1998 Winchester 400
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Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
motor race (run yearly since 1970) was held under All-Pro Series sanction on September 27, 1998, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile"....
, Indiana
Indiana
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(USA).
Becoming the third different winner in as many years, Derrick Gilchrist was crowned the 1998 "Winchester 400" Champion. The Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
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, native flew past Steven Howard on lap 299 and beat points leader Freddie Query across the finish line.
Jeff Fultz of Milford, Ohio
Milford, Ohio
Milford is a city in Clermont and Hamilton counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the southwestern part of the state. It is a part of Greater Cincinnati. Milford, an abbreviated form of mill ford, was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami...
, drove his Jani-King Chevrolet to the pole-position with a lap of 15.990 seconds (112.570 MPH). Fellow front-row starter Hal Goodson leaped to the lead at the start of the 400-lap grind. Fultz would settle into second until moving past Goodson for the lead on lap 55. Fultz would hold the lead until Goodson went back in front under caution to lead the 87th circuit. Starting seventh, Hoosier Brian Ross of the Kendall Late Model Series, took the lead on lap 88 and would hold the top spot until most of the leaders pitted under caution on lap 155.
Fultz stayed out and retook the lead as Ross and the other lead-lap machines tried to run him down. Ross’ day ended on lap 213 when suspension failure sent him bouncing off the first turn wall. After a round of pit stops under that caution, Steven Howard showed the way. Gilchrist took his first lead of the day in his Robert Hake-prepared machine on lap 299 after solving vapor lock problems. Once in front, he went on to lead the final 102 laps and score his second series win of the 1998 season and $14,900. Query finished second, 1.074 seconds behind the leader with Howard in third, the last car on the lead lap. One lap back was Ron Young in fourth and fifth-place Scott Riggs
Scott Riggs
Russell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #81 Dodge Charger for Whitney Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...
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Table of results
| Results of the 29th Annual Snap-On Tools Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 4 | 27 | Derrick Gilchrist / Raleigh, NC | Hamke Race Cars & Parts / Chevrolet | 401 | $14,900 | running | |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | Freddie Query / Mooresville, NC | Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser / Chevrolet | 401 | $8,555 | running | |
| 3 | 19 | 19 | Steven Howard / Greer, SC | Greer Flooring Center/Trucks & More / Chevrolet | 401 | $5,700 | running | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | Ron Young / Conyers, GA | Enforcer Pest Killers/Cofer Bros. / Chevrolet | 400 | $4,850 | running | |
| 5 | 21 | 94 | Scott Riggs Scott Riggs Russell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #81 Dodge Charger for Whitney Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:... / Bahama, NC |
Horizon Motorsports / Chevrolet | 400 | $4,300 | running | |
| 6 | 15 | 84 | Ken Weaver / Mishawaka, IN | Acro-Tech/Weaver Electric / Pontiac | 399 | $3,050 | running | |
| 7 | 3 | 00 | David Reutimann David Reutimann Emil David Reutimann is the driver the #00 Aaron's Dream Machine/Tums/Best Western Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series... / Zephyrhills, FL |
Jiffy Lube / Pontiac | 395 | $3,150 | running | |
| 8 | 12 | 98 | Sean Studer / Concord, NC | Old El Paso Mexican Style Foods/Hi-C / Chevrolet | 392 | $2,750 | running | |
