The 1998 FedEx Championship Series season was the twentieth in the
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of
American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 19 races, beginning in
Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in
Fontana, California on November 1. The
FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was
Alex Zanardi, his second consecutive championship, while the series'
Rookie of the Year was
Tony Kanaan. This was the first of five years of sponsorship by FDX Corporation, who became FedEx Corporation in 2000.
The season was marred by a deadly crash on lap 175 of the
U.S. 500.
Adrián Fernández slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn of
Michigan International Speedway. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, and Michael Tautkus) and injuring six others. Fernández was uninjured.[1]
– The Nazareth race was scheduled for April 26, but postponed due to rain.
– The Houston race was scheduled for 153 miles, but was shortened due to poor visibility. O Oval/Speedway R Road/Street course
The 1998 FedEx Championship Series season was the twentieth in the
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) era of
American open-wheel car racing. It consisted of 19 races, beginning in
Homestead, Florida on March 15 and concluding in
Fontana, California on November 1. The
FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was
Alex Zanardi, his second consecutive championship, while the series'
Rookie of the Year was
Tony Kanaan. This was the first of five years of sponsorship by FDX Corporation, who became FedEx Corporation in 2000.
The season was marred by a deadly crash on lap 175 of the
U.S. 500.
Adrián Fernández slammed into the outside wall in the fourth turn of
Michigan International Speedway. His right front wheel was torn off and hurled over the fence into the stands, killing three spectators (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, and Michael Tautkus) and injuring six others. Fernández was uninjured.[1]
– The Nazareth race was scheduled for April 26, but postponed due to rain.
– The Houston race was scheduled for 153 miles, but was shortened due to poor visibility. O Oval/Speedway R Road/Street course