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1998 - FedEx Championship Series - Race Summary

CHAMP Car

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1998 - FedEx Championship Series

FedEx Championship Series Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.

Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
3/15/1998 Michael Andretti Indy 200 Walt Disney World Speedway
3/28/1998 Adrian Fernandez Dura Lube 200 Phoenix International Raceway
4/5/1998 Alex Zanardi Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
4/27/1998 Jimmy Vasser True Value 500 Texas Motor Speedway
5/10/1998 Greg Moore Pep Boys 200 New Hampshire International Speedway
5/23/1998 Alex Zanardi Pep Boys 400K Dover Downs International Speedway
5/31/1998 Jimmy Vasser Visionaire 500K Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/7/1998 Alex Zanardi Radisson 200 Pikes Peak International Raceway
6/21/1998 Alex Zanardi Atlanta 500 Classic Atlanta Motor Speedway
7/12/1998 Alex Zanardi Lone Star 500 Texas Motor Speedway
7/19/1998 Alex Zanardi Las Vegas 500 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
7/26/1998 Greg Moore U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Michigan International Speedway
8/9/1998 Adrian Fernandez Miller Lite 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
8/16/1998 Dario Franchitti Texaco-Havoline 200 Road America
9/6/1998 Dario Franchitti Molson Indy Vancouver Pacific Place
9/13/1998 Bryan Herta Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Laguna Seca Raceway
10/4/1998 Dario Franchitti Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Streets of Houston
10/18/1998 Alex Zanardi Honda Indy Carnival Australia Surfers Paradise
11/1/1998 Jimmy Vasser The 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway