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1998 Las Vegas 400

FieldValue
TypeNASWINSTON
Race NameLas Vegas 400
Fulldate
Year1998
Race_No3
Season_No33
Image1998_Las_Vegas_400_logo.jpg
Caption1998 Las Vegas 400 logo
LocationLas Vegas Motor Speedway
Course_mi1.5
Course_km2.41
Distance_laps267
Distance_mi400.5
Distance_km644.54
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 60.1 F; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph
Avg146.554 mi/h
Pole_DriverDale Jarrett
Pole_TeamRobert Yates Racing
Pole_Time168.224 mi/h
Most_DriverMark Martin
Most_TeamRoush Racing
Most_laps82
Car6
First_DriverMark Martin
First_TeamRoush Racing
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Bill Weber, Jack Arute and Jerry Punch
RadioMRN
Booth_AnnAllen Bestwick and Barney Hall
Turn_AnnJoe Moore (1 & 2) and Fred Armstrong (3 & 4)

| U.S. Ratings = The 1998 Las Vegas 400 was the inaugural running of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin, driver of the Valvoline Ford, won the race, and also led the most laps with 82. Dale Jarrett of the Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Ford won the pole position, but finished 40th due to an engine problem. A total of 120,000 people attended the race, with the profits from all three NASCAR races totaling $40 million for the local economy.

Race

The command to start the engines was given by boxing announcer Michael Buffer. Jimmy Howell was the Chief Starter per MRN's Allen Bestwick. As of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, none of the top 16 finishers are currently racing full-time; Jeff Gordon, the lone current full-time driver, finished 17th.

This race has been self-acclaimed by Mark Martin as being his "biggest victory in the Winston Cup Series." Martin's 5 foot 5 inch stature made him shorter than the Vegas showgirls that posed with him after the race. He would collect six more career wins after this race; making him a strong contender for the championship with an all-new NASCAR team. The Ford Taurus would win more than 100 races after this event before it was retired and replaced with a new Ford model, the Fusion.

Jeff Burton had to fight back from a pit road penalty in order to finish the race with a decent position.

Race results

Source:

Results

PosGridCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243
76Mark MartinRoush RacingFord26782Running
1599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord26737Running
102Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord26740Running
1626Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord2679Running
3212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2670Running
2316Ted MusgraveRoush RacingFord2670Running
2923Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord26728Running
263Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2671Running
494Bill ElliottElliott-Marino RacingFord2670Running
1797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2670Running
675Rick MastButch Mock MotorsportsFord2660Flagged
1910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord2660Flagged
27Geoff BodineBodine-Mattei MotorsportsFord26614Flagged
3621Michael WaltripWood Brothers RacingFord2660Flagged
285Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2662Flagged
1290Dick TrickleDonlavey RacingFord2660Flagged
524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2660Flagged
322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac2665Flagged
1118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2660Flagged
414Bobby HamiltonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2650Flagged
3733Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2650Flagged
1444Kyle PettyPE2 MotorsportsPontiac2650Flagged
2077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2650Flagged
2140Sterling MarlinSABCO RacingChevrolet2650Flagged
2298Greg SacksCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord2650Flagged
2411Brett BodineScandia Bodine MotorsportsFord2650Flagged
3950Ricky CravenHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2650Flagged
3591Kevin Lepage **(R)**LJ RacingChevrolet2640Flagged
3431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2640Flagged
1836Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2640Flagged
930Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac2640Flagged
439Lake SpeedMelling RacingFord2640Flagged
3129Jeff GreenDiamond Ridge MotorsportsChevrolet2640Flagged
3396David GreenAmerican Equipment RacingChevrolet2640Flagged
2717Darrell WaltripDarrell Waltrip MotorsportsChevrolet2640Flagged
3828Kenny Irwin Jr. **(R)**Robert Yates RacingFord2630Flagged
842Joe NemechekSABCO RacingChevrolet2630Flagged
2546Wally Dallenbach Jr.SABCO RacingChevrolet2620Flagged
4041Steve GrissomLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2580Flagged
188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21940Engine
3043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1960Piston
1381Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord1790Engine
428Hut StricklinStavola Brothers RacingChevrolet1500Electrical
19Tony RainesRoehig MotorsportsFord
78Gary BradberryTRIAD MotorsportsFord
13Jerry Nadeau **(R)**Elliott-Marino RacingFord
35Todd BodineISM RacingPontiac
1Steve Park **(R)**Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet
37Larry GunselmanGunselman MotorsportsFord
38Butch GillilandHilton RacingFord

Media

Television

The race was aired live on ABC in the United States. Bob Jenkins and 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth. Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and Jack Arute handled pit road for the television side.

ABCBooth announcersPit reporters**Lap-by-lap****Color-commentators**
Bob JenkinsBenny ParsonsJerry Punch
Bill Weber
Jack Arute

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints12345678910
**Rusty Wallace****505**
Dale Earnhardt449
Jeremy Mayfield446
Jimmy Spencer429
Bill Elliott427
Jeff Gordon412
Mark Martin409
Terry Labonte394
Chad Little380
Bobby Hamilton373

References

References

  1. "1998 Las Vegas weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "1998 Las Vegas 400". Racing Reference.
  3. Butterworth, Scott. (1998-03-03). "NASCAR expected to return". [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]].
  4. Jensen, Tom. (2015-03-05). "A NASCAR Throwback Thursday stat that will blow your mind". [[Foxsports.com]].
  5. "Mark Martin 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing Reference.
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