Race 3 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1998 Las Vegas 400 logo
Date
March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)
Location
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance
267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.54 km)
Weather
Temperatures reaching up to 60.1 °F (15.6 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1]
Average speed
146.554 miles per hour (235.856 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Dale Jarrett
Robert Yates Racing
Time
168.224 miles per hour (270.730 km/h)
Most laps led
Driver
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Laps
82
Winner
No. 6
Mark Martin
Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Bill Weber, Jack Arute and Jerry Punch
Radio in the United States
Radio
MRN
Booth Announcers
Allen Bestwick and Barney Hall
Turn Announcers
Joe Moore (1 & 2) and Fred Armstrong (3 & 4)
Motor car race
The 1998 Las Vegas 400 was the inaugural running of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Martin, driver of the Valvoline Ford, won the race, and also led the most laps with 82. Dale Jarrett of the Quality Care Service/Ford Credit Ford won the pole position, but finished 40th due to an engine problem.[2] A total of 120,000 people attended the race, with the profits from all three NASCAR races totaling $40 million for the local economy.[3]
^"1998 Las Vegas weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^"1998 Las Vegas 400". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
^Butterworth, Scott (March 3, 1998). "NASCAR expected to return". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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