1998 Miller 200

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Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Milwaukee
Race details
Race 7 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
The Milwaukee Mile.svg
Milwaukee Mile
DateMay 31, 1998
Official name1998 Miller 200
LocationMilwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin, West Allis, United States
CoursePermanent oval course
1 mi / 1.6 km
Distance200 laps
200 mi / 321.868 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 73.4 °F (23.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Patrick Carpentier  (Forsythe Racing)
Time20.028
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Pruett  (Patrick Racing)
Time21.519 (on lap 109 of 200)
Podium
First Jimmy Vasser  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Hélio Castro-Neves  (Bettenhausen Racing)
Third Al Unser, Jr.  (Marlboro Team Penske)

The 1998 Miller 200 was the seventh round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 31, 1998, on the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was a fuel economy run where fuel conservation was a serious factor, and Jimmy Vasser dominated it and won by over seven seconds, the win being his second of the season.

Milwaukee Mile race track

The Milwaukee Mile is an approximately one mile-long (1.6 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seated approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved 65 years ago in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there was a 1.8 mile road circuit located on the infield.

West Allis, Wisconsin City in Wisconsin, United States

West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,411 at the 2010 census.

Jimmy Vasser American racecar driver and team owner

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Contents

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 2001:34:17.011520+1
216 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castro-Neves Bettenhausen Racing 200+7.6731016
32 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske 200+7.706714
427 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green 200+11.291612
57 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 200+25.1791210
610 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 199+1 Lap248
726 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Team Green 199+1 Lap146
81 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 199+1 Lap95
940 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 199+1 Lap234
1020 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 199+1 Lap133
118 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal 198+2 Laps212
1218 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 196+4 Laps181
1399 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 195+5 Laps2
1498 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racing 195+5 Laps22
1519 Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 194+6 Laps25
1625 Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis Arciero-Wells Racing 194+6 Laps19
1721 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group 192+8 Laps26
183 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Team Penske 189+11 Laps3
199 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Hogan Racing 119Overheating8
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Arciero-Wells Racing 118Contact16
2117 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 102Electrical11
225 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 88Engine15
2377 Flag of Germany.svg Arnd Meier Davis Racing 82Handling20
2411 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Newman-Haas Racing 49Electrical11
2533 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 16Contact11
266 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 16Contact4
DNQ34 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Payton/Coyne Racing Did not Qualify
DNQ36 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Barron All American Racing Did not Qualify

Caution flags

LapsCause
16-24 Carpentier (33), Andretti (6) contact
28-32 Moreno (11) spin
89-100 de Ferran (5) engine blow-up
119-129 Gordon (24) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-16 Patrick Carpentier
17-71 Greg Moore
72-73 Jimmy Vasser
74 Hélio Castro-Neves
75-76 Scott Pruett
77-95 Richie Hearn
96-121 Paul Tracy
122-125 Richie Hearn
126-200 Jimmy Vasser
 
DriverLaps led
Jimmy Vasser 77
Greg Moore 55
Paul Tracy 26
Richie Hearn 23
Patrick Carpentier 16
Scott Pruett 2
Hélio Castro-Neves 1

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi 92
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore 86
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 72
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández 59
5 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 49

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References

  1. "1998 Miller 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-13.