1998 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 1998 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 50th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 27th modern-era cup series. The season included 39 races and three exhibition races, beginning with the Save Mart/Kragen 350 at Sears Point Raceway and ending with the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the Driver's Championship, the second of his career.
==Teams, drivers, and manufacturers==
=== Manufacturers ===
Company 	Marquee 	Model 	Status 	Teams
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Monte Carlo Z34 	Full factory support 	Dale Earnhardt Inc., Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Cavalier 	Full factory support 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports
General Motors 	Chevrolet 	Camaro Z28 	Full factory support 	Marcis Auto Racing
General Motors 	Pontiac 	Grand Prix 	Full factory support 	Joe Gibbs Racing, MB2 Motorsports
General Motors 	Pontiac 	Bonneville 	Full factory support 	ISM Racing
General Motors 	Pontiac 	Firebird 	Full factory support 	eligible but unused
General Motors 	Oldsmobile 	Cutlass 	Full factory support 	American Equipment Racing, Andy Petree Racing
General Motors 	Oldsmobile 	Intrigue 	NEW, full factory support 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports, LJ Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Taurus 	NEW, full factory support 	Elliott-Marino Racing, Penske Racing South/Penske-Kranefuss Racing, Robert Yates Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Thunderbird 	FINAL YEAR, support ended after 1997 	Used by part-time teams
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Crown Victoria 	Full factory support 	Melling Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Mustang SVT Cobra	Full factory support 	FILMAR Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Escort 	Full factory support 	eligible but unused
Ford Motor Company 	Ford 	Roush Mustang 	In-house variant 	Roush Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Mercury 	Sable 	Full factory support 	Cale Yarborough Motorsports, Rudd Performance Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Mercury 	Tracer 	NEW, full factory support 	Jasper Motorsports
Ford Motor Company 	Mercury 	Grand Marquis 	NEW GENERATION, full factory support 	Orr Motorsports
Ford Motor Company 	Lincoln (RETURNING)	Continental 	RETURNING, full factory support 	Team Scandia/Brett Bodine Racing
Ford Motor Company 	Lincoln (RETURNING)	Mark VIII 	Full engine support (bodies were rebadged Ford Thunderbirds) 	Butch Mock Motorsports, Travis Carter Enterprises
Ford Motor Company 	Lincoln (RETURNING)	Town Car 	Full engine support (bodies were rebadged Ford Crown Victorias)	Mattei Motorsports
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Intrepid 	NEW GENERATION, full factory support 	Bahari Racing, Bill Davis Racing, Petty Enterprises, PE2
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Stratus 	Full factory support 	Donlavey Racing, Moroso Racing
Chrysler Corporation	Dodge 	Avenger 	Full factory support 	AK Racing, Team SABCO
==== Manufacturer notes ====
1998 saw a massive escalation in the Third Aero War. Not only did Dodge debut the new-generation Intrepid to great success, Ford finally managed to get the Taurus into the RCA Cup Series, and also brought back Lincoln due to the Continental sharing the same platform with the Taurus and Mercury Sable (the Mark VIII only ran because Ford allowed smaller teams to rebadge surplus Thunderbirds; the Town Car was an anomaly caused by Mattei Motorsports rebadging some of Geoff Bodine's old Crown Victorias, as the two cars shared a common platform). 1998 also saw Oldsmobile introduce the new Intrigue, a car built on the same platform as the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix; it was hoped this would change their fortunes, and although the car never visited victory lane in 1998, it did get a slew of top-tens and even competed for the win at Denver and Nazareth.
With the discontinuation of the Ford Probe, Roush Racing, instead of switching to the new Taurus, elected to take advantage of the fact Jack Roush owned Roush Performance and prepare their own variant of the Mustang, known as the Roush Mustang. NASCAR approved this because Sheldon Johnson, Jr. liked the idea of aftermarket engines getting representation. Unsurprisingly, the Roush Mustang was an absolute success, and played spoiler in the Third Aero War by proving that horsepower matter, as well, thus serving as a preview of the Horsepower Wars that started ten years later.
