1998 American Stock Car Tour

1998 American Stock Car Tour
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Season
Races	15
Start Date	April 12
End Date	November 1
Awards
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The 1998 American Stock Car Tour presented by America Online was the second season contested by the American Stock Car Tour. The series schedule expanded from 12 to 14 races, and America Online signed a sponsorship deal for the series as its presenting sponsor. Walt Disney World Speedway and Atlanta Motor Speedway returned to the schedule as the season opener and closer, respectively.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Make	Tires	No.	Driver	Rounds

Schedule

Rd Date Race Circuit City/State Laps 1 April 12 ASCT 250 Walt Disney World Speedway Bay Lake, Florida 250 2 April 26 Phoenix 200 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona 196 3 May 10 California 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California 200 4 May 24 Mississippi 200 Hattiesburg Speedway Hattiesburg, Mississippi 167 5 June 7 Virginia 250 Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Virginia 250 6 June 21 West Virginia 200 Ona Speedway Ona, West Virginia 250 7 July 12 Chicago 225 Chicago Motor Speedway Cicero, Illinois 219 8 July 26 Portland 250 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon 250 9 August 9 NASCT at the Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 64 10 August 23 Pennsylvania 200 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania 80 11 September 6 Volunteer 250 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee 250 12 September 19 North Carolina 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina 134 13 October 4 Alabama 400 Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Alabama 151 14 October 18 South Carolina 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Easley, South Carolina 200 15 November 1 Atlanta 250 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia 163

Legend O Oval Course R Road/Street Course

Notes

• Flemington Speedway opted not to return to the series in 1998. Mesa Marin Raceway moves to fill its slot on the calendar.
• Phoenix International Raceway joined the series and was given the second date on the calendar.
• The Alabama 400 moves to October. Hattiesburg Speedway joins the series in the spot formerly occupied by Talladega Superspeedway.
• Richmond moves from the second to fifth date and becomes a night race.
• Ona Speedway joins the schedule, marking the first race at the track by a national touring series since 1976.
• The series adds a race in Chicago as a midsummer race date.
• Portland Speedway joins the series, making the late summer stretch entirely comprised of new race tracks.
• Watkins Glen International moves to an August race date.
• Charlotte Motor Speedway moves from early June to September as a night race.