1998 Las Vegas 500K

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)

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.

Report

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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

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

  • Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers

Standings after the race

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

References

  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 October 29, 2000. 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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