1998 Molson Indy Vancouver
Motor car race
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The 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver was the fifteenth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on September 6, 1998, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dario Franchitti took his second consecutive win at this race, after passing Michael Andretti for the lead with seven laps left. In doing so, Franchitti became the first driver to win a race from pole for over a year.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1.781 mi / 2.866 km
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 15 of 19 in the 1998 CART season | |
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| Date | September 6, 1998 |
| Official name | 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver |
| Location | Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Course | Temporary street course 1.781 mi / 2.866 km |
| Distance | 86 laps 153.166 mi / 246.39 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F); dropping down to 20.1 °C (68.2 °F) by the end of the event[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Time | 1:04.130 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Hélio Castro-Neves (Bettenhausen Racing) |
| Time | 1:06.939 (on lap 30 of 86) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
| Second |  Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Third | Scott Pruett (Patrick Racing) |
Building an insurmountable lead in the championship standings, Alex Zanardi's 4th-place finish in this race clinched the 1998 CART title with still four races remaining.
This marks the final career podium for Scott Pruett in CART.
Classification
Race
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 11-17 | Vasser (12), Carpentier (33) contact, Zanardi (1) spin |
| 21-23 | Jones (98), Vitolo (34) spin |
| 43-45 | Castro-Neves (16) stalled on course |
| 52-55 | Herta (8), Hearn (10) contact |
| 57-61 | Blundell (18), Moore (99), Jones (98) contact, Fittipaldi (11) spin |
| 64-66 | Barron (36) contact |
| 69-70 | Kanaan (21), Tracy (26) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alex Zanardi |
218 |
| 2 | Jimmy Vasser |
126 |
| 3 |  Adrián Fernández |
120 |
| 4 |  Greg Moore |
119 |
| 5 | Dario Franchitti |
110 |
Broadcasting
Television
United States
The Molson Indy Torento was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ESPN. Bob Varsha, Danny Sullivan and Tommy Kendall called the race from the broadcast booth. Gary Gerould and Jon Beekhuis handled pit road for the television side.
| ESPN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | ||
| Lap-by-lap | Color-commentators | ||
| Bob Varsha | Danny Sullivan Tommy Kendall |
Jack Arute Gary Gerould | |
Canada
The Molson Indy Vancouver was carried live flag-to-flag coverage in Canada on CBC. Brian Williams and Bobby Unser called the race from the broadcast booth. Jack Arute and Greg Creamer handled pit road for the television side.
| CBC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | ||
| Lap-by-lap | Color-commentators | ||
| Brian Williams | Bobby Unser | Jack Arute Greg Creamer | |