1998 California 500
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 speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Mark Martin of Roush Racing won the race.Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 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:
- Pole Speed:
- 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
