| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 04, 1998 | Race 28 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 123.188 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.110 seconds | Time of Race: 4 hours, 04 minutes, 01 second | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 185/10 | 334 | Running | $151,950 |
| 2 | 13 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $96,700 |
| 3 | 28 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 165/0 | 334 | Running | $76,250 |
| 4 | 5 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 160/0 | 334 | Running | $83,300 |
| 5 | 26 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $79,450 |
| 6 | 32 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 150/0 | 334 | Running | $54,700 |
| 7 | 11 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 146/0 | 334 | Running | $46,400 |
| 8 | 20 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $36,500 |
| 9 | 39 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 138/0 | 334 | Running | $45,000 |
| 10 | 18 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $50,600 |
| 11 | 29 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 130/0 | 334 | Running | $37,900 |
| 12 | 7 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 127/0 | 334 | Running | $41,100 |
| 13 | 27 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 129/5 | 334 | Running | $35,850 |
| 14 | 1 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 126/5 | 334 | Running | $68,289 |
| 15 | 8 | #91 | Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 118/0 | 333 | Running | $28,300 |
| 16 | 30 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 115/0 | 333 | Running | $25,400 |
| 17 | 42 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | 112/0 | 333 | Running | $30,000 |
| 18 | 34 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $28,800 |
| 19 | 21 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 111/5 | 332 | Running | $28,400 |
| 20 | 10 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 103/0 | 326 | Running | $35,050 |
| 21 | 19 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 100/0 | 321 | Running | $20,600 |
| 22 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 97/0 | 319 | Running | $17,200 |
| 23 | 25 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94/0 | 307 | Handling | $27,100 |
| 24 | 17 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 91/0 | 301 | Running | $33,850 |
| 25 | 9 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 88/0 | 290 | Running | $27,100 |
| 26 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 85/0 | 282 | Running | $32,300 |
| 27 | 36 | #13 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 82/0 | 279 | Engine | $16,500 |
| 28 | 37 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 79/0 | 278 | Running | $26,400 |
| 29 | 33 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 76/0 | 278 | Running | $31,300 |
| 30 | 24 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 73/0 | 275 | Running | $18,700 |
| 31 | 4 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 75/5 | 271 | Accident | $28,100 |
| 32 | 31 | #96 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 67/0 | 270 | Running | $16,000 |
| 33 | 35 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 64/0 | 267 | Accident | $23,450 |
| 34 | 41 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 61/0 | 258 | Running | $15,900 |
| 35 | 12 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 58/0 | 242 | Handling | $15,870 |
| 36 | 38 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 55/0 | 237 | Running | $15,850 |
| 37 | 14 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 52/0 | 231 | Accident | $32,235 |
| 38 | 22 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 49/0 | 215 | Handling | $31,820 |
| 39 | 3 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 51/5 | 202 | Accident | $39,915 |
| 40 | 15 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 43/0 | 185 | Engine | $22,810 |
| 41 | 40 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 40/0 | 155 | Engine | $15,805 |
| 42 | 16 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Pilot Travel Centers | 37/0 | 133 | Accident | $15,800 |
| 43 | 23 | #41 | David Green | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 34/0 | 68 | Accident | $22,795 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||