Auto Racing standings and leaders through June 11, 1998

Friday, June 12, 1998 | 7:05 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. (Mark Martin).

April 20 - Goody's 500, Martinsville, Va. (Bobby Hamilton).

April 26 - Diehard 500, Talladega, Ala. (Bobby Labonte).

May 3 - NAPA's California 500, Fontana. (Mark Martin).

May 16 - The Winston (x), Charlotte, N.C. (Mark Martin).

May 24 - Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Gordon).

May 31 - MBNA Platinum 400, Dover, Del. (Dale Jarrett).

June 6 - Pontiac Excitement 400, Richmond, Va. (Terry Labonte).

June 14 - Miller Lite 400, Brooklyn, Mich., CBS, 10 a.m.

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. Jeremy Mayfield, 1,868. 2. Rusty Wallace, 1,843. 3. Jeff Gordon, 1,822. 4. Mark Martin, 1,815. 5. Dale Jarrett, 1,815. 6. Terry Labonte 1,775. 7. Bobby Labonte 1,641. 8. Jeff Burton, 1,573. 9. Ken Schrader, 1,570. 10. Jimmy Spencer, 1,530. 11. Bill Elliott, 1,472. 12. Dale Earnhardt, 1,457. 13. Michael Watrip, 1,421. 14. Bobby Hamilton, 1,400. 15. Ernie Irvan, 1,400. 16. Ward Burton, 1,384. 17. Johnny Benson, 1,376. 18. Brett Bodine, 1,371. 19. Ted Musgrave, 1,349. 20. Chad Little, 1,295.

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. (Alex Zanardi).

April 27 - Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix, Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pa. (Jimmy Vasser).

May 10 - Rio 400, Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway at Nelson Piquet International Raceway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Greg Moore).

May 23 - Motorola 300 - Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill. (Alex Zenardi)

May 31 - Miller 200, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wis. (Jimmy Vasser).

June 7 - ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit. (Alex Zenardi)

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. Alex Zanardi, 113. 2. Greg Moore, 96. 3. Jimmy Vasser, 80. 4. Adrian Fernandez, 75. 5. Gil de Ferran, 55. 6. Michael Andretti, 52. 7. Dario Franchitti 52. 8. Bryan Herta, 39. 9. Paul Tracy, 32. 10. Al Unser Jr., 30. 11. Bobby Rahal, 30. 12. Helio Castro-Neves, 29. 13. Scott Pruett, 28. 14. Tony Kanaan, 27. 15. Richie Hearn, 17. 16. Christian Fittipaldi, 16. 17. Mark Blundell, 16. 18. Mauricio Gugelmin, 10. 19. J.J. Leht, 7. 20. Robby Gordon, 6.

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 (Eddie Cheever).

June 6 - True Value 500, Fort Worth, Texas. (Billy Boat).

June 28 - Pennzoil 200, Loudon, N.H.

July 19 - Delaware 400, Dover, Del.

July 25 - Visionaire 500, Concord, N.C.

Aug. 16 - Colorado 200, Colorado Springs.

Aug. 29 - Atlanta 500, Hampton, Ga.

Sept. 20 - Lone Star 500, Fort Worth, Texas.

Oct. 11 - Las Vegas 500K, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Driver standings

1. Tony Stewart, 115. 2. Scott Sharp, 115. 3. Bill Boat, 110. 4. Jeff Ward, 103. 5. Davey Hamilton, 97. 6. Kenny Brack, 97. 7. Eddie Cheever, 82. 8. Stephan Gregoire, 82. 9. Scott Goodyear, 79. 10. Greg Ray, 78.

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. (Michael Schumacher).

April 26 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, Italy. (David Coulthard).

May 10 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona. (Mika Hakkinen).

May 24 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo. (Mika Hakkinen).

June 7 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal. (Michael Schumacher).

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, 46. 2. Michael Schumacher, 34. 3. David Coulthard, 29. 4. Eddie Irvine, 19. 5. Ciancarlo Fisichella, 13. 6. Alexander Wurz, 12. 7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, 8. 8. Jacques Villeneuve, 8. 9. Rubens Barrichello, 4. 10. Mika Salo, 3.

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. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.).

April 11 - Galaxy Foods 300, Hickory, N.C. (Ed Berrier).

April 26 - Talladega 300, Talladega, Ala. (Joe Nemechek).

May 9 - New Hampshire 200, Loudon, N.H. (Buckshot Jones).

