| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| September 12, 1998 | Race 25 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 91.985 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.051 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 15 minutes, 41 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $108,495 |
| 2 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $85,190 |
| 3 | 12 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $60,580 |
| 4 | 2 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $65,230 |
| 5 | 9 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 155/0 | 400 | Running | $52,280 |
| 6 | 6 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 155/5 | 400 | Running | $47,930 |
| 7 | 1 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 151/5 | 400 | Running | $45,630 |
| 8 | 26 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $31,780 |
| 9 | 16 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 143/5 | 400 | Running | $38,280 |
| 10 | 36 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 139/5 | 400 | Running | $47,880 |
| 11 | 13 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 130/0 | 399 | Running | $28,180 |
| 12 | 23 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 127/0 | 399 | Running | $27,180 |
| 13 | 42 | #7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Philips | 129/5 | 399 | Running | $36,230 |
| 14 | 30 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 121/0 | 399 | Running | $33,330 |
| 15 | 4 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 118/0 | 399 | Running | $26,855 |
| 16 | 7 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 115/0 | 398 | Running | $39,630 |
| 17 | 24 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 112/0 | 398 | Running | $32,630 |
| 18 | 43 | #35 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Tabasco | 109/0 | 398 | Running | $21,380 |
| 19 | 33 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 106/0 | 398 | Running | $31,955 |
| 20 | 28 | #46 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | First Union | 103/0 | 398 | Running | $26,880 |
| 21 | 35 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 100/0 | 398 | Running | $36,980 |
| 22 | 37 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $31,355 |
| 23 | 19 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $24,080 |
| 24 | 8 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $30,855 |
| 25 | 17 | #96 | Ted Musgrave | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $20,405 |
| 26 | 31 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $30,480 |
| 27 | 40 | #1 | Steve Park * | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 82/0 | 397 | Running | $23,255 |
| 28 | 15 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA America | 79/0 | 397 | Running | $30,030 |
| 29 | 29 | #13 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | FirstPlus Financial | 76/0 | 397 | Running | $19,910 |
| 30 | 14 | #50 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 73/0 | 397 | Running | $29,800 |
| 31 | 27 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 70/0 | 394 | Running | $22,265 |
| 32 | 18 | #91 | Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Auto | 72/5 | 392 | Running | $19,730 |
| 33 | 22 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Realtree Camouflage | 64/0 | 392 | Running | $19,695 |
| 34 | 25 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 61/0 | 383 | Running | $36,035 |
| 35 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 58/0 | 363 | Accident | $37,100 |
| 36 | 38 | #16 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 55/0 | 333 | Handling | $26,565 |
| 37 | 39 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 52/0 | 293 | Running | $26,530 |
| 38 | 34 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 49/0 | 260 | Running | $34,495 |
| 39 | 11 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 46/0 | 213 | Accident | $26,460 |
| 40 | 21 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 43/0 | 194 | Engine | $26,425 |
| 41 | 32 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 45/5 | 190 | Engine | $26,390 |
| 42 | 41 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 37/0 | 141 | Accident | $26,355 |
| 43 | 20 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 34/0 | 33 | Accident | $19,345 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||