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Article: AUTO RACING HAMILTON RUNS AWAY WITH GOODY'S 500.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- April 21, 1998
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Bobby Hamilton overpowered the track and the rest of the field in yesterday's rain-delayed Goody's 500 at Martinsville, Va.
He led eight times for 378 of the 500 laps on the .526-mile oval - the shortest track on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit - avoiding trouble despite close-quarters racing that produced 14 caution flags for a 96 laps.
Hamilton's third career victory in 208 Winston Cup events, was his first on a track shorter than one mile and his first for Morgan-McClure Racing, where he replaced Sterling Marlin at the beginning of this season.
Hamilton started from the pole in the 43-car lineup, so his first short track win was worth an extra ...