Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was run on June 6 in Richmond, Virginia. Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was broadcast on ESPN.
Top Ten Results
- 5-Terry Labonte
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 33-Ken Schrader
- 6-Mark Martin
- 12-Jeremy Mayfield
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 28-Kenny Irwin, Jr.
- 40-Sterling Marlin
Failed to qualify: 8-Buckshot Jones, 91-Kevin Lepage
- This race was notable as it was the first time that NASCAR decided to red flag a race with under 10 laps to go in order to ensure a green flag finish. This did allow for a final restart, but the race still ended under caution when the #26 of Johnny Benson smacked the wall in Turn 1 with 2 laps to go. Benson scraped along the wall for the rest of the race to finish 18th.
- This was the first night race at Richmond in the spring of the year. The previous years it was run in March during the day.
Read more about this topic: 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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