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1998 Indianapolis 500

The 1998 Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Sunday, May 24, 1998. This, the 82nd running, was the first Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 or commonly known simply as The 500, is an USA automobile auto racing, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana....
fully sanctioned by the Indy Racing League

Indy Racing League

The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
after the IRL relied on the United States Auto Club to sanction the first two Indy 500's under the IRL banner.
e Cheever, Jr., a former Formula One

Formula One

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Eddie Cheever, Jr., a former Formula One

Formula One

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, and currently officially referred as the FIA Formula One World Championship is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile ....
competitor and Indy rookie in 1990, highlighted his racing career with this lone Indianapolis win. Cheever's race started with a turn one, lap one incident with J.J. Yeley. Both drivers continued with no damage to their vehicles. Pre-race favorite Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
retired on lap 22 with an engine failure. Stewart's team mate Robbie Buhl

Robbie Buhl

Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....
then retired on lap 44 with a similar failure. Driver Jim Guthrie

Jim Guthrie

Jim Guthrie is a Canada singer-songwriter. He has recorded both as a solo artist and as a member of the bands Islands , Royal City and Human Highway ....
was injured in a lap 48 accident that also involved Billy Roe

Billy Roe

Billy Roe , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997-1998 and 2000-2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500....
, Stan Wattles

Stan Wattles

Stan Wattles , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996-2001 seasons with 19 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998-2000....
, Mark Dismore

Mark Dismore

Mark Dismore is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Champ Car Atlantic Championship champion as well as the winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with Dan Gurney's All American Racers in a Toyota GTP car with co-drivers Rocky Moran and P....
, Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....
, and Sam Schmidt

Sam Schmidt

Sam Schmidt is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Indy Racing League and Indy Pro Series team owner.After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25....
. Guthrie suffered a fractured right arm and contusions to his right leg. 1996 Indy 500 winner Buddy Lazier

Buddy Lazier

Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times....
mounted a strong challenge, but could not keep pace with Cheever at the finish. He settled for second, 3.19 seconds behind Cheever. Steve Knapp

