| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| July 26, 1998 | Race 18 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 134.66 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.153 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hours, 42 minutes, 47 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $165,495 |
| 2 | 6 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $89,220 |
| 3 | 19 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $73,170 |
| 4 | 4 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 160/0 | 200 | Running | $75,545 |
| 5 | 11 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 155/0 | 200 | Running | $63,815 |
| 6 | 3 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 155/5 | 200 | Running | $49,990 |
| 7 | 9 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 151/5 | 200 | Running | $49,890 |
| 8 | 17 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 142/0 | 200 | Running | $52,290 |
| 9 | 16 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 138/0 | 200 | Running | $42,390 |
| 10 | 10 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 139/5 | 200 | Running | $47,440 |
| 11 | 31 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $33,890 |
| 12 | 18 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 127/0 | 200 | Running | $44,740 |
| 13 | 27 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 124/0 | 200 | Running | $30,890 |
| 14 | 40 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $39,090 |
| 15 | 12 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $39,015 |
| 16 | 23 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 115/0 | 200 | Running | $29,665 |
| 17 | 5 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 112/0 | 200 | Running | $36,065 |
| 18 | 29 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 109/0 | 200 | Running | $35,765 |
| 19 | 21 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 106/0 | 199 | Running | $37,715 |
| 20 | 37 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 103/0 | 199 | Running | $41,740 |
| 21 | 35 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 100/0 | 199 | Running | $34,865 |
| 22 | 14 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 97/0 | 199 | Running | $41,165 |
| 23 | 41 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 94/0 | 199 | Running | $34,340 |
| 24 | 15 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 91/0 | 198 | Running | $23,715 |
| 25 | 42 | #13 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 88/0 | 198 | Running | $26,890 |
| 26 | 34 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 85/0 | 198 | Running | $26,640 |
| 27 | 32 | #96 | Hut Stricklin | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 82/0 | 198 | Running | $26,890 |
| 28 | 43 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 79/0 | 197 | Running | $30,140 |
| 29 | 26 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 76/0 | 196 | Running | $33,465 |
| 30 | 28 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 73/0 | 195 | Running | $25,815 |
| 31 | 22 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 70/0 | 192 | Running | $38,665 |
| 32 | 39 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 67/0 | 180 | Running | $25,015 |
| 33 | 36 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 64/0 | 175 | Running | $29,315 |
| 34 | 1 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 66/5 | 171 | Accident | $34,090 |
| 35 | 8 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 58/0 | 168 | Valve | $21,490 |
| 36 | 33 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 55/0 | 166 | Accident | $28,390 |
| 37 | 30 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 52/0 | 165 | Running | $21,300 |
| 38 | 38 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 49/0 | 153 | Running | $28,150 |
| 39 | 20 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 46/0 | 151 | Engine | $28,125 |
| 40 | 7 | #91 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | First Union | 43/0 | 143 | Rear End | $21,100 |
| 41 | 24 | #50 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Budweiser | 40/0 | 142 | Running | $28,075 |
| 42 | 13 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 37/0 | 136 | Radiator | $37,450 |
| 43 | 25 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 34/0 | 110 | Accident | $21,025 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||