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        [1998 NASCAR THUNDER SPECIAL MOTEGI Coca−Cola 500] DATE:1998-11-22
 NASCAR FINAL
 WEATHER : Fine COURSE : Dry Super Speedway
 
 
          
            | POS | No. |  | DRIVER | TYPE | LAP | km/h | MPH |  | TEAM |  
            | 1 | 31 |  | Mike Skinner | C/Monte Carlo | 201 | 253.94 | 157.82 |  | Richard Childress Racing |  
            | 2 | 24 |  | Jeff Gordon | C/Monte Carlo | 201 | 254.75 | 158.33 |  | Hendrick Motorsports |  
            | 3 | 12 |  | Jeremy Mayfield | F/Taurus | 201 | 253.72 | 157.69 |  | Penske Kranefuss Racing |  
            | 4 | 99 |  | Jeff Burton | F/Taurus | 201 | 253.27 | 157.41 |  | Roush Racing |  
            | 5 | 2 |  | Rusty Wallace | F/Taurus | 201 | 252.34 | 156.83 |  | Penske Racing South |  
            | 6 | 1 |  | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | C/Monte Carlo | 201 | 252.05 | 156.65 |  | Dale Earnhardt,Inc |  
            | 7 | 94 |  | Bill Elliott | F/Taurus | 201 | 251.85 | 156.53 |  | Bill Elliott Racing |  
            | 8 | 3 |  | Dale Earnhardt | C/Monte Carlo | 201 | 251.88 | 156.54 |  | Richard Childress Racing |  
            | 9 | 40 |  | Sterling Marlin | C/Monte Carlo | 201 | 251.31 | 156.19 |  | Team SABCO |  
            | 10 | 7 |  | Michael Waltrip | F/Taurus | 199 | 250.35 | 155.60 |  | Mattei Motorsports |  
            | 11 | 55 |  | Kenny Wallace | C/Monte Carlo | 199 | 249.81 | 155.26 |  | David Ifft Engineering |  
            | 12 | 60 |  | Lance Norick | F/Taurus | 199 | 248.51 | 154.45 |  | L&R Motorsports |  
            | 13 | 67 |  | Scott Gaylord | F/Thunderbird | 199 | 246.43 | 153.16 |  | Scott Gaylord Racing/SMS |  
            | 14 | 8 |  | Jeff Davis | F/Taurus | 198 | 248.16 | 154.23 |  | Jeff Davis Racing |  
            | 15 | 8 |  | Ron Hornaday | C/Monte Carlo | 197 | 246.90 | 153.45 |  | Dick Midgley Racing |  
            | 16 | 10 |  | Butch Gilliland | F/Taurus | 195 | 245.05 | 152.30 |  | Butch Gilliland Championship Racing |  
            | 17 | 98 |  | Hideo Fukuyama | F/Thunderbird | 194 | 244.81 | 152.15 |  | Jeff Davis Racing |  
            | 18 | 4 |  | Bobby Hamilton | C/Monte Carlo | 188 | 252.50 | 156.93 |  | Morgan-McClure Motorsports |  
            | 19 | 16 |  | Brendan Gaughan | C/Monte Carlo | 185 | 255.02 | 158.50 |  | Bill McAnally Racing |  
            | 20 | 21 |  | Elliott Sadler | F/Taurus | 170 | 249.03 | 154.77 |  | Wood Brothers Racing |  
            | 21 | 26 |  | Ron Burns | F/Taurus | 144 | 241.38 | 150.02 |  | Ron Burns Racing |  
            | 22 | 58 |  | Ricky Craven | F/Taurus | 108 | 249.27 | 154.92 |  | SB3 Motorsports |  
            | 23 | 11 |  | Austin Cameron | C/Monte Carlo | 105 | 249.23 | 154.90 |  | AC Motor sports |  
            | 24 | 88 |  | Darrell Waltrip | F/Taurus | 84 | 251.85 | 156.53 |  | Robert Yates Racing |  
            | 25 | 95 |  | Gary Smith | F/Thunderbird | 54 | 236.84 | 147.20 |  | Wade Racing |  
            | 26 | 0 |  | Keiichi Tsuchiya | F/Thunderbird | 49 | 245.79 | 152.76 |  | TEAM DD |  
            | 27 | 82 |  | Randy Nelson | F/Thunderbird | 44 | 241.94 | 150.37 |  | Core Motorsports |  
            | 28 | 28 |  | Kazuteru Wakida | C/Monte Carlo | 40 | 241.96 | 150.38 |  | Collins Motorsports |  
            | 29 | 44 |  | Kelly Tanner | P/Grand Prix | 27 | 253.05 | 157.27 |  | Tanner Racing Products |  
            | 30 | 9 |  | Motohiro Nakaji | P/Grand Prix | 23 | 236.12 | 146.75 |  | Dick Midgley Racing |  
            | 31 | 86 |  | Rich Woodland | C/Monte Carlo | 3 | 248.05 | 154.16 |  | Rich Woodland Racing |  |