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1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
Country = USA| Race = Nazareth| Image = Nazareth Speedway Trackmap.png | Caption = Nazareth Speedway| Date = April 27| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota| Race_No = 4| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States| Course = Permanent oval course| Course_mi = 0.946| Course_km = 1.522| Distance_laps = 225| Distance_mi = 212.85| Distance_km = 342.45| Weather = Dry| Pole_Driver = Patrick Carpentier| Pole_Team = Forsythe Racing| Pole_Time = 18.419| Pole_Country = Canada| Fast_Driver = Greg Moore| Fast_Team = Forsythe Racing| Fast_Time = 19.514| Fast_Lap = 204| Fast_Country = Canada| First_Driver = Jimmy Vasser| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = USA| Second_Driver = Alex Zanardi| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= Italy| Third_Driver = Greg Moore| Third_Team = Forsythe Racing| Third_Country = Canada|
The 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota was the fourth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The race was won by Jimmy Vasser, his first win on an oval for nearly two years. Vasser won ahead of teammate and reigning champion Alex Zanardi, making it a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DNQ | DNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | 1:57:20.307 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +1.400 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 225 | +3.610 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 225 | +6.016 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 225 | +8.016 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 225 | +9.618 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 225 | +10.167 | 24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 224 | +1 Lap | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 224 | +1 Lap | 16 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 224 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 223 | +2 Laps | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 221 | +4 Laps | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 220 | +5 Laps | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 218 | +7 Laps | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 206 | Contact | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 122 | Contact | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 107 | Brakes | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 107 | Contact | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 80 | Contact | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 68 | Fire | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 62 | Contact | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 28 | Transmission | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 10 | Contact | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 0 | Contact | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | Did not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | Did not Qualify |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-9 | Fernández (40) contact |
| 14-19 | Vitolo (34) contact |
| 63-78 | Castro-Neves (16) contact |
| 82-91 | Franchitti (27) contact |
| 109-122 | Jones (98), Blundell (18) contact |
| 123-132 | Andretti (6) contact |
| 207-219 | Gugelmin (17) contact |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-10 | Patrick Carpentier |
| 11-112 | Michael Andretti |
| 113-154 | Bryan Herta |
| 155-164 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 165-191 | Alex Zanardi |
| 192-194 | Greg Moore |
| 195-225 | Jimmy Vasser |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Michael Andretti | 102 |
| Bryan Herta | 42 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 41 |
| Alex Zanardi | 27 |
| Patrick Carpentier | 10 |
| Greg Moore | 3 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAN Greg Moore | 51 |
| 2 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 50 |
| 3 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 41 |
| 4 | BRA Gil de Ferran | 33 |
| 5 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 31 |
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