Friday, April 3, 1998 | 6:19 a.m.
WINSTON CUP
The 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup stock car racing schedule, winners in parenthesis, and driver point standings:
Feb. 15 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt).
Feb. 22 - Goodwrench Service 400, Rockingham, N.C. (Jeff Gordon).
March 1 - Las Vegas 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Mark Martin).
March 8 - Primestar 500, Atlanta. (Bobby Labonte).
March 22 - TranSouth Financial 400, Darlington, S.C. (Dale Jarrett).
March 29 - Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Jeff Gordon).
April 5 - Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas, CBS, 11 a.m.
April 19 - Goody's 500, Martinsville, Va.
April 26 - Diehard 500, Talladega, Ala.
May 3 - NAPA's California 500, Fontana.
May 16 - The Winston (x), Charlotte, N.C.
May 24 - Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte, N.C.
May 31 - MBNA Platinum 400, Dover, Del.
June 6 - Pontiac Excitement 400, Richmond, Va.
June 14 - Miller Lite 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 21 - Pocono 500, Pocono, Pa.
June 28 - Save Mart 300, Sonoma, Calif.
July 4 - Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 12 - Jiffy Lube 300, Loudon, N.H.
July 26 - Pennsylvania 500, Pocono.
Aug. 1 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis.
Aug. 9 - The Bud at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 16 - DeVilbiss 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 22 - Goody's 500, Bristol, Tenn.
Aug. 30 - New Hampshire 300, Loudon.
Sept. 6 - Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 12 - Select 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 20 - MBNA Gold 400, Dover, Del.
Sept. 27 - NAPA Autocare 500, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 4 - UAW-GM Quality 500, Charlotte, N.C.
Oct. 11 - Winston 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 25 - Dura-Lube 500, Phoenix.
Nov. 1 - ACDelco 400, Rockingham, N.C.
Nov. 8 - NAPA 500, Atlanta.
Nov. 15 - Suzuka Circuit (x), Suzuka City, Japan.
Nov. 21 - Twin Ring (x), Motegi, Japan.
x-non-points race.
Driver standings
1. Rusty Wallace, 909. 2. Jeremy Mayfield, 908. 3. Jeff Gordon, 868. 4. Terry Labonte, 851. 5. Bill Elliott, 803. 6. Dale Earnhardt, 802. 7. Mark Martin, 799. 8. Jeff Burton, 794. 9. Dale Jarrett, 785. 10. Ken Schrader, 730. 11. Jimmy Spencer, 690. 12. Michael Waltrip, 687. 13. Johnny Benson, 683. 14. Bobby Labonte, 680. 15. Ward Burton, 665. 16. Ted Musgrave, 663. 17. Bobby Hamilton, 645. 18. Dick Trickle, 619. 19. John Andretti, 611. 20. Ernie Irvan, 610.
CART
The 1998 CART Indy-car racing schedule, winners in parentheses, and driver point standings:
March 15 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami, Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, Fla. (Michael Andretti).
March 28 - Budweiser 500, Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan. (Adrian Fernandez). April 5 - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, downtown street circuit, Long Beach, Calif., ESPN, 1 p.m.
April 26 - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pa.
May 10 - Rio 400, Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway at Nelson Piquet International Raceway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
May 23 - Motorola 300 - Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill.
May 31 - Miller 200, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis.
June 7 - ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit.
June 21 - Budweiser-G.I. Joe's 200, Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.
July 12 - Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland
July 19 - Molson-Indy Toronto, Exhibition Place, Toronto.
July 26 - U.S. 500, Michigan Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 9 - Miller Lite 200, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio.
Aug. 16 - Texaco-Havoline 200, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
Sept. 6 - Molson-Indy Vancouver, Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, Canada.
Sept. 13 - Grand Prix of Monterey, Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, Calif.
Oct. 4 - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston, downtown street circuit, Houston.
Oct. 18 - IndyCarnival Australia, downtown street circuit, Gold Coast, Australia.
Nov. 1 - Marlboro 500, California Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
Driver standings
1. Adrian Fernandez, 29. 2. Greg Moore, 29. 3. Michael Andretti, 21. 4. Gil de Ferran, 6. 5. Al Unser Jr., 16. 6. Alex Zanardi, 14. 7. Christian Fittipaldi, 12. 8. Scott Pruett, 10. 9. Paul Tracy, 10. 10. Dario Franchitti, 9. 11. Tony Canaan, 8. 12. Jimmy Vasser, 6. 13. Bryan Herta, 5. 14. Andre Ribeiro, 4. 15. Mark Blundell, 4. 16. Mauricio Gugelmin, 3. 17. Patrick Carpentier, 2. 18. Helio Castro-Neves, 2. 19. Gualter Salles, 1.
IRL
The 1998 Indy Racing League schedule, winners in parentheses, and driver point standings:
Jan. 24 - Indy 200, Orlando, Fla. (Tony Stewart).
March 22 - Dura-Lube 200, Phoenix. (Scott Sharp).
May 24 - Indianapolis 500.
June 6 - TBA, Fort Worth, Texas.
