1998 Motorola 300
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Race 6 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
![]() Gateway International Raceway | |
Date | May 23, 1998 |
Official name | 1998 Motorola 300 |
Location | Gateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois |
Course | Permanent oval course 1.25 mi / 2 km |
Distance | 236 laps 295 mi / 472 km |
Weather | Dry |
Pole position | |
Driver | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
Time | 25.757 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 26.567 (on lap 26 of 236) |
Podium | |
First | Alex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
Third | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
The 1998 Motorola 300 was the sixth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on May 23, 1998, on the Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Alex Zanardi came through from 11th on the starting grid to win the race, after a quick pitstop from the Ganassi crew got him out ahead of long-time leader Michael Andretti at the final cycle of stops.
Classification
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[edit]Laps | Cause |
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1-11 | Franchitti (27), Tracy (26), Carpentier (33), Hearn (10) contact |
14-21 | Vitolo (34) contact |
48-60 | Kanaan (21) contact |
107-120 | Meier (77), Papis (25) contact |
172-179 | Unser Jr. (2) contact |
188-193 | Barron (36) spin |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
[edit]Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 87 |
2 | ![]() | 86 |
3 | ![]() | 55 |
4 | ![]() | 51 |
5 | ![]() | 49 |