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.

United States 1998 Road America
Race details
Race 14 of 19 in the 1998 CART season
Road America
DateAugust 16, 1998
Official name1998 Texaco/Havoline 200
LocationRoad America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
CoursePermanent road course
4.048 mi / 6.515 km
Distance50 laps
202.4 mi / 325.75 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 73.4 °F (23.0 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverMichael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing)
Time1:39.988
Fastest lap
DriverAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:41.874 (on lap 49 of 50)
Podium
FirstDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
SecondAlex Zanardi (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdChristian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing)

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Dario FranchittiTeam Green501:35:30.767620+1
21 Alex ZanardiChip Ganassi Racing50+7.1021116
311 Christian FittipaldiNewman-Haas Racing50+43.922714
421 Tony KanaanTasman Motorsports Group50+46.1341212
540 Adrián FernándezPatrick Racing50+47.097910
626 Paul TracyTeam Green50+52.003178
718 Mark BlundellPacWest Racing Group50+52.167156
87 Bobby RahalTeam Rahal50+1:06.37235
912 Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing50+1:07.084144
1077 Arnd MeierDavis Racing50+1:07.598273
1125 Max PapisArciero-Wells Racing50+1:14.329192
1224 Robby GordonArciero-Wells Racing50+1:15.697231
1310 Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports50+1:19.33625
1419 Michel Jourdain Jr.Payton/Coyne Racing50+1:38.02424
156 Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing49Tyre/Contact11
165 Gil de FerranWalker Racing43Engine5
1734 Gualter SallesPayton/Coyne Racing41Engine20
189 JJ LehtoHogan Racing32Exhaust18
1917 Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing Group29Brakes21
2020 Scott PruettPatrick Racing24Engine4
2199 Greg MooreForsythe Racing18Transmission8
2298 P. J. JonesAll American Racing14Spun off28
238 Bryan HertaTeam Rahal10Contact2
2436 Alex BarronAll American Racing10Contact26
253 André RibeiroTeam Penske7Engine13
2616 Hélio Castro-NevesBettenhausen Racing2Header22
272 Al Unser Jr.Team Penske0Contact10
2833 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing0Contact16

Caution flags

LapsCause
10Ribeiro (3) stalled on course
12-14Herta (8), Barron (36) contact

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-9Michael Andretti
10Bryan Herta
11-16Greg Moore
17-25Michael Andretti
26-27Dario Franchitti
28JJ Lehto
29Bobby Rahal
30-50Dario Franchitti
 
DriverLaps led
Dario Franchitti23
Michael Andretti18
Greg Moore6
Bobby Rahal1
JJ Lehto1
Bryan Herta1

Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1 Alex Zanardi206
2 Jimmy Vasser126
3 Adrián Fernández120
4 Greg Moore119
5 Michael Andretti93

References