| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| TranSouth Financial 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| March 21, 1998 | Race 5 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 127.962 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.228 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 07 minutes, 40 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 180/5 | 293 | Running | $110,035 |
| 2 | 24 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 293 | Running | $75,075 |
| 3 | 14 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 170/5 | 293 | Running | $52,240 |
| 4 | 37 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 165/5 | 293 | Running | $45,930 |
| 5 | 2 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 165/10 | 293 | Running | $49,075 |
| 6 | 33 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 150/0 | 293 | Running | $48,600 |
| 7 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 151/5 | 293 | Running | $47,995 |
| 8 | 21 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Cheerios | 142/0 | 293 | Running | $26,340 |
| 9 | 26 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 138/0 | 293 | Running | $33,285 |
| 10 | 20 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 134/0 | 292 | Running | $39,930 |
| 11 | 9 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA | 130/0 | 292 | Running | $33,500 |
| 12 | 27 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 127/0 | 292 | Running | $37,595 |
| 13 | 16 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 124/0 | 292 | Running | $37,990 |
| 14 | 8 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 121/0 | 291 | Running | $24,560 |
| 15 | 30 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 123/5 | 291 | Running | $32,430 |
| 16 | 7 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 115/0 | 291 | Running | $32,435 |
| 17 | 29 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 112/0 | 291 | Running | $23,690 |
| 18 | 32 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 109/0 | 291 | Running | $32,820 |
| 19 | 36 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 106/0 | 291 | Running | $29,740 |
| 20 | 17 | #77 | Robert Pressle䁹 | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 103/0 | 291 | Running | $20,970 |
| 21 | 35 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 100/0 | 290 | Running | $31,405 |
| 22 | 22 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 97/0 | 290 | Running | $28,840 |
| 23 | 6 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 94/0 | 290 | Running | $33,425 |
| 24 | 4 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 91/0 | 290 | Running | $28,310 |
| 25 | 34 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 88/0 | 290 | Running | $20,995 |
| 26 | 13 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 85/0 | 290 | Running | $20,685 |
| 27 | 41 | #35 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Tabasco | 82/0 | 290 | Running | $17,300 |
| 28 | 19 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 79/0 | 289 | Running | $20,245 |
| 29 | 40 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 76/0 | 288 | Running | $26,940 |
| 30 | 43 | #17 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Tim Flock Special | 73/0 | 288 | Running | $26,810 |
| 31 | 25 | #13 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 70/0 | 288 | Running | $17,655 |
| 32 | 42 | #29 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Team Monte Carlo | 67/0 | 288 | Running | $20,025 |
| 33 | 18 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 64/0 | 288 | Running | $32,745 |
| 34 | 10 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Little Joe's Auto | 61/0 | 287 | Running | $16,215 |
| 35 | 38 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 58/0 | 286 | Running | $23,085 |
| 36 | 39 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 55/0 | 285 | Running | $22,955 |
| 37 | 28 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 52/0 | 285 | Running | $22,875 |
| 38 | 23 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 49/0 | 284 | Running | $25,225 |
| 39 | 5 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 46/0 | 270 | Running | $30,600 |
| 40 | 31 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 43/0 | 231 | Engine | $22,475 |
| 41 | 11 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 40/0 | 144 | Accident | $22,350 |
| 42 | 12 | #98 | Greg Sacks | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 37/0 | 142 | Accident | $22,225 |
| 43 | 15 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 34/0 | 26 | Engine | $15,116 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||