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
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The 1998 Goody's Headache Powder 500 program cover.
DateApril 20, 1998
Official name 49th Annual Goody's Headache Powder 500
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.847 km (0.526 miles)
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.

Contents

Background

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

Martinsville Speedway is a 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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
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

First practice

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.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
188 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.24993.516
294 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 20.30493.262
32 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.31093.235
Full first practice results

Second practice

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.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
142 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.39292.860
244 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.42892.696
399 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20.44092.642
Full second practice results

Final practice

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.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
142 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.35693.024
243 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.39592.846
32 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.42992.692
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
14 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20.32393.175
22 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.32593.166
324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.34793.065
410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 20.34793.065
596 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 20.40092.824
633 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 20.41692.751
794 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 20.42892.696
843 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.44292.633
942 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.45592.574
1018 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 20.45692.569
1198 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 20.45992.556
1216 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 20.46692.524
1312 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 20.47892.470
141 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 20.48592.438
1599 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 20.49392.402
1644 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 20.49392.402
1781 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 20.49592.393
186 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.50492.353
1911 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 20.50892.335
2022 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 20.52792.249
2140 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.55992.106
2236 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 20.56792.070
2388 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.59791.936
249 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 20.59791.936
258 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 20.61391.864
2623 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 20.61591.855
2721 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.63491.771
2875 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 20.64591.722
2977 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 20.66091.655
3031 Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.66191.651
313 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.66591.633
3241 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.67491.593
3391 Kevin Lepage (R) LJ Racing Chevrolet 20.68191.562
3435 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac 20.69191.518
3528 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.69791.492
3650 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.70691.452
Provisionals
3726 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford -*-*
3897 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -*-*
3990 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford -*-*
407 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford -*-*
4130 Jeff Green Bahari Racing Pontiac -*-*
4213 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford -*-*
435 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
Failed to qualify
4446 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 20.73391.333
4571 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20.88290.681
4678 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford 21.00090.171
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

Fin [10] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
114 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500378running185$227,025
21216 Ted Musgrave Roush Racing Ford 5000running170$65,675
32388 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 5000running165$58,525
4313 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50033running165$49,475
53650 Randy LaJoie Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5000running155$44,325
622 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 5003running155$41,525
71312 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 4990running146$35,425
8324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49919running147$47,000
92236 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 4990running138$34,600
10633 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 4990running134$41,700
113031 Morgan Shepherd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4990running130$27,185
12794 Bill Elliott Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 4990running127$31,750
131911 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 4990running124$33,000
14410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 4990running121$39,150
151018 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 4990running118$37,000
163897 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 4990running115$23,950
174130 Jeff Green Bahari Racing Pontiac 4990running112$32,350
18843 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 49959running114$34,155
193528 Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) Robert Yates Racing Ford 4980running106$36,500
20249 Lake Speed Melling Racing Ford 4980running103$23,550
212721 Michael Waltrip Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4970running100$29,700
221781 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing Ford 4978running102$22,350
232977 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 4970running94$18,500
24942 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 4970running91$27,950
253241 Steve Grissom Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4970running88$27,700
26435 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4960running85$33,350
274213 Jerry Nadeau (R) Elliott-Marino Racing Ford 4960running82$17,200
282022 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 4960running79$27,150
29186 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 4950running76$33,700
302623 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford 4930running73$26,750
31258 Hut Stricklin Stavola Brothers Racing Chevrolet 4930running70$19,600
321599 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 4700running67$33,075
332875 Rick Mast Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 4560running64$18,850
341644 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 4520running61$23,225
35407 Geoff Bodine Mattei Motorsports Ford 4330rear end58$23,100
362140 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 4320running55$16,025
373990 Dick Trickle Donlavey Racing Ford 4310running52$22,900
383726 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 4030running49$22,750
393435 Todd Bodine ISM Racing Pontiac 3690engine46$15,650
40141 Darrell Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 2780handling43$15,550
411198 Rich Bickle Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 2740harmonic40$22,450
423391 Kevin Lepage (R) LJ Racing Chevrolet 1420engine37$15,350
43596 David Green American Equipment Racing Chevrolet 710crash34$15,550
Failed to qualify
4446 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet
4571 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
4678 Gary Bradberry Triad Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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 logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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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