June 28 - TBA, Loudon, N.H.
July 19 - TBA, Dover, Del.
July 25 - TBA, Concord, N.C.
Aug. 16 - Colorado 200, Colorado Springs.
Aug. 29 - TBA, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 20 - TBA, Fort Worth, Texas.
Oct. 10 - TBA, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Driver standings
1. Tony Stewart, 95. 2. Scott Sharp, 78. 3. Jeff Ward, 73. 4. Stephan Gregoire, 64. 5. Sam Schmidt, 48. 6. Billy Boat, 46. 7. Mark Dismore, 44. 8. Scott Goodyear, 41. tie. Mike Groff, 41. 10. Davey Hamilton, 39.
FORMULA ONE
The 1998 Formula One schedule, winners in parentheses, and driver point standings:
March 8 - Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne. (Mika Hakkinen).
March 29 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos. (Mika Hakkinen).
April 12 - Argentine Grand Prix, Buenos Aires.
April 26 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, Italy.
May 10 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona.
May 24 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo.
June 7 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal.
July 12 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England.
July 26 - Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg.
Aug. 2 - German Grand Prix, Hockenheim.
Aug. 16 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest.
Aug. 30 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps.
Sept. 13 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza.
Sept. 27 - Luxembourg Grand Prix, Nuerburgring, Germany
Oct. 11 - Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril. (pending completion of track work and finalizing contract)
Nov. 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka.
Driver standings
1. Mika Hakkinen, 20. 2. David Coulthard, 12. 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, 6. 4. Michael Schumacher, 4. 5. Eddie Irvine, 3. 6. Alexander Wurz, 3 7. Jacques Villeneuve, 2. 8. Johnny Herbert, 1. 9. Giancarlo Fisichella, 1.
BUSCH GN
The 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National schedule, winners in parenthesis, and driver point standings:
Feb. 14 - NAPA Auto Parts 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Joe Nemechek).
Feb. 21 - GM Goodwrench Service Plus 200, Rockingham, N.C. (Matt Kenseth).
Feb. 28 - Las Vegas 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Jimmy Spencer).
March 15 - Bellsouth Mobility-Opryland 320, Nashville, Tenn. (Mike McLaughlin).
March 21 - Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington, S.C. (Bobby Labonte).
March 28 - Moore's Snacks 250, Bristol, Tenn. (Elliott Sadler).
April 4 - Coca-Cola 300, Fort Worth, Texas, CBS, 11 a.m.
April 11 - Galaxy Foods 300, Hickory, N.C.
April 26 - Talladega 300, Talladega, Ala.
May 9 - New Hampshire 200, Loudon.
May 17 - Core States 200, Nazareth, Pa.
May 23 - Car Quest Auto Parts 300, Concord, N.C.
May 30 - MBNA Platinum 200, Dover, Del.
June 5 - Hardee's 250, Richmond, Va.
June 14 - Pikes Peak 250, Fountain, Colo.
June 28 - Lysol 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
July 5 - Diehard 250, West Allis, Wis.
July 11 - Myrtle Beach 250, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
July 19 - Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300, Fontana, Calif.
July 25 - South Boston 300, South Boston, Va.
July 31 - Kroger NASCAR 200, Indianapolis.
Aug. 15 - Pepsi 200, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 21 - Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 5 - Duralube 200, Darlington, S.C.
Sept. 11 - Autolite Platinum 250, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 19 - MBNA Gold 200, Dover, Del.
Oct. 3 - All Pro Bumper To Bumper 300, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 17 - Carquest Auto Parts 250, Madison, Ill.
Oct. 31 - AC-Delco 200, Rockingham, N.C.
Nov. 15 - Jiffy Lube Miami 300, Homestead, Fla.
Driver standings
1. Mike McLaughlin, 823. 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 816. 3. Matt Kenseth, 810. 4. Elliott Sadler, 796. 5. Buckshot Jones, 759. 6. Randy LaJoie, 752. 7. Dick Trickle, 748. 8. Hermie Sadler, 742. 9. Elton Sawyer, 697. 10. Jason Keller, 692. 11. Jeff Burton, 663. 12. Mark Green, 659. 13. Mike Dillon, 641. 14. Glenn Allen, 619. 15. Jeff Purvis, 610. 16. Tim Fedewa, 582. 17. Mark Martin, 581. 18. Tracy Leslie, 564. 19. Andy Santerre, 558. 20. Phil Parsons, 548.
NASCAR TRUCK
The 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck schedule, winners in parentheses, and driver point standings:
Jan. 18 - Chevy Trucks Challenge, Orlando, Fla. (Ron Hornaday).
April 4 - Florida Dodge Dealers 400, Homestead, Fla., TNN, 2 p.m.
April 19 - Chevrolet Desert Star Classic, Phoenix.
April 25 - Craftsman 200, Portland, Ore.
May 9 - NAPACARD 200, Monroe, Wash.
May 23 - I-70 Speedway, Odessa, Mo.
May 30 - Parts America 150, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
June 5 - Pronto Auto Parts 400, Fort Worth, Texas.
