The November sun had long set at Fontana as Alex Zanardi drove away from the track after the CART World Series' 1998 season finale.
Earlier that afternoon he'd contested what he thought would be his final race in the US's premier open-wheel series. And, having already secured his second consecutive Indycar title, he picked a hell of a way to bow out.
On a restart with a lap to go, he'd worked with Chip Ganassi Racing team-mate Jimmy Vasser to help get the pair of them past Greg Moore, and then protected Vasser from the Canadian's attempted riposte.