1998 - FedEx Championship Series - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results
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1998 - U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Race Results
Race Name - U.S. 500 Presented by ToyotaDate - 7/26/1998Race Track - Michigan International SpeedwayNumber of Starting Cars - 28Laps Run - 250 Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Adrian Fernandez / 229.519 mphCautions - 8 cautions for 55 laps Average Race Speed - 165.913 mphLead Changes - 9 Leader(s) with 63 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Alex Zanardi Race Number - 12Finish | Start | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine | Qualify Speed |
1 | 14 | Greg Moore | Players/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | 225.437 |
2 | 2 | Jimmy Vasser | Target | Reynard | Honda | 228.855 |
3 | 7 | Alex Zanardi | Target | Reynard | Honda | 227.237 |
4 | 6 | Scott Pruett | Visteon Patrick Racing | Reynard | Ford | 227.316 |
5 | 3 | Richie Hearn | Budweiser/Ralphs | Swift | Ford | 228.238 |
6 | 8 | Michael Andretti | Kmart/Texaco Havoline | Swift | Ford | 227.129 |
7 | 12 | Bobby Rahal | Miller Lite | Reynard | Ford | 225.882 |
8 | 21 | Patrick Carpentier | Players/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | 223.755 |
9 | 15 | Paul Tracy | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | 225.113 |
10 | 5 | Bryan Herta | Shell | Reynard | Ford | 227.395 |
11 | 20 | Tony Kanaan | LCI | Reynard | Honda | 224.048 |
12 | 24 | Hlio Castroneves | Alumax Aluminum | Reynard | Mercedes | 220.15 |
13 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Hollywood PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | 224.621 |
14 | 18 | Arnd Meier | Hasseroder/JAG | Lola | Ford | 224.39 |
15 | 28 | Alex Barron | CastrolDegreeToyota | Reynard | Toyota | 218.44 |
16 | 10 | Gil de Ferran | Valvoline/Cummins Special | Reynard | Honda | 226.187 |
17 | 19 | Mark Blundell | Motorola PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | 224.159 |
18 | 26 | Michel Jourdain Jr | Herdez/Viva Mexico | Reynard | Ford | 219.218 |
19 | 22 | Max Papis | MCI Racing | Reynard | Toyota | 223.297 |
20 | 13 | JJ Lehto | Hogan Motor Leasing Inc | Reynard | Mercedes | 225.84 |
21 | 16 | Dario Franchitti | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | 225.091 |
22 | 4 | Al Unser Jr | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | 227.906 |
23 | 1 | Adrin Fernndez | Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt | Reynard | Ford | 229.519 |
24 | 27 | PJ Jones | CastrolDegreeToyota | Reynard | Toyota | 219.091 |
25 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Kmart | Swift | Ford | 226.958 |
26 | 25 | Dennis Vitolo | SmithKline Beecham | Reynard | Ford | 219.968 |
27 | 23 | Robby Gordon | PanasonicDuskin | Reynard | Toyota | 221.784 |
28 | 11 | Andr Ribeiro | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | 226.038 |