1998 California 500
# 1998 California 500

The 1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 3, 1998, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.

## Background

The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.

## Top 10 results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Mattei Motorsports | Ford |
| 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:33:57
* Average Speed: 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 181.772 miles per hour (292.534 km/h)
* Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
* Margin of Victory: 1.287 sec
* Lead changes: 18
* Percent of race run under caution: 14%
* Average green flag run: 30.7 laps
