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1998 Texaco/Havoline 200
Country = USA| Race = Road America| Image = Road America.svg| Caption = Road America| Date = August 16| Year = 1998| Official name = 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200| Race_No = 14| Season_No = 19| Series = CART| Location = Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin| Course = Permanent road course| Course_mi = 4.048| Course_km = 6.515| Distance_laps = 50| Distance_mi = 202.4| Distance_km = 325.75| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to 73.4 F; wind speeds up to 12 mph| Pole_Driver = Michael Andretti| Pole_Team = Newman-Haas Racing| Pole_Time = 1:39.988| Pole_Country = USA| Fast_Driver = Alex Zanardi| Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Fast_Time = 1:41.874| Fast_Lap = 49| Fast_Country = Italy| First_Driver = Dario Franchitti| First_Team = Team KOOL Green| First_Country = UK| Second_Driver = Alex Zanardi| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= Italy| Third_Driver = Christian Fittipaldi| Third_Team = Newman-Haas Racing| Third_Country = Brazil|
The 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 was the fourteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 16, 1998, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dario Franchitti won the race, his first career win in CART. The race was also notable for a crash in which Alex Barron ended up on top of Bryan Herta.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | UK Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 50 | 1:35:30.767 | 6 | 20+1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 50 | +7.102 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 50 | +43.922 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 50 | +46.134 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Mexico Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 50 | +47.097 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Green | 50 | +52.003 | 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 50 | +52.167 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 50 | +1:06.372 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | US Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 50 | +1:07.084 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | West Germany Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 50 | +1:07.598 | 27 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Italy Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 50 | +1:14.329 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 50 | +1:15.697 | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | US Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 50 | +1:19.336 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 50 | +1:38.024 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 49 | Tyre/Contact | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brazil Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 43 | Engine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Brazil Gualter Salles | Payton/Coyne Racing | 41 | Engine | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finland JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 32 | Exhaust | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Brazil Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 29 | Brakes | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | US Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 24 | Engine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | Canada Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 18 | Transmission | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 98 | US P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 14 | Spun off | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | US Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 10 | Contact | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | US Alex Barron | All American Racing | 10 | Contact | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brazil André Ribeiro | Team Penske | 7 | Engine | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 2 | Header | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 0 | Contact | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 0 | Contact | 16 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 10 | Ribeiro (3) stalled on course |
| 12-14 | Herta (8), Barron (36) contact |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-9 | Michael Andretti |
| 10 | Bryan Herta |
| 11-16 | Greg Moore |
| 17-25 | Michael Andretti |
| 26-27 | Dario Franchitti |
| 28 | JJ Lehto |
| 29 | Bobby Rahal |
| 30-50 | Dario Franchitti |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Dario Franchitti | 23 |
| Michael Andretti | 18 |
| Greg Moore | 6 |
| Bobby Rahal | 1 |
| JJ Lehto | 1 |
| Bryan Herta | 1 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Alex Zanardi | 206 |
| 2 | USA Jimmy Vasser | 126 |
| 3 | MEX Adrián Fernández | 120 |
| 4 | CAN Greg Moore | 119 |
| 5 | USA Michael Andretti | 93 |
References
References
- "''1998 Texaco/Havoline 200'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
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