF	—	76
30	30	—	Bobby Hamilton		153	—	DNF	—	73
31	43	+12	Robert Pressley		152	—	DNF	—	70
32	11	-21	Joe Nemechek		150	—	DNF	—	67
33	15	-18	John Andretti		150	—	DNF	—	64
34	34	—	Chad Little		145	—	DNF	—	61
35	5	-30	Morgan Shepherd		145	—	DNF	—	58
36	2	-34	Dale Earnhardt		144	—	DNF	10	60
37	12	-25	Jerry Nadeau		144	—	DNF	—	52
38	32	-6	Kyle Petty		142	—	DNF	—	49
39	17	-22	Bill Elliott		141	—	DNF	2	51
40	25	-15	Kenny Irwin		128	—	DNF	—	43
41	39	-2	Johnny Benson		127	—	DNF	—	40
42	40	-2	Ted Musgrave		110	—	DNF	—	37
43	18	-25	Jeff Burton		51	—	DNF	—	34