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NASCAR WCUP: Thunder Special Coca-Cola 500 Results

23 November 1998

MOTEGI, JAPAN: Following are the race results for the NASCAR Thunder Special Coca-Cola 500 exhibition race held Saturday night. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, hometown, car make, laps completed, and money won:

1. (3) Mike Skinner, Ontario, Calif., Chevy, 201, $134,045.
2. (2) Jeff Gordon, Pittsboro, Ind., Chevy, 201, $113,445.
3. (1) Jeremy Mayfield, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 201, $72,145.
4. (6) Jeff Burton, South Boston, Va., Ford, 201, $64,595.
5. (8) Rusty Wallace, St. Louis, Ford, 201, $59,945.
6. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kaanapolis, N.C., Chevy, 201, $42,595.
7. (7) Bill Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga., Chevy, 201, $41,245.
8. (15) Dale Earnhardt, Kaanapolis, N.C., Chevy, 201, $31,995.
9. (12) Sterling Marlin, Columbia, Tenn., Chevy, 201, $28,645.
10. (11) Michael Waltrip, Owensboro, Ky., Ford, 199, $29,045.
11. (14) Kenny Wallace, St. Louis, Chevy, 199, $24,645.
12. (10) Lance Norick, Oklahoma City, Ford, 199, $22,645.
13. (17) Scott Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., Ford Thunderbird, 199, $22,545.
14. (22) Jeff Davis, Anaheim Hills, Calif., Ford, 198, $22,445.
15. (25) Ron Hornaday, Palmdale, Calif., Chevy, 197, $23,595.
16. (26) Butch Gilliland, Anaheim, Calif., Ford, 195, $22,245.
17. (21) Hideo Fukuyama, Japan, Ford Thunderbird, 194, $22,145.
18. (13) Bobby Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn., Chevy, 188, $22,045.
19. (18) Brendan Gaughan, Las Vegas, Chevy, 185, $21,945.
20. (4) Elliott Sadler, Emporia, Va., Ford, 170, $23,995.
21. (20) Ron Burns, Phoenix, Ford, 144, $21,745.
22. (16) Ricky Craven, Newburgh, Maine, Ford, 108, $21,645.
23. (19) Austin Cameron, El Cajon, Calif., Chevy, 105, $21,545.
24. (5) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 84, $21,445.
25. (27) Gary Smith, Canada, Ford, 54, $21,345.
26. (30) Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japan, Ford, 49, $21,245.
27. (23) Randy Nelson, El Cajon, Calif., Ford, 44, $20,945.
28. (29) Kazutera Wakida, Japan, Chevy, 40, $21,045.
29. (24) Kelly Tanner, Woodinville, Wash., Pontiac Grand Prix, 27, $20,945.
30. (28) Motohiro Nakaji, Japan, Pontiac Grand Prix, 23, $20,845.
31. (31) Rich Woodland, Templeton, Calif., Chevy, 3, $20,745.