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1998 Miller 200
West Allis, Wisconsin, West Allis, United States
The 1998 Miller 200 was the seventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 31, 1998, on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was a fuel economy run where fuel conservation was a serious factor, and Jimmy Vasser dominated it and won by over seven seconds, the win being his second of the season.
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 | 200 | 1:34:17.011 | 5 | 20+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 200 | +7.673 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 200 | +7.706 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 200 | +11.291 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 200 | +25.179 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 199 | +1 Lap | 24 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 199 | +1 Lap | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 23 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 199 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 198 | +2 Laps | 21 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 196 | +4 Laps | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 195 | +5 Laps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 195 | +5 Laps | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 194 | +6 Laps | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 194 | +6 Laps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 192 | +8 Laps | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 189 | +11 Laps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 119 | Overheating | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 118 | Contact | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 102 | Electrical | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 88 | Engine | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 82 | Handling | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | Newman-Haas Racing | 49 | Electrical | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 16 | Contact | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 16 | Contact | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | Did not Qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | Did not Qualify |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 16-24 | Carpentier (33), Andretti (6) contact |
| 28-32 | Moreno (11) spin |
| 89-100 | de Ferran (5) engine blow-up |
| 119-129 | Gordon (24) contact |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-16 | Patrick Carpentier |
| 17-71 | Greg Moore |
| 72-73 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 74 | Hélio Castro-Neves |
| 75-76 | Scott Pruett |
| 77-95 | Richie Hearn |
| 96-121 | Paul Tracy |
| 122-125 | Richie Hearn |
| 126-200 | Jimmy Vasser |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Vasser | 77 |
| Greg Moore | 55 |
| Paul Tracy | 26 |
| Richie Hearn | 23 |
| Patrick Carpentier | 16 |
| Scott Pruett | 2 |
| Hélio Castro-Neves | 1 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 92 |
| 2 | CAN Greg Moore | 86 |
| 3 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 72 |
| 4 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 59 |
| 5 | USA Michael Andretti | 49 |
References
References
- "''1998 Miller 200'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
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