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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.

United States 1998 Las Vegas
Race details
11th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season
DateOctober 11, 1998
Official nameLas Vegas 500K
LocationLas Vegas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.500 mi / 2.414 km
Distance208 laps
312.000 mi / 502.115 km
Pole position
DriverBilly Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time25.167
Fastest lap
DriverArie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing)
Time26.167 (on lap unknown out of 208)
Podium
FirstArie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing)
SecondSam Schmidt (LP Racing)
ThirdBuddy Lazier (Hemelgarn Racing)

Report

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.

Pos No. Name Lap Best (in mph)
1 11 United States  Billy Boat 25.167 214.567
2 1 United States  Tony Stewart 25.360 212.934
3 16 Brazil  Marco Greco 25.432 212.331
4 97 United States  Greg Ray 25.439 212.272
5 3 United States  Robbie Buhl 25.466 212.047
6 14 Sweden  Kenny Bräck 25.506 211.715
7 10 United States  John Paul Jr. 25.531 211.508
8 35 United States  Jeff Ward 25.543 211.408
9 28 United States  Mark Dismore 25.557 211.292
10 51 United States  Eddie Cheever 25.564 211.235
11 8 United States  Scott Sharp 25.617 210.798
12 12 United States  Buzz Calkins 25.787 209.408
13 6 United States  Davey Hamilton 25.790 209.383
14 5 Netherlands  Arie Luyendyk 25.843 208.954
15 4 Canada  Scott Goodyear 25.880 208.655
16 98 United States  Donnie Beechler R 25.898 208.510
17 91 United States  Buddy Lazier 25.925 208.293
18 23 Colombia  Roberto Guerrero 25.931 208.245
19 15 United States  Jim Guthrie 25.932 208.237
20 30 Brazil  Raul Boesel 25.946 208.125
21 18 United States  Steve Knapp R 26.071 207.127
22 81 United States  Brian Tyler R 26.222 205.934
23 99 United States  Sam Schmidt 26.303 205.300
24 77 France  Stéphan Grégoire 26.445 204.197
25 19 United States  Stan Wattles 26.540 203.466
26 43 United States  Dave Steele R 26.770 201.718
27 52 United States  Robby Unser1 R No time No speed
28 40 United States  Jack Miller2 No time No speed
Source[1][2]
  1. ^ Couldn't qualify due to an unscheduled engine change. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.[3]
  2. ^ Waved off his qualifying attempt after two warm-up laps. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.[4]

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 5 Netherlands  Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 208 2:18:19.202 14 88 52
2 99 United States  Sam Schmidt LP Racing 208 + 0.926 sec 23 0 40
3 91 United States  Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 208 Running 17 60 35
4 10 United States  John Paul Jr. Byrd-Cunningham Racing 208 Running 7 8 32
5 51 United States  Eddie Cheever Team Cheever 207 + 1 lap 10 3 30
6 81 United States  Brian Tyler R    Team Pelfrey 207 + 1 lap 22 0 28
7 3 United States  Robbie Buhl Team Menard 206 + 2 laps 5 0 26
8 16 Brazil  Marco Greco Phoenix Racing 206 + 2 laps 3 0 25
9 18 United States  Steve Knapp R PDM Racing 204 + 4 laps 21 0 22
10 14 Sweden  Kenny Bräck A. J. Foyt Enterprises 202 + 6 laps 6 0 20
11 12 United States  Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports 202 + 6 laps 12 0 19
12 8 United States  Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 198 + 10 laps 11 0 18
13 19 United States  Stan Wattles Metro Racing Systems 187 Accident 25 0 17
14 1 United States  Tony Stewart Team Menard 178 + 30 laps 2 0 18
15 28 United States  Mark Dismore Kelley Racing 176 Suspension 9 0 15
16 52 United States  Robby Unser R Team Pelfrey 174 Engine 27 0 14
17 77 France  Stéphan Grégoire Chastain Motorsports 160 + 48 laps 24 0 13
18 30 Brazil  Raul Boesel McCormack Motorsports 144 Timing chain 20 0 12
19 6 United States  Davey Hamilton Nienhouse Motorsports 124 Accident 13 0 11
20 23 Colombia  Roberto Guerrero CBR Cobb Racing 123 Accident 18 0 10
21 35 United States  Jeff Ward ISM Racing 120 Accident 8 21 9
22 4 Canada  Scott Goodyear Panther Racing 117 Accident 15 0 8
23 98 United States  Donnie Beechler R Cahill Auto Racing 107 Accident 16 1 7
24 15 United States  Jim Guthrie Riley & Scott Cars 90 Suspension 19 0 6
25 97 United States  Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports 76 Handling 4 0 5
26 11 United States  Billy Boat A. J. Foyt Enterprises 51 Accident 1 27 7
27 43 United States  Dave Steele R Panther Racing 42 Suspension 26 0 3
28 40 United States  Jack Miller Sinden Racing Services 38 Handling 28 0 2
Source[1]

Race Statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers

Standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Las Vegas 500K". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Starting Grid, Las Vegas (1998-10-11)". indyracingleague.com. Archived from the original on 2000-10-29. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Boat Earns Fourth Straight PPG Pole, Breaks Track Record". The Auto Channel. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Las Vegas Jack Miller Loyal To Team, Engine". Motorsport.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
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Previous race:
1998 Lone Star 500
Indy Racing League
1998 season
Next race:
1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200
(1999 season)

Previous race:
1997 Las Vegas 500K
IZOD IndyCar World Championships Next race:
1999 Vegas.com 500