| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 24, 1998 | Race 11 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.424 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.410 second | Time of Race: 4 hours, 23 minutes, 53 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 33 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $429,950 |
| 2 | 4 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $136,500 |
| 3 | 6 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $202,550 |
| 4 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170/10 | 400 | Running | $353,000 |
| 5 | 10 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $136,200 |
| 6 | 26 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 155/5 | 400 | Running | $90,746 |
| 7 | 3 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 146/0 | 400 | Running | $84,100 |
| 8 | 38 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $89,500 |
| 9 | 39 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 143/5 | 400 | Running | $57,996 |
| 10 | 14 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 134/0 | 399 | Running | $73,146 |
| 11 | 18 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 130/0 | 399 | Running | $67,550 |
| 12 | 41 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 127/0 | 399 | Running | $61,146 |
| 13 | 21 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 129/5 | 399 | Running | $105,896 |
| 14 | 33 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 121/0 | 399 | Running | $117,400 |
| 15 | 30 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 118/0 | 399 | Running | $62,000 |
| 16 | 27 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 115/0 | 399 | Running | $48,046 |
| 17 | 43 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Pennzoil | 112/0 | 399 | Running | $46,700 |
| 18 | 37 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 114/5 | 399 | Running | $58,700 |
| 19 | 12 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 106/0 | 398 | Running | $115,046 |
| 20 | 40 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 103/0 | 398 | Running | $64,350 |
| 21 | 7 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 105/5 | 398 | Running | $59,496 |
| 22 | 32 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $45,546 |
| 23 | 13 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $57,350 |
| 24 | 16 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $54,950 |
| 25 | 42 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 93/5 | 398 | Running | $38,996 |
| 26 | 9 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 85/0 | 398 | Running | $37,996 |
| 27 | 19 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 82/0 | 397 | Running | $37,856 |
| 28 | 20 | #35 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Tabasco | 79/0 | 397 | Running | $34,606 |
| 29 | 34 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 76/0 | 397 | Running | $37,971 |
| 30 | 29 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 73/0 | 396 | Running | $54,246 |
| 31 | 35 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 70/0 | 396 | Running | $59,025 |
| 32 | 23 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 67/0 | 396 | Running | $41,216 |
| 33 | 25 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 64/0 | 395 | Running | $44,011 |
| 34 | 2 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 66/5 | 395 | Running | $53,806 |
| 35 | 24 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 58/0 | 386 | Running | $42,501 |
| 36 | 15 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 55/0 | 386 | Running | $35,796 |
| 37 | 8 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Pilot Travel Centers | 52/0 | 368 | Accident | $34,191 |
| 38 | 11 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 49/0 | 336 | Accident | $31,585 |
| 39 | 28 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 46/0 | 336 | Accident | $57,580 |
| 40 | 22 | #13 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 43/0 | 331 | Running | $34,121 |
| 41 | 36 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 40/0 | 329 | Running | $68,570 |
| 42 | 31 | #92 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | Ocean Pacific | 37/0 | 208 | Engine | $34,565 |
| 43 | 17 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 34/0 | 134 | Engine | $36,056 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||