1998 Las Vegas 500K
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DateOctober 11, 1998
Official nameLas Vegas 500K
LocationLas Vegas Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.500 mi / 2.414 km
1.500 mi / 2.414 km
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 11th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season | |
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| Date | October 11, 1998 |
| Official name | Las Vegas 500K |
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Billy Boat (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Time | 25.167 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) |
| Time | 26.167 (on lap unknown out of 208) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Arie Luyendyk (Treadway Racing) |
| Second | Sam Schmidt (LP Racing) |
| Third | Buddy 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.
Qualifying
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
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 Unser1 R |
No time | No speed |
| 28 | 40 | Jack Miller2 |
No time | No speed |
| Source[1][2] | ||||
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk |
Treadway Racing | 208 | 2:18:19.202 | 14 | 88 | 52 |
| 2 | 99 | Sam Schmidt |
LP Racing | 208 | + 0.926 sec | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 91 | Buddy Lazier |
Hemelgarn Racing | 208 | Running | 17 | 60 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | John Paul Jr. |
Byrd-Cunningham Racing | 208 | Running | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | 51 | Eddie Cheever |
Team Cheever | 207 | + 1 lap | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | 81 | Brian Tyler R |
Team Pelfrey | 207 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | Robbie Buhl |
Team Menard | 206 | + 2 laps | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 16 | Marco Greco |
Phoenix Racing | 206 | + 2 laps | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | Steve Knapp R |
PDM Racing | 204 | + 4 laps | 21 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 14 | Kenny Bräck |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 202 | + 6 laps | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 12 | Buzz Calkins |
Bradley Motorsports | 202 | + 6 laps | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 8 | Scott Sharp |
Kelley Racing | 198 | + 10 laps | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 19 | Stan Wattles |
Metro Racing Systems | 187 | Accident | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 1 | Tony Stewart |
Team Menard | 178 | + 30 laps | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | 28 | Mark Dismore |
Kelley Racing | 176 | Suspension | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 52 | Robby Unser R |
Team Pelfrey | 174 | Engine | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 77 | Stéphan Grégoire |
Chastain Motorsports | 160 | + 48 laps | 24 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Raul Boesel |
McCormack Motorsports | 144 | Timing chain | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Davey Hamilton |
Nienhouse Motorsports | 124 | Accident | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | 23 | Roberto Guerrero |
CBR Cobb Racing | 123 | Accident | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 21 | 35 | Jeff Ward |
ISM Racing | 120 | Accident | 8 | 21 | 9 |
| 22 | 4 | Scott Goodyear |
Panther Racing | 117 | Accident | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | 98 | Donnie Beechler R |
Cahill Auto Racing | 107 | Accident | 16 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | 15 | Jim Guthrie |
Riley & Scott Cars | 90 | Suspension | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | 97 | Greg Ray |
Knapp Motorsports | 76 | Handling | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 11 | Billy Boat |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 51 | Accident | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| 27 | 43 | Dave Steele R |
Panther Racing | 42 | Suspension | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 40 | Jack Miller |
Sinden Racing Services | 38 | Handling | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Source[1] | ||||||||
Race Statistics
- Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
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