| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| June 06, 1998 | Race 13 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 97.044 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Under Caution | Time of Race: 3 hours, 05 minutes, 29 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 16 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $99,975 |
| 2 | 4 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 180/10 | 400 | Running | $75,625 |
| 3 | 22 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $56,875 |
| 4 | 7 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 160/0 | 400 | Running | $62,075 |
| 5 | 19 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $65,025 |
| 6 | 15 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 150/0 | 400 | Running | $39,075 |
| 7 | 13 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 146/0 | 400 | Running | $42,150 |
| 8 | 14 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $43,750 |
| 9 | 11 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 138/0 | 400 | Running | $41,850 |
| 10 | 3 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 139/5 | 400 | Running | $31,300 |
| 11 | 26 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $41,900 |
| 12 | 18 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 127/0 | 400 | Running | $32,750 |
| 13 | 9 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 124/0 | 400 | Running | $26,175 |
| 14 | 37 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 121/0 | 399 | Running | $35,675 |
| 15 | 10 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 118/0 | 399 | Running | $33,735 |
| 16 | 39 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 115/0 | 399 | Running | $35,500 |
| 17 | 20 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 112/0 | 399 | Running | $30,800 |
| 18 | 8 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 114/5 | 399 | Running | $30,450 |
| 19 | 24 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 106/0 | 399 | Running | $30,225 |
| 20 | 25 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 103/0 | 398 | Running | $32,150 |
| 21 | 38 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 100/0 | 398 | Running | $34,250 |
| 22 | 29 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $34,125 |
| 23 | 5 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $22,950 |
| 24 | 27 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $29,225 |
| 25 | 21 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Menards | 88/0 | 398 | Running | $29,075 |
| 26 | 12 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $22,450 |
| 27 | 2 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 82/0 | 397 | Running | $25,425 |
| 28 | 41 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 79/0 | 397 | Running | $28,600 |
| 29 | 23 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 76/0 | 397 | Running | $28,375 |
| 30 | 34 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 73/0 | 396 | Running | $21,645 |
| 31 | 28 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 70/0 | 396 | Running | $27,975 |
| 32 | 42 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 67/0 | 395 | Running | $20,925 |
| 33 | 30 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 64/0 | 390 | Accident | $20,385 |
| 34 | 43 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 61/0 | 390 | Handling | $24,850 |
| 35 | 31 | #35 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Tabasco | 58/0 | 379 | Running | $17,825 |
| 36 | 35 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 55/0 | 374 | Running | $17,800 |
| 37 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 57/5 | 372 | Accident | $44,975 |
| 38 | 36 | #13 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 49/0 | 361 | Handling | $17,750 |
| 39 | 32 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 46/0 | 348 | Running | $24,725 |
| 40 | 33 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 48/5 | 340 | Accident | $24,700 |
| 41 | 17 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 40/0 | 260 | Running | $17,675 |
| 42 | 6 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 37/0 | 183 | Accident | $17,650 |
| 43 | 40 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 34/0 | 113 | Engine | $17,650 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||