| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 33 in the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 1998 Southern 500 program cover | |||
| Date | September 6, 1998 (1998-09-6) | ||
| Official name | Pepsi Southern 500 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway,Darlington County, South Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 93.2 °F (34.0 °C); wind speeds up to 11.3 miles per hour (18.2 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 139.031 miles per hour (223.749 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 273 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins,Ned Jarrett andBenny Parsons | ||
The1998 Pepsi Southern 500, the 49th running of theevent, was aNASCARWinston Cup Series race held on September 6, 1998 atDarlington 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 the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.Jeff Gordon ofHendrick Motorsports won the race and captured his fourth consecutive Southern 500.