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The 1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was the nineteenth and final time 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 3-Time Champion Bobby Rahal and also marked the final career podium for the two-time champion Alex Zanardi.
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Race 19 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
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 | Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing) |
Time | 31.249 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
Time | 31.119 (on lap 78 of 250) |
Podium | |
First | Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
Third | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Qualifying results
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editLaps | Cause |
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8–17 | Ribeiro (3) contact |
89–96 | Meier (77) engine blow-up |
113–121 | Franchitti (27) engine blow-up |
127–130 | Lehto (9) engine blow-up |
140–148 | Pruett (20) contact |
184–193 | Hearn (10) spin |
212–221 | Andretti (6) contact |
236–240 | de Ferran (5) engine blow-up |
241–246 | Herta (8), Papis (24) contact |
247–249 | Tracy (26) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
editPos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Alex Zanardi | 285 |
2 | Jimmy Vasser | 169 |
3 | Dario Franchitti | 160 |
4 | Adrián Fernández | 154 |
5 | Greg Moore | 141 |
References
edit- ^ "1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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