CART Championship Series 1998 – Race 2: Motegi (oval)

Complete coverage
28 Mar 1998

Race result

Finishers
1.	#40 Adrian Fernandez + Patrick Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford	21
2.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC27 - Mercedes	16
3.	#5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda	14
4.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes	12
5.	#26 Paul Tracy Team Green · Reynard 98i - Honda	10
6.	#21 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group · Reynard 98i - Honda	8
7.	#12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda	6
8.	#27 Dario Franchitti Team Green · Reynard 98i - Honda	5
9.	#3 Andre Ribeiro Team Penske · Penske PC27 - Mercedes	4
10.	#18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes	3
11.	#16 Helio Castroneves Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 98i - Mercedes	2
12.	#34 Gualter Salles Payton/Coyne Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford	1
13.	#25 Massimilano Papis Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 98i - Toyota
14.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 009.c - Ford
15.	#77 Arnd Meier Davis Racing · Lola T98/00 - Ford
16.	#24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 98i - Toyota
18.	#43 Hideshi Matsuda Della Penna Motorsports · Swift 009.c - Ford
Classified, not running at the finish
17.	#7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 98i - Ford
Retirements
R	#1 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda
R	#8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 98i - Ford
R	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
R	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
R	#9 Jyrki Jarvi Lehto Hogan Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
R	#11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 009.c - Ford
R	#33 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
R	#10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports · Swift 009.c - Ford
R	#15 Roberto Moreno Project Indy · Reynard 97i - Ford
R	#19 Michel Jourdain jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
R	#36 Alex Barron All American Racers · Reynard 98i - Toyota
R	#98 PJ Jones All American Racers · Reynard 98i - Toyota

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda
2.	#40 Adrian Fernandez Patrick Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
3.	#5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda
4.	#1 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 98i - Honda
5.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
6.	#27 Dario Franchitti Team Green · Reynard 98i - Honda
7.	#18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
8.	#3 Andre Ribeiro Team Penske · Penske PC27 - Mercedes
9.	#8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 98i - Ford
10.	#21 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Group · Reynard 98i - Honda
11.	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
12.	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
13.	#34 Gualter Salles Payton/Coyne Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
14.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 009.c - Ford
15.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC27 - Mercedes
16.	#26 Paul Tracy Team Green · Reynard 98i - Honda
17.	#7 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 98i - Ford
18.	#9 Jyrki Jarvi Lehto Hogan Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
19.	#11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing · Swift 009.c - Ford
20.	#33 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
21.	#10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports · Swift 009.c - Ford
22.	#15 Roberto Moreno Project Indy · Reynard 97i - Ford
23.	#25 Massimilano Papis Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 98i - Toyota
24.	#19 Michel Jourdain jr. Payton/Coyne Racing · Reynard 98i - Ford
25.	#43 Hideshi Matsuda Della Penna Motorsports · Swift 009.c - Ford
26.	#16 Helio Castroneves Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 98i - Mercedes
27.	#77 Arnd Meier Davis Racing · Lola T98/00 - Ford
28.	#36 Alex Barron All American Racers · Reynard 98i - Toyota
29.	#98 PJ Jones All American Racers · Reynard 98i - Toyota
30.	#24 Hiro Matsushita Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 98i - Toyota

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