1998 New England 200

July 2015 March 2026 February 2025 USA New Hampshire New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2024.svg June 28 1998 New England 200 5th Indy Racing League New Hampshire International Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.058 1.703 200 211.600 340.600 Billy Boat A. J. Foyt Enterprises 23.490 USA Davey Hamilton Nienhouse Motorsports 24.068 unknown out USA Tony Stewart Team Menard USA Scott Goodyear Panther Racing CAN Scott Sharp Kelley Racing USA The 1998 New England 200 was the fifth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on June 28, 1998, at the 1.058 mi km on New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. It would be the last Indy car race held at this track until the 2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers were not published, and therefore are unknown. Pos No. Name Lap Best (in mph) 1 11 USA Billy Boat 23.490 162.146 2 35 USA Jeff Ward 23.644 161.089 3 91 USA Buddy Lazier 23.874 159.538 4 8 USA Scott Sharp W 23.926 159.191 5 4 CAN Scott Goodyear 23.953 159.011 6 1 USA Tony Stewart 23.970 158.899 7 5 NED Arie Luyendyk 23.997 158.720 8 14 SWE Kenny Bräck 24.116 157.937 9 30 BRA Raul Boesel 24.140 157.780 10 10 USA John Paul Jr. 24.165 157.616 11 51 USA Eddie Cheever 24.185 157.486 12 3 USA Robbie Buhl W 24.255 157.032 13 28 USA Mark Dismore 24.332 156.535 14 16 BRA Marco Greco 24.429 155.913 15 98 USA Donnie Beechler R 24.715 154.109 16 77 FRA Stéphan Grégoire 24.862 153.198 17 15 CHL Eliseo Salazar 24.968 152.547 18 52 USA Robby Unser R 25.343 150.290 19 40 USA Jack Miller 25.528 149.201 20 18 USA Jack Hewitt R 25.605 148.752 21 44 USA J. J. Yeley R 25.666 148.399 22 6 USA Davey Hamilton 25.722 148.076 23 12 USA Buzz Calkins 25.860 147.285 24 99 USA Sam Schmidt 26.410 144.218 25 81 USA Brian Tyler R 26.711 142.593 26 19 USA Stan Wattles1 1 Didn't qualify No speed 1 Crashed during his qualifying attempt, but was allowed to start the race at the back of the field using a provisional. Failed to qualify or withdrew COL Roberto Guerrero for Pagan Racing - fired the week prior. The team decided to sit out the event (as well as the next event at Dover) in order to search and accommodate a replacement driver.Roberto Guerrero Released From Pagan Racing http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-roberto-guerrero-released-from-pagan-racing/ Motorsport.com January 29, 2017 February 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052452/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-roberto-guerrero-released-from-pagan-racing/ dead USA Greg Ray for Knapp Motorsports - sat out the event because of a shortage of funds.IRL: Texas Greg Ray Preview http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-texas-greg-ray-preview/ Motorsport.com January 29, 2017 February 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053959/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-texas-greg-ray-preview/ dead Race A NASCAR Modified race preceding the IRL race left a very slippery type of marbles in the surface. After Jeff Ward had jumped polesitter Billy Boat on the start, Kenny Bräck spun in turn 3 on the first lap and collected John Paul Jr. Bräck was able to continue after repairs, but Paul was out. Immediately after that incident, Jack Hewitt lost the back end exiting turn 4 and backed into the front stretch wall. Scott Sharp jumped Ward on the restart until he chose to pit under caution (caused by J. J. Yeley's crash) on lap 27, handing the lead back to Ward. This series of closely spaced yellows continued when Boat, who had been falling back, spun into the infield in turn 2. After the green on lap 32, Ward continued to lead until he was black flagged with fire coming out from under the car on lap 55. Scott Goodyear inherited the lead and looked very strong, pursued by Buddy Lazier and Davey Hamilton, who had set the fast lap of the race, but his chances were hurt when