| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| September 06, 1998 | Race 24 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 139.031 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3.631 seconds | Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 21 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 367 | Running | $1,134,655 |
| 2 | 12 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 180/10 | 367 | Running | $98,180 |
| 3 | 1 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $79,220 |
| 4 | 18 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 160/0 | 367 | Running | $64,465 |
| 5 | 27 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 155/0 | 366 | Running | $52,245 |
| 6 | 26 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 150/0 | 365 | Running | $51,205 |
| 7 | 3 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 151/5 | 365 | Running | $46,485 |
| 8 | 8 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 142/0 | 365 | Running | $37,925 |
| 9 | 15 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Stanley Tools | 138/0 | 364 | Running | $40,295 |
| 10 | 39 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 134/0 | 364 | Running | $41,505 |
| 11 | 7 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 135/5 | 364 | Running | $35,620 |
| 12 | 2 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 127/0 | 364 | Running | $35,725 |
| 13 | 6 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 124/0 | 363 | Running | $38,985 |
| 14 | 4 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 121/0 | 362 | Running | $39,045 |
| 15 | 24 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 118/0 | 262 | Running | $41,005 |
| 16 | 41 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 115/0 | 362 | Running | $26,785 |
| 17 | 20 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 112/0 | 362 | Running | $33,465 |
| 18 | 17 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 109/0 | 362 | Running | $26,490 |
| 19 | 40 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 106/0 | 362 | Running | $33,035 |
| 20 | 38 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 103/0 | 362 | Running | $34,590 |
| 21 | 11 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 100/0 | 362 | Running | $32,440 |
| 22 | 14 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 97/0 | 362 | Running | $38,095 |
| 23 | 23 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 94/0 | 362 | Running | $36,525 |
| 24 | 31 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 91/0 | 361 | Running | $26,025 |
| 25 | 35 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 88/0 | 361 | Running | $37,190 |
| 26 | 13 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 85/0 | 361 | Running | $24,105 |
| 27 | 22 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 82/0 | 361 | Running | $30,870 |
| 28 | 28 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 79/0 | 361 | Running | $30,735 |
| 29 | 42 | #13 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | FirstPlus Financial | 76/0 | 360 | Running | $21,100 |
| 30 | 21 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 73/0 | 360 | Running | $24,215 |
| 31 | 34 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 70/0 | 360 | Running | $27,355 |
| 32 | 9 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 67/0 | 360 | Running | $20,240 |
| 33 | 19 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 64/0 | 359 | Running | $27,150 |
| 34 | 29 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 61/0 | 359 | Running | $27,590 |
| 35 | 30 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 58/0 | 359 | Running | $26,955 |
| 36 | 25 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 55/0 | 358 | Running | $19,870 |
| 37 | 33 | #78 | Gary Bradberry | Chevrolet | Pilot Travel Centers | 52/0 | 358 | Running | $19,781 |
| 38 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 49/0 | 346 | Oil Pump | $19,610 |
| 39 | 16 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 46/0 | 326 | Unknown | $26,575 |
| 40 | 10 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 48/5 | 318 | Engine | $36,335 |
| 41 | 37 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 40/0 | 298 | Oil Pump | $34,510 |
| 42 | 36 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 37/0 | 269 | Engine | $26,485 |
| 43 | 32 | #15 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Rescue Engine | 34/0 | 83 | Engine | $21,985 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||