1998 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota
Race 19 of 19
Fontana
250 laps
Time of race: 3:17:54.369
Average speed of winner: 153.785 mph
Margin of victory: 0.360 sec.
Lead changes: 25 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 74 laps
Fastest lap: Greg Moore 234.725
Lap leaders: Pruett pole, Vasser 1-2, Andretti 3, Vasser 4-24, Andretti 25-40, Moore 41-42, Gugelmin 43-44, Hearn 45-51, Moore 52-58, Andretti 59-70, Moore 71-80, Gugelmin 81, Blundell 82, Gugelmin 83-84, Moore 85-121, Gugelmin 122-130, Tracy 131-141, Andretti 142-150, Vasser 151-181, Gugelmin 182-200, Andretti 201-206, Vasser 207-213, Gugelmin 214-220, Tracy 221-245, Moore 246-248, Vasser 249-250
Race notes: Finale for JJ Lehto, Arnd Meier, Bobby Rahal, André Ribeiro, and Vincenzo Sospiri.
Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18 (Finish), Part 19 (Post-race)
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jimmy Vasser | 12 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 233.360 | 250 | 5 | 63 | flagged | 21 |
| 2 | 9 | Greg Moore | 99 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 231.717 | 250 | 5 | 59 | flagged | 16 |
| 3 | 18 | Alex Zanardi | 1 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 229.525 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 14 |
| 4 | 27 | Adrián Fernández | 40 | Tecate/Quaker State/Labatt | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | Hollywood PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 232.410 | 250 | 6 | 40 | flagged | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Mark Blundell | 18 | Motorola PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 232.321 | 250 | 1 | 1 | flagged | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 11 | Kmart | Swift | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 230.816 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Richie Hearn | 10 | Budweiser/Ralph's | Swift | Ford | Firestone | Della Penna | 232.795 | 250 | 1 | 7 | flagged | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | Robby Gordon | 24 | Panasonic-Duskin | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 228.170 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
| 10 | 16 | Hélio Castroneves | 16 | Alumax Aluminum | Reynard | Mercedes | Goodyear | Bettenhausen | 230.031 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | Bobby Rahal | 7 | Miller Lite | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 232.669 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
| 12 | 25 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 19 | Herdez/Viva Mexico! | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Coyne | 225.014 | 247 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | Alex Barron | 36 | Castrol-Degree-Toyota | Eagle | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 230.430 | 246 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Paul Tracy | 26 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 230.801 | 245 | 2 | 36 | contact | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | Bryan Herta | 8 | Shell | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 229.944 | 239 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | Max Papis | 25 | MCI Racing | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 227.452 | 239 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Gil de Ferran | 5 | Valvoline/Cummins Special | Reynard | Honda | Goodyear | Walker | 231.013 | 232 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Michael Andretti | 6 | Kmart/Texaco Havoline | Swift | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 232.832 | 210 | 5 | 44 | contact | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | Tony Kanaan | 21 | LCI | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Tasman | 227.715 | 171 | 0 | 0 | wheel bearing | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | Scott Pruett | 20 | Visteon Patrick Racing | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 233.748 | 138 | 0 | 0 | contact | 1 |
| 21 | 20 | JJ Lehto | 9 | Hogan Motor Leasing Inc. | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Hogan | 228.691 | 124 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | Dario Franchitti | 27 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 231.783 | 112 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | Vincenzo Sospiri | 98 | Castrol-Degree-Toyota | Eagle | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 224.543 | 94 | 0 | 0 | water leak | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | Arnd Meier | 77 | Hasseroder/J.A.G. | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | Davis | 228.455 | 85 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | Dennis Vitolo | 34 | SmithKline Beecham | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Coyne | 66 | 0 | 0 | suspension | 0 | |
| 26 | 14 | Patrick Carpentier | 33 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 230.510 | 59 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | Al Unser, Jr. | 2 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 230.787 | 33 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | André Ribeiro | 3 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 229.071 | 6 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Alex Zanardi | 285 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Jimmy Vasser | 170 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Dario Franchitti | 160 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Adrián Fernández | 154 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Greg Moore | 141 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Scott Pruett | 121 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Michael Andretti | 112 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Robby Gordon | 106 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bryan Herta | 97 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan | 92 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Bobby Rahal | 82 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Al Unser, Jr. | 72 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Gil de Ferran | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Paul Tracy | 61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Christian Fittipaldi | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Richie Hearn | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Hélio Castroneves | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Mark Blundell | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Carpentier | 27 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | JJ Lehto | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Max Papis | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | André Ribeiro | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Arnd Meier | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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