he was penalised for speeding in the pits during a caution on lap 77. Pit stops jumbled the running order and left Tony Stewart, Sharp, Arie Luyendyk and Eliseo Salazar pursuing Goodyear. On lap 92, Stewart caught and passed Goodyear, just before a big crash in turn 2 on lap 95. Yeley, just returned to the track after extensive repairs, spun and contacted Donnie Beechler, who had been moving up through the field. Boat spun to avoid the wreck, but his car spun unexpectedly towards the inside, and he was hit by Raul Boesel. All four were out and Boat suffered a broken thigh, an injury that would force him to miss some races and end his championship hopes. There were no further cautions in the second half of the race, which was dominated by Stewart. His biggest threats suffered misfortune: Sharp's engine stalled during a pit stop on lap 147, while Goodyear suffered a gearbox failure and was forced to run in fourth gear. Despite concern about the engine blowing (it could be heard hitting the rev limiter quite notably on the onboards), it held through the end of the race, and even the Canadian was able to reel in Stewart in traffic, but could not follow him in clear runs. Stewart led the final 36 laps to win over Goodyear, Sharp, Hamilton, and Luyendyk. Salazar's sixth-place finish was the best to date for the Riley & Scott chassis. Poor attendance at the event for the fifth year in a row led to the contract not being renewed for 1999. Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 11USA Tony StewartTeam Menard2001:51:30.26269352 24CAN Scott GoodyearPanther Racing200+ 1.788 sec54440 38USA Scott Sharp WKelley Racing200Running4935 46USA Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports200Running22332 55NED Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing199+ 1 lap7030 615CHI Eliseo SalazarRiley & Scott Cars199+ 1 lap17028 791USA Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing199+ 1 lap3027 828USA Mark DismoreKelley Racing199+ 1 lap13024 951USA Eddie CheeverTeam Cheever198+ 2 laps11022 103USA Robbie Buhl WTeam Menard198+ 2 laps12520 1152USA Robby Unser RTeam Cheever198+ 2 laps18019 1299USA Sam SchmidtLP Racing196+ 4 laps24018 1316BRA Marco GrecoPhoenix Racing191+ 9 laps14017 1481USA Brian Tyler RTeam Pelfrey190+ 10 laps25016 1512USA Buzz CalkinsBradley Motorsports183+ 17 laps23015 1640USA Jack MillerSinden Racing 168+ 32 laps19014 1719USA Stan WattlesMetro Racing Systems 127Handling26013 1814SWE Kenny Bräck A. J. Foyt Enterprises98Handling8012 1930BRA Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports94Accident9011 2098USA Donnie Beechler R   Cahill Auto Racing93Accident15010 2111USA Billy BoatA. J. Foyt Enterprises91Accident1012 2235USA Jeff WardISM Racing56Engine24610 2344USA J. J. Yeley RSinden Racing38Accident2107 2477FRA Stéphan GrégoireChastain Motorsports22Engine1606 2518USA Jack Hewitt RPDM Racing11Accident2005 2610USA John Paul Jr.Byrd-Cunningham Racing2Accident1004 Race Statistics Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-18 Jeff Ward19-27 Scott Sharp28-55 Jeff Ward56-77 Scott Goodyear78-80 Davey Hamilton81-91 Scott Goodyear92-146 Tony Stewart147-157 Scott Goodyear158-162 Robbie Buhl163-200 Tony Stewart Cautions: 6 for 49 laps Laps Reason2-10Kenny Bräck and John Paul Jr. crash12-18Jack Hewitt crash26-30J. J. Yeley crash32-36Billy Boat spin75-81Jack Miller spin95-110Yeley, Boat, Beechler and Boesel crash Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 USA Tony Stewart 167 2 USA Scott Sharp 150 3 USA Davey Hamilton 129 4 USA Billy Boat 122 5 CAN Scott Goodyear 119 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings. References External links IndyCar official website Indy Racing League New England 200 1998 1998 True Value 500 1998 Pep Boys 400K 1997 Pennzoil 200 2011 MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 Category:1998 in IndyCar Category:1998 in sports in New Hampshire Category:Motorsport in New Hampshire