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1998 California 500

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Official name
  
California 500

Date
  
May 3, 1998 (1998-May-03)

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)

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 (3.23 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.

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Background

The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.

Race Statistics

  • 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

    1998 California 500 Wikipedia
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