June 20 - Loadhandler 200, Bristol, Tenn.
June 27 - Colorado National Speedway, Erie.
July 4 - Diehard 200, West Allis, Wis.
July 12 - NAPA AutoCare 200, Nazareth, Pa.
July 18 - California Speedway, Fontana.
July 30 - Cummins 200, Clermont, Ind.
Aug. 2 - Pennzoil-VIP Discount Auto 200, Loudon, N.H.
Aug. 8 - Stevens Beil-Genuine Car Parts 200, Flemington, N.J.
Aug. 15 - Federated Auto Parts 250, Nashville, Tenn.
Aug. 23 - Lund Look 275, Topeka, Kan.
Aug. 29 - Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, Ky.
Sept. 10 - Virginia Is For Lovers 200, Richmond.
Sept. 13 - Memphis Motorsports Park, Millington, Tenn.
Sept. 19 - Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill.
Sept. 26 - NAPA 250, Martinsville, Va.
Oct. 11 - SaveMart-Exide 151, Sonoma, Calif.
Oct. 18 - Dodge California Truck Stop 300, Bakersfield, Calif.
Oct. 24 - GM Goodwrench-Delco Battery 300, Phoenix.
Nov. 8 - Carquest Auto Parts 420K, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Driver standings
1. Ron Hornaday, 180. 2. Joe Ruttman, 170. 3. Rick Carelli, 165. 4. Jack Sprague, 160. 5. Greg Biffle, 155. 6. Joe Nemechek, 150. 7. Jay Sauter, 146. 8. Bob Keselowski, 142. 9. Butch Miller, 138. 10. Rich Bickle, 134.
NHRA
The 1998 National Hot Rod Association schedule and driver point standings (TF-Top Fuel; FC-Funny Car; PS-Pro Stock; PSM-Pro Stock Motorcycle; PT-Pro Stock Truck):
Jan. 29-Feb. 1 - Chief Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. (TF-Larry Dixon; FC-Ron Capps; PS-Jim Yates.)
Feb. 19-22 - ATSCO Nationals, Phoenix. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Chuck Etchells; PS-Warren Johnson.)
March 13-14 - Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Cruz Pedregon; PS-Warren Johnson.)
March 19-22 - Slick 50 Nationals, Houston. (TF-Cory McClenathan,; FC-Tony Pedregon; PS-Warren Johnson; PT-David Nickens).
April 3-5 - Winston Invitational, Rockingham, N.C.
April 16-19 - Fram Nationals, Atlanta.
April 23-26 - Pennzoil Nationals, Richmond, Va.
April 30-May 3 - Lone Star Nationals, Dallas.
May 14-17 - Mopar Parts Nationals, Englishtown, N.J.
May 28-31 - Inaugural National Event, Chicago.
June 11-14 - Pontiac Excitement Nationals, Columbus, Ohio
June 25-28 - Sears Craftsman Nationals, Madison, Ill.
July 16-19 - Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Denver.
July 24-26 - Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.
July 31-Aug. 2 - Northwest Nationals, Seattle.
Aug. 20-23 - Champion Auto Stores Nationals, Brainerd, Minn.
Sept. 2-7 - U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis.
Sept. 17-20 - Keystone Nationals, Reading, Pa.
Oct. 1-4 - America Nationals, Topeka, Kan.
Oct. 8-11 - Pennzoil Nationals, Memphis, Tenn.
Oct. 22-25 - Revell Nationals, Dallas.
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 - Matco Tools Supernationals, Houston.
Nov. 12-15 - Winston Finals, Pomona, Calif.
Top Fuel
1. Cory McClenathan, 325. 2. Jim Head, 321. 3. Larry Dixon, 270. 4. Mike Dunn, 259. 5. Kenny Bernstein, 230. 6. Joe Amato, 244. 7. David Grubnic, 247. 8. Gary Scelzi, 222. 9. Bruce Sarver, 215. 10. Doug Kalitta, 174.
Funny Car
1. Cruz Pedregon, 302. 2. Chuck Etchells, 300. 3. Ron Capps, 298. 4. John Force, 281. 5. Tony Pedregon, 277. 6. Randy Anderson, 229. 7. Al Hofmann, 225. 8. Dean Skuza, 213. 9. Tim Wilkerson, 211. 10. Whit Bazemore, 150.
Pro Stock
1. Warren Johnson, 443. 2. Jim Yates, 346. 3. Jeg Coughlin, 346. 4. Mark Osborne, 236. 5. Mike Thomas, 197. 6. Kurt Johnson, 196. 7. George Marnell, 173. 8. Pete Williams, 156. 9. Mark Pawuk, 150. 10. Scott Geoffrion, 144.
Pro Stock Truck
1. David Nickens, 117. 2. Larry Kopp, 98. 3. Randy Daniels, 95. 4. Todd Patterson, 76. 5. Roy Hill, 54. 6. Brad Jeter, 54. 7. Bob Panella, Jr., 53. 8. John Lingenfelter, 33. 9. Sondra Sikes, 32. 10. Jerry Haas, 32.
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