1998 Las Vegas 500K

March 2026 February 2025 USA Las Vegas 200px October 11 1998 Las Vegas 500K 11th Indy Racing League Las Vegas Motor Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.500 2.414 208 312.000 502.115 Billy Boat A. J. Foyt Enterprises 25.167 USA Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 26.167 unknown out USA Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing NED Sam Schmidt LP Racing USA Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing USA 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 km on 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 USA Billy Boat 25.167 214.567 2 1 USA Tony Stewart 25.360 212.934 3 16 BRA Marco Greco 25.432 212.331 4 97 USA Greg Ray 25.439 212.272 5 3 USA Robbie Buhl 25.466 212.047 6 14 SWE Kenny Bräck 25.506 211.715 7 10 USA John Paul Jr. 25.531 211.508 8 35 USA Jeff Ward 25.543 211.408 9 28 USA Mark Dismore 25.557 211.292 10 51 USA Eddie Cheever 25.564 211.235 11 8 USA Scott Sharp 25.617 210.798 12 12 USA Buzz Calkins 25.787 209.408 13 6 USA Davey Hamilton 25.790 209.383 14 5 NED Arie Luyendyk 25.843 208.954 15 4 CAN Scott Goodyear 25.880 208.655 16 98 USA Donnie Beechler R 25.898 208.510 17 91 USA Buddy Lazier 25.925 208.293 18 23 COL Roberto Guerrero 25.931 208.245 19 15 USA Jim Guthrie 25.932 208.237 20 30 BRA Raul Boesel 25.946 208.125 21 18 USA Steve Knapp R 26.071 207.127 22 81 USA Brian Tyler R 26.222 205.934 23 99 USA Sam Schmidt 26.303 205.300 24 77 FRA Stéphan Grégoire 26.445 204.197 25 19 USA Stan Wattles 26.540 203.466 26 43 USA Dave Steele R 26.770 201.718 27 52 USA Robby Unser1 1 R No time No speed 28 40 USA Jack Miller2 2 No time No speedSource1998 Las Vegas 500K http://racing-reference.info/race/1998_Las_Vegas_500/O racing-reference.info September 28, 2017Starting Grid, Las Vegas (1998-10-11) http://www.indyracingleague.com:80/stats/grids.php3?track=LVMS&eventdate=1998-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20001029175753/http://www.indyracingleague.com/stats/grids.php3?track=LVMS&eventdate=1998-10-11 dead 2000-10-29 indyracingleague.com September 28, 2017 1 Couldn't qualify due to an unscheduled engine change. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.Boat Earns Fourth Straight PPG Pole, Breaks Track Record https://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19981010/news018631.html The Auto Channel September 28, 2017 2 Waved off his qualifying attempt after two warm-up laps. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.Las Vegas Jack Miller Loyal To Team, Engine https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-las-vegas-jack-miller-loyal-to-team-engine/ Motorsport.com September 28, 2017February 2026 InternetArchiveBot Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 15NED Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing2082:18:19.202148852 299USA Sam SchmidtLP Racing208+ 0.926 sec23040 391USA Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing208Running176035 410USA John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing208Running7832 551USA Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever207+ 1 lap10330 681USA Brian Tyler R   Team Pelfrey207+ 1 lap22028 73USA Robbie BuhlTeam Menard206+ 2 laps5026 816BRA Marco Greco Phoenix Racing206+ 2 laps3025 918USA Steve Knapp RPDM Racing204+ 4 laps21022 1014SWE Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises202+ 6 laps6020 1112USA Buzz CalkinsBradley Motorsports202+ 6 laps12019 128USA Scott SharpKelley Racing198+ 10 laps11018 1319USA Stan WattlesMetro Racing Systems187Accident25017 141USA Tony StewartTeam Menard178+ 30 laps2018 1528USA Mark DismoreKelley Racing176Suspension9015 1652USA Robby Unser RTeam Pelfrey174Engine27014 1777FRA Stéphan GrégoireChastain Motorsports160+ 48 laps24013 1830BRA Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports144Timing chain20012 196USA Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports124Accident13011 2023COL Roberto GuerreroCBR Cobb Racing123Accident18010 2135USA Jeff WardISM Racing120Accident8219 224CAN Scott GoodyearPanther Racing117Accident1508 2398USA Donnie Beechler RCahill Auto Racing107Accident1617 2415USA Jim GuthrieRiley & Scott Cars90Suspension1906 2597USA Greg RayKnapp Motorsports76Handling405 2611USA Billy BoatA. J. Foyt Enterprises51Accident1277 2743USA Dave Steele RPanther Racing42Suspension2603 2840USA 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 10px SWE Kenny Bräck 332 2 10px USA Davey Hamilton 292 3 10px USA Tony Stewart 289 4 10px USA Scott Sharp 272 5 10px 2 USA Buddy Lazier 262 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings. References External links IndyCar official website Indy Racing League IZOD IndyCar World Championships 1998 1998 Lone Star 500 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200(1999 season) 1997 Las Vegas 500K 1999 Vegas.com 500 Category:1998 in IndyCar Category:1998 in sports in Nevada Las Vegas 500K 1998 Las Vegas 500K 1998 Category:Organized events in Las Vegas Category:Organized events in Nevada