Lihat sumber CART musim 1998

{{American Championship Car season
|year               = 1998
|series             = CART
|series_name =  [[FedEx]] Championship Series
|series_logo    = CART vertical logo (1997-2002).svg
|races          = 19
|start_date     = 15 Maret
|end_date       = 1 November
|season_champ   = {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Zanardi]]
|constructor_champ = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
|manufacturer_champ = {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Honda]]
|rookie_of_year = {{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tony Kanaan]]
|pole_positions = {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Dario Franchitti]]
|nations_cup = {{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|previous       =  [[CART musim 1997|1997]]
|next           = [[CART musim 1999|1999]]
}}
'''Musim Seri Kejuaraan FedEx 1998''' adalah musim yang ke-20 di era CART dari balap mobil roda terbuka AS. Musim ini terdiri dari 19 balapan, dimulai di Homestead, Florida pada 15 Maret dan berakhir di Fontana, California pada 1 November. Tampil sebagai juara musim pembalap adalah [[Alex Zanardi]], kejuaraan kedua berturut-turutnya, sedangkan seri Rookie of the Year adalah [[Tony Kanaan]]. Ini adalah sponsor pertama dari lima tahun oleh FDX Corporation, yang menjadi FedEx Corporation pada tahun 2000.

Musim ini diwarnai oleh kecelakaan maut di lap 175 dari [[U.S. 500]]. [[Adrián Fernández]] menabrak dinding luar di tikungan keempat [[Michigan International Speedway]]. Roda depan kanannya robek dan terlempar melewati pagar ke tribun, menewaskan tiga penonton (Kenneth Fox, Sheryl Laster, dan Michael Tautkus) dan melukai enam lainnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Glick|first=Shav|title=Three spectators die at U.S. 500|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jul/27/sports/sp-7580|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 27, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120132220/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jul/27/sports/sp-7580|archive-date=January 20, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Juga ini menandai musim terakhir dengan [[Bobby Rahal]] di grid CART. Peristiwa penting lainnya dari musim 1998 termasuk kemenangan pertama untuk pembalap populer [[Bryan Herta]] dan juara seri masa depan dan juara Indianapolis [[Dario Franchitti]]. Pembalap Meksiko Adrián Fernández mendapatkan kemenangan karir keduanya di [[Twin Ring Motegi]], balapan pertama yang dijalankan di sana oleh [[Champ Car]].

==Referensi==
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==Bacaan lebih lanjut==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1998/ |title=CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 1998 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2009-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630152801/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1998/ |archive-date=2009-06-30 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1998.htm |title=1998 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series |publisher=Champ Car Stats |access-date=2009-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430113854/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1998.htm |archive-date=2009-04-30 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite press release |url=http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease553330.html |title=Federal Express Signs Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams |publisher=FDX Corporation |date=1997-12-09 |access-date=2009-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629060605/http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease553330.html |archive-date=2009-06-29 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite press release|url=http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease213112161.html|title=FedEx Renews Title Sponsorship Agreement with Championship Auto Racing Teams; FedEx Championship Series Roars into 2002|publisher=FedEx Corporation|date=2001-11-07|access-date=2009-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629055612/http://fedex.com/us/about/news/pressreleases/archives/pressrelease213112161.html|archive-date=2009-06-29|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1998 |title=Standings after California |publisher=Champ Car World Series |access-date=2009-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629195850/http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1998 |archive-date=2009-06-29 |url-status=dead }}

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