1998 Pep Boys 400K

1998 Dover
Race details
6th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season
Date	July 19, 1998
Official name	Pep Boys 400K
Location	Dover Downs International Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance	248 laps; 248.000 mi / 399.032 km
Pole position
Driver	Tony Stewart (Team Menard)
Time	19.438
Fastest lap
Driver	Greg Ray (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time	19.622 (on lap unknown out of 248)
Podium
First	Scott Sharp (Kelley Racing)
Second	Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing)
Third	Marco Greco (Phoenix Racing)

The 1998 Pep Boys 400K was the sixth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 19, 1998 at the 1.000 mi (1.609 km) Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. It was the second Indy car race held at this track, and the first since the 1969 Delaware 200.

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	1	Tony Stewart	19.438	185.204
2	6	Davey Hamilton	19.728	182.482
3	28	Mark Dismore	19.744	182.334
4	8	Scott Sharp	19.794	181.873
5	18	Steve Knapp R	19.832	181.525
6	4	Scott Goodyear	19.885	181.041
7	11	Greg Ray	19.888	181.014
8	35	Jeff Ward	19.896	180.941
9	30	Raul Boesel	19.898	180.923
10	5	Arie Luyendyk	19.910	180.814
11	77	Stéphan Grégoire	19.977	180.207
12	14	Kenny Bräck	20.029	179.739
13	10	John Paul Jr.	20.039	179.650
14	91	Buddy Lazier	20.051	179.538
15	40	Jack Miller	20.184	178.359
16	52	Robby Unser R	20.210	178.130
17	51	Eddie Cheever	20.227	177.980
18	99	Sam Schmidt	20.269	177.611
19	81	Brian Tyler R	20.428	176.229
20	23	Jim Guthrie	20.584	174.893
21	16	Marco Greco¹	Didn't qualify	No speed
22	15	Scott Harrington² R	Didn't qualify	No speed

^ Had an engine failure in his warm-up lap. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
^ Named for the ride after qualifying. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Failed to qualify or withdrew edit

Eliseo Salazar for Riley & Scott Cars - crashed in practice on Friday July 17 and was hospitalized with a broken right arm, hip, leg and pelvis. Replaced by Scott Harrington.
Buzz Calkins for Bradley Motorsports - after losing an engine on practice, his team decided to sit out for the weekend and also to withdraw for the next event at Charlotte to regain competitiveness.
Robbie Buhl for Team Menard - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team as a protest after John Menard accused A. J. Foyt of "skullduggery" during qualifying at New Hampshire.^[1] He was also withdrawn for the Charlotte race.
J. J. Yeley R for Sinden Racing Services - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team in support of Menard's protest.
Stan Wattles for Metro Racing Systems - the team withdrew prior to the start of practice to concentrate on its testing programme.

Race edit

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	8	Scott Sharp	Kelley Racing	248	2:29:49.262	4	145	52
2	91	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing	248	+ 0.689 sec	14	7	40
3	16	Marco Greco	Phoenix Racing	246	+ 2 laps	21	0	35
4	6	Davey Hamilton	Nienhouse Motorsports	246	+ 2 laps	2	4	34
5	77	Stéphan Grégoire	Chastain Motorsports	244	+ 4 laps	11	0	30
6	4	Scott Goodyear	Panther Racing	242	+ 6 laps	6	0	28
7	23	Jim Guthrie	CBR Cobb Racing	229	+ 19 laps	20	0	26
8	1	Tony Stewart	Team Menard	220	+ 28 laps	1	85	27
9	5	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing	203	Accident	10	0	22
10	14	Kenny Bräck	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	197	+ 51 laps	12	0	20
11	52	Robby Unser R	Team Cheever	183	Accident	16	0	19
12	81	Brian Tyler R	Team Pelfrey	162	+ 86 laps	19	0	18
13	18	Steve Knapp R	PDM Racing	146	Accident	5	0	17
14	30	Raul Boesel	McCormack Motorsports	123	Engine	9	7	16
15	11	Greg Ray	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	104	Accident	7	0	15
16	51	Eddie Cheever	Team Cheever	104	Accident	17	0	14
17	99	Sam Schmidt	LP Racing	85	Accident	18	0	13
18	28	Mark Dismore	Kelley Racing	43	Engine	3	0	13
19	35	Jeff Ward	ISM Racing	21	Accident	8	0	11
20	40	Jack Miller	Crest Racing/SRS	20	Accident	15	0	10
21	10	John Paul Jr.	Byrd-Cunningham Racing	6	Engine	13	0	9
22	15	Scott Harrington R	Riley & Scott Cars	1	Handling	22	0	8

Race Statistics edit

Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers

Lap Leaders
Laps	Leader
1-4	Davey Hamilton
5-33	Tony Stewart
34-40	Raul Boesel
41-85	Tony Stewart
86-150	Scott Sharp
151-161	Tony Stewart
162-195	Scott Sharp
196-202	Buddy Lazier
203-248	Scott Sharp

Cautions: 8 for 95 laps
Laps	Reason
22-36	Ward, Miller and Goodyear crash
42-49	Mark Dismore's engine leaks oil on track
79-85	Tow-in for Sam Schmidt (out of fuel)
95-103	Sam Schmidt crash
106-117	Eddie Cheever and Greg Ray crash
150-163	Steve Knapp crash
184-200	Robby Unser crash
204-216	Arie Luyendyk crash

Standings after the race edit

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Scott Sharp	202
2	Tony Stewart	194
3	Davey Hamilton	163
4	Scott Goodyear	147
5	Buddy Lazier	143

Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References edit

^ "IRL Drivers Offer Mix of Old and New: Newcomer Stewart and Old Pro Cheever Set To Race Indy-cars at 'Monster Mile'". Bill Fleischman. Philly. July 17, 1998. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

External links edit

IndyCar official website

Previous race: 1998 New England 200	Indy Racing League 1998 season	Next race: 1998 VisionAire 500K

Previous race: 1969 Delaware 200 (USAC)	Pep Boys 400K	Next race: 1999 MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200

[1] "IRL Drivers Offer Mix of Old and New: Newcomer Stewart and Old Pro Cheever Set To Race Indy-cars at 'Monster Mile'". Bill Fleischman. Philly. July 17, 1998. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

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