1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World

August 2023 July 2015 USA Walt Disney World Walt_Disney_World_Speedway_diagram.svg January 24 1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 1st Indy Racing League Walt Disney World Speedway Permanent racing facility 1.000 1.609 200 200.000 321.869 Tony Stewart Team Menard Grid set by entrant points USA Kenny Bräck A. J. Foyt Enterprises 21.831 57 SWE Tony Stewart Team Menard USA Jeff Ward ISM Racing USA Davey Hamilton Nienhouse Motorsports USA The 1998 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World was the first round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on January 24, 1998 at the 1.000 mi km on Walt Disney World Speedway in Bay Lake, Florida. As in 1997, rain hampered the event, this time forcing to cancel the qualifying session. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying For the first time in IRL history, torrential rain forced the qualifying session to be cancelled. Thus, the grid was set by 1996-1997 entrant points.https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/irl-final-entrant-point-standings/ Final Entrant Points Standings December 10, 1997 December 29, 2017 Indy Racing League Motorsport.comFebruary 2026 InternetArchiveBot The remaining new entries were sorted by practice speeds. The grid was limited to 28 cars due to concerns about safety in the pit area.http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19980123/news009384.html Qualifying Postponed for Indy 200 at WDW January 23, 1998 July 25, 2015 Indy Racing League The Auto Channel Pos No. Name 1996-1997entrant pointsPractice speed(in mph) 1 1 USA Tony Stewart 2780 168.951 2 14 SWE Kenny Bräck 2720 166.659 3 11 USA Billy Boat 2400 163.726 4 10 USA Mike Groff 2390 160.299 5 5 NED Arie Luyendyk 2230 161.638 6 21 COL Roberto Guerrero 2210 166.929 7 18 USA John Paul Jr. 2160 158.249 8 91 USA Buddy Lazier 2090 166.775 9 30 BRA Raul Boesel 2080 162.126 10 12 USA Buzz Calkins W 1836 163.154 11 40 USA Jack Miller 1680 154.759 12 27 USA Robbie Groff 1674 157.398 13 17 USA Brian Tyler R 1248 157.446 14 3 USA Robbie Buhl 1141 165.723 15 77 FRA Stéphan Grégoire 1092 156.849 16 97 USA Greg Ray 365 160.464 17 99 USA Sam Schmidt 114 155.743 18 19 USA Stan Wattles 27 155.166 19 6 USA Davey Hamilton 19 164.166 20 8 USA Scott Sharp New entry 167.645 21 4 CAN Scott Goodyear New entry 166.574 22 28 USA Mark Dismore New entry 165.358 23 51 USA Eddie Cheever W New entry 165.069 24 35 USA Jeff Ward New entry 163.674 25 16 BRA Marco Greco New entry 161.783 26 15 CHL Eliseo Salazar New entry 161.233 27 20 USA Tyce Carlson New entry 157.604 28 7 USA Jimmy Kite1 1 2360 165.153Didn't qualify 29 24 USA Billy Roe New entry 156.013 30 53 USA Jim Guthrie New entry 148.215 31 41 BRA Affonso Giaffone New entry 131.401 1 Changed to a backup car for the race, following a crash in a practice session after qualifying. Failed to qualify or withdrew USA John Hollansworth Jr. R for Blueprint Racing - couldn't pass his rookie test in time for the race and did not take part in official practice. Replaced by USA Robbie Groff. Race Tony Stewart outlasted all challengers to take his second IRL victory. Starting on the pole, he was quickly passed by Roberto Guerrero who pulled away until he got collected in an accident in turn 1. Stewart then led the rest of the first half of the race, which was marked by numerous incidents taking out contenders: Scott Sharp got tangled up with a slower car and had to pit for a new nose, Scott Goodyear slid into the wall in the midstretch and suffered suspension damage, Raul Boesel collided in the pit lane with Robbie Buhl and needed a radiator replaced, and defending