| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's Headache Powder 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 22, 1998 | Race 22 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 86.918 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.185 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hours, 03 minutes, 54 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $85,315 |
| 2 | 19 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $58,615 |
| 3 | 1 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $53,165 |
| 4 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $58,855 |
| 5 | 7 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $58,650 |
| 6 | 30 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 155/5 | 500 | Running | $42,540 |
| 7 | 2 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $33,965 |
| 8 | 5 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 147/5 | 500 | Running | $45,015 |
| 9 | 3 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 143/5 | 500 | Running | $45,540 |
| 10 | 24 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $42,590 |
| 11 | 33 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $39,765 |
| 12 | 21 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $33,965 |
| 13 | 15 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $37,715 |
| 14 | 13 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 499 | Running | $34,315 |
| 15 | 34 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 118/0 | 499 | Running | $40,260 |
| 16 | 12 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 115/0 | 499 | Running | $33,410 |
| 17 | 14 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 112/0 | 499 | Running | $21,260 |
| 18 | 17 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley Meats | 109/0 | 499 | Running | $28,210 |
| 19 | 27 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 106/0 | 498 | Running | $32,300 |
| 20 | 6 | #15 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Rescue Engine | 103/0 | 498 | Running | $35,310 |
| 21 | 29 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 100/0 | 498 | Running | $24,735 |
| 22 | 37 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 97/0 | 498 | Running | $31,585 |
| 23 | 35 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 94/0 | 497 | Running | $24,435 |
| 24 | 32 | #92 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | Phillips 66/Trop Arctic | 91/0 | 497 | Running | $20,760 |
| 25 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 93/5 | 496 | Running | $38,215 |
| 26 | 16 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 85/0 | 496 | Running | $30,790 |
| 27 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 82/0 | 495 | Running | $20,280 |
| 28 | 38 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 79/0 | 490 | Running | $30,670 |
| 29 | 40 | #91 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | First Union | 76/0 | 482 | Running | $24,060 |
| 30 | 11 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 73/0 | 481 | Running | $30,450 |
| 31 | 22 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 70/0 | 466 | Running | $30,340 |
| 32 | 18 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 67/0 | 434 | Handling | $23,230 |
| 33 | 23 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 64/0 | 434 | Running | $30,220 |
| 34 | 36 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 61/0 | 422 | Running | $22,710 |
| 35 | 26 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 58/0 | 405 | Accident | $20,205 |
| 36 | 20 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 55/0 | 353 | Handling | $27,185 |
| 37 | 8 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 52/0 | 313 | Accident | $27,167 |
| 38 | 28 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 49/0 | 303 | Handling | $35,150 |
| 39 | 41 | #13 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | No Sponsor | 46/0 | 290 | Handling | $20,150 |
| 40 | 25 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 43/0 | 272 | Radiator | $20,150 |
| 41 | 42 | #96 | Hut Stricklin | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 40/0 | 237 | Engine | $20,150 |
| 42 | 31 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 37/0 | 227 | Engine | $20,150 |
| 43 | 39 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 34/0 | 153 | Accident | $27,650 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||