| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 29, 1998 | Race 6 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 82.85 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.583 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 13 minutes, 00 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $90,860 |
| 2 | 3 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $57,960 |
| 3 | 6 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $57,660 |
| 4 | 5 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $47,670 |
| 5 | 8 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $31,770 |
| 6 | 14 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 155/5 | 500 | Running | $43,270 |
| 7 | 9 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $39,070 |
| 8 | 29 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $33,470 |
| 9 | 32 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 143/5 | 500 | Running | $35,320 |
| 10 | 17 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 134/0 | 499 | Running | $38,165 |
| 11 | 20 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $32,295 |
| 12 | 10 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 127/0 | 499 | Running | $30,940 |
| 13 | 41 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers/Simmons | 124/0 | 498 | Running | $31,715 |
| 14 | 26 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 121/0 | 498 | Running | $37,915 |
| 15 | 38 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 123/5 | 498 | Running | $31,515 |
| 16 | 42 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 115/0 | 498 | Running | $30,590 |
| 17 | 39 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA | 112/0 | 498 | Running | $29,740 |
| 18 | 40 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 114/5 | 498 | Running | $29,540 |
| 19 | 21 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 106/0 | 497 | Running | $34,030 |
| 20 | 28 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 108/5 | 497 | Running | $31,175 |
| 21 | 30 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 100/0 | 497 | Running | $23,415 |
| 22 | 37 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 97/0 | 496 | Running | $33,715 |
| 23 | 43 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 94/0 | 496 | Running | $18,655 |
| 24 | 12 | #46 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | First Union | 91/0 | 496 | Running | $18,590 |
| 25 | 19 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 88/0 | 496 | Running | $22,245 |
| 26 | 15 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 85/0 | 495 | Running | $28,615 |
| 27 | 23 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 82/0 | 491 | Running | $19,495 |
| 28 | 31 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 79/0 | 489 | Accident | $18,440 |
| 29 | 16 | #35 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Tabasco | 76/0 | 486 | Running | $18,410 |
| 30 | 35 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 73/0 | 482 | Running | $34,485 |
| 31 | 36 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 70/0 | 460 | Handling | $20,315 |
| 32 | 4 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 67/0 | 460 | Running | $17,395 |
| 33 | 1 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 74/10 | 446 | Running | $37,275 |
| 34 | 7 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 61/0 | 442 | Accident | $32,235 |
| 35 | 34 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 63/5 | 442 | Accident | $20,215 |
| 36 | 11 | #98 | Greg Sacks | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 55/0 | 425 | Running | $26,695 |
| 37 | 22 | #13 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 52/0 | 399 | Running | $17,185 |
| 38 | 33 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 49/0 | 394 | Running | $24,175 |
| 39 | 18 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 46/0 | 385 | Engine | $24,165 |
| 40 | 24 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 43/0 | 324 | Running | $17,150 |
| 41 | 25 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 40/0 | 204 | Accident | $17,125 |
| 42 | 13 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 37/0 | 155 | Accident | $17,100 |
| 43 | 27 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 34/0 | 88 | Accident | $32,077 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||