Coca-Cola 600
The Coca-Cola 600 was run on May 24 in Concord, North Carolina. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on TBS.
Top Ten Results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 6-Mark Martin
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 42-Joe Nemechek
- 43-John Andretti
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 26-Johnny Benson
- 33-Ken Schrader
Failed to qualify: 07-Dan Pardus, 8-Hut Stricklin, 28-Kenny Irwin, Jr., 46-Morgan Shepherd, 47-Billy Standridge, 71-Dave Marcis, 85-Randy MacDonald, 95-Andy Hillenburg
- Bill Elliott had a relief driver midway through the race after his hard accidents at Talladega, and California.
- After Morgan Shepherd failed to qualify for the race, First Union put their colors on the #91 LJ Racing Chevrolet driven by Kevin Lepage, who had qualified 15th. Lepage ran into problems early and finished 36th.
- This was the 1st career Winston Cup start for Elliott Sadler, who drove the #92 Ocean Pacific/Tower Clothing Chevrolet for Diamond Ridge Motorsports (Sadler's Busch Grand National team at the time). Sadler blew an engine and finished 42nd after starting 31st.
Read more about this topic: 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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