CHAMPCAR/CART: Fontana Friday Combined Practice Results

FedEx Championship Series Race No. 19 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota Fontana, California Combined Practice Report (after Friday PM Session) October 30, 1998

Pos.    Driver           Car Car Config.    LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
  1 Adrian Fernandez     40  RI/Ford Cos/F   30.877 236.564
  2 Michael Andretti     6   SW/Ford Cos/G   31.026 235.428 0.149
  3 Greg Moore           99  RI/Mercedes/F   31.089 234.951 0.212 0.063
  4 Mauricio Gugelmin    17  RI/Mercedes/F   31.105 234.830 0.228 0.016
  5 Jimmy Vasser         12  RI/Honda/F      31.154 234.461 0.277 0.049
  6 Mark Blundell        18  RI/Mercedes/F   31.187 234.213 0.310 0.033
  7 Paul Tracy           26  RI/Honda/F      31.189 234.198 0.312 0.002
  8 Alex Zanardi         1   RI/Honda/F      31.218 233.980 0.341 0.029
  9 Scott Pruett         20  RI/Ford Cos/F   31.227 233.913 0.350 0.009
 10 Bobby Rahal          7   RI/Ford Cos/F   31.263 233.644 0.386 0.036
 11 Richie Hearn         10  SW/Ford Cos/F   31.299 233.375 0.422 0.036
 12 Gil de Ferran        5   RI/Honda/G      31.309 233.300 0.432 0.010
 13 Dario Franchitti     27  RI/Honda/F      31.314 233.263 0.437 0.005
 14 Michael Andretti     6X  SW/Ford Cos/G   31.326 233.174 0.449 0.012
 15 J J Lehto            9X  RI/Mercedes/F   31.328 233.159 0.451 0.002
 16 Bryan Herta          8   RI/Ford Cos/F   31.357 232.943 0.480 0.029
 17 Andre Ribeiro        3   PC/Mercedes/G   31.363 232.899 0.486 0.006
 18 Bobby Rahal          7X  RI/Ford Cos/F   31.415 232.513 0.538 0.052
 19 Christian Fittipaldi 11  SW/Ford Cos/G   31.444 232.299 0.567 0.029
 20 Christian Fittipaldi 11X SW/Ford Cos/G   31.534 231.636 0.657 0.090
 21 Al Unser Jr.         2X  PC/Mercedes/G   31.593 231.203 0.716 0.059
 22 Robby Gordon         24  RI/Toyota/F     31.605 231.115 0.728 0.012
 23 Patrick Carpentier   33  RI/Mercedes/F   31.639 230.867 0.762 0.034
 24 Helio Castro-Neves   16  RI/Mercedes/G   31.708 230.365 0.831 0.069
 25 Al Unser Jr.         2   PC/Mercedes/G   31.724 230.248 0.847 0.016
 26 Richie Hearn         10X SW/Ford Cos/F   31.793 229.749 0.916 0.069
 27 Tony Kanaan          21X RI/Honda/F      31.797 229.720 0.920 0.004
 28 Alex Barron          36  EA/Toyota/G     31.901 228.971 1.024 0.104
 29 Scott Pruett         20X RI/Ford Cos/F   31.947 228.641 1.070 0.046
 30 J J Lehto            9   RI/Mercedes/F   32.043 227.956 1.166 0.096
 31 Max Papis            25  RI/Toyota/F     32.077 227.715 1.200 0.034
 32 Michel Jourdain Jr.  19  RI/Ford Cos/F   32.234 226.605 1.357 0.157
 33 Adrian Fernandez     40X RI/Ford Cos/F   32.260 226.423 1.383 0.026
 34 Robby Gordon         24X RI/Toyota/F     32.354 225.765 1.477 0.094
 35 Andre Ribeiro        3X  PC/Mercedes/G   32.455 225.062 1.578 0.101
 36 Arnd Meier           77X LT/Ford Cos/G   32.497 224.772 1.620 0.042
 37 Gil de Ferran        5X  RI/Honda/G      32.512 224.668 1.635 0.015
 38 Tony Kanaan          21  RI/Honda/F      32.558 224.350 1.681 0.046
 39 Max Papis            25X RI/Toyota/F     32.672 223.568 1.795 0.114
 40 Vincenzo Sospiri     98X EA/Toyota/G     32.685 223.479 1.808 0.013
 41 Alex Barron          36X EA/Toyota/G     32.812 222.614 1.935 0.127
 42 Dennis Vitolo        34  RI/Ford Cos/F   33.524 217.886 2.647 0.712
 43 Arnd Meier           77  LT/Ford Cos/G   35.037 208.477 4.160 1.513
 44 Vincenzo Sospiri     98  EA/Toyota/G     35.856 203.715 4.979 0.819
 45 Bryan Herta          8X  RI/Ford Cos/F   38.435 190.046 7.558 2.579

Positions 43-45 over 110% of the average of the 2 fastest drivers best practice/qualifying times

Source: CART Online