| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| MBNA Platinum 400 | Dover International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 31, 1998 | Race 12 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 119.522 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 13.117 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 20 minutes, 48 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $89,950 |
| 2 | 37 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $62,250 |
| 3 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/10 | 400 | Running | $79,350 |
| 4 | 36 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 160/0 | 400 | Running | $55,500 |
| 5 | 12 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 155/0 | 399 | Running | $42,325 |
| 6 | 5 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 155/5 | 399 | Running | $49,275 |
| 7 | 3 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 151/5 | 399 | Running | $40,780 |
| 8 | 19 | #8 | Buckshot Jones | Pontiac | Circuit City | 142/0 | 399 | Running | $26,580 |
| 9 | 8 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 138/0 | 398 | Running | $35,130 |
| 10 | 17 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 134/0 | 398 | Running | $43,430 |
| 11 | 7 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 130/0 | 398 | Running | $28,455 |
| 12 | 16 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 127/0 | 398 | Running | $36,255 |
| 13 | 24 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 124/0 | 398 | Running | $31,165 |
| 14 | 21 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 121/0 | 397 | Running | $31,655 |
| 15 | 25 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 118/0 | 397 | Running | $32,905 |
| 16 | 29 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 115/0 | 397 | Running | $30,780 |
| 17 | 38 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 112/0 | 397 | Running | $33,795 |
| 18 | 1 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 114/5 | 397 | Running | $39,680 |
| 19 | 20 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 106/0 | 396 | Running | $22,655 |
| 20 | 43 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 103/0 | 396 | Running | $23,955 |
| 21 | 13 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 100/0 | 396 | Running | $29,955 |
| 22 | 22 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 97/0 | 396 | Running | $29,305 |
| 23 | 26 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 94/0 | 396 | Running | $29,455 |
| 24 | 15 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 96/5 | 395 | Running | $29,305 |
| 25 | 34 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 88/0 | 395 | Running | $33,205 |
| 26 | 6 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 85/0 | 394 | Running | $28,555 |
| 27 | 18 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 82/0 | 394 | Running | $21,405 |
| 28 | 42 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 79/0 | 394 | Running | $22,255 |
| 29 | 10 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 76/0 | 393 | Running | $28,105 |
| 30 | 33 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 73/0 | 393 | Running | $17,955 |
| 31 | 27 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 70/0 | 392 | Running | $24,905 |
| 32 | 41 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 67/0 | 392 | Running | $27,845 |
| 33 | 9 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 64/0 | 391 | Running | $32,795 |
| 34 | 35 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Pilot Travel Centers | 61/0 | 391 | Running | $17,745 |
| 35 | 32 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 58/0 | 390 | Running | $27,545 |
| 36 | 11 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 55/0 | 390 | Running | $20,030 |
| 37 | 39 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 52/0 | 229 | Handling | $17,520 |
| 38 | 30 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 49/0 | 187 | Accident | $20,000 |
| 39 | 23 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 46/0 | 120 | Handling | $17,500 |
| 40 | 31 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 43/0 | 32 | Accident | $17,500 |
| 41 | 14 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 40/0 | 9 | Accident | $24,500 |
| 42 | 28 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 37/0 | 9 | Accident | $24,500 |
| 43 | 40 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 34/0 | 9 | Accident | $24,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||