| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 1998 Las Vegas 400 logo | |||
| Date | March 1, 1998 | ||
| 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 | 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) | ||
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.