QUALIFYING: Bobby Labonte earned the Bud Pole with his qualifying speed. Rusty Wallace started 12th. Top Ten Qualifiers: 1st-Bobby Labonte, 2nd-Terry Labonte, 3rd-Sterling Marlin, 4th-Dale Earnhardt, 5th-Dale Jarrett, 6th-Michael Waltrip, 7th-Jimmy Spencer, 8th-Mike Skinner, 9th-Ward Burton, 10th-Ernie Irvan. Notables in field: 12th-Rusty Wallace, 13th-Jeremy Mayfield, 14th-Jeff Burton, 15th-Mark Martin, 29th-Jeff Gordon, 31st-Ken Schrader, 32nd-Ricky Craven. Starting Grid
RACE: In an eventful Daytona 500 to start the 1998 season Dale Earnhardt won the coveted race in his 20th attempt. Jeff Gordon Top Ten Finishers: 1st-Dale Earnhardt, 2nd-Bobby Labonte, 3rd-Jeremy Mayfield, 4th-Ken Schrader, 5th-Rusty Wallace, 6th-Ernie Irvan, 7th-Chad Little, 8th-Mike Skinner, 9th-Michael Waltrip, 10th-Bill Elliott. Notables in the field: 13th-Terry Labonte, 14th-Ricky Craven, 16th-Jeff Gordon, 22nd-Sterling Marlin, 34th-Dale Jarrett, 38th-Mark Martin, 40th-Jeff Burton. Race Results
RACE RECAP:
After 200 Laps
Leaders: 8
Lead Changes: 13
3 Cautions for 9 Laps
Cars Out of Race: 4
Average Speed: 172.712mph
Winner: Dale Earnhardt
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 2:53:40
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