| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 26, 1998 | Race 9 of 33 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 163.439 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.167 second | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $141,870 |
| 2 | 22 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 170/0 | 188 | Running | $97,920 |
| 3 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $82,370 |
| 4 | 3 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | 170/10 | 188 | Running | $85,520 |
| 5 | 6 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $74,490 |
| 6 | 19 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | Skittles | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $52,080 |
| 7 | 35 | #81 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $45,830 |
| 8 | 20 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | MBNA | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $46,630 |
| 9 | 14 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $37,230 |
| 10 | 10 | #50 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Budweiser | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $48,580 |
| 11 | 41 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $44,675 |
| 12 | 23 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $44,295 |
| 13 | 37 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $39,615 |
| 14 | 29 | #91 | Kevin Lepage * | Ford | Pionite | 121/0 | 187 | Running | $30,785 |
| 15 | 24 | #1 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 118/0 | 187 | Running | $28,555 |
| 16 | 42 | #41 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Kodiak | 115/0 | 187 | Running | $39,065 |
| 17 | 27 | #96 | David Green | Ford | Caterpillar | 112/0 | 187 | Running | $30,400 |
| 18 | 36 | #75 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Remington Arms | 109/0 | 186 | Running | $29,710 |
| 19 | 26 | #89 | Dennis Setzer | Ford | Lance Snacks | 106/0 | 186 | Running | $26,620 |
| 20 | 16 | #90 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Heilig-Meyers | 103/0 | 185 | Running | $37,810 |
| 21 | 33 | #21 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | CITGO | 105/5 | 184 | Running | $36,570 |
| 22 | 7 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Gumout | 97/0 | 182 | Running | $35,300 |
| 23 | 38 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 94/0 | 180 | Running | $41,990 |
| 24 | 13 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 91/0 | 179 | Running | $40,985 |
| 25 | 8 | #9 | Lake Speed | Ford | Cartoon Network | 88/0 | 178 | Running | $34,580 |
| 26 | 21 | #46 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | First Union | 85/0 | 176 | Running | $27,300 |
| 27 | 28 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 82/0 | 176 | Running | $24,045 |
| 28 | 31 | #47 | Billy Standridge | Chevrolet | Fans Can Race | 79/0 | 172 | Running | $23,890 |
| 29 | 4 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 76/0 | 157 | Accident | $33,835 |
| 30 | 30 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 73/0 | 153 | Handling | $38,580 |
| 31 | 43 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 70/0 | 152 | Running | $33,725 |
| 32 | 11 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 67/0 | 150 | Handling | $32,770 |
| 33 | 15 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 64/0 | 150 | Handling | $38,140 |
| 34 | 34 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 61/0 | 145 | Handling | $23,210 |
| 35 | 5 | #31 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 58/0 | 145 | Handling | $22,955 |
| 36 | 2 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 60/5 | 144 | Handling | $38,250 |
| 37 | 12 | #13 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | FIRSTPLUS Financial | 52/0 | 144 | Handling | $22,586 |
| 38 | 32 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 49/0 | 142 | Handling | $29,350 |
| 39 | 17 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 51/5 | 141 | Accident | $31,850 |
| 40 | 25 | #28 | Kenny Irwin * | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 43/0 | 128 | Engine | $37,250 |
| 41 | 39 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | General Mills/Cheerios | 40/0 | 127 | Engine | $22,050 |
| 42 | 40 | #16 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 37/0 | 110 | Engine | $28,950 |
| 43 | 18 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 34/0 | 51 | Engine | $38,450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||