Houston Race Facts

NTB Trans-Am Series Round 13 - Season Finale The Texaco Grand Prix of Houston Houston, Texas, October 2-4

Race Date: Saturday, October 3, 1998

Green Flag: 4:30 p.m. EDT (3:30 p.m. CDT)

Television: The Speedvision Network, Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:00 p.m. EDT (7:00 p.m. CDT), same-day, tape-delay coverage. Encore presentation on the Fox Sports Net Sunday, October 18, at 5:00 p.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. CDT).

Circuit: Houston, Texas, 1.68 mile, 10-turn temporary street circuit.

Race Length: 60 laps, 100.8 miles (75-minute time restriction).

Circuit Records: New Circuit, No Records.

What to Watch: When the NTB Trans-Am Series comes to a new street circuit for its season finale, sparks are sure to fly. The Drivers’ Championship is clinched (Paul Gentilozzi, No. 3 AutoLink Chevrolet Corvette) and the Rookie-of-the-Year battle has been decided (Chris Neville, No. 40 ARCO Camaro), so all that’s left now is a no-holds-barred rumble on the streets of Houston, with 33 drivers gunning for the checker—each looking to end his season on top of the victory podium.