===Complete schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race Driver 	Crew Chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Dave McCarty 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Parts America
Chevrolet 	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 	38 	Kelley Earnhardt 	Phillipe Lopez 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Terry Labonte 	Andy Graves 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Kellogg's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Ray Evernham 	1998 Monte Carlo 	DuPont
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	50 	Ricky Craven 	Tony Furr 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Tim Brewer 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Castrol
Chevrolet 	Marcis Auto Racing 	71 	Dave Marcis 	Bob Marcis 	1998 Camaro 	RealTree Camouflage
Chevrolet 	Morgan-McClure Motorsports 	4 	Kenny Wallace 	Charley Pressley 	1998 Cavalier 	Kodak Film
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Larry McReynolds 	1998 Monte Carlo 	GM Goodwrench Service Plus
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	31 	Mike Skinner 	Kevin Hamlin 	1998 Monte Carlo 	Budweiser
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	Alan Kulwicki 	Paul Andrews 	1998 Avenger 	Walmart
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	Ernie Irvan 	 	1998 Avenger 	Burger King
Dodge 	Bahari Racing 	30 	Clifford Allison 	Doug Hewitt 	1998 Intrepid 	Gumout
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	22 	Bobby Labonte 	 	1998 Intrepid 	MBNA America
Dodge 	Bill Davis Racing 	23 	Ward Burton 	Tommy Baldwin Jr. 	1998 Intrepid 	Sprite
Dodge 	Donlavey Racing 	90 	Dick Trickle 	Junie Donlavey 	1998 Stratus 	Heilig-Meyers/Simmons
Dodge 	Elliott-Melling Racing 	9 	Bill Elliott 	Joe Garone 	1998 Taurus 	McDonald's
Dodge 	Elliott-Melling Racing 	13 	Jerry Nadeau (R) 	Jerry Pitts 	1998 Taurus 	FirstPlus Loans
Dodge 	Elliott-Melling Racing 	94 	Casey Elliott 	 	1998 Taurus 	Super 8 Motels
Dodge 	Moroso Racing 	20 	Rob Moroso 	 	1998 Stratus 	NAPA Auto Parts
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	John Andretti 	Robbie Loomis 	1998 Intrepid 	STP
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	40 	Shawna Robinson 	Corrie Stott 	1998 Avenger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	42 	Kyle Petty 	Scott Eggleston 	1998 Avenger 	Mello Yello
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	45 	Patty Moise 	Gary Grossenbacher	1998 Avenger 	Barbie
Dodge 	Team SABCO 	46 	Kenny Irwin Jr. (R) 	 	1998 Avenger 	First Union
Ford 	FILMAR Racing 	82 	Ted Musgrave 	David Ifft 	1998 Mustang 	Square D
Ford 	Penske Racing South
Penske-Kranefuss Racing	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Robin Pemberton 	1998 Taurus 	Miller Lite
Ford 	Penske Racing South
Penske-Kranefuss Racing	12 	Tim Richmond 	Paul Andrews 	1998 Taurus 	Mobil 1
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	28 	Davey Allison 	Marc Reno 	1998 Taurus 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford 	Robert Yates Racing 	88 	Sterling Marlin 	Todd Parrott 	1998 Taurus 	Ford Quality Care
Ford 	Roush Racing 	6 	Mark Martin 	Jimmy Fennig 	1998 Roush Mustang	Valvoline
Ford 	Roush Racing 	16 	Tammy Jo Kirk 	James Ince 	1998 Roush Mustang	PrimeStar
Ford 	Roush Racing 	26 	Johnny Benson 	Ben Leslie 	1998 Roush Mustang	Cheerios
Ford 	Roush Racing 	97 	Chad Little 	Jeff Hammond 	1998 Roush Mustang	John Deere
Ford 	Roush Racing 	99 	Jeff Burton 	Frank Stoddard 	1998 Roush Mustang	Exide Batteries
Ford 	Steele-Favre Racing 	15 	Tim Steele (R) 	 	1998 Contour 	Nike/Sony
Lincoln 	Butch Mock Motorsports 	75 	Rick Mast 	Dave Charpentier 	1998 Mark VIII 	Remington Arms
