Mark Martin Wins

Texas 500 (April 5, 1998)
QUALIFYING: Jeremy Mayfield won the Bud Pole at Texas with a speed of 185.906mph and a time of 00:29.047sec. Rusty Wallace started in 6th with a speed of 184.326mph and a time of 00:29.296. Top Ten Qualifiers: 1st-Jeremy Mayfield, 2nd-Joe Nemechek, 3rd-Ward Burton, 4th-Kenny Irwin, 5th-Chad Little, 6th-Rusty Wallace, 7th-Mark Martin, 8th-Robert Pressley, 9th-David Green, 10th-Gary Bradberry. Notables in field: 13th-Dale Jarrett, 17th-Jeff Gordon, 19th-Ernie Irvan, 23rd-Jeff Burton, 32nd-Ken Schrader, 34th-Dale Earnhardt, 40th-Michael Waltrip. Starting Grid

RACE: Top Ten Finishers: 1st-Mark Martin, 2nd-Chad Little, 3rd-Robert Pressley, 4th-Joe Nemechek, 5th-Johnny Benson, 6th-Terry Labonte, 7th-Jimmy Spencer, 8th-Bobby Labonte, 9th-Michael Waltrip, 10th-Steve Grissom. Notables in the field: 11th-Dale Jarrett, 12th-Rusty Wallace, 21st-Ken Schrader, 23rd-Jeremy Mayfield, 29th-Jeff Burton, 31st-Jeff Gordon, 35th-Dale Earnhardt. Race Results


�2 - Rusty Wallace
�������Started: 6th ��������������Highest: 3rd����������������Laps Led: 0
�������Finished: 12th�������������Lowest: 20th

�6 - Mark Martin
�������Started: 7th� �����������Highest: 1st����������������Laps Led: 37
�������Finished: 1st��������������Lowest: 8th

12 - Jeremy Mayfield
�������Started: 1st ������������Highest: 1st�������������Laps Led: 105
������ Finished: 23rd������������Lowest: 27th

21 - Michael Waltrip
�������Started: 40th �������������Highest: 1st��������������Laps Led: 5
� �����Finished: 9th��������������Lowest: 40th

33 - Ken Schrader
�������Started: 32nd ���������������Highest: 11th���������������Laps Led: 0
� �����Finished: 21st������������Lowest: 32nd

88 - Dale Jarrett
�������Started: 13th �������������Highest: 1st���������������Laps Led: 51
��� ���Finished: 11th������������Lowest: 13th



RACE RECAP:
After 334 Laps
Leaders: 9
Lead Changes: 24 (Record)
7 Cautions for 43 Laps
Cars Out of Race: 9
Average Speed: 136.771mph
Winner: Mark Martin
Margin of Victory: 0.573sec
Time of Race: 3:39:00
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