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1998 - FedEx Championship Series - Lone Star 500 Race Results

CHAMP Car

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1998 - Lone Star 500 Race Results

Race Name - Lone Star 500
Date - 7/12/1998
Race Track - Texas Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Jimmy Vasser / 133.868 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 112.449 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 10


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 5 Alex Zanardi Target Reynard Honda 133.658
2 3 Michael Andretti Kmart/Texaco Havoline Swift Ford 132.908
3 1 Dario Franchitti KOOL Reynard Honda 133.868
4 12 Scott Pruett Visteon Patrick Racing Reynard Ford 131.787
5 18 Adrin Fernndez Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt Reynard Ford 131.149
6 8 Gil de Ferran Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda 132.187
7 15 Jimmy Vasser Target Reynard Honda 134.385
8 4 Bobby Rahal Miller Lite Reynard Ford 132.326
9 11 Patrick Carpentier Players/Indeck Reynard Mercedes 131.31
10 23 Mark Blundell Motorola PacWest Reynard Mercedes 132.92
11 22 Christian Fittipaldi Kmart Swift Ford 132.045
12 25 Max Papis MCI Racing Reynard Toyota 130.925
13 19 Bryan Herta Shell Reynard Ford 133.556
14 27 Tony Kanaan LCI Reynard Honda 130.753
15 17 Alex Barron CastrolDegreeToyota Reynard Toyota 127.168
16 26 Arnd Meier Hasseroder/JAG Lola Ford 129.044
17 10 Al Unser Jr Marlboro Penske Mercedes 132.404
18 28 Richie Hearn Budweiser/Ralphs Swift Ford 131.206
19 13 Paul Tracy KOOL Reynard Honda 133.354
20 9 Mauricio Gugelmin Hollywood PacWest Reynard Mercedes 132.903
21 2 PJ Jones CastrolDegreeToyota Reynard Toyota 128.746
22 16 Andr Ribeiro Marlboro Penske Mercedes 129.918
23 21 Robby Gordon PanasonicDuskin Reynard Toyota 130.701
24 6 Dennis Vitolo SmithKline Beecham Reynard Ford 123.521
25 24 Greg Moore Players/Indeck Reynard Mercedes 132.045
26 7 Michel Jourdain Jr Herdez/Viva Mexico Reynard Ford 130.387
27 14 Hlio Castroneves Alumax Aluminum Reynard Mercedes 129.953
28 20 JJ Lehto Hogan Motor Leasing Inc Reynard Mercedes 130.688