1998 MBNA Gold 400
| Race details | |||
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| Race 26 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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The 1998 MBNA Gold 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | September 20, 1998 | ||
| Official name | 30th Annual MBNA Gold 400 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 113.834 miles per hour (183.198 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 23.082 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 379 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNN | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1998 MBNA Gold 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 20, 1998, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would dominate the race weekend to take his 28th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Jeremy Mayfield would finish second and third, respectively.
The race would mark the first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series start for Matt Kenseth, who was substituting for Bill Elliott as Elliott had gone to his father's funeral.