1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Nazareth
Race details
Race 4 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Nazareth Speedway Trackmap.png
Nazareth Speedway
DateApril 27, 1998
Official name 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota
LocationNazareth Speedway
Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States
CoursePermanent oval course
0.946 mi / 1.522 km
Distance225 laps
212.85 mi / 342.45 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier  (Forsythe Racing)
Time18.419
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore  (Forsythe Racing)
Time19.514 (on lap 204 of 225)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore  (Forsythe Racing)

The 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota was the fourth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The race was won by Jimmy Vasser, his first win on an oval for nearly two years. Vasser won ahead of teammate and reigning champion Alex Zanardi, making it a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Contents

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 2251:57:20.307520
21 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 225+1.400816
399 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 225+3.610214
45 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 225+6.016412
526 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 225+8.0161010
67 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 225+9.61898
724 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 225+10.167246
88 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 224+1 Lap75
921 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 224+1 Lap164
1010 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 224+1 Lap133
1111 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 224+1 Lap62
1219 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 223+2 Laps231
1333 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 222+3 Laps11
1425 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 221+4 Laps20
152 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 220+5 Laps18
169 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 218+7 Laps15
1717 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 206Contact14
186 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 122Contact31
1998 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racing 107Brakes25
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 107Contact21
2127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 80Contact17
2220 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 68Fire12
2316 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 62Contact19
2477 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 28Transmission26
2534 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing 10Contact22
2640 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 0Contact11
DNQ36 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing Did not Qualify
DNQ3 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Team Penske Did not Qualify

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-9 Fernández (40) contact
14-19 Vitolo (34) contact
63-78 Castro-Neves (16) contact
82-91 Franchitti (27) contact
109-122 Jones (98), Blundell (18) contact
123-132 Andretti (6) contact
207-219 Gugelmin (17) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-10 Patrick Carpentier
11-112 Michael Andretti
113-154 Bryan Herta
155-164 Jimmy Vasser
165-191 Alex Zanardi
192-194 Greg Moore
195-225 Jimmy Vasser
 
DriverLaps led
Michael Andretti 102
Bryan Herta 42
Jimmy Vasser 41
Alex Zanardi 27
Patrick Carpentier 10
Greg Moore 3

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 51
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi 50
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 41
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran 33
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 31