NAPA Auto Parts 300

Daytona International Speedway — January 1, 1998

Joe Nemechek

Winner

120

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Joe Nemechek won the 1998 NAPA Auto Parts 300 at Daytona International Speedway on January 1, 1998, leading 105 of 120 laps. Jeff Purvis finished second; Mark Martin rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1998

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

1998

Winner

Joe Nemechek

Leaders

4 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	+1	Joe Nemechek		120	—	Running	105	185
2	4	+2	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing	120	—	Running	—	170
3	26	+23	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	120	—	Running	—	165
4	5	+1	Buckshot Jones	Buckshot Racing	120	—	Running	—	160
5	22	+17	Randy LaJoie	BACE Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	155
6	7	+1	Matt Kenseth	Reiser Enterprises	120	—	Running	—	150
7	27	+20	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	120	—	Running	—	146
8	16	+8	Kevin Schwantz	Lone Star Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	142
9	30	+21	Jimmy Spencer	Spencer Motor Ventures	120	—	Running	3	143
10	32	+22	Phil Parsons	MSRP Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	134
11	6	-5	Mike Wallace	Andy Petree Racing	120	—	Running	—	130
12	18	+6	Hermie Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	127
13	11	-2	John Andretti	CAA Performance Group	120	—	Running	—	124
14	40	+26	Mark Green	Brewco Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	121
15	34	+19	Stanton Barrett	NorthStar Motorsports	120	—	Running	—	118
16	39	+23	Jason Keller	Progressive Motorsports	119	—	Running	—	115
17	14	-3	Dale Fischlein	Mike Stegall Racing	119	—	Running	—	112
18	1	-17	Mike McLaughlin	Cicci-Welliver Racing	119	—	Running	7	114
19	42	+23	Brad Loney	Laughlin Racing	119	—	Running	—	106
20	38	+18	Tim Fedewa	BACE Motorsports	119	—	Running	—	103
21	17	-4	Matt Hutter	Team 34	119	—	Running	—	100
22	24	+2	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	119	—	Running	5	102
23	15	-8	Dick Trickle	Shoemaker Racing	119	—	Running	—	94
24	23	-1	Mike Dillon	Parker Racing	118	—	Running	—	91
25	33	+8	Andy Santerre	Innovative Motorsports	118	—	Running	—	88
26	12	-14	Ed Berrier	PRW Racing	117	—	Running	—	85
27	35	+8	Rick Fuller	Specialty Racing	117	—	Running	—	82
28	37	+9	Elton Sawyer	Akins-Sutton Motorsports	117	—	Running	—	79
29	31	+2	Shane Hall	Stegall Motorsports	116	—	Running	—	76
30	13	-17	Glenn Allen Jr.	J&J Racing	112	—	Running	—	73
31	9	-22	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	109	—	DNF - Crash	—	70
32	43	+11	Larry Pearson	DAJ Racing	109	—	DNF - Crash	—	67
33	29	-4	Tracy Leslie	Hensley Racing	101	—	Running	—	64
34	36	+2	Robert Pressley	ST Motorsports	98	—	Running	—	61
35	10	-25	Dave Blaney	Bill Davis Racing	87	—	DNF - Crash	—	58
36	25	-11	Elliott Sadler	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	86	—	Running	—	55
37	3	-34	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Inc.	81	—	DNF - Crash	—	52
38	8	-30	Bobby Hillin Jr.	Bobby Hillin Racing	76	—	DNF - Engine	—	49
39	41	+2	Stevie Reeves	Emerald Performance Group	75	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
40	21	-19	Joe Bessey	Joe Bessey Racing	26	—	Running	—	43
41	28	-13	Mark Krogh	Excel Motorsports	11	—	DNF - Crash	—	40
42	19	-23	Mike Cope	Team 34	1	—	DNF - Crash	—	37
43	20	-23	Jeff Krogh	Excel Motorsports	1	—	DNF - Crash	—	34