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1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars

1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars is 299th CART race. Passed at the Mid-Ohio circuit. Dario Franchitti won the pole position, Adrian Fernandez won this race. Scott Pruett and Bobby Rahal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 83 laps (302 km).

Previous race: 1998 US 500
Next race: 1998 Road America Champ Cars
Race Start: 9th August 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars

22nd victory for the Patrick Racing team
3rd victory for the Adrian Fernandez
7th podium for the Adrian Fernandez
14th podium for the Scott Pruett
88th podium for the Bobby Rahal

1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	20	1h 53m 39.27s	Patrick Racing
2	Scott Pruett	Reynard 98I, #20	16	1h 53m 39.517s	Patrick Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	14	1h 53m 41.687s	Team Rahal
4	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	13	1h 53m 48.076s	PacWest Racing Group
5	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	10	1h 53m 49.253s	Team Green
6	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	8	1h 53m 52.561s	Marlboro Team Penske
7	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	6	1h 53m 53.06s	Forsythe Racing
8	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	5	1h 53m 53.924s	Tasman Motorsports Group
9	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	4	1h 53m 58.478s	Walker Racing
10	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	3	1h 54m 0.055s	Marlboro Team Penske
11	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	2	1h 54m 0.539s	Arciero-Wells Racing
12	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	0	1h 54m 7.264s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
13	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	0	1h 54m 9.724s	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	0	1h 54m 10.27s	Arciero-Wells Racing
15	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	0	82 laps	Hogan Racing
16	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	0	81 laps	All-American Racers
17	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	0	80 laps Accident	Bettenhausen Motorsports
18	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	0	75 laps	Davis Racing
19	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	0	70 laps Accident	PacWest Racing Group
20	P.J. Jones	Reynard 98I, #98	0	55 laps Accident	All-American Racers
21	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	0	55 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
22	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	0	52 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
23	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #34	0	35 laps Spun	Payton-Coyne Racing
24	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	0	30 laps Transmission	Della Penna Motorsports
25	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	0	2 laps Accident damage	Team Rahal
26	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	1	Accident	Team Green
27	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	0	Accident	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
28	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 98I, #19	0	Accident	Payton-Coyne Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars on the Mid-Ohio circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	1m 5.679s	Team Green
2	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	1m 5.834s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	1m 5.863s	Team Rahal
4	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	1m 6.003s	PacWest Racing Group
5	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 98I, #40	1m 6.071s	Patrick Racing
6	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	1m 6.098s	Forsythe Racing
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	1m 6.234s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	1m 6.372s	PacWest Racing Group
9	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	1m 6.425s	Forsythe Racing
10	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	1m 6.426s	Newman-Haas Racing
11	Scott Pruett	Reynard 98I, #20	1m 6.43s	Patrick Racing
12	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	1m 6.443s	Walker Racing
13	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	1m 6.48s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
14	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	1m 6.501s	Marlboro Team Penske
15	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	1m 6.587s	Della Penna Motorsports
16	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	1m 6.765s	Team Rahal
17	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	1m 6.853s	Hogan Racing
18	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	1m 6.913s	Tasman Motorsports Group
19	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	1m 7.028s	Newman-Haas Racing
20	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	1m 7.276s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
21	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	1m 7.412s	Team Green
22	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 98I, #19	1m 7.62s	Payton-Coyne Racing
23	Gualter Salles	Reynard 97I, #34	1m 7.745s	Payton-Coyne Racing
24	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	1m 7.769s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	1m 8.194s	Arciero-Wells Racing
26	Alex Barron	Eagle 987, #36	1m 8.565s	All-American Racers
27	Arnd Meier	Lola T97/00, #77	1m 9.086s	Davis Racing
28	P.J. Jones	Reynard 98I, #98	1m 9.103s	All-American Racers