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Ten days until the 60th running of the Payless Little 500. 10 years ago in 1998 Gary Fedewa claimed his 2nd straight pole position with a time of 44.262 seconds for the four laps. Jason McCord and Bill Tyler filled out the front row. Eric Gordon and defending winner Bentley Warren hooked up in a classic duel that lasted most of the night. Gordon first assumed the lead on lap 159 and held it until Warren took command on lap 191. Gordon was back in front by lap 273 and led through lap 321 when Jim Childers took over during pit stops. Warren resumed the point on lap 328 and stayed in front until, with 28 laps to go, Gordon passed him for the lead and went on to his 2nd win in the sprint car classic. Both Gordon and Warren completed the full 500 laps with Tony Elliott 3rd a lap down. A three car battle for fourth, three laps down, was won by Jim Childers over Keith Butler and pole winner Gary Fedewa.
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