Lincoln 	Team Scandia
Brett Bodine Racing	27 	Brett Bodine 	Gere Kennon 	1998 Continental 	Paychex
Lincoln 	Travis Carter Enterprises 	32 	Jimmy Spencer 	Donnie Wingo 	1998 Mark VIII 	Coca-Cola
Lincoln 	Travis Carter Enterprises 	32 	Frank Kimmel 	Donnie Wingo 	1998 Mark VIII 	Coca-Cola
Lincoln 	Travis Carter Enterprises 	32 	Ted Musgrave 	Donnie Wingo 	1998 Mark VIII 	Coca-Cola
Mercury 	Cale Yarborough Motorsports 	98 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Michael McSwain 	1998 Sable 	RCA
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	77 	Robert Pressley 	Newt Moore 	1998 Tracer 	Jasper Engines
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	77 	Hut Stricklin 	Newt Moore 	1998 Tracer 	Jasper Engines
Mercury 	Jasper Motorsports 	77 	Ted Musgrave 	Newt Moore 	1998 Tracer 	Jasper Engines
Mercury 	Orr Motorsports 	57 	Rodney Orr 	 	1998 Grand Marquis	Craftsman
Mercury 	Rudd Performance Motorsports	10 	Ricky Rudd 	Bill Ingle 	1998 Sable 	Tide
Mercury 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Michael Waltrip 	Glen Wood 	1998 Sable 	Citgo
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	David Green 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Kevin Lepage (R) 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Hut Stricklin 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Robby Gordon 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Ron Fellows 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Ted Musgrave 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Mike Bliss 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	American Equipment Racing 	96 	Steve Grissom 	Sammy Johns 	1998 Cutlass 	Caterpillar
Oldsmobile 	Andy Petree Racing 	33 	Ken Schrader 	Andy Petree 	1998 Cutlass 	Skoal Bandit
Oldsmobile 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Steve Grissom 	 	1998 Intrigue 	Kodiak
Oldsmobile 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	David Green 	 	1998 Intrigue 	Kodiak
Oldsmobile 	Larry Hedrick Motorsports 	41 	Rick Wilson 	 	1998 Intrigue 	Kodiak
Oldsmobile 	LJ Racing 	91 	Kevin Lepage (R) 	Doug Richert 	1998 Intrigue 	First Union Bank
Oldsmobile 	LJ Racing 	91 	Tommy Kendall 	Doug Richert 	1998 Intrigue 	First Union Bank
Oldsmobile 	LJ Racing 	91 	Andy Hillenburg 	Doug Richert 	1998 Intrigue 	First Union Bank
Oldsmobile 	LJ Racing 	91 	Todd Bodine 	Doug Richert 	1998 Intrigue 	First Union Bank
Pontiac 	ISM Racing 	35 	Todd Bodine 	Pat Tryson
Phil Hammer	1998 Bonneville 	Tabasco
Pontiac 	ISM Racing 	35 	Rich Bickle 	Pat Tryson
Phil Hammer	1998 Bonneville 	Tabasco
Pontiac 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Dale Jarrett 	Jimmy Makar 	1998 Grand Prix 	Interstate Batteries
Pontiac 	MB2 Motorsports 	36 	Derrike Cope 	Ryan Pemberton 	1998 Grand Prix 	Jimmy Dean
===Limited schedule===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model
Chevrolet 	BMR Motorsports 	46 	Jeff Ward 	 	1997 Malibu
Chevrolet 	Chris Raudman Racing 	58 	Chris Raudman 	 	1996 Impala
Chevrolet 	Gerhart Racing 	54 	Bobby Gerhart 	 	1998 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	T.R.I.X. Racing 	79 	Norm Benning 	Ted Walters 	1997 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	T.R.I.X. Racing 	79 	Randy MacDonald 	Ted Walters 	1997 Monte Carlo
Chevrolet 	T.R.I.X. Racing 	79 	Ken Bouchard 	Ted Walters 	1997 Monte Carlo
Dodge 	Barkdoll Racing 	73 	Mike Wallace 	 	1998 Intrepid
Dodge 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	29 	Jeff Green 	 	1995 Avenger
Dodge 	Diamond Ridge Motorsports	92 	Elliott Sadler 	Butch Hylton
Sandy Jones	1995 Avenger
Dodge 	Midwest Transit Racing 	07 	Dan Pardus 	Chet Shirah Jr.
