The 1998 Las Vegas 500K was the eleventh and final round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on October 11, 1998 at the 1.500 mi (2.414 km) Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 11th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season | |
 | |
| Date | October 11, 1998 |
| Official name | Las Vegas 500K |
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Billy Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Time | 25.167 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) |
| Time | 26.167 (on lap unknown out of 208) |
| Podium | |
| First | Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) |
| Second | Sam Schmidt (LP Racing) |
| Third | Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing) |
Report edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap | Best (in mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Billy Boat
|
25.167 | 214.567 |
| 2 | 1 | Tony Stewart
|
25.360 | 212.934 |
| 3 | 16 |  Marco Greco
|
25.432 | 212.331 |
| 4 | 97 | Greg Ray
|
25.439 | 212.272 |
| 5 | 3 | Robbie Buhl
|
25.466 | 212.047 |
| 6 | 14 |  Kenny Bräck
|
25.506 | 211.715 |
| 7 | 10 | John Paul Jr.
|
25.531 | 211.508 |
| 8 | 35 | Jeff Ward
|
25.543 | 211.408 |
| 9 | 28 | Mark Dismore
|
25.557 | 211.292 |
| 10 | 51 | Eddie Cheever
|
25.564 | 211.235 |
| 11 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
25.617 | 210.798 |
| 12 | 12 | Buzz Calkins
|
25.787 | 209.408 |
| 13 | 6 | Davey Hamilton
|
25.790 | 209.383 |
| 14 | 5 |  Arie Luyendyk
|
25.843 | 208.954 |
| 15 | 4 |  Scott Goodyear
|
25.880 | 208.655 |
| 16 | 98 | Donnie Beechler R
|
25.898 | 208.510 |
| 17 | 91 | Buddy Lazier
|
25.925 | 208.293 |
| 18 | 23 |  Roberto Guerrero
|
25.931 | 208.245 |
| 19 | 15 | Jim Guthrie
|
25.932 | 208.237 |
| 20 | 30 | Raul Boesel
|
25.946 | 208.125 |
| 21 | 18 | Steve Knapp R
|
26.071 | 207.127 |
| 22 | 81 | Brian Tyler R
|
26.222 | 205.934 |
| 23 | 99 | Sam Schmidt
|
26.303 | 205.300 |
| 24 | 77 |  Stéphan Grégoire
|
26.445 | 204.197 |
| 25 | 19 | Stan Wattles
|
26.540 | 203.466 |
| 26 | 43 | Dave Steele R
|
26.770 | 201.718 |
| 27 | 52 | Robby Unser1 R
|
No time | No speed |
| 28 | 40 | Jack Miller2
|
No time | No speed |
| Source[1][2] | ||||
Race edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk
|
Treadway Racing | 208 | 2:18:19.202 | 14 | 88 | 52 |
| 2 | 99 | Sam Schmidt
|
LP Racing | 208 | + 0.926 sec | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 91 | Buddy Lazier
|
Hemelgarn Racing | 208 | Running | 17 | 60 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | John Paul Jr.
|
Byrd-Cunningham Racing | 208 | Running | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | 51 | Eddie Cheever
|
Team Cheever | 207 | + 1 lap | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | 81 | Brian Tyler R
|
Team Pelfrey | 207 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | Robbie Buhl
|
Team Menard | 206 | + 2 laps | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 16 | Marco Greco
|
Phoenix Racing | 206 | + 2 laps | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | Steve Knapp R
|
PDM Racing | 204 | + 4 laps | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 14 | Kenny Bräck
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 202 | + 6 laps | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 12 | Buzz Calkins
|
Bradley Motorsports | 202 | + 6 laps | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 8 | Scott Sharp
|
Kelley Racing | 198 | + 10 laps | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 19 | Stan Wattles
|
Metro Racing Systems | 187 | Accident | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 1 | Tony Stewart
|
Team Menard | 178 | + 30 laps | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | 28 | Mark Dismore
|
Kelley Racing | 176 | Suspension | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 52 | Robby Unser R
|
Team Pelfrey | 174 | Engine | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 77 | Stéphan Grégoire
|
Chastain Motorsports | 160 | + 48 laps | 24 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Raul Boesel
|
McCormack Motorsports | 144 | Timing chain | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Davey Hamilton
|
Nienhouse Motorsports | 124 | Accident | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | 23 | Roberto Guerrero
|
CBR Cobb Racing | 123 | Accident | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | 35 | Jeff Ward
|
ISM Racing | 120 | Accident | 8 | 21 | 9 |
| 22 | 4 | Scott Goodyear
|
Panther Racing | 117 | Accident | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 98 | Donnie Beechler R
|
Cahill Auto Racing | 107 | Accident | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | 15 | Jim Guthrie
|
Riley & Scott Cars | 90 | Suspension | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 97 | Greg Ray
|
Knapp Motorsports | 76 | Handling | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 11 | Billy Boat
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 51 | Accident | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| 27 | 43 | Dave Steele R
|
Panther Racing | 42 | Suspension | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 40 | Jack Miller
|
Sinden Racing Services | 38 | Handling | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Source[1] | ||||||||
Race Statistics edit
- Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
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Standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References edit
- ^ a b "1998 Las Vegas 500K". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Starting Grid, Las Vegas (1998-10-11)". indyracingleague.com. Archived from the original on 2000-10-29. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Boat Earns Fourth Straight PPG Pole, Breaks Track Record". The Auto Channel. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Las Vegas Jack Miller Loyal To Team, Engine". Motorsport.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
External links edit
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Indy Racing League 1998 season |
Next race: 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 (1999 season) |
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| Previous race: 1997 Las Vegas 500K |
IZOD IndyCar World Championships | Next race: 1999 Vegas.com 500 |