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1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)

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1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500
Race details
Race 8 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover.
The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover.
Date April 20, 1998
Official name 49th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed 70.709 miles per hour (113.795 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Time 20.323
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Laps 378
Winner
No. 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, April 19, 1998, but was postponed to Monday, April 20, due to rain.[1] The race was held in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Bobby Hamilton would manage to dominate not only the race, but most of the race weekend to take his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[2][3] The win also marked the final Winston Cup victory for Morgan–McClure Motorsports. To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Ted Musgrave and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
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
8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet Circuit City
9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network, The Huckleberry Hound Show
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 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford FirstPlus Financial Group
16 Ted Musgrave 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 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios, Pop Secret
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Jeff Green Bahari Racing Pontiac Gumout
31 Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing 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 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet First Union
50 Randy LaJoie 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
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford Heilig-Meyers
91 Kevin Lepage (R) LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford McDonald's
96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Thorn Apple Valley
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, April 17. Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.249 and an average speed of 93.516 miles per hour (150.499 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.249 93.516
2 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 20.304 93.262
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.310 93.235
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on the morning of Saturday, April 18. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.392 and an average speed of 92.860 miles per hour (149.444 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.392 92.860
2 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.428 92.696
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20.440 92.642
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 of Saturday, April 18. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.356 and an average speed of 93.024 miles per hour (149.708 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.356 93.024
2 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.395 92.846
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.429 92.692
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 17, at 3:00 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, April 18, at 1:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[7] 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.[8]

Bobby Hamilton, driving for Morgan–McClure Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.323 and an average speed of 93.175 miles per hour (149.951 km/h).[9]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr., Dave Marcis, and Gary Bradberry.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.323 93.175
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.325 93.166
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.347 93.065
4 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.347 93.065
5 96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 20.400 92.824
6 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20.416 92.751
7 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 20.428 92.696
8 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.442 92.633
9 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.455 92.574
10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20.456 92.569
11 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.459 92.556
12 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.466 92.524
13 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.478 92.470
14 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 20.485 92.438
15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20.493 92.402
16 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.493 92.402
17 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20.495 92.393
18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.504 92.353
19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20.508 92.335
20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20.527 92.249
21 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.559 92.106
22 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20.567 92.070
23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.597 91.936
24 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20.597 91.936
25 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 20.613 91.864
26 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20.615 91.855
27 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.634 91.771
28 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.645 91.722
29 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 20.660 91.655
30 31 Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.661 91.651
31 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.665 91.633
32 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.674 91.593
33 91 Kevin Lepage (R) LJ Racing Chevrolet 20.681 91.562
34 35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac 20.691 91.518
35 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.697 91.492
36 50 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.706 91.452
Provisionals
37 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -* -*
39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
40 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 30 Jeff Green Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
42 13 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford -* -*
43 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.733 91.333
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.882 90.681
46 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 21.000 90.171
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[10] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 378 running 185 $227,025
2 12 16 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 170 $65,675
3 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 165 $58,525
4 31 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 33 running 165 $49,475
5 36 50 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $44,325
6 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 3 running 155 $41,525
7 13 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 499 0 running 146 $35,425
8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 19 running 147 $47,000
9 22 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 499 0 running 138 $34,600
10 6 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 134 $41,700
11 30 31 Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 130 $27,185
12 7 94 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 499 0 running 127 $31,750
13 19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 499 0 running 124 $33,000
14 4 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 121 $39,150
15 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 118 $37,000
16 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 115 $23,950
17 41 30 Jeff Green Bahari Racing Pontiac 499 0 running 112 $32,350
18 8 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 499 59 running 114 $34,155
19 35 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 498 0 running 106 $36,500
20 24 9 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 498 0 running 103 $23,550
21 27 21 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 497 0 running 100 $29,700
22 17 81 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 497 8 running 102 $22,350
23 29 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 497 0 running 94 $18,500
24 9 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 497 0 running 91 $27,950
25 32 41 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497 0 running 88 $27,700
26 43 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 496 0 running 85 $33,350
27 42 13 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 496 0 running 82 $17,200
28 20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 496 0 running 79 $27,150
29 18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 495 0 running 76 $33,700
30 26 23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 493 0 running 73 $26,750
31 25 8 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 493 0 running 70 $19,600
32 15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 470 0 running 67 $33,075
33 28 75 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 456 0 running 64 $18,850
34 16 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 452 0 running 61 $23,225
35 40 7 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 433 0 rear end 58 $23,100
36 21 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 432 0 running 55 $16,025
37 39 90 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 431 0 running 52 $22,900
38 37 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 403 0 running 49 $22,750
39 34 35 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac 369 0 engine 46 $15,650
40 14 1 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 278 0 handling 43 $15,550
41 11 98 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 274 0 harmonic 40 $22,450
42 33 91 Kevin Lepage (R) LJ Racing Chevrolet 142 0 engine 37 $15,350
43 5 96 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 71 0 crash 34 $15,550
Failed to qualify
44 46 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet
45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
46 78 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (April 19, 1998). "Martinsville becoming home of the rainout". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Poole, David (April 20, 1998). "Hamilton overpowers field to win 500". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Harris, Mike (April 21, 1998). "Awesome race car". The Sun Times. p. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Morning practice times Friday from Martinsville". That's Racin'. April 17, 1998. Archived from the original on November 12, 1999. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Saturday's 1st practice speeds". That's Racin'. April 18, 1998. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Saturday's 2nd practice speeds". That's Racin'. April 18, 1998. Archived from the original on June 13, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "This Weekend's Racing Schedule". The Daily News Leader. April 16, 1998. p. 19. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Additional Provisionals announced". Motorsport.com. January 24, 1998. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Poole, David (April 17, 1998). "Hamilton pulls out pole run". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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