| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 in the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 3, 1998 (1998-05-3) | ||
| Official name | California 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway,Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.22 miles per hour (225.66 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 165 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins,Benny Parsons andNed Jarrett | ||
The1998 California 500 Presented by NAPA was aNASCARWinston Cup Seriesrace held on May 3, 1998, atCalifornia Speedway inFontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.Mark Martin ofRoush Racing won the race.
The track,California Speedway, was a four-turnsuperspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns werebanked from fourteendegrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.
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