1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota

The 1998 Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota was the 19th and final round of the 1998 CART FedEx Championship Series season. The race was held November 1, 1998, and was the 2nd running of the Marlboro 500 at California Speedway.

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

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 250 3:17:54.369 2 20
2 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 250 +0.360 secs 9 18
3 1 Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 250 +1.117 secs 18 14
4 40 Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 250 +1.137 secs 27 12
5 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 250 +1.164 secs 6 10
6 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 250 +1.463 secs 7 8
7 11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 250 +2.486 secs 11 6
8 10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 250 +11.584 secs 4 5
9 24 Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 249 +1 lap 22 4
10 16 Hélio Castroneves 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 lap 25 1
13 36 Alex Barron All American Racers 246 +4 lap 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 171 Wheel Bearing 23
20 20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 138 Contact 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 Racers 94 Water Leak 26
24 77 Arnd Meier Davis Racing 85 Engine 21
25 34 Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 66 Contact 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

Notes

Average Speed 153.785 Mph