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1998 Cleveland Champ Cars

1998 Cleveland Champ Cars is 296th CART race. Passed at the Cleveland circuit. Jimmy Vasser won the pole position, Alessandro Zanardi won this race. Michael Andretti and Dario Franchitti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (339 km).

Previous race: 1998 Portland Champ Cars
Next race: 1998 Toronto Champ Cars
Race Start: 12th July 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Cleveland Champ Cars

22nd victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
13th victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
21st podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
77th podium for the Michael Andretti
2nd podium for the Dario Franchitti

Reynard 98I - 1998 Cleveland Champ Cars winner

Reynard 98I #1 - 1998 Cleveland Champ Cars winner

1998 Cleveland Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	21	1h 52m 22.282s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	16	1h 52m 30.704s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	14	1h 52m 31.183s	Team Green
4	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	12	1h 52m 40.666s	Patrick Racing
5	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	10	1h 52m 50.351s	Patrick Racing
6	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	8	1h 52m 50.89s	Walker Racing
7	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	7	1h 52m 51.402s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
8	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 98I, #7	5	1h 52m 53.547s	Team Rahal
9	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	4	1h 52m 58.516s	Forsythe Racing
10	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	3	1h 53m 0.616s	PacWest Racing Group
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	2	1h 53m 5.872s	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	1	1h 53m 7.882s	Arciero-Wells Racing
13	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	0	99 laps Spun	Team Rahal
14	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	0	99 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
15	Alex Barron	Reynard 97I, #36	0	97 laps	All-American Racers
16	Arnd Meier	Lola T98/00, #77	0	97 laps	Davis Racing
17	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	0	96 laps Gear linkage	Marlboro Team Penske
18	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	0	96 laps	Della Penna Motorsports
19	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	0	94 laps Accident	Team Green
20	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	0	85 laps Cooling system	PacWest Racing Group
21	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	0	74 laps Engine	All-American Racers
22	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	0	66 laps Transmission	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	0	49 laps Electrics	Arciero-Wells Racing
24	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	0	34 laps Transmission	Payton-Coyne Racing
25	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	0	3 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
26	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	0	3 laps Accident	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	0	3 laps Accident	Bettenhausen Motorsports
28	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	0	3 laps Accident	Hogan Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Cleveland Champ Cars on the Cleveland circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	56.417s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	56.635s	Team Green
3	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	56.724s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	56.767s	Team Rahal
5	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	56.853s	Team Green
6	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	57.039s	PacWest Racing Group
7	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	57.044s	Newman-Haas Racing
8	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	57.046s	PacWest Racing Group
9	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	57.261s	Marlboro Team Penske
10	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 98I, #7	57.295s	Team Rahal
11	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	57.355s	Walker Racing
12	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	57.417s	Forsythe Racing
13	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	57.417s	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	57.529s	Patrick Racing
15	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	57.738s	Forsythe Racing
16	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	57.784s	Della Penna Motorsports
17	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	57.809s	Patrick Racing
18	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	57.908s	Arciero-Wells Racing
19	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	57.984s	Tasman Motorsports Group
20	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	58.007s	Arciero-Wells Racing
21	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	58.013s	Hogan Racing
22	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	58.147s	Payton-Coyne Racing
23	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	58.341s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
24	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	58.357s	Marlboro Team Penske
25	Arnd Meier	Lola T98/00, #77	58.752s	Davis Racing
26	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	58.888s	All-American Racers
27	Alex Barron	Reynard 97I, #36	59.619s	All-American Racers
28	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	1m 1.379s	Payton-Coyne Racing