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Budweiser 500K
Twin Ring Motegi
1.549 Mile Paved Oval
201 Laps/311.349 Miles
March 28, 1998
| Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
Adrián
Fernández |
40 |
Tecate/Quaker
State/Labatt |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
201 |
1:57:12.016
159.393 |
21 |
| 2 |
15 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
2 |
Marlboro |
Penske
PC-27 |
Mercedes |
201 |
1:57:13.102
159.369 |
16 |
| 3 |
3 |
Gil de Ferran |
5 |
Valvoline/Cummins |
Reynard
98i |
Honda |
201 |
1:57:17.404
159.271 |
14 |
| 4 |
5 |
Greg Moore |
99 |
Player's/Indeck |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
201 |
1:57:19.939
159.214 |
12 |
| 5 |
6 |
Paul Tracy |
26 |
KOOL |
Reynard
98i |
Honda |
201 |
1:57:20.166
159.209 |
10 |
| 6 |
7 |
Tony Kanaan |
21 |
LCI |
Reynard
98i |
Honda |
200 |
Flagged |
8 |
| 7 |
1 |
Jimmy Vasser |
12 |
Target |
Reynard
98i |
Honda |
200 |
Flagged |
6 |
| 8 |
6 |
Dario Franchitti |
27 |
KOOL |
Reynard
98i |
Honda |
200 |
Flagged |
5 |
| 9 |
8 |
André Ribeiro |
3 |
Marlboro |
Penske |
Mercedes |
199 |
Flagged |
4 |
| 10 |
7 |
Mark Blundell |
18 |
Motorola PacWest |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
199 |
Flagged |
3 |
| 11 |
26 |
Helio Castroneves |
16 |
Alumax Aluminum |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
198 |
Flagged |
2 |
| 12 |
13 |
Gualter Salles |
34 |
Payton Coyne
Racing |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
198 |
Flagged |
1 |
| 13 |
23 |
Max Papis |
25 |
MCI Racing |
Reynard
98i |
Toyota |
197 |
Flagged |
|
| 14 |
14 |
Michael Andretti |
6 |
Kmart/Texaco/Havoline |
Swift |
Ford
XB |
195 |
Flagged |
|
| 15 |
27 |
Arnd Meier |
77 |
BAAN Business
Software |
Lola |
Ford
XB |
195 |
Flagged |
|
| 16 |
30 |
Hiro Matsushita |
24 |
Panasonic/Duskin |
Reynard
98i |
Toyota |
188 |
Flagged |
|
| 17 |
17 |
Bobby Rahal |
7 |
Miller Lite |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
185 |
Wrecked |
|
| 18 |
25 |
Hideshi Matsuda |
43 |
BMB Mini-Juke |
Swift |
Ford
XB |
185 |
Flagged |
|
| 19 |
20 |
Patrick Carpentier |
33 |
Player's/Indeck |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
163 |
Wheel
bearing |
|
| 20 |
11 |
Mauricio Gugelmin |
17 |
Hollywood PacWest |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
147 |
Wheel
bearing |
|
| 21 |
12 |
Scott Pruett |
20 |
Visteon |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
146 |
Overheated |
|
| 22 |
24 |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
19 |
Herdez/Viva
Mexico! |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
121 |
Engine |
|
| 23 |
4 |
Alex Zanardi |
1 |
Target |
Reynard
98I |
Honda |
118 |
Wrecked |
|
| 24 |
28 |
Alex Barron |
36 |
Castrol-Degree-Toyota |
Reynard
98i |
Toyota |
108 |
Transmission |
|
| 25 |
19 |
Christian Fittipaldi |
11 |
Kmart |
Swift |
Ford
XB |
98 |
Engine |
|
| 26 |
22 |
Roberto Moreno |
15 |
Hawaiian Tropic |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
86 |
Transmission |
|
| 27 |
21 |
Richie Hearn |
10 |
Budweiser/Ralph's |
Swift |
Ford
XB |
74 |
Engine |
|
| 28 |
9 |
Bryan Herta |
8 |
Shell |
Reynard
98i |
Ford
XB |
49 |
Clutch |
|
| 29 |
18 |
J. J. Lehto |
9 |
Hogan Motor
Leasing |
Reynard
98i |
Mercedes |
45 |
Electrical |
|
| 30 |
29 |
P. J. Jones |
98 |
Castrol/Degree/Toyota |
Reynard
98i |
Toyota |
16 |
Oil
leak |
|
| Lap Leaders |
Total |
Laps |
| Adrián Fernández |
102 |
1-22, 45-47, 98-99, 117-159,
172-201 |
| Jimmy Vasser |
44 |
23-44, 48-69 |
| Al Unser, Jr. |
26 |
87-95, 100-116 |
| Michael Andretti |
17 |
70-86 |
| Paul Tracy |
4 |
160-163 |
| Gil de Ferran |
4 |
164-167 |
| Greg Moore |
4 |
168-171 |
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