1998 Molson Indy Vancouver
The 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver was the fifteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 6, 1998, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dario Franchitti took his second consecutive win at this race, after passing Michael Andretti for the lead with seven laps left. In doing so, Franchitti became the first driver to win a race from pole for over a year.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 15 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
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| Date | September 6, 1998 |
| Official name | 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver |
| Location | Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Course | Temporary street course 1.781 mi / 2.866 km |
| Distance | 86 laps 153.166 mi / 246.39 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F); dropping down to 20.1 °C (68.2 °F) by the end of the event[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Time | 1:04.130 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castro-Neves (Bettenhausen Racing) |
| Time | 1:06.939 (on lap 30 of 86) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Second | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Third | Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing) |
Building an insurmountable lead in the championship standings, Alex Zanardi's 4th-place finish in this race clinched the 1998 CART title with still four races remaining.
This marks the final career podium for Scott Pruett in CART.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  |
Team Green | 86 | 2:00:37.871 | 1 | 20+1+1 |
| 2 | 6 |  |
Newman-Haas Racing | 86 | +3.437 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | 20 | |
Patrick Racing | 86 | +4.745 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 86 | +5.002 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | |
Team Penske | 86 | +13.832 | 22 | 10 |
| 6 | 17 |  |
PacWest Racing Group | 86 | +14.933 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | |
Team Penske | 86 | +16.246 | 19 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 |  |
Hogan Racing | 86 | +17.565 | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | 25 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 86 | +19.206 | 23 | 4 |
| 10 | 19 |  |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 86 | +19.625 | 25 | 3 |
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Team Green | 86 | +19.759 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | 18 | |
PacWest Racing Group | 86 | +20.284 | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 85 | Brakes | 14 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
Newman-Haas Racing | 85 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 15 | 40 | |
Patrick Racing | 84 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 16 | 10 | |
Della Penna Motorsports | 73 | Contact | 10 | |
| 17 | 34 | |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 69 | Transmission | 28 | |
| 18 | 21 | |
Tasman Motorsports Group | 67 | Contact | 5 | |
| 19 | 36 | |
All American Racing | 62 | Contact | 27 | |
| 20 | 99 | |
Forsythe Racing | 55 | Contact | 4 | |
| 21 | 98 | |
All American Racing | 54 | Contact | 26 | |
| 22 | 8 | |
Team Rahal | 51 | Contact | 2 | |
| 23 | 24 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 47 | Electrical | 24 | |
| 24 | 16 | |
Bettenhausen Racing | 41 | Fuel | 9 | |
| 25 | 7 | |
Team Rahal | 30 | Engine | 11 | |
| 26 | 12 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 10 | Contact | 15 | |
| 27 | 33 | |
Forsythe Racing | 10 | Contact | 17 | |
| 28 | 77 |  |
Davis Racing | 6 | Contact | 20 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 11-17 | Vasser (12), Carpentier (33) contact, Zanardi (1) spin |
| 21-23 | Jones (98), Vitolo (34) spin |
| 43-45 | Castro-Neves (16) stalled on course |
| 52-55 | Herta (8), Hearn (10) contact |
| 57-61 | Blundell (18), Moore (99), Jones (98) contact, Fittipaldi (11) spin |
| 64-66 | Barron (36) contact |
| 69-70 | Kanaan (21), Tracy (26) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
218 |
| 2 | |
126 |
| 3 | |
120 |
| 4 | |
119 |
| 5 | |
110 |
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References
- "1998 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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