Pepsi Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 6, 1998

Jeff Gordon
Winner
367
Laps
43
Entries
6
Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 6, 1998, leading 64 of 367 laps. Jeff Burton finished second; Dale Jarrett rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

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

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Who won the 1998 Pepsi Southern 500?
Jeff Gordon won the 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Where was the 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 held?
The 1998 Pepsi Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 6, 1998.