| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 11, 1998 | Race 29 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 159.317 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.140 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 08 minutes, 20 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $110,125 |
| 2 | 6 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $86,245 |
| 3 | 4 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $68,860 |
| 4 | 36 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $69,850 |
| 5 | 24 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $51,000 |
| 6 | 2 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $62,500 |
| 7 | 5 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 156/10 | 188 | Running | $48,350 |
| 8 | 15 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $36,300 |
| 9 | 34 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $41,970 |
| 10 | 9 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $50,150 |
| 11 | 26 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $43,930 |
| 12 | 29 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $30,775 |
| 13 | 16 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $40,427 |
| 14 | 10 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 126/5 | 187 | Running | $32,335 |
| 15 | 37 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 118/0 | 187 | Running | $45,610 |
| 16 | 11 | #00 | Buckshot Jones | Chevrolet | Aquafresh | 115/0 | 187 | Running | $28,775 |
| 17 | 27 | #13 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $28,010 |
| 18 | 17 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 109/0 | 187 | Running | $44,155 |
| 19 | 19 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 106/0 | 187 | Running | $38,375 |
| 20 | 41 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 103/0 | 187 | Running | $38,985 |
| 21 | 22 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 100/0 | 187 | Running | $42,155 |
| 22 | 23 | #91 | Andy Hillenburg | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 97/0 | 186 | Running | $31,825 |
| 23 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 94/0 | 185 | Running | $26,845 |
| 24 | 1 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 91/0 | 185 | Running | $43,165 |
| 25 | 31 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 88/0 | 184 | Running | $36,885 |
| 26 | 21 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 85/0 | 183 | Running | $29,910 |
| 27 | 12 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 82/0 | 182 | Running | $41,290 |
| 28 | 28 | #47 | Billy Standridge | Chevrolet | Fans Can Race | 79/0 | 181 | Running | $26,295 |
| 29 | 13 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 76/0 | 180 | Running | $36,350 |
| 30 | 32 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 78/5 | 178 | Running | $36,180 |
| 31 | 33 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 70/0 | 177 | Running | $35,990 |
| 32 | 14 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 72/5 | 175 | Rear End | $40,920 |
| 33 | 30 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 64/0 | 170 | Engine | $28,840 |
| 34 | 8 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 61/0 | 166 | Running | $42,595 |
| 35 | 38 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 58/0 | 160 | Handling | $36,265 |
| 36 | 18 | #96 | Steve Grissom | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 55/0 | 146 | Handling | $25,720 |
| 37 | 20 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Wild Berry Skittles | 52/0 | 134 | Accident | $35,206 |
| 38 | 40 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 49/0 | 134 | Accident | $32,550 |
| 39 | 39 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 46/0 | 134 | Accident | $32,550 |
| 40 | 42 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 43/0 | 107 | Piston | $25,550 |
| 41 | 35 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 40/0 | 101 | Valve | $25,550 |
| 42 | 25 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 37/0 | 99 | Engine | $25,550 |
| 43 | 7 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 34/0 | 30 | Valve | $40,550 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||