1998 Pep Boys 400K

Indy Racing League car race March 2026 February 2025 USA Dover Dover_International_Speedway.svg July 19 1998 Pep Boys 400K 6th Indy Racing League Dover Downs International Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.000 1.609 248 248.000 399.032 Tony Stewart Team Menard 19.438 USA Greg Ray A. J. Foyt Enterprises 19.622 unknown out USA Scott Sharp Kelley Racing USA Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing USA Marco Greco Phoenix Racing BRA 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 1.000 mi km on 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 USA Tony Stewart 19.438 185.204 2 6 USA Davey Hamilton 19.728 182.482 3 28 USA Mark Dismore 19.744 182.334 4 8 USA Scott Sharp 19.794 181.873 5 18 USA Steve Knapp R 19.832 181.525 6 4 CAN Scott Goodyear 19.885 181.041 7 11 USA Greg Ray 19.888 181.014 8 35 USA Jeff Ward 19.896 180.941 9 30 BRA Raul Boesel 19.898 180.923 10 5 NED Arie Luyendyk 19.910 180.814 11 77 FRA Stéphan Grégoire 19.977 180.207 12 14 SWE Kenny Bräck 20.029 179.739 13 10 USA John Paul Jr. 20.039 179.650 14 91 USA Buddy Lazier 20.051 179.538 15 40 USA Jack Miller 20.184 178.359 16 52 USA Robby Unser R 20.210 178.130 17 51 USA Eddie Cheever 20.227 177.980 18 99 USA Sam Schmidt 20.269 177.611 19 81 USA Brian Tyler R 20.428 176.229 20 23 USA Jim Guthrie 20.584 174.893 21 16 BRA Marco Greco1 1 Didn't qualify No speed 22 15 USA Scott Harrington2 2 R Didn't qualify No speed 1 Had an engine failure in his warm-up lap. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. 2 Named for the ride after qualifying. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. Failed to qualify or withdrew CHL 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 USA Scott Harrington. USA 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. USA Robbie Buhl for Team Menard - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team as a protest after John Menard accused A. J. Foyt of "skullduggery" during qualifying at New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.http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-17/sports/25736438_1_indy-arie-luyendyk-irl https://web.archive.org/web/20150919162545/http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-17/sports/25736438_1_indy-arie-luyendyk-irl dead September 19, 2015 IRL Drivers Offer Mix of Old and New: Newcomer Stewart and Old Pro Cheever Set To Race Indy-cars at 'Monster Mile' July 17, 1998 June 15, 2016 Bill Fleischman Philly He was also withdrawn for the Charlotte race. USA J. J. Yeley R for Sinden Racing Services - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team in support of Menard's protest. USA 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 18USA Scott SharpKelley Racing2482:29:49.262414552 291USA Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing248+ 0.689 sec14740 316BRA Marco GrecoPhoenix Racing246+ 2 laps21035 46USA Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports246+ 2 laps2434 577FRA Stéphan Grégoire    Chastain Motorsports244+ 4 laps11030 64CAN Scott GoodyearPanther Racing242+ 6 laps6028 723USA Jim GuthrieCBR Cobb Racing229+ 19 laps20026 81USA Tony StewartTeam Menard220+ 28 laps18527 95NED Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing203Accident10022 1014SWE Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises197+ 51 laps12020 1152USA Robby Unser RTeam Cheever183Accident16019 1281USA Brian Tyler RTeam Pelfrey162+ 86 laps19018 1318USA Steve Knapp RPDM Racing146Accident5017 1430BRA Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports123Engine9716 1511USA Greg RayA. J. Foyt Enterprises104Accident7015 1651USA Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever104Accident17014 1799USA Sam SchmidtLP Racing85Accident18013 1828USA Mark DismoreKelley Racing43Engine3013 1935USA Jeff WardISM Racing21Accident8011 2040USA Jack MillerCrest Racing/SRS20Accident15010 2110USA John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing6Engine1309 2215 USA 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 USA Scott Sharp 202 2 USA Tony Stewart 194 3 USA Davey Hamilton 163 4 CAN Scott Goodyear 147 5 USA Buddy Lazier 143 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings. References External links IndyCar official website Indy Racing League Pep Boys 400K 1998 1998 New England 200 1998 VisionAire 500K 1969 Delaware 200(USAC) 1999 MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200 Category:1998 in IndyCar Category:1998 in sports in Delaware