| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 16, 1998 | Race 21 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 151.995 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.826 seconds | Time of Race: 2 hours, 37 minutes, 54 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 22 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $120,302 |
| 2 | 2 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $73,555 |
| 3 | 4 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $61,805 |
| 4 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $53,525 |
| 5 | 25 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 155/0 | 200 | Running | $48,390 |
| 6 | 1 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 160/10 | 200 | Running | $64,840 |
| 7 | 8 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $37,515 |
| 8 | 7 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 142/0 | 200 | Running | $39,065 |
| 9 | 15 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 138/0 | 200 | Running | $42,815 |
| 10 | 40 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 139/5 | 199 | Running | $38,565 |
| 11 | 21 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 130/0 | 199 | Running | $28,090 |
| 12 | 6 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 127/0 | 199 | Running | $33,140 |
| 13 | 19 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 124/0 | 199 | Running | $39,490 |
| 14 | 10 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 121/0 | 199 | Running | $33,690 |
| 15 | 20 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 118/0 | 199 | Running | $25,740 |
| 16 | 18 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 115/0 | 198 | Running | $38,190 |
| 17 | 39 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 112/0 | 198 | Running | $31,140 |
| 18 | 37 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 114/5 | 198 | Running | $34,840 |
| 19 | 26 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 106/0 | 198 | Running | $23,340 |
| 20 | 24 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 103/0 | 198 | Running | $36,590 |
| 21 | 23 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 100/0 | 198 | Running | $30,390 |
| 22 | 30 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 97/0 | 198 | Running | $29,590 |
| 23 | 11 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 94/0 | 198 | Running | $33,965 |
| 24 | 33 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 91/0 | 198 | Running | $23,265 |
| 25 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 93/5 | 198 | Running | $18,715 |
| 26 | 31 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 85/0 | 198 | Running | $22,315 |
| 27 | 34 | #00 | Buckshot Jones | Chevrolet | Aquafresh | 82/0 | 197 | Running | $18,440 |
| 28 | 12 | #98 | Rich Bickle | Ford | Thorn Apple Valley | 79/0 | 197 | Running | $25,390 |
| 29 | 27 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 76/0 | 197 | Running | $28,490 |
| 30 | 22 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 73/0 | 197 | Running | $21,340 |
| 31 | 36 | #23 | Frank Kimmel | Ford | Winston | 70/0 | 197 | Running | $28,065 |
| 32 | 41 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 67/0 | 197 | Running | $28,015 |
| 33 | 42 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 64/0 | 197 | Running | $27,465 |
| 34 | 38 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 61/0 | 194 | Running | $24,915 |
| 35 | 28 | #13 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | No Sponsor | 58/0 | 194 | Running | $18,365 |
| 36 | 13 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 60/5 | 187 | Engine | $33,840 |
| 37 | 9 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 52/0 | 177 | Engine | $24,815 |
| 38 | 29 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 49/0 | 160 | Engine | $24,740 |
| 39 | 32 | #15 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Rescue Engine | 46/0 | 136 | Engine | $17,740 |
| 40 | 17 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 43/0 | 132 | Engine | $24,740 |
| 41 | 35 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 40/0 | 17 | Accident | $17,740 |
| 42 | 16 | #91 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | First Union | 37/0 | 15 | Accident | $20,240 |
| 43 | 14 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 34/0 | 7 | Accident | $24,740 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||