1998 - Craftsman Truck Series - Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Race
For 2023 (Stanley Black & Decker) Craftsman returned as the primary sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series replacing Camping World. The Truck Series is a modified production pickup truck racing series of NASCAR. In 1947 Bill France gathered promoters from Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest to the Ebony Bar atop the Streamline Inn in Daytona, and drew up the initial rules and regulations of the modern day NASCAR.- the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The first "true" NASCAR race, in the division that would lead to the present-day Sprint Cup Series, and the Nationwide Series was held at the Charlotte (N.C.) Fairgrounds on June 19, 1949.
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1998 - Craftsman Truck Series - Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Race Results
Race Name - Virginia Is For Lovers 200Date - 9/10/1998Race Track - Richmond International RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.75 milesRace Length (Miles) - 150 milesPole Speed - 121.633 mphNumber of Cautions - 8Caution Laps - 37Average Race Speed - 85.878 mphLead Changes - 10Total Race Purse - $276,540Race Number - 20 | More Races from 1998 |
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor(Owner) | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 2 | Jack Sprague | 24 | GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick) | 200 | Chevrolet | 107 | $38,400 |
2 | 8 | Ernie Irvan | 28 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 200 | Ford | 48 | $22,200 |
3 | 18 | Greg Biffle | 50 | Grainger (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $16,250 |
4 | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 99 | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | 200 | Ford | 1 | $11,775 |
5 | 19 | Butch Miller | 18 | Dana Corporation (Ron Norick) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $8,575 |
6 | 5 | Rich Bickle | 15 | Turbine Solutions (Billy Ballew) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,025 |
7 | 15 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | MCI (Steve Coulter) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,875 |
8 | 3 | Rick Carelli | 6 | REMAX International (Marshall Chesrown) | 200 | Chevrolet | 18 | $6,825 |
9 | 10 | Terry Cook | 88 | PBA Tour (Duke Thorson) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,775 |
10 | 9 | Mike Wallace | 52 | Purolator PureOne Filters (Ken Schrader) | 200 | Chevrolet | 9 | $7,850 |
11 | 4 | Rick Crawford | 14 | Circle Bar Motel RV Park (Tom Mitchell) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,675 |
12 | 31 | Andy Houston | 60 | Addington Racing (Mike Addington) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,800 |
13 | 17 | Tony Roper | 55 | Icehouse Beer (Tom Gloy) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,500 |
14 | 27 | BA Wilson | 85 | ICSE Controls (BA Wilson) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,450 |
15 | 30 | Bob Keselowski | 29 | Mopar Performance (Ron Keselowski) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $5,400 |
16 | 12 | Jimmy Hensley | 43 | Cummins Engines (Petty Enterprises) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $6,325 |
17 | 16 | Jay Sauter | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service Plus (Richard Childress) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,315 |
18 | 6 | Lonnie Rush Jr | 10 | Ohio State University (Jerry Wharton) | 200 | Chevrolet | 17 | $5,225 |
19 | 34 | Boris Said | 44 | Federated Auto Parts (Mark Simo) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,175 |
20 | 33 | Scot Walters | 37 | Red Man (Clarence Brewer) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,250 |
21 | 35 | Wayne Anderson | 84 | PorterCable Power Tools (Jim Herrick) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $5,100 |
22 | 7 | Ron Hornaday Jr | 16 | NAPA Brakes (Dale Earnhardt Inc) | 200 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,075 |
23 | 13 | Stacy Compton | 86 | Royal Crown Cola (David Hodson) | 200 | Ford | 0 | $6,050 |
24 | 36 | Lance Norick | 90 | NHL (Ron Norick) | 200 | Dodge | 0 | $5,025 |
25 | 32 | Kevin Harvick | 75 | Spears Manufacturing (Wayne Spears) | 199 | Chevrolet | 0 | $6,000 |
26 | 25 | John Blewett III | 9 | Greenfield Racing (Dick Greenfield) | 199 | Dodge | 0 | $4,975 |
27 | 20 | Mike Bliss | 2 | Team ASE Racing (Jim Smith) | 198 | Ford | 0 | $5,950 |
28 | 14 | Tony Raines | 19 | Pennzoil (Kurt Roehrig) | 197 | Ford | 0 | $5,925 |
29 | 22 | Kevin Cywinski | 31 | Concor Tool Machine (Bob Brevak) | 182 | Ford | 0 | $4,875 |
30 | 21 | Ron Barfield Jr | 35 | Ortho Lawn Garden Products (Charles Hardy) | 146 | Chevrolet | 0 | $5,950 |
31 | 23 | Randy Renfrow | 78 | MCI (Dominic Dobson) | 122 | Dodge | 0 | $4,825 |
32 | 28 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Nicklaus Golf Equipment (Phil Bonifield) | 119 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,825 |
33 | 11 | Barry Bodine | 7 | Prime Performance (Jim Clark) | 109 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,825 |
34 | 29 | Bobby Hamilton | 1 | Southern Pride Trucking (Bobby Hamilton Racing) | 104 | Chevrolet | 0 | $4,825 |
35 | 26 | Bryan Reffner | 26 | Auto Trim Design (Mike Mittler) | 68 | Ford | 0 | $5,825 |
36 | 24 | Johnny Chapman | 66 | Carlin Burners Controls (Dale Phelon) | 32 | Ford | 0 | $4,825 |