| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Texas 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| April 05, 1998 | Race 7 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.771 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.573 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 39 minutes, 47 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $356,850 |
| 2 | 5 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $238,550 |
| 3 | 8 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 165/0 | 334 | Running | $161,750 |
| 4 | 2 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 165/5 | 334 | Running | $155,100 |
| 5 | 27 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Cheerios | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $113,650 |
| 6 | 37 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 150/0 | 334 | Running | $113,100 |
| 7 | 39 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 146/0 | 334 | Running | $106,350 |
| 8 | 11 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $97,300 |
| 9 | 40 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 143/5 | 334 | Running | $91,350 |
| 10 | 42 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $94,250 |
| 11 | 13 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 135/5 | 334 | Running | $93,500 |
| 12 | 6 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 334 | Running | $87,500 |
| 13 | 38 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 124/0 | 333 | Running | $81,700 |
| 14 | 21 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 121/0 | 333 | Running | $72,600 |
| 15 | 3 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA | 123/5 | 332 | Running | $78,900 |
| 16 | 18 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 115/0 | 332 | Running | $76,550 |
| 17 | 26 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 112/0 | 332 | Running | $75,750 |
| 18 | 9 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $67,600 |
| 19 | 22 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 106/0 | 332 | Running | $62,500 |
| 20 | 43 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 103/0 | 332 | Running | $66,650 |
| 21 | 32 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 100/0 | 332 | Running | $67,300 |
| 22 | 41 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 97/0 | 331 | Running | $64,800 |
| 23 | 1 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 104/10 | 331 | Running | $87,700 |
| 24 | 10 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Pilot Travel Centers | 91/0 | 331 | Running | $52,500 |
| 25 | 24 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 88/0 | 328 | Running | $61,600 |
| 26 | 25 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 85/0 | 328 | Running | $60,500 |
| 27 | 20 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 82/0 | 315 | Handling | $65,900 |
| 28 | 36 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 79/0 | 295 | Oil Pump | $48,500 |
| 29 | 23 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 81/5 | 276 | Running | $64,100 |
| 30 | 30 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 73/0 | 262 | Handling | $56,500 |
| 31 | 17 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 70/0 | 252 | Handling | $66,900 |
| 32 | 29 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 67/0 | 248 | Unknown | $53,200 |
| 33 | 12 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 64/0 | 247 | Accident | $42,700 |
| 34 | 31 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 61/0 | 214 | Handling | $41,700 |
| 35 | 34 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 58/0 | 205 | Running | $55,700 |
| 36 | 35 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 55/0 | 185 | Handling | $39,675 |
| 37 | 16 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 52/0 | 148 | Running | $39,675 |
| 38 | 28 | #98 | Greg Sacks | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 49/0 | 135 | Accident | $44,675 |
| 39 | 4 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 46/0 | 80 | Accident | $52,675 |
| 40 | 33 | #8 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Circuit City | 43/0 | 11 | Accident | $37,675 |
| 41 | 14 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 40/0 | 1 | Handling | $37,575 |
| 42 | 15 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 37/0 | 1 | Accident | $52,525 |
| 43 | 19 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 34/0 | 1 | Accident | $44,525 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||