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mi / 398.976 km</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andretti_Autosport" class="mw-redirect" title="Andretti Autosport">Team KOOL Green</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time</th><td class="infobox-data">39.005<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Fastest_lap" title="Fastest lap">Fastest lap</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time</th><td class="infobox-data">39.328 (on lap 131 of 133)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Podium" title="Podium">Podium</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Forsythe_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Forsythe Racing">Forsythe Racing</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Second</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Third</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fern%C3%A1ndez" class="mw-redirect" title="Adrian Fernández">Adrian Fernández</a> (<a href="/wiki/Patrick_Racing" title="Patrick Racing">Patrick Racing</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1998 Rio 400</b> was the fifth round of the <a href="/wiki/1998_CART_World_Series_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 CART World Series Season">1998 CART World Series Season</a>, held on May 10, 1998, on the <a href="/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Internacional_Nelson_Piquet" title="Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet">Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=1" 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At lap 19, fellow Italian driver <a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Arciero-Wells_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Arciero-Wells Racing">Arciero-Wells Racing</a> retired due to a broken engine. After 21 laps, the top six was: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gil_de_Ferran" title="Gil de Ferran">Gil de Ferran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kanaan" title="Tony Kanaan">Tony Kanaan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christian_Fittipaldi" title="Christian Fittipaldi">Christian Fittipaldi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Andretti" title="Michael Andretti">Michael Andretti</a>. At lap 30, Kanaan, from <a href="/wiki/Tasman_Motorsports" title="Tasman Motorsports">Tasman Motorsports</a>, retired due to an engine fire, bringing out the first caution of the race. The lead lap cars went to pit stop at the same lap. <a href="/wiki/Newman-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Newman-Haas Racing">Newman-Haas Racing</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Michael_Andretti" title="Michael Andretti">Michael Andretti</a> hit a tire in the pits, then he suffered a penalty. The restart came out at lap 37. A few laps later, <a href="/wiki/Andretti_Autosport" class="mw-redirect" title="Andretti Autosport">Team Green</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tracy" title="Paul Tracy">Paul Tracy</a> was hit by <a href="/wiki/Gil_de_Ferran" title="Gil de Ferran">Gil de Ferran</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Walker_Racing" title="Walker Racing">Walker Racing</a>. 2nd caution. The restart was out at lap 47. Lap 54, the <a href="/wiki/Mexican_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Mexican people">Mexican</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Michel_Jourdain_Jr." title="Michel Jourdain Jr.">Michel Jourdain Jr.</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Dale_Coyne_Racing" title="Dale Coyne Racing">Payton/Coyne Racing</a> hit the wall, bringing out the third caution. The restart came out at lap 60. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Andretti" title="Michael Andretti">Michael Andretti</a> did an overtaking show. He was one lap down in 24th. After some laps, he was in sixth. </p><p>With 65 laps to go, Zanardi, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Herta" title="Bryan Herta">Bryan Herta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fern%C3%A1ndez" class="mw-redirect" title="Adrian Fernández">Adrian Fernández</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a> did their pit stops during green flag. At that time, Fittipaldi, <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ribeiro_(racing_driver)" title="André Ribeiro (racing driver)">André Ribeiro</a> and <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9lio_Castroneves" title="Hélio Castroneves">Hélio Castroneves</a> were out of the race. Only two <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazilian</a> drivers were in the race at that moment: <a href="/wiki/Maur%C3%ADcio_Gugelmin" title="Maurício Gugelmin">Maurício Gugelmin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gualter_Salles" title="Gualter Salles">Gualter Salles</a>. At lap 91, Salles retired due to a crash at turn one, bringing out the fourth caution. At the same lap, polesitter Dario Franchitti retired due an engine issue. The restart happened at lap 98. After this lap, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Pruett" title="Scott Pruett">Scott Pruett</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Racing" title="Patrick Racing">Patrick Racing</a>, retired. <a href="/wiki/Player%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Player's">Player's</a> <a href="/wiki/Forsythe_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Forsythe Racing">Forsythe Racing</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Carpentier" title="Patrick Carpentier">Patrick Carpentier</a>, suffered a tire problem at lap 102, and retired. At lap 108, the top 10 was: Zanardi, Moore, Fernandez, <a href="/wiki/Richie_Hearn" title="Richie Hearn">Richie Hearn</a>, Herta, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Vasser" title="Jimmy Vasser">Jimmy Vasser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Unser_Jr." title="Al Unser Jr.">Al Unser Jr.</a>, Andretti, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rahal" title="Bobby Rahal">Bobby Rahal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Blundell" title="Mark Blundell">Mark Blundell</a>. From lap 116-onwards, the battle for the win was between the <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italian</a> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a>. At lap 120, Moore almost lost the control of his car, after he went sideways at turn four. With five laps to go, Moore did an amazing overtake manoeuvre on Zanardi, and took the lead. The <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Arnd_Meier" title="Arnd Meier">Arnd Meier</a>, was in front of both. Moore won the race, his first win of the season, the third win of his <a href="/wiki/Champ_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Champ Car">Champ Car</a> career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification">Classification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Classification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_2">Race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos</th> <th>No</th> <th>Driver</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Laps</th> <th>Time/Retired</th> <th>Grid</th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>99 