John McQueen	1997 Stratus
Dodge 	Precision Products Racing	14 	Loy Allen Jr. 	 	1997 Avenger
Dodge 	Precision Products Racing	14 	Lance Hooper 	 	1997 Avenger
Ford 	Elliott-Marino Racing 	89 	Dennis Setzer 	Mike Brandt 	1998 Taurus
Ford 	Moore-Robinson Racing 	15 	Loy Allen Jr. 	Joey Knuckles	1998 Escort
Ford 	Moore-Robinson Racing 	15 	Ted Musgrave 	Joey Knuckles	1998 Escort
Ford 	Roush Racing 	60 	Matt Kenseth 	Robbie Reiser	1998 Roush Mustang
Ford 	Ware Racing Enterprises 	70 	Rick Ware 	 	1997 Thunderbird
Lincoln 	CSG Racing 	59 	Mark Gibson 	Tony Gibson 	1998 Town Car
Lincoln 	CSG Racing 	59 	Brian Cunningham	 	1998 Town Car
Lincoln 	Hilton Racing 	38 	Butch Gilliland 	 	1998 Mark VIII
Lincoln 	SBIII Racing 	58 	Rick Wilson 	 	1998 Mark VIII
Mercury 	Gunselman Racing 	37 	Larry Gunselman 	 	1997 Cougar
Mercury 	Roehrig Motorsports 	19 	Tony Raines 	Mike Bodick 	1998 Sable
Mercury 	Roehrig Motorsports 	19 	Tom Hubert 	Mike Bodick 	1998 Sable
Mercury 	Roehrig Motorsports 	19 	Robby Gordon 	Mike Bodick 	1998 Sable
Mercury 	Standridge Motorsports 	47 	Billy Standridge	 	1997 Grand Marquis
Mercury 	Triad Motorsports 	78 	Gary Bradberry 	 	1997 Sable
Oldsmobile 	Andy Petree Racing 	55 	Hut Stricklin 	Jimmy Elledge	1998 Cutlass
Oldsmobile 	Buckshot Racing 	66 	Buckshot Jones 	Ricky Pearson	1997 Cutlass
Oldsmobile 	Highland Timber Racing 	08 	Harris DeVane 	 	1998 Intrigue
Oldsmobile 	Stavola Brothers Racing 	8 	Hut Stricklin 	 	1998 Intrigue
Oldsmobile 	Stavola Brothers Racing 	8 	Buckshot Jones 	 	1998 Intrigue
Oldsmobile 	Stavola Brothers Racing 	8 	Morgan Shepherd 	 	1998 Intrigue
Pontiac 	Shepherd Racing 	05 	Morgan Shepherd 	J.T. Townsend	1997 Grand Prix
Pontiac 	Stacker-Foyt Racing 	14 	Tony Stewart 	 	1998 Grand Prix
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Save Mart/Kragen 350 	Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma 	January 25 	WBC
 	Bud Shootout Qualifier 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 8 	ESPN
 	Bud Shootout 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 8 	WBC
 	Gatorade 125s 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 12 	WBC
2 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 15 	WBC
3 	GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	February 22 	TNN
4 	Las Vegas 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 1 	WBC
5 	Primestar 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	March 9 	ESPN
6 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 15 	WBC
7 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 22 	ESPN
8 	Food City 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	March 29 	ESPN
9 	Texas 400 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 5 	WBC
10 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	April 20 	ESPN
11 	DieHard 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 26 	WBC
12 	California 500 presented by NAPA 	California Speedway, Fontana 	May 3 	WBC
13 	Diet Coke 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	May 10 	WBC
 	RCA Shootout 	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley 	May 16 	TNN
 	RCA Open 	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley 	May 16 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XIV 	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley 	May 16 	TNN
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	May 24 	WBC
15 	MBNA Platinum 400 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	May 31 	TNN
16 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	June 6 	ESPN
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 14 	TNN
18 	Dodge Avenger 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 21 	WBC
19 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside 	June 28 	WBC
20 	Jiffy Lube 300 	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon 	July 12 	TNN
21 	Music City USA 420 	Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville 	July 19 	TNN
22 	Pennsylvania 500 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	July 26 	WBC
23 	Brickyard 400 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	August 1 	WBC
24 	The Bud at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 9 	ESPN
25 	Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss 	Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn 	August 16 	ESPN
26 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 22 	ESPN
27 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	August 30 	ESPN
28 	Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 6 	WBC
29 	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond 	September 12	ESPN
30 	MBNA Gold 400 	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover 	September 20	TNN
31 	NAPA Autocare 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	September 27	ESPN
32 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord 	October 4 	WBC
33 	Dodge 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	October 11 	ESPN
34 	Pepsi 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	October 17 	WBC
