Nascar Winston Cup Series 1998 var den 50:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Serien vanns av Jeff Gordon, vilket var hans tredje titel.

Säsongen som bestod av 33 race startade på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Bud Shootout 9 februari och Gatorade 125 Qualifiers 12 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 40:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Ordinarie säsong avslutades 8 november på Atlanta Motor Speedway med Napa 500. 22 november kördes ett uppvisningslopp på Twin Ring Motegi i Japan. Serien vanns av Jeff Gordon i en Chevrolet körande för Hendrick Motorsports. Det var hans andra raka och tredje mästerskapstitel totalt. Han hade tidigare vunnit serien 1995 och 1997. Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet med 1 poängs marginal till tvåan Ford.

Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana DatumBud Shootout QualifierDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida8 februariBud ShootoutGatorade Twin 125 Qualifiers12 februari1Daytona 50015 februari2GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina22 februari3Las Vegas 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada1 mars4Primestar 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia8 9 mars5Transouth Financial 400Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina22 mars6Food City 500Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee29 mars7Texas 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas5 april8Goody's Headache Powder 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia19 20 april9Diehard 500Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama26 april10California 500 presented by NAPACalifornia Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien3 majNo Bull 25 ShootoutCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina17 majWinston OpenThe Winston11Coca-Cola 60024 maj12MBNA Platinum 400Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware31 maj13Pontiac Excitement 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia6 juni14Miller Lite 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan14 juni15Pocono 500Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania21 juni16Save Mart/Kragen 350Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien28 juni17Jiffy Lube 300New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire12 juli18Pennsylvania 500Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania26 juli19Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana1 augusti20The Bud at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York9 augusti21Pepsi 400 Presented by DevilbissMichigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan16 augusti22Goody's Headache Powder 500Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee22 augusti23Farm Aid on CMT 300New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire30 augusti24Pepsi Southern 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina6 september25Exide Nascar Select Batteries 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia12 september26MBNA Gold 400Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware20 september27Napa Autocare 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia27 september28UAW-GM Quality 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina4 oktober29Winston 500Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama11 oktober30Pepsi 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida17 oktober31Dura Lube/Kmart 500Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona25 oktober32AC Delco 400North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina1 november33Napa 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia8 novemberCoca-Cola 500Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan22 november

Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeamKonstruktörRapportBud Shootout QualifierSterling MarlinJimmy SpencerJimmy SpencerCarter-Haas MotorsportsFord RapportBud ShootoutMark MartinJeff GordonRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFordGatorade 125 #1Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte Sterling MarlinSterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet RapportGatorade 125 #2Terry LabonteDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1Daytona 500Bobby LabonteDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport2GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400Rick MastMark MartinJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport3Las Vegas 400Dale JarrettMark MartinMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport4Primestar 500John AndrettiKenny Irwin Jr.Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiacRapport5Transouth Financial 400Mark MartinJeff BurtonDale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordRapport6Food City 500Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport7Texas 500Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport8Goody's Headache Powder 500Bobby HamiltonBobby HamiltonBobby HamiltonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevroletRapport9Diehard 500Bobby LabonteTerry LabonteBobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiacRapport10California 500 presented by NapaJeff GordonMark MartinMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapportNo Bull 25 Shootout 1Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMichael Kranefuss RacingFord RapportNo Bull 25 Shootout 2Joe NemechekJimmy SpencerJimmy SpencerCarter-Haas MotorsportsFordWinston OpenJeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMichael Kranefuss RacingFordThe WinstonBill ElliottJeff GordonMark MartinRoush RacingFord11Coca-Cola 600Jeff GordonMark MartinJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport12MBNA Platinum 400Rusty WallaceJeff GordonDale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordRapport13Pontiac Excitement 400Jeff GordonDale JarrettTerry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport14Miller Lite 400Ward BurtonJeff GordonMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport15Pocono 500Jeff GordonJeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFordRapport16Save Mart/Kragen 350Jeff GordonJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport17Jiffy Lube 300Ricky CravenJeff BurtonJeff BurtonRoush RacingFordRapport18Pennsylvania 500Ward BurtonJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport19Brickyard 400Ernie IrvanJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport20The Bud at The GlenJeff GordonJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport21Pepsi 400 Presented by DevilbissErnie IrvanErnie IrvanJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport22Goody's Headache Powder 500Rusty WallaceMark MartinMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport23Farm Aid on CMT 300Jeff GordonMark MartinJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport24Pepsi Southern 500Dale JarrettJeff BurtonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport25Exide Nascar Select Batteries 400Rusty WallaceJeff BurtonJeff BurtonRoush RacingFordRapport26MBNA Gold 400Mark MartinMark MartinMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport27Napa Autocare 500Ernie IrvanSterling MarlinRicky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFordRapport28UAW-GM Quality 500Derrike CopeMark MartinMark MartinRoush RacingFordRapport29Winston 500Ken SchraderMike SkinnerDale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordRapport30Pepsi 400Bobby LabonteJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport31Dura Lube/Kmart 500Ken SchraderRusty WallaceRusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFordRapport32AC Delco 400Mark MartinDale JarrettJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport33Napa 500Kenny Irwin Jr.Jeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapportCoca-Cola 500Jeremy MayfieldMike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport

Slutställning Förarmästerskapet Plats Förare Märke Poäng 1 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 5328 2 Mark Martin Ford 4964 3 Dale Jarrett Ford 4619 4 Rusty Wallace Ford 4501 5 Jeff Burton Ford 4415 6 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 4180 7 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 4157 8 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 3928 9 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 3901 10 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 3786

Märkesmästerskapet Tillverkare Vinster Poäng 1 Ford 15 223 2 Chevrolet 14 222 3 Pontiac 2 144

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