1998 Texaco/Havoline 200
The 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 was the fourteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 16, 1998, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dario Franchitti won the race, his first career win in CART. The race was also notable for a crash in which Alex Barron ended up on top of Bryan Herta.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 14 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
 Road America | |
| Date | August 16, 1998 |
| Official name | 1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 |
| Location | Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| Course | Permanent road course 4.048 mi / 6.515 km |
| Distance | 50 laps 202.4 mi / 325.75 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 73.4 °F (23.0 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:39.988 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:41.874 (on lap 49 of 50) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Second | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing) |
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  |
Team Green | 50 | 1:35:30.767 | 6 | 20+1 |
| 2 | 1 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 50 | +7.102 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 |  |
Newman-Haas Racing | 50 | +43.922 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 21 | |
Tasman Motorsports Group | 50 | +46.134 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 40 |  |
Patrick Racing | 50 | +47.097 | 9 | 10 |
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Team Green | 50 | +52.003 | 17 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | |
PacWest Racing Group | 50 | +52.167 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 |  |
Team Rahal | 50 | +1:06.372 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 12 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 50 | +1:07.084 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | 77 |  |
Davis Racing | 50 | +1:07.598 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | 25 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 50 | +1:14.329 | 19 | 2 |
| 12 | 24 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 50 | +1:15.697 | 23 | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | |
Della Penna Motorsports | 50 | +1:19.336 | 25 | |
| 14 | 19 | |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 50 | +1:38.024 | 24 | |
| 15 | 6 | |
Newman-Haas Racing | 49 | Tyre/Contact | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 43 | Engine | 5 | |
| 17 | 34 | |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 41 | Engine | 20 | |
| 18 | 9 |  |
Hogan Racing | 32 | Exhaust | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | |
PacWest Racing Group | 29 | Brakes | 21 | |
| 20 | 20 | |
Patrick Racing | 24 | Engine | 4 | |
| 21 | 99 | |
Forsythe Racing | 18 | Transmission | 8 | |
| 22 | 98 | |
All American Racing | 14 | Spun off | 28 | |
| 23 | 8 | |
Team Rahal | 10 | Contact | 2 | |
| 24 | 36 | |
All American Racing | 10 | Contact | 26 | |
| 25 | 3 | |
Team Penske | 7 | Engine | 13 | |
| 26 | 16 | |
Bettenhausen Racing | 2 | Header | 22 | |
| 27 | 2 | |
Team Penske | 0 | Contact | 10 | |
| 28 | 33 | |
Forsythe Racing | 0 | Contact | 16 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 10 | Ribeiro (3) stalled on course |
| 12-14 | Herta (8), Barron (36) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
206 |
| 2 | |
126 |
| 3 | |
120 |
| 4 | |
119 |
| 5 | |
93 |
References
- "1998 Texaco/Havoline 200 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
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