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| Race 19 of 33 in the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 1998 Brickyard 400 program cover | |||
| Date | August 1, 1998 (1998-08-01) | ||
| Official name | Brickyard 400 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway inSpeedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km) | ||
| Average speed | 126.772 miles per hour (204.020 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | MB2 Motorsports | ||
| Time | 50.169 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 97 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins andBenny Parsons | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.1/14 | ||
The1998 Brickyard 400, the 5th running of theevent, was aNASCARWinston Cup Series race held on August 1, 1998, atIndianapolis Motor Speedway inSpeedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the 19th race of the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.Jeff Gordon ofHendrick Motorsports won the race.[1]
TheIndianapolis Motor Speedway, located inSpeedway, Indiana, (anenclave suburb ofIndianapolis) in the United States, is the home of theIndianapolis 500 and theBrickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) west ofDowntown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) long. The track's turns arebanked at 9degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.
Jeff Gordon became the first repeat winner, holding offMark Martin for the win.[2]Dale Jarrett dominated the second 100 miles (160 kilometres) of the race but lost his chance near the halfway point when he ran out of fuel, and coasted back to the pits; he lost four laps but made them up due to numerous cautions. Gordon's victory was the first in theWinston No Bull 5 program.
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The race was aired live onABC in the United States.Bob Jenkins and1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championBenny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth.Jerry Punch,Bill Weber andJack Arute handled pit road for the television side.
| ABC | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Lap-by-lap | Color commentator | |
| Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons | Jerry Punch Bill Weber Jack Arute |