Steve Knapp

Steve Knapp , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500....
was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap and would be named the 1998 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	T	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant
1	17	51	Eddie Cheever Eddie Cheever Edward "Eddie" McKay Cheever, Jr. is an United States racing driver who raced for almost thirty years in Formula One, Sports car racing, CART and the Indy Racing League....	217.334	22	D	O	G	200	76	Running	Team Cheever
2	11	91	Buddy Lazier Buddy Lazier Robert Buddy Lazier is an United States of America open-wheel racecar driver. He won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and has finished in the Top Ten in that race six times.... (W)	218.287	14	D	O	G	200	20	Running	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
3	23	55	Steve Knapp Steve Knapp Steve Knapp , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500.... (R)	216.445	31	G	O	G	200	0	Running	ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series....
4	8	6	Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton Davey Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times....	219.748	8	G	O	G	199	3	Running	Nienhouse Motorsports
5	21	52	Robby Unser Robby Unser Robby Unser is a former Indy Racing League driver and eight time winner of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. He was the IRL rookie of the year in 1998 in IRL.... (R)	216.533	29	D	O	G	198	0	Running	Team Cheever
6	3	14	Kenny Bräck Kenny Bräck Kenneth "Kenny" Br?ck is a race car driver from Sweden. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series....	220.982	3	D	O	G	198	23	Running	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
7	16	81	John Paul, Jr. John Paul, Jr. John Lee Paul, Jr. is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and winner of the 1982 12 Hours of Sebring while co-driving with his father John Paul, Sr....	217.351	21	D	O	F	197	39	Running	Pelfrey Racing
8	19	17	Andy Michner Andy Michner Andy Michner , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-1999 seasons with 7 career starts. His best career finish was an eighth place in his first race, the 1998 Indianapolis 500.... (R)	216.922	26	D	O	G	197	0	Running	Chitwood Motorsports
9	13	44	J. J. Yeley J. J. Yeley Christopher Beltram Hernandez Yeley is a NASCAR racecar driver from Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently a free agent.... (R)	218.045	16	D	O	F	197	0	Running	Sinden Racing Services
10	18	12	Buzz Calkins Buzz Calkins Bradley "Buzz" Calkins is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsports team purchased a 1995 Reynard Motorsport chassis to compete in the inaugural season of the IRL....	217.197	24	G	O	G	195	4	Running	Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company....
11	26	7	Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite Jimmy Kite is an United States race car driver. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1997 and has competed in over 30 IRL races, including 4 Indianapolis 500s.... (R)	219.290	9	D	O	G	195	0	Running	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
12	22	18	Jack Hewitt Jack Hewitt File:JackHewittMay2007.jpgFile:JackHewittUSACHagerstownMD.jpgJack Hewitt , is a former driver and two-time champion in the United States Automobile Club.... (R)	216.450	30	G	O	G	195	0	Running	PDM Racing PDM Racing PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and United States Auto Club Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment....
13	27	35	Jeff Ward Jeff Ward (motocross) Jeff Ward is the first motocross rider in history to win every major American Motorcyclist Association motocross List of AMA Motocross Champions....	219.086	10	G	O	G	194	0	Running	ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series....
14	14	16	Marco Greco Marco Greco Marco Greco is a Brazilian people race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League from 1996 in IRL to 1999 in IRL. His best finish in the season points was 4th in 1997....	217.953	17	G	O	F	183	0	Engine	Phoenix Racing
15	32	10	Mike Groff Mike Groff Mike Groff is a former race car driver in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League and the 1989 Indy Lights champion. He made 54 starts in CART beginning in 1990 with a best finish of 6th, occurring at Phoenix International Raceway in 1994....	216.704	27	G	O	F	183	0	Running	Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd is an United States singer-songwriter based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He is best known for his narrative tales of love, life, and death in America.... /Cunningham Racing
16	7	8	Scott Sharp Scott Sharp Scott Sharp is an American race car driver in the American Le Mans Series. He is the son of six-time SCCA champion Bob Sharp. Scott Sharp is best known for his years as a competitor in the Indy Racing League....	219.911	7	D	O	G	181	0	Gearbox	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
17	31	77		217.036	25	G	O	G	172	0	Running	Chastain Motorsports Chastain Motorsports Chastain Motorsports is a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Indianapolis businessman Tom Chastain. The team was founded in 1996-1997 in IRL and raced until 1998 in IRL with driver Stephan Gregoire....
18	2	97	Greg Ray Greg Ray Greg Ray is a former Indy Racing League IndyCar Series driver.After winning the SCCA national Formula Atlantic championship in 1993, he moved up to the CART-sanctioned Toyota Atlantic series in 1994....	221.125	2	D	O	F	167	18	Gearbox	Knapp Motorsports
19	30	30	Raul Boesel Raul Boesel Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a former racing driver who raced for the March Engineering and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League....	217.303	23	G	I	G	164	0	Running	McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports McCormack Motorsports is a former Indy Racing League team owned by Dennis McCormack that operated from 1996 to 2001. Based in Avon, Indiana, the team debuted at the 1996 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 with a car for Randy Tolsma, however, it failed to make the field....
20	28	5	Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk Arie Luyendyk, originally Arie Luijendijk is a Netherlands automobile racing driver, twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.Born in Sommelsdijk, Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles.... (W)	218.935	11	G	O	F	151	4	Gearbox	Treadway Racing Treadway Racing Treadway Racing is a former auto racing team that competed in the early seasons of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. The team was owned by Indianapolis business man Fred Treadway....
21	15	40	Dr. Jack Miller Jack Miller (driver) Dr. Jack Miller raced in the Indy Racing League from 1997 to 2001 and the Indianapolis 500 from 1997 to 1999. Miller is a dentist and, thus, was known as "the racing dentist." His best IRL finish was a 9th in 1998 at Lowe's Motor Speedway....	217.800	19	D	I	F	128	0	Running	Sinden Racing Services
22	9	21	Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....	218.900	12	D	O	G	125	0	Running	Pagan Racing Pagan Racing Pagan Racing was a racing team owned by Texas businessmen Jack and Allan Pagan....
23	1	11	Billy Boat Billy Boat William "Billy" Leonard Boat is a former American open wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University....	223.503	1	D	O	G	111	12	Drive Line	A.J. Foyt Enterprises
24	10	4	Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the Indy Racing League and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994....	218.357	13	G	O	G	100	0	Clutch	Panther Racing Panther Racing Panther Racing is an American open wheel car auto racing team. It is one of the oldest continually operating teams in the Indy Racing League ....
25	25	9	Johnny Unser Johnny Unser Johnny Unser is a former race car driver. He is the son of open wheel driver Jerry Unser, cousin of Al Unser, Jr. and Robby Unser, nephew of Al Unser and Bobby Unser, and first cousin once removed of Alfred Unser....	216.316	33	D	O	G	98	0	Engine	Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing Hemelgarn Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Ron Hemelgarn. The team won the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and 2000 in IRL with driver Buddy Lazier....
26	6	99	Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt Sam Schmidt is a former Indy Racing League driver and current Indy Racing League and Indy Pro Series team owner.After graduating from Pepperdine University, he became a successful businessman, eventually purchasing his father's parts company in 1989 at the age of 25....	219.981	6	D	O	F	48	0	Accident	LP Racing
27	12	28	Mark Dismore Mark Dismore Mark Dismore is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and the 1990 Champ Car Atlantic Championship champion as well as the winner of the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with Dan Gurney's All American Racers in a Toyota GTP car with co-drivers Rocky Moran and P....	218.096	15	D	O	G	48	0	Accident	Kelley Racing Kelley Racing Kelley Racing is a former Indy Racing League team founded by Fort Wayne, Indiana-based car dealer Tom Kelley that most notably fielded a Delphi sponsored car for Scott Sharp during its entire existence from 1998 in IRL to 2004 in IRL....
28	29	19	Stan Wattles Stan Wattles Stan Wattles , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1996-2001 seasons with 19 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1998-2000.... (R)	217.477	20	R	O	G	48	0	Accident	Metro Racing
29	20	53	Jim Guthrie Jim Guthrie (driver) Jim Guthrie is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He debuted in the Indy Racing League in 1996 with moderately successful results. When the IRL moved to purpose-built chassis in 1997, Guthrie was forced to take out a second mortgage to purchase a new chassis....	216.604	28	G	O	G	48	0	Accident	ISM Racing ISM Racing ISM Racing is a former autoracing team owned by Bob Hancher. The team fielded entries in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series....
30	33	33	Billy Roe Billy Roe Billy Roe , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997-1998 and 2000-2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500....	217.834	18	D	O	G	48	0	Accident	Team Scandia Team Scandia Team Scandia was a team in the Indy Racing League owned by Andy Evans that fielded a record 7 cars in the 1996 Indianapolis 500. Evans bought the team from Dick Simon during the 1996 in IRL and Simon was listed as the owners of some of Scandia's cars in the 1996 "500"....
31	5	3	Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl is a former Indy Racing League competitor and current team-owner, with the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team in the IRL's IndyCar Series....	220.236	5	D	O	F	44	0	Engine	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....
32	24	98	Donnie Beechler Donnie Beechler Donnie Beechler , is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1998-2001 seasons with 36 career starts, including 4 Indianapolis 500 showings.... (R)	216.357	32	G	O	F	34	0	Engine	Cahill Racing Cahill Racing Cahill Racing is an Indy Racing League IndyCar series team owned by Iowa businessman Larry Cahill. The team initially was active from 1998-2002....
33	4	1	Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....	220.386	4	D	O	F	22	1	Engine	Team Menard Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing....