May 17 - Core States 200, Nazareth, Pa. (Tim Fedewa).

May 23 - Car Quest Auto Parts 300, Charlotte, N.C. (Mark Martin)

May 30 - MBNA Platinum 200, Dover, Del. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.).

June 5 - Hardee's 250, Richmond, Va. (Jeff Burton)

June 14 - Pikes Peak 250, Fountain, Colo., ESPN, 1 p.m.

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, 1,906. 2. Matt Kenseth, 1,897. 3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1,861. 4. Randy LaJoie, 1,668. 5. Dick Trickle, 1,666. 6. Jason Keller 1,651. 7. Buckshot Jones, 1,629. 8. Hermie Sadler, 1,610. 9. Tim Fedewa 1,607. 10. Elliott Sadler, 1,569. 11. Phil Parsons, 1,549. 12. Glenn Allen, 1,547. 13. Mike Dillon, 1,533. 14. Mark Green, 1,531. 15. Elton Sawyer, 1,525. 16. Jeff Purvis, 1,412. 17. Shane Hall, 1,290. 18. Ed Berrier, 1,282. 19. Kevin Lepage, 1,239. 20. Tracy Leslie, 1,232.

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. (Rick Crawford).

April 19 - Chevrolet Desert Star Classic, Phoenix. (Ron Hornaday).

April 25 - Craftsman 200, Portland, Ore. (Stacy Compton).

May 9 - NAPACARD 200, Monroe, Wash. (Jack Sprague).

May 23 - I-70 Speedway, Odessa, Mo. (Tony Raines).

May 30 - Parts America 150, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Joe Ruttman).

June 5 - Pronto Auto Parts 400, Fort Worth, Texas. (Tony Raines)

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. Jack Sprague, 1,300. 2. Ron Hornaday, 1,223. 3. Joe Ruttman, 1,193. 4. Stacy Compton, 1,119. 5. Jay Sauter, 1,118. 6. Tony Raines, 1,092. 7. Rick Carelli, 981. 8. Randy Tolsma, 962. 9. Andy Houston, 961. 10. Bryan Reffner, 951.

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 (non-points event), Rockingham, N.C. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Cruz Pedregon; PS-Mark Osborne).

April 16-20 - Fram Nationals, Atlanta. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Cruz Pedregon; PS-Mark Osborne; PT-Larry Copp).

April 23-26 - Pennzoil Nationals, Richmond, Va. (TF-Cory McClenathan; FC-Chuck Etchells; PS-Warren Johnson).

April 30-May 3 - Lone Star Nationals, Dallas. (TF-Joe Amato; FC-Ron Capps; PS-Mike Edwards).

May 14-17 - Mopar Parts Nationals, Englishtown, N.J. (TF-Joe Amato; FC-John Force; PS-Jeg Coughlin).

May 28-31 - Fram Route 66 Nationals, Chicago. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Whit Bazemore; PF-Mike Thomas; PT-Larry Kopp).

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 733. 2. Joe Amato 688. 3. Gary Scelzi 598. 4. Mike Dunn 510. 5. Jim Head 484. 6. Kenny Bernstein 483. 7. Larry Dixon 453. 8. Doug Kalitta 419. 9. Bruce Sarver 413. 10. Bob Vandergriff, 408.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 705. 2. Chuck Etchells, 644. 3. Cruz Pedregon, 610. 4. Ron Capps, 591. 5. Tim Wilkerson, 532. 6. Tony Pedregon, 519. 7. Whit Bazemore, 475. 8. Randy Anderson, 410. 9. Al Hofmann, 384. 10. Dean Skuza, 375.

Pro Stock

1. Warren Johnson, 787. 2. Jim Yates, 542. 3. Jeg Coughlin, Jr., 539. 4. Mark Osborne, 524. 5. Kurt Johnson, 492. 6. Mike Thomas, 447. 7. Mike Edwards, 409. 8. Bruce Allen, 346. 9. Tom Martino, 342. 10. Pete Williams, 327.

Pro Stock Truck

1. Larry Kopp, 450. 2. David Nickens, 30. 3. John Lingenfelter, 282. 4. Randy Daniels, 277. 5. Todd Patterson, 214. 6. Bill Henderson, 210. 7. Jerry Haas, 199. 8. Brad Jeter, 161. 9. Scott Tidwell, 151. 10. Bob Panella, Jr., 151.

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