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USAC: Formula 2000 Championship Race Results, Homestead

18 May 1998

USAC FORMULA 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 15-16, 1998 -- Homestead, Florida - Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex

QUALIFYING: (Held May 15) 1. David Besnard, #13, 1:26.058; 2. Marc Antoine Camirand, #96, 1:26.296; 3. Robby McGehee, #2, 1:26.319; 4. Ryan Hampton, #88, 1:26.867; 5. Greg LeMond, #51, 1:26.912; 6. Jonathan Bottoms, #28, 1:26.916; 7. Steve Rikert, #11, 1:26.954; 8. Ryan Jones, #24, 1:27.158; 9. Andy Lally, #5, 1:27.194; 10. Christian Coggins, #25, 1:27.339; 11. Bobby Oergel, #52, 1:27.534; 12. Larry Oberto, ##66, 1:27.611; 13. James Yott, #22, 1:27.663; 14. Tim Duit, #34, 1:27.685; 15. Mike Johnson, #8, 1:27.731; 16. Mike Williams, #26, 1:27.748; 17. Rodrigo Hanashiro, #98, 1:27.927; 18. Steve Djelebian, #44, 1:27.937; 19. Guy Cosmo, #75, 1:28.046; 20. Joey Scarallo, #6, 1:28.097; 21. Duncan Dayton, #4, 1:28.135; 22. Jon Herb, #77, 1:28.154; 23. Ric Rushton, #15, 1:28.174; 24. Jeff Smith, #33, 1:28.267; 25. Alejandro Garcia, #30, 1:28.366; 26. Ryan Walker, #78, 1:28.395; 27. Rolando Quintanilla, #64, 1:28.497; 28. Anthony Simone, #95, 1:28.714; 29. Howie Liebengood, #49, 1:28.850; 30. George Levien, #29, 1:29.345; 31. Bob Wright, #90, 1:29.372; 32. Dan Della Penna, #97, 1:29.934; 33. Jon Groom, #59, 1:30.410; 34. Larry Foyt, #14, 1:31.232; 35. Ira Fierberg, #27, 1:33.430; 36. Sam Hornish, Jr., #7, NT; 37. Wilmer Valentin, #55, NT.

FEATURE: (22 laps - Held March 16) 1. Besnard, 2. Hampton, 3. LeMond, 4. Camirand, 5. Johnson, 6. Hanashiro, 7. Hornish, 8. Williams, 9. Oergel, 10. Rikert, 11. Dayton, 12. Simone, 13. Jones, 14. Duit, 15. Garcia, 16. Herb, 17. Oberto, 18. Foyt, 19. Liebengood, 20. Wright, 21. Smith, 22. Groom, 23. Yott, 24. Valentin, 25. Levien, 26. Fierberg, 27. Djelebian, 28. Rushton, 29. Quintanilla, 30. McGehee, 31. Cosmo, 32. Walker, 33. Coggins, 34.. Scarallo, 35. Lally, 36. Bottoms, 37. Della Penna. 38:12.123

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Hampton, Laps 8-11 Besnard, Laps 12-13 Hampton, Laps 14-22 Besnard.

F2000 NATIONAL POINTS: 1-Besnard-95; 2-Hampton-63; 3-McGehee-56; 4-Lally-46; 5-Bottoms-45; 6-Herb-41; 7-Jeff Shafer & Hornish-36; 9-Hanashiro & Johnson-35.

NEXT F2000 RACE: May 17 - Homestead, FL

USAC FORMULA 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: May 16-17, 1998 -- Homestead, Florida - Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex

QUALIFYING: (Held May 16) 1. David Besnard, #13, 1:25.580; 2. Marc Antoine Camirand, #96, 1:25.840; 3. Robby McGehee, #2, 1:25.926; 4. Ryan Hampton, #88, 1:25.987; 5. Steve Rikert, #11, 1:25.192; 6. Andy Lally, #5, 1:26.544; 7. Tim Duit, #34, 1:26.590; 8. Jonathan Bottoms, #28, 1:26.595; 9. Greg LeMond, #51, 1:26.605; 10. Christian Coggins, #25, 1:26.725; 11. Mike Johnson, #8, 1:26.790; 12. Ryan Walker, #78, 1:26.951; 13. Sam Hornish, Jr., #7, 1:27.043; 14. James Yott, #22, 1:27.052; 15. Bobby Oergel, #52, 1:27.179; 16. Larry Oberto, #66, 1:27.224; 17. Rodrigo Hanashiro, #98, 1:27.294; 18. Mike Williams, #26, 1:27.303; 19. Joey Scarallo, #6, 1:27.344; 20. Alejandro Garcia, #30, 1:27.378; 21. Steve Djelebian, #44, 1:27.387; 22. Duncan Dayton, #4, 1:27.482; 23. Jon Herb, #77, 1:27.506; 24. Guy Cosmo, #75, 1:27.626; 25. Ryan Jones, #24, 1:27.879; 26. Larry Foyt, #14, 1:27.973; 27. Ric Rushton, #15, 1:28.047; 28.Rolando Quintanilla, #64, 1:28.156; 29. Anthony Simone, #95, 1:28.322; 30. Jeff Smith, #33, 1:28.377; 31. Howie Liebengood, #49, 1:28.640; 32. Dan Della Penna, #97, 1:28.684; 33. Bob Wright, #90, 1:28.764; 34. Jon Groom, #59, 1:29.351; 35. George Levien, #29, 1:29.535; 36. Wilmer Valentin, #55, 1:31.215; 37. Ira Fierberg, #27, 1:39.400.

FEATURE: (22 laps - Held May 17) 1. McGehee, 2. Besnard, 3. Hampton, 4. Camirand, 5. Lally, 6. Rikert, 7. Herb, 8. Quintanilla, 9. Johnson, 10. Coggins, 11. Garcia, 12. Foyt, 13. Simone, 14. Dayton, 15. Rushton, 16. Smith, 17. Djelebian, 18. Liebengood, 19. Wright, 20. Valentin, 21. Della Penna, 22. Duit, 23. Hornish, 24. Levien, 25. Fierberg, 26. Walker, 27. Hanashiro, 28. Cosmo, 29. Jones, 30. Bottoms, 31. Williams, 32. Oberto, 33. LeMond, 34. Yott, 35. Scarallo, 36. Oergel. 43:03.679

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Besnard, Laps 4-6 McGehee, Lap 7 Besnard, Laps 8-22 McGehee.

F2000 NATIONAL POINTS: 1-Besnard-122; 2-McGehee & Hampton-86; 4-Lally-64; 5-Herb-55; 6-Johnson-47; 7-Bottoms-46; 8-Quintanilla-45; 9-Hornish-37; 10-Jeff Shafer-36.

NEXT F2000 RACE: May 29-30 - Watkins Glen, NY - Watkins Glen Circuit