(W) - former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) - Denotes Rookie Candidate

*C Chassis

Chassis

A chassis consists of a Frame that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm....
: D=Dallara

Dallara

Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993....
, G=G-Force

Élan Motorsport Technologies

?lan Motorsport Technologies is an umbrella company containing the race car manufacturing companies owned by the Panoz#Panoz Motor Sports Group....
, R=Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a auto racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing....

*E Engine

Engine

An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input.An engine whose purpose is to produce kinetic energy output from a fuel is called a Wiktionary:prime mover; alternatively, a motor is a device which produces kinetic energy from a preprocessed "fuel" ....
: I=Infiniti

Infiniti

Infiniti is the Luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Infiniti sales officially started in November 8, 1989 in North America and its global operations have since grown to include Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Switzerland, China and Ukraine....
, O=Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile was a brand name of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory....

*T Tire

Tire

Tires, or tyres , are ring-shaped parts, either pneumatic or solid , that fit around wheels to protect them and enhance their function....
: F=Firestone

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era....
, G=Goodyear

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Today it is the third largest tire company in the world after Bridgestone and Michelin....

Failed to qualify: Eliseo Salazar

Eliseo Salazar

Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela is a racing driver from Chile and the only one of his countrymen to compete in Formula One. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix scoring a total of 3 championship points....
(#15), Claude Bourbonnais

Claude Bourbonnais

Claude Bourbonnais , is a former driver in the Toyota Atlantic, Indy Lights, and Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in the 1994 CART series with 5 starts....
(#27), Joe Gosek

Joe Gosek

Joe Gosek , is a super-modified racecar driver. He also raced in the 1996 Indianapolis 500, finishing 22nd.Was nicknamed "Double-O" Joe Gosek for his traditional use of car number '00.'...
(#29), Hideshi Matsuda

Hideshi Matsuda

Hideshi Matsuda , is a racecar driver and Japanese TV reporter. He has raced in several 24-hour races, including Daytona and LeMans. He also raced 4 times in the Indianapolis 500, in 1994-1996 and 1999, usually for Beck Motorsports....
(#54), Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington

Scott Harrington is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. Starting out on two wheels, Harrington won a number of championships and achieved much success in the world of American Motorcycle Association Motocross and Supercross....
(#66), Dan Drinan

Dan Drinan

Dan Drinan is an United States sprint car driver from Indianapolis who failed on three separate attempts to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. His first attempt came in 1996 Indianapolis 500, the first year that the Indy Racing League sanctioned the race....
(#24), Paul Durant

Paul Durant

Paul Durant , is a former driver American racecar driver from San Diego, California.He first excelled in modified stock car racing, winning a number of regional championships....
(#23T), Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James

Lyn St. James is a retired professional IndyCar driver with 8 CART and 5 Indy Racing League starts to her name. She is just one of five women who successfully qualified for the Indianapolis 500, and became the first woman to win the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award....
(#90)