| 9 | 25 | 90 | Keith Gardner / Louisville, KY | Owens Corning/Shoe Carnival / Chevrolet | 392 | $2,060 | running | |
| 10 | 9 | 09 | Randy Gentry / Easley, SC | Carolina Painting/Quality Lift / Chevrolet | 390 | $2,850 | running | |
| 11 | 23 | 32 | Trent Owens Trent Owens Trent Owens, is a NASCAR crew chief for Turner Motorsports' #32 team in the Trent Owens, is a [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Turner Motorsports |Turner Motorsports']] #32 team in the Trent Owens, is a [[NASCAR]] crew chief for [[Turner Motorsports... / Charlotte, NC |
Richard Petty Driving Experience / Pontiac | 389 | $2,150 | running | |
| 12 | 17 | 14 | Josh Clemons / New Albany, IN | E.T. Sharp Trucking / Chevrolet | 385 | $1,950 | running | |
| 13 | 28 | 26 | Keith White / Higginsville, MO | Bayer Agricultural/Advantage Flea Adulticide / Chevrolet | 378 | $1,850 | running | |
| 14 | 26 | 11 | Joe Williamson / Louisville, KY | SKR Cleaning Service / Chevrolet | 378 | $1,250 | running | |
| 15 | 13 | 03 | Ken Alexander Ken Alexander Ken Alexander is a former NASCAR driver from Anderson, South Carolina, USA.He made eight starts in the Busch Series in 2001 and four starts in 2002. In 2001, he drove seven races for Jay Robinson and one for Tony Hall. Ken Alexander made all his 2002 starts for Hubert Hensley.-References:... / Anderson, SC |
Greased Lightning Cleaner/True Value / Chevrolet | 364 | $1,650 | accident | |
| 16 | 29 | 7 | Lee Raymond / Dayton, OH | J.D. DanKen Construction / Chevrolet | 360 | $1,100 | running | |
| 17 | 20 | 92 | Wayne Anderson Wayne Anderson Wayne Anderson is an American late model race car driver. Anderson was born in Wildwood, Florida, and graduated high school in 1986. He has two championships in the NASCAR Pro-Series, which were in 1999 and 2001. Anderson also participated in the Camping World Truck Series and Sprint Cup Series,... / Wildwood Springs, FL |
Porter Cable Professional Power Tools / Chevrolet | 358 | $1,075 | transmission | |
| 18 | 1 | 86 | Jeff Fultz / Milford, OH | Jani-King / Chevrolet | 351 | $2,150 | brakes | |
| 19 | 24 | 31 | Ronnie Burkett / Sorrento, FL | Big Daddy’s BBQ Sauces & Spices / Chevrolet | 311 | $1,625 | running | |
| 20 | 22 | 28 | Billy Bigley, Jr. / Naples, FL | Team ASE/Bilstein Shocks / Chevrolet | 276 | $1,600 | running | |
| 21 | 2 | 50 | Hal Goodson / Winston-Salem, NC | Nortel/Northern Telecom / Chevrolet | 227 | $925 | accident | |
| 22 | 7 | 42 | Brian Ross / Plymouth, IN | R & R Fabrication / Pontiac | 213 | $950 | accident | |
| 23 | 6 | 25 | David Moyer / Simpsonville, SC | Dolphins ‘n’ Friends Bite Size Cheddar Crackers / Chevrolet | 180 | $1,425 | accident | |
| 24 | 18 | 33 | Conrad Burr Conrad Burr Conrad Burr is a former NASCAR driver. He competed a limited schedule in the Craftsman Truck Series from 2000-2003.... / Concord, NC |
National Peening / Chevrolet | 170 | $1,400 | engine | |
| 25 | 16 | 0 | Steven Christian / Buford, GA | BellSouth / Chevrolet | 142 | $1,575 | engine | |
| 26 | 8 | 34 | Hank Parker, Jr. / Denver, NC | Zent Racing / Chevrolet | 104 | $850 | rear end | |
| 27 | 14 | 53 | Robert Burroughs / Laurel, MS | Burroughs Motorsports / Chevrolet | 88 | $850 | accident | |
| 28 | 27 | 18 | Scott Kirby / Statesville, NC | Southern Insurance Agency / Chevrolet | 45 | $1,450 | engine | |
| 29 | 11 | 71 | Ray Skillman / Indianapolis, IN | Dupont/Explorer Vans / Ford | 26 | $850 | accident | |
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 78.2 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 1.074 seconds
- Time of Race: Two hours, 33 minutes and 49 seconds
- Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Hal Goodson 1-54; Jeff Fultz 55-86; Goodson 87; Brian Ross 88-155; Fultz 156-215; Goodson 216; Steven Howard 217-298; Derrick Gilchrist 299-400.
- Cautions: 11 for 74 laps
- Entries: 29 Qualifiers: 29