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1998 - FedEx Championship Series - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Race Results

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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.

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1998 - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Race Results

Race Name - Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
Date - 10/4/1998
Race Track - Streets of Houston
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 70
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Greg Moore / 92.377 mph
Cautions - 6 cautions for 20 laps
Average Race Speed - 66.051 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Dario Franchitti
Race Number - 17


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 2 Dario Franchitti KOOL Reynard Honda 92.281
2 8 Alex Zanardi Target Reynard Honda 91.641
3 11 Tony Kanaan LCI Reynard Honda 91.193
4 3 Jimmy Vasser Target Reynard Honda 92.05
5 14 Max Papis MCI Racing Reynard Toyota 91.09
6 12 Adrin Fernndez Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt Reynard Ford 91.125
7 16 Al Unser Jr Marlboro Penske Mercedes 90.782
8 6 Bryan Herta Shell Reynard Ford 91.908
9 18 Richie Hearn Budweiser/Ralphs Swift Ford 90.653
10 21 JJ Lehto Hogan Motor Leasing Inc Reynard Mercedes 90.26
11 19 Scott Pruett Visteon Patrick Racing Reynard Ford 90.534
12 20 Alex Barron CastrolDegreeToyota Eagle Toyota 90.502
13 24 Robby Gordon PanasonicDuskin Reynard Toyota 90.091
14 22 Mark Blundell Motorola PacWest Reynard Mercedes 90.257
15 28 Vincenzo Sospiri CastrolDegreeToyota Eagle Toyota 86.562
16 26 Arnd Meier Hasseroder/JAG Lola Ford 89.476
17 10 Andr Ribeiro Marlboro Penske Mercedes 91.216
18 15 Mauricio Gugelmin Hollywood PacWest Reynard Mercedes 90.938
19 27 Dennis Vitolo SmithKline Beecham Reynard Ford 86.666
20 4 Paul Tracy KOOL Reynard Honda 92.026
21 7 Gil de Ferran Valvoline/Cummins Special Reynard Honda 91.859
22 25 Patrick Carpentier Players/Indeck Reynard Mercedes 89.973
23 9 Bobby Rahal Miller Lite Reynard Ford 91.329
24 17 Hlio Castroneves Alumax Aluminum Reynard Mercedes 90.743
25 23 Michel Jourdain Jr Herdez/Viva Mexico Reynard Ford 90.134
26 1 Greg Moore Players/Indeck Reynard Mercedes 92.377
27 5 Christian Fittipaldi Kmart Swift Ford 91.983
28 13 Michael Andretti Kmart/Texaco Havoline Swift Ford 91.108