1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 23 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300 program cover. | |||
| Date | August 30, 1998 | ||
| Official name | Second Annual Farm Aid on CMT 300 | ||
| Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.703 km (1.058 miles) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Average speed | 112.078 miles per hour (180.372 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.518 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 193 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNN | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 300 was the 23rd stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 30, 1998, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to dominate the final laps of the race to take his 38th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his eighth victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, August 28, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.815 and an average speed of 127.748 mph (205.590 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 29.815 | 127.748 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 29.853 | 127.585 |
| 3 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 29.900 | 127.385 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
