Terry Labonte Wins

Pontiac Excitement 400 (June 6, 1998)
QUALIFYING: Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole of at Richmond with a speed of 125.558mph and a time of 00:21.504sec. Rusty Wallace started 22nd with a speed of 123.406mph and a time of 00:21.879sec. Top Ten Qualifiers: 1st-Jeff Gordon, 2nd-Rich Bickle, 3rd-Sterling Marlin, 4th-Dale Jarrett, 5th-Kenny Wallace, 6th-Jeff Green, 7th-Ken Schrader, 8th-Johnny Benson, 9th-Chad Little, 10th-Ted Musgrave. Notables in field: 13th-Jeff Burton, 14th-Bobby Labonte, 15th-Jeremy Mayfield, 19th-Mark Martin, 22nd-Rusty Wallace, 33rd-Michael Waltrip, 38th-Dale Earnhardt. Starting Grid

RACE: Well, the race was definately excitement, but not Pontiac Excitement. Of the 7 cautions, five were in the final 56 laps of the race. There were also a lot of arguments caused because of this race. Jeff Green upset with Ted Musgrave for spinning him out, Michael Waltrip sent Robert Pressley into the wall, Jeff Gordon angry with Rusty Wallace for taking him out of the race, and Dale Jarrett unhappy with Terry Labonte for bumping him and taking away the win. Yes, while Rusty and Gordon were battling for the lead Rusty bumped Gordon sending him into the wall and out of the points lead. Dale Jarrett was leading when the 6th caution occurred, NASCAR threw the red flag to leave some laps left to race to the finish. Five laps left on the restart, Terry Labonte passes Ken Schrader, then bumps Jarrett out of the way for the lead. Johnny Benson hits the wall and the caution comes out on Lap 398. Leaving Terry Labonte to win the race under caution. Top Ten Finishers: 1st-Terry Labonte, 2nd-Dale Jarrett, 3rd-Rusty Wallace, 4th-Ken Schrader, 5th-Mark Martin, 6th-Jeremy Mayfield, 7th-Jeff Burton, 8th-Bobby Labonte, 9th-Kenny Irwin, 10th-Sterling Marlin. Notables in the field: 21st-Dale Earnhardt, 37th-Jeff Gordon, 40th-Michael Waltrip. Race Results


�2 - Rusty Wallace
�������Started: 22nd ��������������Highest: 1st����������������Laps Led: 27
�������Finished: 3rd�������������Lowest: 22nd

�6 - Mark Martin
�������Started: 19th� �����������Highest: 1st����������������Laps Led: 73
�������Finished: 5th��������������Lowest: 20th

12 - Jeremy Mayfield
�������Started: 15th ������������Highest: 6th�������������Laps Led: 0
������ Finished: 6th������������Lowest: 15th

18 - Bobby Labonte
�������Started: 14th �������������Highest: 7th��������������Laps Led: 0
� �����Finished: 8th��������������Lowest: 20th

88 - Dale Jarrett
�������Started: 4th �������������Highest: 1st���������������Laps Led: 107
��� ���Finished: 2nd������������Lowest: 11th

99 - Jeff Burton
�������Started: 13th ���������������Highest: 5th���������������Laps Led: 0
� �����Finished: 7th������������Lowest: 13th



RACE RECAP:
After 400 Laps
Leaders: 8
Lead Changes: 17
7 Cautions for 47 Laps
Cars Out of Race: 7
Average Speed: 97.044mph
Winner: Terry Labonte
Margin of Victory: Under caution
Time of Race: 3:05:29
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