The 1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 3, 1998, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 in the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 3, 1998 | ||
| Official name | California 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 165 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett | ||
Background
editThe track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 7 | Geoffrey Bodine | Mattei Motorsports | Ford |
| 8 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
Race Statistics
edit- Time of race: 3:33:57
- Average Speed: 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 181.772 miles per hour (292.534 km/h)
- Cautions: 6 for 35 laps
- Margin of Victory: 1.287 sec
- Lead changes: 18
- Percent of race run under caution: 14%
- Average green flag run: 30.7 laps
References
edit- ^ "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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