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1998 US 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1998 US 500

1998 US 500 is 298th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Adrian Fernandez won the pole position, Greg Moore won this race. Jimmy Vasser and Alessandro Zanardi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1998 Toronto Champ Cars
Next race: 1998 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars
Race Start: 26th July 1998

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1998 US 500

9th victory for the Forsythe Racing team
4th victory for the Greg Moore
13th podium for the Greg Moore
19th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
23rd podium for the Alessandro Zanardi

1998 US 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	20	3h 48.785s	Forsythe Racing
2	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	16	3h 49.044s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	15	3h 49.052s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Scott Pruett	Reynard 98I, #20	12	3h 49.303s	Patrick Racing
5	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	10	3h 50.141s	Della Penna Motorsports
6	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	8	3h 50.352s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	6	3h 51.434s	Team Rahal
8	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	5	3h 52.213s	Forsythe Racing
9	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	4	3h 53.103s	Team Green
10	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	3	3h 1m 15.055s	Team Rahal
11	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	2	249 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
12	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	1	248 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
13	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	0	248 laps	PacWest Racing Group
14	Arnd Meier	Lola T98/00, #77	0	247 laps	Davis Racing
15	Alex Barron	Reynard 98I, #36	0	242 laps	All-American Racers
16	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	0	240 laps Engine	Walker Racing
17	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	0	240 laps	PacWest Racing Group
18	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 98I, #19	0	238 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
19	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	0	237 laps Electrics	Arciero-Wells Racing
20	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	0	223 laps Accident	Hogan Racing
21	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	0	213 laps Engine	Team Green
22	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	0	194 laps Engine	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 97I, #40	1	174 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
24	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	0	111 laps Engine	All-American Racers
25	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	0	87 laps Overheating	Newman-Haas Racing
26	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	0	85 laps Accident	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	0	76 laps Accident	Arciero-Wells Racing
28	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	0	75 laps Oil leak	Marlboro Team Penske

Qualifying Results for the 1998 US 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 97I, #40	31.37s	Patrick Racing
2	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 98I, #12	31.461s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Richie Hearn	Swift 009c, #10	31.546s	Della Penna Motorsports
4	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC27, #2	31.592s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Bryan Herta	Reynard 98I, #8	31.663s	Team Rahal
6	Scott Pruett	Reynard 98I, #20	31.674s	Patrick Racing
7	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 98I, #1	31.685s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
8	Michael Andretti	Swift 009c, #6	31.7s	Newman-Haas Racing
9	Christian Fittipaldi	Swift 009c, #11	31.724s	Newman-Haas Racing
10	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 98I, #5	31.832s	Walker Racing
11	Andre Ribeiro	Penske PC27, #3	31.853s	Marlboro Team Penske
12	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 97I, #7	31.875s	Team Rahal
13	Jj Lehto	Reynard 98I, #9	31.881s	Hogan Racing
14	Greg Moore	Reynard 98I, #99	31.938s	Forsythe Racing
15	Paul Tracy	Reynard 98I, #26	31.984s	Team Green
16	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 98I, #27	31.987s	Team Green
17	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 98I, #17	32.054s	PacWest Racing Group
18	Arnd Meier	Lola T98/00, #77	32.087s	Davis Racing
19	Mark Blundell	Reynard 98I, #18	32.12s	PacWest Racing Group
20	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 98I, #21	32.136s	Tasman Motorsports Group
21	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 98I, #33	32.178s	Forsythe Racing
22	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 98I, #25	32.244s	Arciero-Wells Racing
23	Robby Gordon	Reynard 98I, #24	32.464s	Arciero-Wells Racing
24	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 98I, #16	32.705s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
25	Dennis Vitolo	Reynard 97I, #34	32.732s	Payton-Coyne Racing
26	Michel Jourdain jr	Reynard 98I, #19	32.844s	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	P.J. Jones	Reynard 97I, #98	32.863s	All-American Racers
28	Alex Barron	Reynard 98I, #36	32.961s	All-American Racers