1998 Miller Lite 200
The 1998 Miller Lite 200 was the thirteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 9, 1998, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race was notable for many crashes, including one involving Michael Andretti and P. J. Jones that sent the former into a series of barrel rolls, although he walked out unhurt. It was won by Adrián Fernández, his third career win and second of the season and giving Ford Cosworth their 300th career win. Also this marks the 88th and final podium for Bobby Rahal.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 13 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | |
| Date | August 9, 1998 |
| Official name | 1998 Miller Lite 200 |
| Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio, United States |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.258 mi / 3.634 km |
| Distance | 83 laps 187.414 mi / 301.622 km |
| Weather | Dry |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Time | 1:05.679 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
| Time | 1:08.287 (on lap 47 of 83) |
| Podium | |
| First | Adrián Fernández (Patrick Racing) |
| Second | Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing) |
| Third | Bobby Rahal (Team Rahal) |
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 |  |
Patrick Racing | 83 | 1:53:39.270 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | 20 |  |
Patrick Racing | 83 | +0.247 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | 7 | |
Team Rahal | 83 | +2.417 | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | 17 |  |
PacWest Racing Group | 83 | +8.806 | 4 | 12+1 |
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Team KOOL Green | 83 | +9.983 | 21 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | |
Marlboro Team Penske | 83 | +13.291 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | |
Forsythe Racing | 83 | +13.790 | 21 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | |
Tasman Motorsports Group | 83 | +14.654 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 83 | +19.208 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | |
Marlboro Team Penske | 83 | +20.785 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | 24 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 83 | +21.269 | 25 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 |  |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 83 | +27.994 | 13 | |
| 13 | 11 | |
Newman-Haas Racing | 83 | +30.454 | 19 | |
| 14 | 25 | |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 83 | +31.000 | 24 | |
| 15 | 9 |  |
Hogan Racing | 82 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 16 | 36 | |
All American Racing | 81 | +2 Laps | 26 | |
| 17 | 16 | |
Bettenhausen Racing | 80 | Contact | 20 | |
| 18 | 77 |  |
Davis Racing | 75 | +8 Laps | 27 | |
| 19 | 18 |  |
PacWest Racing Group | 70 | Spun off | 8 | |
| 20 | 98 | |
All American Racing | 55 | Contact | 28 | |
| 21 | 6 | |
Newman-Haas Racing | 55 | Contact | 10 | |
| 22 | 99 | |
Forsythe Racing | 52 | Contact | 6 | |
| 23 | 34 | |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 35 | Spun off | 23 | |
| 24 | 10 | |
Della Penna Motorsports | 30 | Transmission | 15 | |
| 25 | 8 | |
Team Rahal | 2 | Radiator | 3 | |
| 26 | 27 | |
Team KOOL Green | 0 | Contact | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 12 | |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | Contact | 2 | |
| 28 | 19 | |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 0 | Contact | 22 |
Notes
- ^ – Alex Zanardi finished 12th, which would usually yield 1 point, but race officials docked him of the point for dangerous driving.
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-5 | Franchitti (27), Vasser (12), Herta (8), Jourdan Jr. (19), Papis (25) contact |
| 15 | Meier (77) spin |
| 37-40 | Salles (34) spin |
| 53-54 | Barron (36) spin |
| 58-63 | Jones (98), Andretti (6), Blundell (18) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
190 |
| 2 | |
122 |
| 3 | |
119 |
| 4 | |
110 |
| 5 | |
92 |
References
- "08/09/1998 race: Miller Lite 200 (CART) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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