The 1998 VisionAire 500K was the seventh round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 25, 1998 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
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 1 Tony Stewart 24.490 220.498 2 11 Greg Ray 24.546 219.995 3 14 Kenny Bräck 24.599 219.521 4 28 Mark Dismore 24.725 218.402 5 16 Marco Greco 24.737 218.296 6 8 Scott Sharp 24.779 217.926 7 4 Scott Goodyear 24.985 216.130 8 6 Davey Hamilton 25.039 215.664 9 30 Raul Boesel 25.063 215.457 10 35 Jeff Ward 25.065 215.440 11 81 Brian Tyler R 25.165 214.584 12 51 Eddie Cheever 25.179 214.464 13 10 John Paul Jr. 25.195 214.328 14 91 Buddy Lazier W 25.196 214.320 15 5 Arie Luyendyk 25.307 213.380 16 15 Andy Michner R 25.438 212.281 17 40 Jack Miller 25.549 211.359 18 77 Stéphan Grégoire 25.578 211.119 19 18 Tyce Carlson 25.581 211.094 20 21 Stevie Reeves R 25.715 209.994 21 23 Jim Guthrie 25.744 209.758 22 99 Sam Schmidt 28.150 191.829 23 44 Jimmy Kite Didn't qualify No speed 24 98 Donnie Beechler R Didn't qualify No speed
Elected not to qualify after having signed for the ride between practice sessions, and having completed only four laps in practice because of a change in the pedal assembly to fit his size. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. Had an engine failure during practice, and a spare was not ready on time. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
Failed to qualify or withdrew Robby Unser R for Team Cheever - entered for the race, but was sidelined with a concussion suffered at Dover the previous week.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 114 Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises2081:58:10.55537653 235 Jeff WardISM Racing208+ 5.602 sec105640 34 Scott GoodyearPanther Racing208+ 26.739 sec7535 45 Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing206+ 2 laps15032 516 Marco GrecoPhoenix Racing205+ 3 laps5030 610 John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing203+ 5 laps13028 76 Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports202+ 6 laps8026 877Chastain Motorsports201+ 7 laps18024 940 Jack MillerCrest Racing/SRS194+ 14 laps17022 1021 Stevie Reeves RPagan Racing184CV Joint20020 1118 Tyce CarlsonPDM Racing184+ 24 laps19019 1215 Andy Michner RRiley & Scott Cars174+ 34 laps16218 1391 Buddy Lazier WHemelgarn Racing171+ 37 laps14017 1499 Sam SchmidtLP Racing147Electrical22016 1528 Mark DismoreKelley Racing144Engine42115 1681 Brian Tyler RTeam Pelfrey144Electrical11014 1711 Greg RayA. J. Foyt Enterprises122Gearbox2415 188 Scott SharpKelley Racing104Accident62512 1998 Donnie Beechler R Cahill Auto Racing102Accident24011 2051 Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever71Engine12010 211 Tony StewartTeam Menard54Engine11912 2223 Jim GuthrieCBR Cobb Racing49Fuel Pressure2108 2344 Jimmy KiteSinden Racing Services29Handling2307 2430 Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports5Engine906
Race Statistics Lead changes: 19 among 8 drivers
Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-4 Greg Ray5-23 Tony Stewart24-30 Mark Dismore31 Kenny Bräck32Mark Dismore33-34 Andy Michner35-39 Scott Sharp40-76 Kenny Bräck77-96 Scott Sharp97-107 Mark Dismore108 Kenny Bräck109-110 Mark Dismore111-145 Jeff Ward146 Kenny Bräck147-150 Scott Goodyear151-172 Kenny Bräck173 Scott Goodyear174 Kenny Bräck175-195 Jeff Ward196-208 Kenny Bräck
Cautions: 7 for 43 laps Laps Reason10-13Raul Boesel stopped on track30-34Tony Stewart's engine leaks oil on track72-80Eddie Cheever's engine leaks oil on track105-113Scott Sharp and Donnie Beechler crash130-134Tow-in for Tyce Carlson144-149Mark Dismore's engine leaks oil on track171-175Tow-in for Tyce Carlson
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Scott Sharp 214 2 Tony Stewart 206 3 Davey Hamilton 189 4 Kenny Bräck 182 5 Scott Goodyear 182
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
External links IndyCar official website