Saturday 17th October 1998

Jeff Gordon passed Kenny Irwin, Jr., with 38 laps remaining and hustled to victory in the rescheduled Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Florida (US). For the first time, a race was staged under the lights at Daytona. Gordon won for the 11th time in the 1998 season and was virtually assured of winning his third championship.