The 1998 Pep Boys 400K was the sixth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 19, 1998 at the Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. It was the second Indy car race held at this track, and the first since the 1969 Delaware 200.
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 19.438 185.204 2 6 Davey Hamilton 19.728 182.482 3 28 Mark Dismore 19.744 182.334 4 8 Scott Sharp 19.794 181.873 5 18 Steve Knapp R 19.832 181.525 6 4 Scott Goodyear 19.885 181.041 7 11 Greg Ray 19.888 181.014 8 35 Jeff Ward 19.896 180.941 9 30 Raul Boesel 19.898 180.923 10 5 Arie Luyendyk 19.910 180.814 11 77 Stéphan Grégoire 19.977 180.207 12 14 Kenny Bräck 20.029 179.739 13 10 John Paul Jr. 20.039 179.650 14 91 Buddy Lazier 20.051 179.538 15 40 Jack Miller 20.184 178.359 16 52 Robby Unser R 20.210 178.130 17 51 Eddie Cheever 20.227 177.980 18 99 Sam Schmidt 20.269 177.611 19 81 Brian Tyler R 20.428 176.229 20 23 Jim Guthrie 20.584 174.893 21 16 Marco Greco Didn't qualify No speed 22 15 Scott Harrington R Didn't qualify No speed
Had an engine failure in his warm-up lap. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. Named for the ride after qualifying. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
Failed to qualify or withdrew Eliseo Salazar for Riley & Scott Cars - crashed in practice on Friday July 17 and was hospitalized with a broken right arm, hip, leg and pelvis. Replaced by Scott Harrington. Buzz Calkins for Bradley Motorsports - after losing an engine on practice, his team decided to sit out for the weekend and also to withdraw for the next event at Charlotte to regain competitiveness. Robbie Buhl for Team Menard - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team as a protest after John Menard accused A. J. Foyt of "skullduggery" during qualifying at New Hampshire. He was also withdrawn for the Charlotte race. J. J. Yeley R for Sinden Racing Services - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team in support of Menard's protest. Stan Wattles for Metro Racing Systems - the team withdrew prior to the start of practice to concentrate on its testing programme.
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 18 Scott SharpKelley Racing2482:29:49.262414552 291 Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing248+ 0.689 sec14740 316 Marco GrecoPhoenix Racing246+ 2 laps21035 46 Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports246+ 2 laps2434 577Chastain Motorsports244+ 4 laps11030 64 Scott GoodyearPanther Racing242+ 6 laps6028 723 Jim GuthrieCBR Cobb Racing229+ 19 laps20026 81 Tony StewartTeam Menard220+ 28 laps18527 95 Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing203Accident10022 1014 Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises197+ 51 laps12020 1152 Robby Unser RTeam Cheever183Accident16019 1281 Brian Tyler RTeam Pelfrey162+ 86 laps19018 1318 Steve Knapp RPDM Racing146Accident5017 1430 Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports123Engine9716 1511 Greg RayA. J. Foyt Enterprises104Accident7015 1651 Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever104Accident17014 1799 Sam SchmidtLP Racing85Accident18013 1828 Mark DismoreKelley Racing43Engine3013 1935 Jeff WardISM Racing21Accident8011 2040 Jack MillerCrest Racing/SRS20Accident15010 2110 John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing6Engine1309 2215 Scott Harrington R Riley & Scott Cars1Handling2208
Race Statistics Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-4 Davey Hamilton5-33 Tony Stewart34-40 Raul Boesel41-85 Tony Stewart86-150 Scott Sharp151-161 Tony Stewart162-195 Scott Sharp196-202 Buddy Lazier203-248 Scott Sharp
Cautions: 8 for 95 laps Laps Reason22-36Ward, Miller and Goodyear crash42-49Mark Dismore's engine leaks oil on track79-85Tow-in for Sam Schmidt (out of fuel)95-103Sam Schmidt crash106-117Eddie Cheever and Greg Ray crash150-163Steve Knapp crash184-200Robby Unser crash204-216Arie Luyendyk crash
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Scott Sharp 202 2 Tony Stewart 194 3 Davey Hamilton 163 4 Scott Goodyear 147 5 Buddy Lazier 143
Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
External links IndyCar official website