1998 CART FedEx Championship Series
1998 CART season | |
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FedEx Championship Series | |
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Season | |
Races | 19 |
Start date | March 15 |
End date | November 1 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
The 1998 FedEx Championship Series season was the twentieth in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 19 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 1. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Alex Zanardi, his second consecutive championship, while the series' Rookie of the Year was Tony Kanaan. This was the first of five years of sponsorship by FDX Corporation, who became FedEx Corporation in 2000.
The season was marred by a deadly crash on lap 175 of the U.S. 500. Adrián Fernández slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn of Michigan International Speedway. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, and Michael Tautkus) and injuring six others. Fernández was uninjured.[1]
This was the final season with Bobby Rahal on the CART grid. Other notable events of the 1998 season include first wins for Bryan Herta and future Indycar Series and Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti. Mexican driver Adrián Fernández got his second career win at Twin Ring Motegi, the first race run there by Champ Cars.
Drivers and constructors
[edit]The following teams and drivers competed in the 1998 CART Championship Series season.
Season Summary
[edit]Schedule
[edit]– The Nazareth race was scheduled for April 26, but postponed due to rain.
– The Houston race was scheduled for 153 miles, but was shortened due to poor visibility.
O Oval/Speedway
R Road/Street course
Race results
[edit]Final driver standings
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Nations' Cup
[edit]- Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
Pos | Country | MIA ![]() |
MOT ![]() |
LBH ![]() |
NAZ ![]() |
RIO ![]() |
GAT ![]() |
MIL ![]() |
DET ![]() |
POR ![]() |
CLE ![]() |
TOR ![]() |
MIC ![]() |
MDO ![]() |
ROA ![]() |
VAN ![]() |
LAG ![]() |
HOU ![]() |
SUR ![]() |
FON ![]() |
Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 303 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 286 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 203 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 182 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 168 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 158 |
7 | ![]() |
14 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 4 |
9 | ![]() |
23 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Country | MIA ![]() |
MOT ![]() |
LBH ![]() |
NAZ ![]() |
RIO ![]() |
GAT ![]() |
MIL ![]() |
DET ![]() |
POR ![]() |
CLE ![]() |
TOR ![]() |
MIC ![]() |
MDO ![]() |
ROA ![]() |
VAN ![]() |
LAG ![]() |
HOU ![]() |
SUR ![]() |
FON ![]() |
Pts |
Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
409 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
167 | 1 |
3 | ![]() |
72 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 0 |
Pos | Chassis | Pts | Wins |
Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
365 | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
293 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
226 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
41 | 0 |
Pos | Engine | Pts | Wins |
Driver breakdown
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Glick, Shav (July 27, 1998). "Three spectators die at U.S. 500". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012.
- Åberg, Andreas. "CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 1998". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Federal Express Signs Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams" (Press release). FDX Corporation. 1997-12-09. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- "FedEx Renews Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams; FedEx Championship Series Roars into 2002" (Press release). FedEx Corporation. 2001-11-07. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- "Standings after California". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
See also
[edit]- 1998 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
- 1998 Indianapolis 500
- 1998 Indy Racing League
- 1998 Indy Lights season
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CART | |
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