What is 1998 nascar?

Here are some important events and highlights from the 1998 NASCAR Cup Series season:

• Jeff Gordon won his third championship, beating Mark Martin by a comfortable margin of 364 points. Gordon won 13 races out of 33, including the Daytona 500, and scored 28 top-10 finishes.
• Dale Earnhardt scored his 7th and final win at Talladega Superspeedway in April, leading all 188 laps in the process. It was his 76th and last career win before his tragic death in the 2001 Daytona 500.
• The Winston, NASCAR's annual all-star race, saw Jeff Gordon win his second consecutive event. The race also featured the introduction of the "no bull" format, with drivers having to make a mandatory pit stop for two tires and fuel after a certain number of laps.
• The inaugural race at the Texas Motor Speedway was won by Mark Martin, who held off Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton in a thrilling finish. The track would become a popular and successful venue for NASCAR and other racing series.
• Rusty Wallace won his only Daytona 500, leading 81 of the 200 laps and passing Gordon on the final lap. It was also the first victory for the new Ford Taurus in its debut year of competition.
• NASCAR announced that it would phase out restrictor plates at Talladega and Daytona by the year 2000, in favor of a new aerodynamic package designed to reduce speeds and improve safety.
• Jeff Gordon's crew chief, Ray Evernham, announced in June that he would leave Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the season to start his own team. Evernham had been instrumental in Gordon's success over the years, and his departure was seen as a major change for the team.
• Dale Jarrett won the Brickyard 400 for the second time in three years, holding off Bobby Labonte in the closing laps. The race also featured an emotional tribute to the late NASCAR pioneer Bill France Sr.

Overall, the 1998 NASCAR season was dominated by Jeff Gordon's incredible performance, but also featured several memorable moments and milestones for other drivers and teams.