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CART race number 4 of 19
Monday, April 27, 1998 at Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, PA
225 laps on a 0.946 mile paved track (212.850 miles)

Time of race: 1:57:20
Average speed: 108.839 mph
Pole speed: 184.896 mph		Cautions: 7 for 78 laps
Margin of victory: 1.400 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary    1998 CART results   /   1998 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 512   Jimmy Vasser Target   (Chip Ganassi)Reynard / Honda225100000running4120
2 81   Alex Zanardi Target   (Chip Ganassi)Reynard / Honda22560000running2716
3 299   Greg Moore Player's / Indeck   (Gerry Forsythe)Reynard / Mercedes22550000running314
4 45   Gil de Ferran Valvoline / Cummins   (Derrick Walker)Reynard / Honda22535000running012
51026   Paul Tracy Kool   (Team Green)Reynard / Honda22530000running010
6 97   Bobby Rahal Miller Lite   (Bobby Rahal)Reynard / Ford22525000running08
72424   Robby Gordon Panasonic / Duskin   (Arciero Wells Racing)Reynard / Toyota22522500running06
8 78   Bryan Herta Shell   (Bobby Rahal)Reynard / Ford22420000running425
91621   Tony Kanaan LCI   (Steve Horne)Reynard / Honda22417500running04
101310   Richie Hearn Budweiser / Ralph's   (Della Penna Motorsports)Swift / Ford22416500running03
11 611   Christian Fittipaldi Kmart   (Newman Haas Racing)Swift / Ford22415250running02
122319   Michel Jourdain, Jr. Herdez / Viva Mexico!   (Dale Coyne)Reynard / Ford22314250running01
13 133   Patrick Carpentier Player's / Indeck   (Gerry Forsythe)Reynard / Mercedes22223250running101
142025   Max Papis MCI   (Arciero Wells Racing)Reynard / Toyota22112500running0 
15182   Al Unser, Jr. Marlboro   (Roger Penske)Penske / Mercedes22012000running0 
16159   J.J. Lehto Hogan Motor Leasing   (Hogan Racing)Reynard / Mercedes21811750running0 
171417   Mauricio Gugelmin Hollywood Cigarettes / PacWest   (Bruce McCaw)Reynard / Mercedes20611500crash0 
18 36   Michael Andretti Kmart / Texaco-Havoline   (Newman Haas Racing)Swift / Ford12211250crash1021
192598   P.J. Jones Castrol / Degree / Toyota   (Dan Gurney)Reynard / Toyota10711000brakes0 
202118   Mark Blundell Motorola / PacWest   (Bruce McCaw)Reynard / Mercedes10710750crash0 
211727   Dario Franchitti Kool   (Team Green)Reynard / Honda80 crash0 
221220   Scott Pruett Visteon   (Pat Patrick)Reynard / Ford68 fire0 
231916   Helio Castroneves Alumax Aluminum   (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.)Reynard / Mercedes62 crash0 
242677   Arnd Meier BAAN Business Software   (Davis Racing)Lola / Ford28 transmission0 
252234   Dennis Vitolo SmithKline Beecham   (Dale Coyne)Reynard / Ford10 crash0 
261140   Adrian Fernandez Tecate / Quaker State / Labatt's   (Pat Patrick)Reynard / Ford0 crash0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Andre Ribeiro3MarlboroRoger Penske
Alex Barron36Castrol / DegreeDan Gurney

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Patrick Carpentier11010
  Michael Andretti11112102
  Bryan Herta11315442
  Jimmy Vasser15516410
  Alex Zanardi16519127
  Greg Moore1921943
  Jimmy Vasser19522531

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Greg Moore 51    
2   Alex Zanardi 50   -1  
3   Adrian Fernandez 41   -10  
4   Gil de Ferran 33   -18  
5   Jimmy Vasser 31   -20  
6   Dario Franchitti 25   -26  
6   Bryan Herta 25   -26  
8   Michael Andretti 22   -29  
8   Tony Kanaan 22   -29  
10   Paul Tracy 20   -31  
11   Al Unser, Jr. 16   -35  
12   Christian Fittipaldi 14   -37  
13   Scott Pruett 11   -40  
14   Mark Blundell 10   -41  
15   Bobby Rahal 8   -43  
16   Robby Gordon 6   -45  
16   Helio Castroneves 6   -45  
16   Mauricio Gugelmin 6   -45  
19   Andre Ribeiro 4   -47  
20   Richie Hearn 3   -48  
20   Patrick Carpentier 3   -48