CHAMPCAR/CART: 1998 Television Schedule

CART Announces Television Times for 1998 FedEx Championship Series Schedule

CART Online (February 13, 1998) -- Championship Auto Racing Teams' FedEx Championship Series kicks off its 45 hours of Champ Car coverage March 15 on ABC Television , with a 1:30 p.m. (EST) broadcast of the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota at Miami-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex.

The inaugural 1998 broadcast will consist of two-and-a-half hours of live race action on the newly reconfigured 1-mile oval southwest of Miami. Over the ensuing eight months, the FedEx Championship Series will make 18 stops in five countries on four continents, with each race televised by either ABC or ESPN in the United States. Internationally, CART television broadcasts, on average, are seen in 188 countries.

"The 1998 season is the biggest ever, in terms of race events, for CART and we are looking forward to working with our television partners at ABC and ESPN to make our broadcasts the best yet," said Keith Allo, vice president of television for CART. "More than 60 million race fans throughout the world follow the FedEx Championship Series each telecast and our relationship with ABC, ESPN and ESPN International gives us a solid foundation from which to continue to build Champ Car racing."

Veteran motorsports commentator Bob Varsha, who did his first full season of Champ Car racing in 1997, returns to anchor each broadcast. He is joined in the announce booth by 1988 PPG Cup champion Danny Sullivan, who returns for his third season as analyst.

1998 FedEx CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TELEVISION SCHEDULE

Date Event Venue Location Ticket Info Network Time

Mar 15 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex Homestead, Fla. Tickets: 305-230-RACE (7223) ABC 1:30-4:00 p.m.

Mar 28 Budweiser 500 Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan ABC 2:00-4:30 p.m.

Apr 5 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach, Calif. Tickets: 310-436-9953 or 800-752-9524 ESPN 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Apr 26 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pa. Tickets: 610-759-8800 ESPN 12:30-2:30 p.m.

May10 Rio 400 Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway at Nelson Piquet International Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tickets: (55-11) 5506-0776 ABC 3:30-6:00 p.m.

May 23 Motorola 300 Gateway International Raceway Madison, IL Tickets: 618-482-5501 ABC 1:00-4:00 p.m.

May 31 Miller Lite 200 The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, WI Tickets: 414-453-8277 ESPN 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Jun 7 ITT Detroit Grand Prix The Raceway On Belle Isle Detroit, MI Tickets: 313-259-7749 ABC 2:30-5:00 p.m.

Jun 21 Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200 Presented by Texaco/Havoline Portland International Raceway Portland, OR Tickets: 503-236-8006 ESPN 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Jul 12 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, OH Tickets: 216-781-3500 ABC 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Jul 19 Molson Indy Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tickets: 416-872-4639 ABC 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Jul 26 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI Tickets: 800-354-1010 ABC 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Aug 9 Miller Lite 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OH Tickets: 419-884-4000 or 800-MID-OHIO ABC 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Aug 16 Texaco/Havoline 200 Road America Elkhart Lake, WI Tickets: 800-365-RACE (7223) ESPN 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Sep 6 Molson Indy Vancouver Concord Pacific Place Vancouver, Ontario, Canada Tickets: 604-280-INDY (4639) ESPN 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Sep 13 GP of Monterey featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, CA Tickets: 800-327-7322 ESPN 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Oct 4 Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Houston, TX Tickets: (713) 739-RACE(7223) ABC 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Oct 18 IndyCarnival Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Tickets: 6175708888 ESPN 8:00-10:00 p.m.

Nov 1 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway Fontana, CA Tickets: 800-944-RACE (7223) or 909-428-9300 ESPN 3:30-7:00 p.m.

All times Eastern