35 	Gilead 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	October 25 	WBC
36 	Dura Lube/Kmart 500 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 	November 1 	TNN
37 	ACDelco 400 	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham 	November 8 	TNN
38 	NAPA 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	November 15 	ESPN
39 	Sprite 500 	Denver International Speedway, Denver 	November 22 	WBC
 	Coca-Cola 500 	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 	November 29 	WBC
40 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario 	December 6 	WBC
== Season summary ==
== Results ==
No.	Race 	Pole Position 	Winner 	Make/Model
1 	Save Mart/Kragen 350 	Kenny Wallace 	Kyle Petty 	Dodge Intrepid
 	Bud Shootout Qualifier 	Sterling Marlin	Jimmy Spencer 	Lincoln Mark VIII
 	Bud Shootout 	Mark Martin 	Rusty Wallace 	Ford Taurus
 	Gatorade 125s Race 1 	Bobby Labonte 	Sterling Marlin 	Dodge Avenger
 	Gatorade 125s Race 2 	Terry Labonte 	Dale Earnhardt 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2 	Daytona 500 	Bobby Labonte 	Dale Earnhardt 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3 	GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 	Rick Mast 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
4 	Las Vegas 400 	Davey Allison 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
5 	Primestar 500 	John Andretti 	Bobby Labonte 	Dodge Intrepid
6 	San Jose 500 	Jeremy Mayfield	Dale Jarrett 	Pontiac Grand Prix
7 	TranSouth Financial 400 	Mark Martin 	Ernie Irvan 	Ford Taurus
8 	Food City 500 	Rusty Wallace 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
9 	Texas 400 	Tim Richmond 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
10 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Bobby Hamilton 	Bobby Hamilton 	Chevrolet Cavalier
11 	DieHard 500 	Bobby Labonte 	Bobby Labonte 	Dodge Intrepid
12 	California 500 by NAPA 	Jeff Gordon 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
13 	Diet Coke 500 	Mark Martin 	Ricky Rudd 	Mercury Sable
 	RCA Shootout Race 1 	??? 	Tim Richmond 	Ford Taurus
 	RCA Shootout Race 2 	??? 	Jimmy Spencer 	Lincoln Mark VIII
 	RCA Open 	??? 	Tim Richmond 	Ford Taurus
 	RCA All-Star Challenge XIV 	Bill Elliott 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
15 	MBNA Platinum 400 	Rusty Wallace 	Davey Allison 	Ford Taurus
16 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Terry Labonte 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	Ward Burton 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
18 	Dodge Avenger 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeremy Mayfield 	Mercury Sable
19 	Budweiser 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20 	Jiffy Lube 300 	Ricky Craven 	Jeff Burton 	Roush Mustang
21 	Music City USA 420 	Jeff Gordon 	Derrike Cope 	Pontiac Grand Prix
22 	Pennsylvania 500 	Ward Burton 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
23 	Brickyard 400 	Ernie Irvan 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
24 	The Bud at The Glen 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
25 	Pepsi 400 presented by DeVilbiss 	Ernie Irvan 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
26 	Goody's Headache Powder 500 	Rusty Wallace 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
27 	Tyson Holly Farms 400 	Jeff Gordon 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
28 	Southern 500 	Dale Jarrett 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
29 	Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400	Rusty Wallace 	Jeff Burton 	Roush Mustang
30 	MBNA Gold 400 	Mark Martin 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
31 	NAPA Autocare 500 	Davey Allison 	Ricky Rudd 	Mercury Sable
32 	UAW-GM Quality 500 	Derrike Cope 	Mark Martin 	Roush Mustang
33 	Dodge 500 	Ken Schrader 	Davey Allison 	Ford Taurus
34 	Daytona 400 	Bobby Labonte 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
35 	Gilead 500 	Davey Allison 	Alan Kulwicki 	Dodge Avenger
36 	Dura Lube/Kmart 500 	Ken Schrader 	Rusty Wallace 	Ford Taurus
37 	ACDelco 400 	Mark Martin 	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
38 	NAPA 500 	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Jeff Gordon 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
39 	Sprite 500 	Ward Burton 	Clifford Allison	Dodge Intrepid
 	Coca-Cola 500 	Jeremy Mayfield	Mike Skinner 	Chevrolet Monte Carlo
40 	Los Angeles Times 500 	Tony Stewart 	Clifford Allison	Dodge Intrepid
==Cars used in 1998 (incomplete)==
File:1998 chevrolet monte carlo.jpg|Chevrolet Monte Carlo
File:1998 ford taurus.jpg|Ford Taurus (NEW)
File:1997 ford thunderbird.jpg|1997 Ford Thunderbird (final year; no factory support)
File:1998 dodge avenger.jpg|Dodge Avenger (final year)
File:1998 pontiac grand prix.jpg|Pontiac Grand Prix
File:1998 mercury sable.jpg|Mercury Sable
File:1998 lincoln mark viii.jpg|Lincoln Mark VIII (NEW, only year with factory support)
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