1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota

The 1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was the nineteenth and final round of the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series season. The race was held 1 November 1998, and was the 2nd running of the Marlboro 500 at California Speedway. It was won by Jimmy Vasser who passed Greg Moore at a final lap restart of a long race, which took well over 3 hours and also had many retirements. This marks the final Champ Car race for the Three Time World Champion Bobby Rahal.

1998 Fontana
Race details
Race 19 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
California Speedway
Date1 November, 1998
Official name1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota
LocationCalifornia Speedway
Fontana, California
CoursePermanent oval course
2.029 mi / 3.265 km
Distance250 laps
507.25 mi / 816.25 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 75.9 °F (24.4 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverScott Pruett (Patrick Racing)
Time31.249
Fastest lap
DriverGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
Time31.119 (on lap 78 of 250)
Podium
FirstJimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)
ThirdAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Chassis Time
1 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 31.249
2 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 98i Honda 31.301
3 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 31.372
4 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 31.377
5 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 31.394
6 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.429
7 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.441
8 Dario Franchitti Team Green Reynard 98i Honda 31.514
9 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.523
10 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing Reynard 98i Honda 31.619
11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing Swift 009.c Ford-Cosworth 31.646
12 Paul Tracy Team Green Reynard 98i Honda 31.648
13 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske Penske PC27 Mercedes-Benz 31.650
14 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.688
15 Alex Barron All American Racers Eagle 987 Toyota 31.699
16 Hélio Castroneves Bettenhausen Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.754
17 Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 31.766
18 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 98i Honda 31.824
19 André Ribeiro Team Penske Penske PC27 Mercedes-Benz 31.887
20 JJ Lehto Hogan Racing Reynard 98i Mercedes-Benz 31.940
21 Arnd Meier Davis Racing Lola T98/00 Ford-Cosworth 31.973
22 Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 98i Toyota 32.013
23 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Reynard 98i Honda 32.077
24 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 98i Toyota 32.114
25 Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth 32.462
26 Vincenzo Sospiri All American Racers Eagle Toyota No time
27 Adrian Fernandez Patrick Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth No time
28 Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing Reynard 98i Ford-Cosworth No time

Classification

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 250 3:17:54.639 2 20+1
2 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 250 +0.360 9 16
3 1 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 250 +1.117 18 14
4 40 Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 250 +1.137 27 12
5 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 250 +1.164 6 10
6 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 250 +1.463 7 8
7 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 250 +2.486 11 6
8 10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 250 +11.685 4 5
9 24 Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 249 +1 Lap 22 4
10 16 Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 249 +1 Lap 16 3
11 7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 249 +1 Lap 5 2
12 19 Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 247 +3 Laps 25 1
13 36 Alex Barron All American Racing 246 +4 Laps 15
14 26 Paul Tracy Team Green 245 Contact 12
15 8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal 239 Contact 17
16 25 Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 239 Contact 24
17 5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 232 Engine 10
18 6 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 210 Contact 3
19 21 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 171 Wheel Bearing 23
20 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 138 Contact 1 1
21 9 JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 124 Engine 20
22 27 Dario Franchitti Team Green 112 Engine 8
23 98 Vincenzo Sospiri All American Racing 94 Water leak 26
24 77 Arnd Meier Davis Racing 85 Engine 21
25 34 Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 66 Suspension 28
26 33 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 59 Transmission 14
27 2 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske 33 Oil leak 13
28 3 André Ribeiro Team Penske 6 Contact 19

Caution flags
LapsCause
8-17Ribeiro (3) contact
89-96Meier (77) engine blow-up
113-121Franchitti (27) engine blow-up
127-130Lehto (9) engine blow-up
140-148Pruett (20) contact
184-193Hearn (10) spin
212-221Andretti (6) contact
236-240de Ferran (5) engine blow-up
241-246Herta (8), Papis (24) contact
247-249Tracy (26) contact

Lap Leaders
LapsLeader
1-2Jimmy Vasser
3Michael Andretti
4-24Jimmy Vasser
25-40Michael Andretti
41-42Greg Moore
43-44Maurício Gugelmin
45-51Richie Hearn
52-58Greg Moore
59-70Michael Andretti
71-80Greg Moore
81Maurício Gugelmin
82Mark Blundell
83-84Maurício Gugelmin
85-121Greg Moore
122-130Maurício Gugelmin
131-141Paul Tracy
142-150Michael Andretti
151-181Jimmy Vasser
182-200Maurício Gugelmin
201-206Michael Andretti
207-213Jimmy Vasser
214-220Maurício Gugelmin
221-245Paul Tracy
246-248Greg Moore
249-250Jimmy Vasser
  
DriverLaps led
Jimmy Vasser63
Greg Moore59
Michael Andretti44
Maurício Gugelmin40
Paul Tracy36
Richie Hearn7
Mark Blundell1

Point standings after race
Pos Driver Points
1 Alex Zanardi 285
2 Jimmy Vasser 169
3 Dario Franchitti 160
4 Adrián Fernández 154
5 Greg Moore 141

References
  1. "1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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