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1998 True Value 500 |
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| Held on June 6, 1998 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX | |
| 208 L, 312 M, 502.112 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 11 | Billy Boat | Conseco | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 208 | 108 | running | 54 |
| 2 | 14 | 97 | Greg Ray | AT&T Wireless Services | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 208 | 1 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 11 | 14 | Kenny Brack | Power Team Racing | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 208 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Scott Goodyear | Pennzoil | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 208 | 11 | running | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Delphi Automotive Systems | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 208 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Robbie Buhl | Johns Manville, Menards | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 207 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 7 | 15 | 6 | Davey Hamilton | Reebok | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 207 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 16 | Marco Greco | International Sports Limited | G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 205 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 9 | 27 | 52 | Robby Unser | ADT Automotive | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 204 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 10 | 26 | 19 | Stan Wattles | Metro Racing Systems, National Center for Learning Disabilities | Riley & Scott/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 198 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 11 | 23 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Delta Faucet, Coors | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 194 | 0 | wheel bearing | 19 |
| 12 | 28 | 81 | Tyce Carlson | Team Pelfrey | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 191 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | Sprint PCS, Radio Shack, Qualcomm | G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 178 | 29 | running | 17 |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Tony Stewart | Glidden, Menards | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 176 | 57 | radiator | 19 |
| 15 | 10 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Bradley Food Marts, Save-O-Mat | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 172 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | 10 | John Paul, Jr. | Jonathan Byrd's Cafeteria, Visionaire, Bryant Heating & Cooling | G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 169 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 17 | 13 | 35 | Jeff Ward | ISM Racing | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 165 | 2 | engine | 13 |
| 18 | 24 | 99 | Sam Schmidt | Best Western, Gold Crown Racing | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 163 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | J.J. Yeley | Quaker State, Menards | Dallara/Nissan/Firestone | 162 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 20 | 25 | 27 | Billy Roe | Klipsch, Overhead Door | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 108 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 21 | 6 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Kelley Automotive | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 70 | 0 | accident | 9 |
| 22 | 21 | 40 | Jack Miller | Crest Racing | Dallara/Nissan/Firestone | 38 | 0 | engine | 8 |
| 23 | 18 | 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Reebok, MK V | Riley & Scott/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 32 | 0 | engine | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Pagan Racing | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 4 | 0 | accident | 6 |
| 25 | 16 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | Blue Star Batteries | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 4 | 0 | accident | 5 |
| 26 | 20 | 51 | Eddie Cheever, Jr. | Rachel's Gourmet Potato Chips | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 4 | 0 | accident | 4 |
| 27 | 17 | 98 | Donnie Beechler | Cahill Racing | G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone | 4 | 0 | accident | 3 |
| 28 | 19 | 30 | Raul Boesel | TransWorld Diversified Services, Beloit | G Force/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | 4 | 0 | accident | 2 |
| PRACTICED CAR | |||||||||
| 1 | Tony Stewart | Glidden, Menards | G-Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone | practiced car | |||||
| 4 | Scott Goodyear | Pennzoil | Riley & Scott/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | practiced car | |||||
| 91 | Johnny Unser | Delta Faucet, Coors | Dallara/Oldsmobile/Goodyear | practiced car | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 2h:08:46 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Tony Stewart - 24.059 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.928 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 145.388 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 45 laps - Laps 1-3 (#27 spun turn 4); Laps 6-17 (#98,51,77,21,44 accident turn 2); Laps 34-44 (#15 engine turn 1); Laps 72-81 (#28 accident); Laps 144-148 (debris); Laps 177-180 (#1 water leak) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 among 6 drivers - Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (1-7); Arie Luyendyk (8-21); Billy Boat (22-34); Arie Luyendyk (35-49); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (50-72); Billy Boat (73); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (74); Billy Boat (75-81); Scott Goodyear (82-86); Billy Boat (87-120); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (121-122); Jeff Ward (123-124), Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (125-140); Billy Boat (141-147); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (148-154); Billy Boat (155-157); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (158); Billy Boat (159-167); Scott Goodyear (168-173); Billy Boat (174-200); Greg Ray (201); Billy Boat (202-208) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Tony Stewart - 22.972 seconds (lap 86) | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| Johnny Unser subbed for Buddy Lazier who suffered from a stomach illness in practice sessions on Thursday
Paul Durant (#23), Tyce Carlson (#20), Joe Gosek (#29), Jack Hewitt (#18), Jimmy Kite (#7) all did not arrive to the track Billy Roe #33 withdrew from the event Mike Groff was fired from Byrd-Cunningham Racing prior to the start of practice and replaced John Paul, Jr. The #20 Immke Racing entry was withdrawn after Tyce Carlson signed with Team Pelfrey prior to the start of practice The #17 Chitwood Motorsports entry, which was vacant on the entry list, did not arrive at the track. Rain delayed qualifying from Thursday to Friday, Tony Stewart and Scott Goodyear changed chassis’s after practice |
