| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| NAPA AutoCare 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 27, 1998 | Race 27 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 73.35 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.533 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 35 minutes, 08 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $102,575 |
| 2 | 3 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $73,525 |
| 3 | 13 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $56,875 |
| 4 | 4 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $54,525 |
| 5 | 16 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 160/5 | 500 | Running | $46,925 |
| 6 | 29 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $45,525 |
| 7 | 20 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $37,675 |
| 8 | 1 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 147/5 | 499 | Running | $46,100 |
| 9 | 24 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 138/0 | 499 | Running | $35,400 |
| 10 | 21 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 134/0 | 499 | Running | $44,000 |
| 11 | 15 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $32,435 |
| 12 | 12 | #91 | Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 127/0 | 499 | Running | $28,000 |
| 13 | 18 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 124/0 | 499 | Running | $32,650 |
| 14 | 19 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 121/0 | 498 | Running | $35,250 |
| 15 | 9 | #77 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 118/0 | 498 | Running | $27,000 |
| 16 | 23 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115/0 | 498 | Running | $23,950 |
| 17 | 35 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 112/0 | 498 | Running | $33,550 |
| 18 | 7 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 119/10 | 496 | Running | $32,755 |
| 19 | 37 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 106/0 | 496 | Running | $29,500 |
| 20 | 27 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 103/0 | 495 | Running | $30,850 |
| 21 | 30 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 100/0 | 495 | Running | $18,100 |
| 22 | 33 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 97/0 | 495 | Running | $32,950 |
| 23 | 32 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 94/0 | 495 | Running | $28,100 |
| 24 | 38 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 91/0 | 491 | Running | $20,850 |
| 25 | 25 | #96 | Mike Bliss | Pontiac | Caterpillar | 88/0 | 491 | Running | $17,500 |
| 26 | 43 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 85/0 | 489 | Running | $17,350 |
| 27 | 39 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 82/0 | 487 | Running | $32,200 |
| 28 | 17 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 79/0 | 486 | Running | $32,050 |
| 29 | 36 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 76/0 | 486 | Running | $27,000 |
| 30 | 42 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 73/0 | 483 | Running | $26,750 |
| 31 | 6 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 70/0 | 479 | Running | $19,600 |
| 32 | 5 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 67/0 | 474 | Running | $26,275 |
| 33 | 34 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 64/0 | 462 | Running | $23,350 |
| 34 | 11 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 61/0 | 453 | Running | $23,225 |
| 35 | 40 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 58/0 | 451 | Running | $16,100 |
| 36 | 31 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 55/0 | 449 | Running | $16,025 |
| 37 | 8 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 57/5 | 419 | Running | $33,400 |
| 38 | 14 | #13 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | No Sponsor | 49/0 | 417 | Running | $15,750 |
| 39 | 28 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 46/0 | 387 | Engine | $22,650 |
| 40 | 22 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 43/0 | 360 | Engine | $22,550 |
| 41 | 41 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 40/0 | 341 | Engine | $15,450 |
| 42 | 10 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 37/0 | 299 | Engine | $32,350 |
| 43 | 26 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Ford | Square D | 34/0 | 150 | Overheating | $15,750 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||