1998 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota
Race 12 of 19
Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:00:48.785
Average speed of winner: 165.913 mph
Margin of victory: 0.259 sec.
Lead changes: 63 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 55 laps
Fastest lap: Patrick Carpentier 228.513
Lap leaders: Fernández pole, Unser, Jr. 1-2, Vasser 3-5, Andretti 6-11, Vasser 12-13, Andretti 14, Vasser 15-17, Andretti 18-30, de Ferran 31-34, Hearn 35-37, Andretti 38-65, de Ferran 66-68, Fernández 69, de Ferran 70, Moore 71, Hearn 72-75, Andretti 76-83, Moore 84-89, Hearn 90-91, Moore 92-101, Hearn 102, Moore 103, Hearn 104, Moore 105-118, Tracy 119-125, de Ferran 126-128, Tracy 129, de Ferran 130-132, Tracy 133, Andretti 134, Tracy 135-136, Andretti 137-138, de Ferran 139-140, Andretti 141, de Ferran 142-145, Fernández 146, de Ferran 147-150, Fernández 151-157, Moore 158-159, Tracy 160-165, Zanardi 166-168, Tracy 169-170, Zanardi 171-176, Andretti 177-178, Zanardi 179-190, Tracy 191, Zanardi 192-193, Unser, Jr. 194, Zanardi 195-196, Tracy 197, Zanardi 198-199, Tracy 200, de Ferran 201-202, Zanardi 203-224, Vasser 225, Zanardi 226-237, Vasser 238, Zanardi 239, Vasser 240-245, Zanardi 246, Vasser 247, Moore 248, Vasser 249, Moore 250
Race notes: First pole for Adrián Fernández.
Video links: Entire race
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 14 | Greg Moore | 99 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 225.437 | 250 | 8 | 36 | flagged | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Jimmy Vasser | 12 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 228.855 | 250 | 8 | 18 | flagged | 16 |
| 3 | 7 | Alex Zanardi | 1 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 227.237 | 250 | 10 | 63 | flagged | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | Scott Pruett | 20 | Visteon Patrick Racing | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 227.316 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | Richie Hearn | 10 | Budweiser/Ralph's | Swift | Ford | Firestone | Della Penna | 228.238 | 250 | 5 | 11 | flagged | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Michael Andretti | 6 | Kmart/Texaco Havoline | Swift | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 227.129 | 250 | 9 | 62 | flagged | 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Bobby Rahal | 7 | Miller Lite | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 225.882 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Patrick Carpentier | 33 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 223.755 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul Tracy | 26 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 225.113 | 250 | 9 | 22 | flagged | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | Bryan Herta | 8 | Shell | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 227.395 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
| 11 | 20 | Tony Kanaan | 21 | LCI | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Tasman | 224.048 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
| 12 | 24 | Hélio Castroneves | 16 | Alumax Aluminum | Reynard | Mercedes | Goodyear | Bettenhausen | 220.150 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
| 13 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | Hollywood PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 224.621 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Arnd Meier | 77 | Hasseroder/J.A.G. | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | Davis | 224.390 | 247 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | Alex Barron | 36 | Castrol-Degree-Toyota | Reynard | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 218.440 | 242 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Gil de Ferran | 5 | Valvoline/Cummins Special | Reynard | Honda | Goodyear | Walker | 226.187 | 240 | 9 | 26 | engine | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | Mark Blundell | 18 | Motorola PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 224.159 | 240 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 19 | Herdez/Viva Mexico! | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Coyne | 219.218 | 238 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | Max Papis | 25 | MCI Racing | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 223.297 | 237 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | JJ Lehto | 9 | Hogan Motor Leasing Inc. | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Hogan | 225.840 | 223 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | Dario Franchitti | 27 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 225.091 | 213 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | Al Unser, Jr. | 2 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 227.906 | 194 | 2 | 3 | oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | Adrián Fernández | 40 | Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 229.519 | 174 | 3 | 9 | contact | 1 |
| 24 | 27 | P.J. Jones | 98 | Castrol-Degree-Toyota | Reynard | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 219.091 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | 11 | Kmart | Swift | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 226.958 | 87 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | Dennis Vitolo | 34 | SmithKline Beecham | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Coyne | 219.968 | 85 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | Robby Gordon | 24 | Panasonic-Duskin | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 221.784 | 76 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | André Ribeiro | 3 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 226.038 | 75 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Alex Zanardi | 190 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Jimmy Vasser | 123 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Greg Moore | 119 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Michael Andretti | 92 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Adrián Fernández | 90 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Scott Pruett | 76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bryan Herta | 67 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Dario Franchitti | 66 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Gil de Ferran | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Bobby Rahal | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | 41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Al Unser, Jr. | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Richie Hearn | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paul Tracy | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hélio Castroneves | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Mark Blundell | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Christian Fittipaldi | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Carpentier | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Max Papis | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | JJ Lehto | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Robby Gordon | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | André Ribeiro | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | P.J. Jones | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Barron | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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