1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota
Race details | ||
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Race 19 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | ||
![]() California Speedway | ||
Date | 1 November, 1998 | |
Official name | 1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota | |
Location | California Speedway Fontana, California | |
Course | Permanent oval course 2.029 mi / 3.265 km | |
Distance | 250 laps, 507.25 mi / 816.25 km | |
Weather | Temperatures 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 | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Patrick Racing |
Time | 31.249 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing |
Time | 31.119 (on lap 78 of 250) | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing |
Second | ![]() | Forsythe Racing |
Third | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing |
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 November 1, 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.
Qualifying results
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | 3:17:54.639 | 2 | 20+1 |
2 | 99 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 250 | +0.360 | 9 | 16 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 250 | +1.117 | 18 | 14 |
4 | 40 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 250 | +1.137 | 27 | 12 |
5 | 17 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing Group | 250 | +1.164 | 6 | 10 |
6 | 18 | ![]() |
PacWest Racing Group | 250 | +1.463 | 7 | 8 |
7 | 11 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | 250 | +2.486 | 11 | 6 |
8 | 10 | ![]() |
Della Penna Motorsports | 250 | +11.685 | 4 | 5 |
9 | 24 | ![]() |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 22 | 4 |
10 | 16 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen Racing | 249 | +1 Lap | 16 | 3 |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
Team Rahal | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
12 | 19 | ![]() |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 247 | +3 Laps | 25 | 1 |
13 | 36 | ![]() |
All American Racing | 246 | +4 Laps | 15 | |
14 | 26 | ![]() |
Team KOOL Green | 245 | Contact | 12 | |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
Team Rahal | 239 | Contact | 17 | |
16 | 25 | ![]() |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 239 | Contact | 24 | |
17 | 5 | ![]() |
Walker Racing | 232 | Engine | 10 | |
18 | 6 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | 210 | Contact | 3 | |
19 | 21 | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports Group | 171 | Wheel Bearing | 23 | |
20 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 138 | Contact | 1 | 1 |
21 | 9 | ![]() |
Hogan Racing | 124 | Engine | 20 | |
22 | 27 | ![]() |
Team KOOL Green | 112 | Engine | 8 | |
23 | 98 | ![]() |
All American Racing | 94 | Water leak | 26 | |
24 | 77 | ![]() |
Davis Racing | 85 | Engine | 21 | |
25 | 34 | ![]() |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 66 | Suspension | 28 | |
26 | 33 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 59 | Transmission | 14 | |
27 | 2 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Penske | 33 | Oil leak | 13 | |
28 | 3 | ![]() |
Marlboro Team Penske | 6 | Contact | 19 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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7-16 | Ribeiro (3) contact |
88-95 | Meier (77) engine blow-up |
112-120 | Franchitti (27) engine blow-up |
126-129 | Lehto (9) engine blow-up |
139-147 | Pruett (20) contact |
183-192 | Hearn (10) spin |
211-220 | Andretti (6) contact |
235-239 | de Ferran (5) engine blow-up |
240-245 | Herta (8), Papis (24) contact |
246-248 | Tracy (26) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
285 |
2 | ![]() |
169 |
3 | ![]() |
160 |
4 | ![]() |
154 |
5 | ![]() |
141 |
References
- ↑ "1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-13.