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 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 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 Unser R No time No speed 28 40 Jack Miller No time No speedSource
Couldn't qualify due to an unscheduled engine change. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. Waved off his qualifying attempt after two warm-up laps. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 15 Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing2082:18:19.202148852 299 Sam SchmidtLP Racing208+ 0.926 sec23040 391 Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing208Running176035 410 John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing208Running7832 551 Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever207+ 1 lap10330 681 Brian Tyler R Team Pelfrey207+ 1 lap22028 73 Robbie BuhlTeam Menard206+ 2 laps5026 816Phoenix Racing206+ 2 laps3025 918 Steve Knapp RPDM Racing204+ 4 laps21022 1014 Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises202+ 6 laps6020 1112 Buzz CalkinsBradley Motorsports202+ 6 laps12019 128 Scott SharpKelley Racing198+ 10 laps11018 1319 Stan WattlesMetro Racing Systems187Accident25017 141 Tony StewartTeam Menard178+ 30 laps2018 1528 Mark DismoreKelley Racing176Suspension9015 1652 Robby Unser RTeam Pelfrey174Engine27014 1777 Stéphan GrégoireChastain Motorsports160+ 48 laps24013 1830 Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports144Timing chain20012 196 Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports124Accident13011 2023 Roberto GuerreroCBR Cobb Racing123Accident18010 2135 Jeff WardISM Racing120Accident8219 224 Scott GoodyearPanther Racing117Accident1508 2398 Donnie Beechler RCahill Auto Racing107Accident1617 2415 Jim GuthrieRiley & Scott Cars90Suspension1906 2597 Greg RayKnapp Motorsports76Handling405 2611 Billy BoatA. J. Foyt Enterprises51Accident1277 2743 Dave Steele RPanther Racing42Suspension2603 2840 Jack MillerSinden Racing Services38Handling2802Source
Race Statistics Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-27 Billy Boat28-38 Jeff Ward39-41 Eddie Cheever42-46 Arie Luyendyk47 Donnie Beechler48-49 Arie Luyendyk50-97 Buddy Lazier98-99 Arie Luyendyk100-109 Jeff Ward110-112 John Paul Jr.113-124 Buddy Lazier125-163 Arie Luyendyk164-168 John Paul Jr.169-208 Arie Luyendyk
Cautions: 10 for 68 laps Laps Reason7-11Tony Stewart spin15-18Debris45-48Dave Steele's brush with the wall54-63Billy Boat crash110-119Donnie Beechler crash120-129Jeff Ward and Scott Goodyear crash130-138Davey Hamilton and Roberto Guerrero crash165-171Stan Wattles spin180-182Debris198-203Stan Wattles crash
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos +/– Driver Points 1 Kenny Bräck 332 2 Davey Hamilton 292 3 Tony Stewart 289 4 Scott Sharp 272 5 2 Buddy Lazier 262
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
External links IndyCar official website