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Forsythe_Championship_Racing" title="Forsythe Championship Racing">Forsythe Racing</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>1:52:14.135 </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>20</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+0.427 </td> <td>2 </td> <td><b>16+1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>40 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Adrián Fernández">Adrián Fernández</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Racing" title="Patrick Racing">Patrick Racing</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+4.839 </td> <td>12 </td> <td><b>14</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>8 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Herta" title="Bryan Herta">Bryan Herta</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Team_Rahal" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Rahal">Team Rahal</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+12.951 </td> <td>6 </td> <td><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Andretti" title="Michael Andretti">Michael Andretti</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Newman-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Newman-Haas Racing">Newman-Haas Racing</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+14.324 </td> <td>8 </td> <td><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>12 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Vasser" title="Jimmy Vasser">Jimmy Vasser</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+15.251 </td> <td>13 </td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>10 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Richie_Hearn" title="Richie Hearn">Richie Hearn</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Della_Penna_Motorsports" title="Della Penna Motorsports">Della Penna Motorsports</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+15.799 </td> <td>28 </td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rahal" title="Bobby Rahal">Bobby Rahal</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Team_Rahal" class="mw-redirect" title="Team Rahal">Team Rahal</a></b> </td> <td>133 </td> <td>+28.649 </td> <td>10 </td> <td><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>17 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Maur%C3%ADcio_Gugelmin" title="Maurício Gugelmin">Maurício Gugelmin</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/PacWest_Racing" title="PacWest Racing">PacWest Racing Group</a></b> </td> <td>132 </td> <td>+1 Lap </td> <td>21 </td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>9 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Mark_Blundell" title="Mark Blundell">Mark Blundell</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/PacWest_Racing" title="PacWest Racing">PacWest Racing Group</a></b> </td> <td>132 </td> <td>+1 Lap </td> <td>18 </td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>36 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Alex_Barron_(driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex Barron (driver)">Alex Barron</a></b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/All_American_Racers" title="All American Racers">All American Racing</a></b> </td> <td>131 </td> <td>+2 Laps </td> <td>24 </td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>98 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Jones" title="P. J. Jones">P. J. Jones</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_American_Racers" title="All American Racers">All American Racing</a> </td> <td>130 </td> <td>+3 Laps </td> <td>23 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>77 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany"><img alt="West Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arnd_Meier" title="Arnd Meier">Arnd Meier</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Davis_Racing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Davis Racing (page does not exist)">Davis Racing</a> </td> <td>130 </td> <td>+3 Laps </td> <td>19 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>24 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hiro_Matsushita" title="Hiro Matsushita">Hiro Matsushita</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arciero-Wells_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Arciero-Wells Racing">Arciero-Wells Racing</a> </td> <td>129 </td> <td>+4 Laps </td> <td>26 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Unser_Jr." title="Al Unser Jr.">Al Unser Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a> </td> <td>118 </td> <td>Engine </td> <td>27 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>33 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Carpentier" title="Patrick Carpentier">Patrick Carpentier</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Forsythe_Championship_Racing" title="Forsythe Championship Racing">Forsythe Racing</a> </td> <td>106 </td> <td>Handling </td> <td>17 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>20 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Pruett" title="Scott Pruett">Scott Pruett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Racing" title="Patrick Racing">Patrick Racing</a> </td> <td>98 </td> <td>Transmission </td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>27 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andretti_Green_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Andretti Green Racing">Team Green</a> </td> <td>90 </td> <td>Electrical </td> <td>1 </td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>34 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gualter_Salles" title="Gualter Salles">Gualter Salles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Payton/Coyne_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Payton/Coyne Racing">Payton/Coyne Racing</a> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>Contact </td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>11 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Fittipaldi" title="Christian Fittipaldi">Christian Fittipaldi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newman-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Newman-Haas Racing">Newman-Haas Racing</a> </td> <td>78 </td> <td>Fuel system </td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ribeiro_(racing_driver)" title="André Ribeiro (racing driver)">André Ribeiro</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a> </td> <td>76 </td> <td>Transmission </td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>16 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9lio_Castroneves" title="Hélio Castroneves">Hélio Castro-Neves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minardi_Team_USA" class="mw-redirect" title="Minardi Team USA">Bettenhausen Racing</a> </td> <td>54 </td> <td>Engine </td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>19 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michel_Jourdain_Jr." title="Michel Jourdain Jr.">Michel Jourdain Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Payton/Coyne_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Payton/Coyne Racing">Payton/Coyne Racing</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>Contact </td> <td>25 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>26 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Tracy" title="Paul Tracy">Paul Tracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andretti_Green_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Andretti Green Racing">Team Green</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Contact </td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Gil_de_Ferran" title="Gil de Ferran">Gil de Ferran</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Australia" title="Team Australia">Walker Racing</a> </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Contact </td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>21 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kanaan" title="Tony Kanaan">Tony Kanaan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasman_Motorsports" title="Tasman Motorsports">Tasman Motorsports Group</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>Engine </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>25 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arciero-Wells_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Arciero-Wells Racing">Arciero-Wells Racing</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>Engine </td> <td>20 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Caution_flags">Caution flags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Caution flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>Laps</th> <th>Cause </th></tr> <tr> <td>29-35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Kanaan" title="Tony Kanaan">Kanaan (21)</a> engine blow-up </td></tr> <tr> <td>39-45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tracy" title="Paul Tracy">Tracy (26)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gil_de_Ferran" title="Gil de Ferran">de Ferran (5)</a> contact </td></tr> <tr> <td>54-58</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michel_Jourdain_Jr." title="Michel Jourdain Jr.">Jourdain Jr. (19)</a> contact </td></tr> <tr> <td>90-96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gualter_Salles" title="Gualter Salles">Salles (34)</a> contact </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lap_Leaders">Lap Leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Lap Leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table border="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>Laps</th> <th>Leader </th></tr> <tr> <td>1-77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>78-81</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Hearn" title="Richie Hearn">Richie Hearn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>82-88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>89-128</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>129-133</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td width="50">  </td> <td valign="top"> <table border="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <th>Driver</th> <th>Laps led </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a></td> <td>117 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dario_Franchitti" title="Dario Franchitti">Dario Franchitti</a></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a></td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richie_Hearn" title="Richie Hearn">Richie Hearn</a></td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Point_standings_after_race">Point standings after race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Point standings after race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Moore_(racing_driver)" title="Greg Moore (racing driver)">Greg Moore</a> </td> <td align="right">71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Zanardi" title="Alex Zanardi">Alex Zanardi</a> </td> <td align="right">67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Fern%C3%A1ndez" title="Adrián Fernández">Adrián Fernández</a> </td> <td align="right">55 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Vasser" title="Jimmy Vasser">Jimmy Vasser</a> </td> <td align="right">39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-12-21</span></span>. <q>Fast facts on Franchitti: Won the pole at Rio in 1998, setting a track record with a lap of 172.039 mph / 39.005 seconds.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=theautochannel.com&rft.atitle=Team+KOOL+Green+at+the+Rio+200+in+Brazil&rft.date=1999-05-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theautochannel.com%2Fnews%2Fdate%2F19990506%2Fnews022985.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1998+Rio+400" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center; clear:both" class="toccolours"> <tbody><tr> <td>Previous race:<br /><a href="/wiki/1998_Bosch_Spark_Plug_Grand_Prix" title="1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix">1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix</a> </td> <td style="padding:0 1em;"><b><a href="/wiki/CART_FedEx_Championship_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="CART FedEx Championship Series">CART FedEx Championship Series</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1998_CART_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 CART season">1998 season</a></b> </td> <td>Next race:<br /><a href="/wiki/1998_Motorola_300" title="1998 Motorola 300">1998 Motorola 300</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> <hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Previous race:<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Hollywood_Rio_400k&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Hollywood Rio 400k (page does not exist)">1997 Hollywood Rio 400k</a> </td> <td style="padding:0 1em;"><b><a href="/wiki/Rio_200" title="Rio 200">Rio 400</a></b> </td> <td>Next race:<br /><a href="/wiki/1999_Grand_Prix_Telemar_Rio_200" title="1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200">1999 Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200</a> </td></tr></tbody></table>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&oldid=1096664085">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Rio_400&oldid=1096664085</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1998_in_CART" title="Category:1998 in CART">1998 in CART</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1998_in_Brazilian_motorsport" title="Category:1998 in Brazilian motorsport">1998 in Brazilian motorsport</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rio_200" title="Category:Rio 200">Rio 200</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 5 July 2022, at 22:29<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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