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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 19 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
_-_Speedway.svg.png.webp) 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 | 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
Classification
Race
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alex Zanardi |
285 |
| 2 |  Jimmy Vasser |
169 |
| 3 |  Dario Franchitti |
160 |
| 4 |  Adrián Fernández |
154 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greg Moore |
141 |
References
- "1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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