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1998 Houston Champ Cars

1998 Houston Champ Cars is 303rd CART race. Passed at the Houston circuit. Greg Moore won the pole position, Dario Franchitti won this race. Alessandro Zanardi and Tony Kanaan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 70 laps (172 km).

Previous race: 1998 Monterey Grand Prix
Next race: 1998 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Race Start: 4th October 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Houston Champ Cars

7th victory for the Team Green team
3rd victory for the Dario Franchitti
5th podium for the Dario Franchitti
26th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
2nd podium for the Tony Kanaan

Reynard 98I - 1998 Houston Champ Cars winner

Reynard 98I #27 - 1998 Houston Champ Cars winner

1998 Houston Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	21	1h 36m 30.979s	Team Green
2	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	16	1h 36m 31.625s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	14	1h 36m 36.771s	Tasman Motorsports Group
4	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	12	1h 36m 39.321s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
5	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	10	1h 36m 42.149s	Arciero-Wells Racing
6	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	8	1h 36m 44.404s	Patrick Racing
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	6	1h 36m 48.704s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	5	1h 36m 57.885s	Team Rahal
9	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	4	1h 36m 58.791s	Della Penna Motorsports
10	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	3	1h 37m 6.068s	Hogan Racing
11	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	2	69 laps	Patrick Racing
12	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	1	69 laps	All-American Racers
13	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	0	69 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
14	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	0	68 laps	PacWest Racing Group
15	Vincenzo Sospiri	Eagle 987, #98	0	68 laps	All-American Racers
16	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	0	68 laps	Davis Racing
17	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	0	66 laps	Marlboro Team Penske
18	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	0	52 laps Electrics	PacWest Racing Group
19	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	0	49 laps Electrics	Payton-Coyne Racing
20	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	0	48 laps Accident	Team Green
21	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	0	38 laps Wheel bearing	Walker Racing
22	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	0	36 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
23	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	0	35 laps Suspension	Team Rahal
24	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	0	35 laps Suspension	Bettenhausen Motorsports
25	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	0	13 laps Engine	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	1	3 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
27	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	0	3 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
28	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	0	2 laps Steering	Newman-Haas Racing

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	59.508s	Forsythe Racing
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	59.57s	Team Green
3	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	59.72s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	59.735s	Team Green
5	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	59.763s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	59.812s	Team Rahal
7	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	59.844s	Walker Racing
8	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	59.986s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
9	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	1m 0.191s	Team Rahal
10	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	1m 0.266s	Marlboro Team Penske
11	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	1m 0.281s	Tasman Motorsports Group
12	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	1m 0.326s	Patrick Racing
13	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	1m 0.337s	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	1m 0.349s	Arciero-Wells Racing
15	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	1m 0.45s	PacWest Racing Group
16	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	1m 0.554s	Marlboro Team Penske
17	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	1m 0.58s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
18	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	1m 0.64s	Della Penna Motorsports
19	Scott Pruett	Reynard 97I, #20	1m 0.72s	Patrick Racing
20	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	1m 0.741s	All-American Racers
21	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	1m 0.94s	Hogan Racing
22	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	1m 0.906s	PacWest Racing Group
23	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 97I, #19	1m 0.989s	Payton-Coyne Racing
24	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	1m 1.018s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	1m 1.098s	Forsythe Racing
26	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	1m 1.438s	Davis Racing
27	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	1m 3.43s	Payton-Coyne Racing
28	Vincenzo Sospiri	Eagle 987, #98	1m 3.506s	All-American Racers