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1998 Fontana Champ Cars

1998 Fontana Champ Cars is 305th CART race. Passed at the California Speedway circuit. Scott Pruett won the pole position, Jimmy Vasser won this race. Greg Moore and Alessandro Zanardi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (816 km).

Previous race: 1998 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Next race: 1999 Miami Grand Prix
Race Start: 1st November 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Fontana Champ Cars

25th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
8th victory for the Jimmy Vasser
20th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
14th podium for the Greg Moore
28th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi

Reynard 98I - 1998 Fontana Champ Cars winner

Reynard 98I #12 - 1998 Fontana Champ Cars winner

1998 Fontana Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	21	3h 17m 54.369s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	16	3h 17m 54.729s	Forsythe Racing
3	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	14	3h 17m 55.486s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	12	3h 17m 55.506s	Patrick Racing
5	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	10	3h 17m 55.533s	PacWest Racing Group
6	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	8	3h 17m 55.832s	PacWest Racing Group
7	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	6	3h 17m 56.855s	Newman-Haas Racing
8	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	5	3h 18m 5.953s	Della Penna Motorsports
9	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	4	249 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
10	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	3	249 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
11	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	2	249 laps	Team Rahal
12	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	1	247 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
13	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	0	246 laps	All-American Racers
14	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	0	245 laps	Team Green
15	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	0	239 laps Accident	Team Rahal
16	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	0	239 laps Accident	Arciero-Wells Racing
17	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	0	232 laps Engine	Walker Racing
18	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	0	210 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
19	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	0	171 laps Handling	Tasman Motorsports Group
20	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	1	138 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
21	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	0	124 laps Engine	Hogan Racing
22	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	0	112 laps Engine	Team Green
23	Vincenzo Sospiri	Reynard 98I, #98	0	94 laps Water leak	All-American Racers
24	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	0	85 laps Engine	Davis Racing
25	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	0	66 laps Handling	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	0	59 laps Transmission	Forsythe Racing
27	Al Unser, Jr., Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #2	0	33 laps Oil leak	Marlboro Team Penske

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	31.249s	Patrick Racing
2	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	31.301s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	31.372s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	31.377s	Della Penna Motorsports
5	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	31.394s	Team Rahal
6	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	31.429s	PacWest Racing Group
7	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	31.441s	PacWest Racing Group
8	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	31.514s	Team Green
9	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	31.523s	Forsythe Racing
10	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	31.619s	Walker Racing
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	31.646s	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	31.648s	Team Green
13	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	31.65s	Marlboro Team Penske
14	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	31.688s	Forsythe Racing
15	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	31.699s	All-American Racers
16	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	31.754s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
17	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	31.766s	Team Rahal
18	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	31.824s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
19	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	31.887s	Marlboro Team Penske
20	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	31.94s	Hogan Racing
21	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	31.973s	Davis Racing
22	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	32.013s	Arciero-Wells Racing
23	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	32.077s	Tasman Motorsports Group
24	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	32.114s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	32.462s	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Vincenzo Sospiri	Reynard 98I, #98	32.53s	All-American Racers
27	Adrian Fernandez, Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 98I, #40		Patrick Racing