1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)

The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was the 22nd stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 38th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 22, 1998, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would dominate the late stages of the race to take his 27th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fifth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton and Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Rusty Wallace would finish second and third, respectively.

1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500
Race details
Race 22 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder program cover.
The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder program cover.
Date August 22, 1998
Official name 38th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 86.949 miles per hour (139.931 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 15.530
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 190
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite, Elvis Presley "Taking Care of Business"
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford Philips
9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network "Happy Birthday NASCAR!"
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Dennis Setzer Elliott-Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group
16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac MBNA
23 Ted Musgrave Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Tabasco
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Skittles
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet The Money Store
50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree Camouflage
75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford Pilot Travel Centers
81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford Square D
85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
92 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet Phillips 66, TropArtic
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford McDonald's Mac Tonight
96 Hut Stricklin American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley "Go Grill Crazy!"
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on the morning of Friday, August 21. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.669 and an average speed of 122.458 mph (197.077 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.669 122.458
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.675 122.411
3 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 15.712 122.123
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on the afternoon of Friday, August 21. Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.574 and an average speed of 123.205 mph (198.279 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.574 123.205
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.598 123.016
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.607 122.945
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on the afternoon Saturday, August 22. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.143 and an average speed of 118.863 mph (191.291 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 16.143 118.863
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 16.211 118.364
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 16.224 118.269
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 21, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, August 22, at 12:30 PM .[6] As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. On January 24, 1998, NASCAR would announce that the amount of provisionals given would be increased from last season. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[7]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 15.530 and an average speed of 123.554 miles per hour (198.841 km/h).[8]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Steve Grissom, Dave Marcis, Ken Bouchard, and Gary Bradberry.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.530 123.554
2 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.534 123.523
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 15.562 123.300
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.565 123.277
5 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.581 123.150
6 23 Ted Musgrave Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 15.581 123.150
7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.595 123.039
8 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.595 123.039
9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.599 123.008
10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.599 123.008
11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 15.613 122.898
12 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.651 122.599
13 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.653 122.584
14 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.654 122.576
15 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.655 122.568
16 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 15.656 122.560
17 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 15.656 122.560
18 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 15.660 122.529
19 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15.663 122.505
20 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 15.663 122.505
21 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.677 122.396
22 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.684 122.341
23 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 15.696 122.248
24 16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford 15.697 122.240
25 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 15.697 122.240
26 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 15.706 122.170
27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 15.711 122.131
28 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.716 122.092
29 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.716 122.092
30 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.727 122.007
31 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 15.755 121.790
32 92 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 15.765 121.713
33 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.808 121.382
34 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.810 121.366
35 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 15.817 121.313
36 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.827 121.236
Provisionals
37 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
38 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
40 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet -* -*
41 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott-Marino Racing Ford -* -*
42 96 Hut Stricklin American Equipment Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.974 120.120
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 16.186 118.547
46 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford 16.345 117.394
47 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 16.441 116.708
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 190 running 185 $85,315
2 19 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 170 $58,615
3 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 17 running 170 $53,165
4 9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 35 running 165 $58,855
5 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $58,650
6 30 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 34 running 155 $42,540
7 2 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 146 $33,965
8 5 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 173 running 147 $45,015
9 3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 500 43 running 143 $45,540
10 24 16 Kevin Lepage (R) Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 $42,590
11 33 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 130 $39,765
12 21 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 500 0 running 127 $33,965
13 15 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 124 $37,715
14 13 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 121 $34,315
15 34 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 499 0 running 118 $40,260
16 12 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 499 0 running 115 $33,410
17 14 46 Jeff Green Team SABCO Chevrolet 499 0 running 112 $21,260
18 17 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 109 $28,210
19 27 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 498 0 running 106 $32,300
20 6 23 Ted Musgrave Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 498 0 running 103 $35,310
21 29 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 498 0 running 100 $24,735
22 37 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 498 0 running 97 $31,585
23 35 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 94 $24,435
24 32 92 Elliott Sadler Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 91 $20,760
25 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 496 8 running 93 $38,215
26 16 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 496 0 running 85 $30,790
27 43 35 Darrell Waltrip Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 495 0 running 82 $20,280
28 38 50 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 489 0 running 79 $30,670
29 40 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet 482 0 running 76 $24,060
30 11 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 481 0 running 73 $30,450
31 22 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 466 0 running 70 $30,340
32 18 9 Jerry Nadeau (R) Melling Racing Ford 434 0 handling 67 $23,230
33 23 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 434 0 running 64 $30,220
34 36 1 Steve Park (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 422 0 running 61 $22,710
35 26 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 405 0 crash 58 $20,205
36 20 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 353 0 handling 55 $27,185
37 8 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 313 0 crash 52 $17,167
38 28 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 303 0 handling 49 $35,150
39 41 13 Dennis Setzer Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 290 0 handling 46 $20,150
40 25 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 272 0 overheating 43 $20,150
41 42 96 Hut Stricklin American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 237 0 engine 40 $20,150
42 31 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 227 0 engine 37 $20,150
43 39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 153 0 crash 34 $27,650
Failed to qualify
44 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
46 85 Ken Bouchard Mansion Motorsports Ford
47 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (August 22, 1998). "Marin ends Gordon's chase for record 5 straight wins". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Macenka, Joe (August 23, 1998). "Mark Martin halts Gordon's string". Sunday News. p. 28. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. August 21, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2nd session Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. August 21, 1998. Archived from the original on May 1, 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Martin fastest at Happy Hour". That's Racin'. August 22, 1998. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Your Guide to the Goody's 500". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Poole, David (August 21, 1998). "Wallace has streak of his own to worry about". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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