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1998 Motorola 300
Country = USA| Race = Gateway| Image = Gateway_Motorsports_Park_diagram.svg| Caption = Gateway International Raceway| Date = May 23| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Motorola 300| Race_No = 6| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Gateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois| Course = Permanent oval course| Course_mi = 1.25| Course_km = 2| Distance_laps = 236| Distance_mi = 295| Distance_km = 472| Weather = Dry| Pole_Driver = Greg Moore| Pole_Team = Forsythe Racing| Pole_Time = 25.757| Pole_Country = Canada| Fast_Driver = Jimmy Vasser| Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Fast_Time = 26.567| Fast_Lap = 26| Fast_Country = USA| First_Driver = Alex Zanardi| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = Italy| Second_Driver = Michael Andretti| Second_Team = Newman-Haas Racing| Second_Country= USA| Third_Driver = Greg Moore| Third_Team = Forsythe Racing| Third_Country = Canada|
The 1998 Motorola 300 was the sixth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 23, 1998, on the Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Alex Zanardi came through from 11th on the starting grid to win the race, after a quick pitstop from the Ganassi crew got him out ahead of long-time leader Michael Andretti at the final cycle of stops.
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 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 236 | 2:23:02.140 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 236 | +0.573 | 6 | 16+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 236 | +1.526 | 1 | 14+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 236 | +17.874 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 236 | +18.311 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 236 | +18.723 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 236 | +19.963 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 235 | +1 Lap | 20 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 235 | +1 Lap | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 233 | +3 Laps | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 233 | +3 Laps | 14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 232 | +4 Laps | 21 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 231 | +5 Laps | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 231 | +5 Laps | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 231 | +5 Laps | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 231 | +5 Laps | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 230 | +6 Laps | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 206 | Engine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 169 | Contact | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 106 | Transmission | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 104 | Contact | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 104 | Contact | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 71 | Handling | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 47 | Contact | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | USA Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 14 | Contact | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 2 | Contact | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 0 | Contact | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 0 | Contact | 19 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-11 | Franchitti (27), Tracy (26), Carpentier (33), Hearn (10) contact |
| 14-21 | Vitolo (34) contact |
| 48-60 | Kanaan (21) contact |
| 107-120 | Meier (77), Papis (25) contact |
| 172-179 | Unser Jr. (2) contact |
| 188-193 | Barron (36) spin |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-42 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 43-175 | Michael Andretti |
| 176-236 | Alex Zanardi |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Michael Andretti | 133 |
| Alex Zanardi | 61 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 42 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 87 |
| 2 | CAN Greg Moore | 86 |
| 3 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 55 |
| 4 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 51 |
| 5 | USA Michael Andretti | 49 |
References
References
- (May 24, 1998). "Zanardi Takes Motorola 300". The New York Times.
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