1998 The Bud at The Glen
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 20 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1998 The Bud at The Glen program cover. | |||
| Date | August 9, 1998 | ||
| Official name | 13th Annual The Bud at The Glen | ||
| Location | Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.45 miles (3.943 km) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km) | ||
| Average speed | 94.466 miles per hour (152.028 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:13.298 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 55 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1998 The Bud at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 9, 1998, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.45 miles (3.943 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. Within the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would make a late race charge and pass for the lead with four to go to win his 36th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his seventh of the season, and his third consecutive victory up to that point.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, August 7, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for three hours and 30 minutes.[3] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:13.486 and an average speed of 120.023 mph (193.158 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:13.486 | 120.023 |
| 2 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Elliott-Marino Racing | Ford | 1:13.638 | 119.775 |
| 3 | 23 | Boris Said | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.728 | 119.629 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, August 8, at 2:15 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.353 and an average speed of 118.623 mph (190.905 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 1:14.353 | 118.623 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.448 | 118.472 |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 1:14.763 | 117.973 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
