1998 Nevada Grand Prix

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The 1998 Nevada Grand Prix (known as the 1998 Toshiba Copiers and Fax Nevada Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons) was the second race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season. It took place on April 26, 1998, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and ran for three hours and 45 minutes. [1]

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Official results

Class winners in bold.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1WSC7 Flag of the United States.svg Doyle-Risi Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 176
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
2GT14 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Wallace
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham
Panoz GTR-1 M 176
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
3WSC63 Flag of the United States.svg Downing Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg Chris Ronson
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Downing
Kudzu DLM-4 G 163
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
4GT26 Flag of the United States.svg Prototype Technology Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Pilgrim
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
BMW M3 Y 160
BMW 3.2 L I6
5GT310 Flag of the United States.svg Prototype Technology Group Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Simo
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez
BMW M3 Y 160
BMW 3.2 L I6
6GT31 Flag of the United States.svg Prototype Technology Group Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ross Bentley
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Cunningham
BMW M3 Y 159
BMW 3.2 L I6
7GT317 Flag of the United States.svg AASCO Performance Flag of the United States.svg Tom Peterson
Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Aase
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 159
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
8GT323 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Cort Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Darryl Havens
Porsche 964 Carrera RSR P 158
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
9GT341 Flag of the United States.svg Technodyne Flag of the United States.svg Chris Cervelli
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Busby
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ?157
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
10GT376 Flag of the United States.svg Team A.R.E. Flag of the United States.svg Mike Doolin
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Peeler
Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Y 157
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
11GT299 Flag of the United States.svg Schumacher Racing Flag of the United States.svg Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States.svg Martin Snow
Porsche 911 GT2 P 156
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
12GT355 Flag of the United States.svg AASCO Performance Flag of the United States.svg Tim Ralston
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Trejos
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 154
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
13WSC29 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joaquin DeSoto
Flag of the United States.svg John Mirro
Spice SC95 G 154
Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0 L V8
14GT325 Flag of the United States.svg Dale White Flag of the United States.svg Dale White
Flag of the United States.svg Don Kitch
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Petersen
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ?150
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
15
DNF
WSC28 Flag of the United States.svg Intersport Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jon Field
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Sutherland
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Brickell
Riley & Scott Mk III G 149
Ford 5.0 L V8
16GT15 Flag of the United States.svg Panoz Motorsports Flag of Brazil.svg Raul Boesel
Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard
Panoz GTR-1 M 148
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
17WSC60 Flag of the United States.svg Kopf Race Products Flag of the United States.svg Kris Wilson
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Donley
Keiler KII G 135
Ford 5.0 L V8
18
DNF
WSC39 Flag of the United States.svg Matthews-Colucci Racing Flag of the United States.svg David Murry
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Matthews
Riley & Scott Mk III P 82
Ford 5.0 L V8
19
DNF
GT12 Flag of the United States.svg Mosler Automotive Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Vic Rice
Mosler Raptor P 38
Chevrolet 6.3 L V8
20
DNF
WSC88 Flag of the United States.svg Dollahite Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Dollahite
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Davies
Spice BDG-02 ?30
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
21
DNF
GT215 Flag of the United States.svg American Spirit Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bill Eagle
Flag of the United States.svg Dorsey Schroeder
Vector M12 G 2
Lamborghini 5.7 L V12
Source: [2] [3] [4]

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