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1998 Motorola 300

{{Unreferenced|date=February 2012}}

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{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = USA|

Race = Gateway|

Image = Gateway_Motorsports_Park_diagram.svg|

Caption = Gateway International Raceway|

Date = May 23|

Year = 1998|

Official name = 1998 Motorola 300|

Race_No = 6|

Season_No = 19|

Series = CART|

Location = Gateway International Raceway
Madison, Illinois|

Course = Permanent oval course|

Course_mi = 1.25|

Course_km = 2|

Distance_laps = 236|

Distance_mi = 295|

Distance_km = 472|

Weather = Dry|

Pole_Driver = Greg Moore|

Pole_Team = Forsythe Racing|

Pole_Time = 25.757|

Pole_Country = Canada|

Fast_Driver = Jimmy Vasser|

Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing|

Fast_Time = 26.567|

Fast_Lap = 26|

Fast_Country = USA|

First_Driver = Alex Zanardi|

First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing|

First_Country = Italy|

Second_Driver = Michael Andretti|

Second_Team = Newman-Haas Racing|

Second_Country= USA|

Third_Driver = Greg Moore|

Third_Team = Forsythe Racing|

Third_Country = Canada|

}}

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

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alex Zanardi

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 236

| 2:23:02.140

| 11

| 20

2

| 6

| {{flagicon|US}} Michael Andretti

| Newman-Haas Racing

| 236

| +0.573

| 6

| 16+1

3

| 99

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Greg Moore

| Forsythe Racing

| 236

| +1.526

| 1

| 14+1

4

| 12

| {{flagicon|US}} Jimmy Vasser

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 236

| +17.874

| 2

| 12

5

| 20

| {{flagicon|US}} Scott Pruett

| Patrick Racing

| 236

| +18.311

| 17

| 10

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Gil de Ferran

| Walker Racing

| 236

| +18.723

| 12

| 8

7

| 16

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Hélio Castro-Neves

| Bettenhausen Racing

| 236

| +19.963

| 8

| 6

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|US}} Bobby Rahal

| Team Rahal

| 235

| +1 Lap

| 20

| 5

9

| 9

| {{flagicon|Finland}} JJ Lehto

| Hogan Racing

| 235

| +1 Lap

| 4

| 4

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Blundell

| PacWest Racing Group

| 233

| +3 Laps

| 18

| 3

11

| 11

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Christian Fittipaldi

| Newman-Haas Racing

| 233

| +3 Laps

| 14

| 2

12

| 98

| {{flagicon|US}} P. J. Jones

| All American Racing

| 232

| +4 Laps

| 21

| 1

13

| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Gordon

| Arciero-Wells Racing

| 231

| +5 Laps

| 13

|

14

| 36

| {{flagicon|US}} Alex Barron

| All American Racing

| 231

| +5 Laps

| 22

|

15

| 33

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| Forsythe Racing

| 231

| +5 Laps

| 16

|

16

| 17

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maurício Gugelmin

| PacWest Racing Group

| 231

| +5 Laps

| 23

|

17

| 19

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Jourdain Jr.

| Payton/Coyne Racing

| 230

| +6 Laps

| 25

|

18

| 40

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Adrián Fernández

| Patrick Racing

| 206

| Engine

| 10

|

19

| 2

| {{flagicon|US}} Al Unser Jr.

| Team Penske

| 169

| Contact

| 9

|

20

| 3

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} André Ribeiro

| Team Penske

| 106

| Transmission

| 27

|

21

| 77

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Arnd Meier

| Davis Racing

| 104

| Contact

| 26

|

22

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Max Papis

| Arciero-Wells Racing

| 104

| Contact

| 24

|

23

| 8

| {{flagicon|US}} Bryan Herta

| Team Rahal

| 71

| Handling

| 7

|

24

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Tony Kanaan

| Tasman Motorsports Group

| 47

| Contact

| 3

|

25

| 34

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Vitolo

| Payton/Coyne Racing

| 14

| Contact

| 28

|

26

| 26

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Team Green

| 2

| Contact

| 15

|

27

| 27

| {{flagicon|UK}} Dario Franchitti

| Team Green

| 0

| Contact

| 5

|

28

| 10

| {{flagicon|US}} Richie Hearn

| Della Penna Motorsports

| 0

| Contact

| 19

|

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
1-11Franchitti (27), Tracy (26), Carpentier (33), Hearn (10) contact
14-21Vitolo (34) contact
48-60Kanaan (21) contact
107-120Meier (77), Papis (25) contact
172-179Unser Jr. (2) contact
188-193Barron (36) spin

Lap Leaders

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{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1-42Jimmy Vasser
43-175Michael Andretti
176-236Alex Zanardi

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Michael Andretti133
Alex Zanardi61
Jimmy Vasser42

|}

Point standings after race

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

!Driver

!Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Zanardi

| align="right"| 87

2

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Greg Moore

| align="right"| 86

3

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Adrián Fernández

| align="right"| 55

4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

| align="right"| 51

5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Andretti

| align="right"| 49

References

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Motorola 300

Motorola 300

Category:Motorsport in Illinois