1998 Pepsi Southern 500
# 1998 Pepsi Southern 500

The 1998 Pepsi Southern 500, the 49th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 6, 1998 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-fourth race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. His fourth consecutive Southern 500 victory.

## Top 10 results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac |
| 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford |
| 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Mattei Motorsports | Ford |
| 10 | 81 | Kenny Wallace | FILMAR Racing | Ford |

## Race statistics

* Time of race: 3:36:21
* Average Speed: 139.031 miles per hour (223.749 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 168.879
* Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
* Margin of Victory: 3.631 sec
* Lead changes: 12
* Percent of race run under caution: 4.4%
* Average green flag run: 117 laps
