# 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix

The 1998 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota was the fourth round of the 1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 27, 1998, on the Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The race was won by Jimmy Vasser, his first win on an oval for nearly two years. Vasser won ahead of teammate and reigning champion Alex Zanardi, making it a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing.

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | 1:57:20.307 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 225 | +1.400 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 99 | Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 225 | +3.610 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 225 | +6.016 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Team Green | 225 | +8.016 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 7 | Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 225 | +9.618 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 24 | Robby Gordon | Arciero-Wells Racing | 225 | +10.167 | 24 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 224 | +1 Lap | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | 21 | Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports Group | 224 | +1 Lap | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 10 | Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 224 | +1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 224 | +1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 223 | +2 Laps | 23 | 1 |
| 13 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 222 | +3 Laps | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | Max Papis | Arciero-Wells Racing | 221 | +4 Laps | 20 | |
| 15 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 220 | +5 Laps | 18 | |
| 16 | 9 | JJ Lehto | Hogan Racing | 218 | +7 Laps | 15 | |
| 17 | 17 | Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing Group | 206 | Contact | 14 | |
| 18 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 122 | Contact | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | 98 | P. J. Jones | All American Racing | 107 | Brakes | 25 | |
| 20 | 18 | Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing Group | 107 | Contact | 21 | |
| 21 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 80 | Contact | 17 | |
| 22 | 20 | Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 68 | Fire | 12 | |
| 23 | 16 | Hélio Castro-Neves | Bettenhausen Racing | 62 | Contact | 19 | |
| 24 | 77 | Arnd Meier | Davis Racing | 28 | Transmission | 26 | |
| 25 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 10 | Contact | 22 | |
| 26 | 40 | Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 0 | Contact | 11 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Alex Barron | All American Racing | | Did not Qualify | | |
| DNQ | 3 | André Ribeiro | Team Penske | | Did not Qualify | | |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 1-9 | Fernández (40) contact |
| 14-19 | Vitolo (34) contact |
| 63-78 | Castro-Neves (16) contact |
| 82-91 | Franchitti (27) contact |
| 109-122 | Jones (98), Blundell (18) contact |
| 123-132 | Andretti (6) contact |
| 207-219 | Gugelmin (17) contact |

## Lap Leaders

| Laps | Leader |
| 1-10 | Patrick Carpentier |
| 11-112 | Michael Andretti |
| 113-154 | Bryan Herta |
| 155-164 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 165-191 | Alex Zanardi |
| 192-194 | Greg Moore |
| 195-225 | Jimmy Vasser |
| Driver | Laps led |
| Michael Andretti | 102 |
| Bryan Herta | 42 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 41 |
| Alex Zanardi | 27 |
| Patrick Carpentier | 10 |
| Greg Moore | 3 |

## Point standings after race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Greg Moore | 51 |
| 2 | Alex Zanardi | 50 |
| 3 | Adrián Fernández | 41 |
| 4 | Gil de Ferran | 33 |
| 5 | Jimmy Vasser | 31 |