champion Eddie Cheever dropped out with engine failure. Unexpected cold weather caused tire problems for the competitors; Robbie Groff wrecked at the start of the race when his rear tires broke loose under acceleration, and Billy Boat had a grinding crash on the inside wall of the front stretch when the same thing happened to him on a restart. On lap 132, Buddy Lazier took the lead and held it until he got bound up behind a slower car, spun, and hit the back stretch inside wall on lap 166. At that point, all five cars remaining in the lead lap (Stewart, Davey Hamilton, Jeff Ward, Stéphan Grégoire and Mark Dismore) were marginal on fuel mileage. Stewart, Hamilton, and Ward pitted for fuel, while Dismore and Grégoire elected to gamble and assumed the top two places. After the restart, Dismore held off Stewart (who had moved back up to second) while Grégoire, Hamilton, and Ward all dueled for third. The gamble didn't work for Dismore, and he finally had to pit for fuel on lap 197 after Stewart had passed him two laps earlier when the engine stumbled. On the final lap, Ward passed Hamilton, and then claimed second place as Grégoire ran out of fuel and coasted across the line to a fourth-place finish. Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 11USA Tony StewartTeam Menard2002:06:07113252 235USA Jeff WardISM Racing200+ 8.579 sec24040 36USA Davey HamiltonNienhouse Motorsports200Running19035 477FRA Stéphan GrégoireChastain Motorsports200Running15032 528USA Mark DismoreKelley Racing199+ 1 lap222730 68USA Scott SharpKelley Racing198+ 2 lap20028 710USA Mike GroffByrd-Cunningham Racing198+ 2 lap4026 85NED Arie LuyendykTreadway Racing197+ 3 laps5024 999USA Sam SchmidtLP Racing195+ 5 laps17022 1018USA John Paul Jr.PDM Racing194+ 6 laps7020 1120USA Tyce CarlsonImmke Racing192+ 8 laps27019 1215CHL Eliseo SalazarRiley & Scott Cars187+ 13 laps26018 1314SWE Kenny BräckA. J. Foyt Enterprises174+ 26 laps2117 1412USA Buzz Calkins WBradley Motorsports168+ 32 laps10016 1591USA Buddy LazierHemelgarn Racing165Accident83415 167USA Jimmy Kite Team Scandia149Half shaft28014 174CAN Scott GoodyearPanther Racing132Suspension21013 1830BRA Raul BoeselMcCormack Motorsports128+ 72 laps9012 1917USA Brian Tyler RChitwood Motorsports121Accident13011 203USA Robbie BuhlTeam Menard100Electrical14010 2111USA Billy BoatA. J. Foyt Enterprises72Accident309 2219USA Stan WattlesMetro Racing Systems64Accident1808 2340USA Jack MillerCrest Racing/SRS59Handling1107 2451USA Eddie Cheever W   Team Cheever48Engine fire2306 2597USA Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports29Accident1605 2621COL Roberto GuerreroPagan Racing13Accident664 2716BRA Marco GrecoPhoenix Racing12Accident2503 2827USA Robbie GroffBlueprint Racing0Accident1202 Race Statistics Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-7 Tony Stewart8-13 Roberto Guerrero14-126 Tony Stewart127 Kenny Bräck128-131 Tony Stewart132-165 Buddy Lazier166-168 Tony Stewart169-195 Mark Dismore196-200 Tony Stewart Cautions: 10 for 74 laps Laps Reason1-6Robbie Groff crash14-26Eliseo Salazar spin; Roberto Guerrero and Marco Greco crash34-41Greg Ray crash and Jack Miller spin49-53Fire on Eddie Cheever's engine66-71Stan Wattles crash72-81Billy Boat crash102-107Debris from Robbie Buhl's car124-131Bryan Tyler and Eliseo Salazar crash134-139Scott Goodyear crash166-171Buddy Lazier crash Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 USA Tony Stewart 52 2 USA Jeff Ward 40 3 USA Davey Hamilton 35 4 FRA Stéphan Grégoire 32 5 USA Mark Dismore 30 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings. References External links IndyCar official website Indy Racing League Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 1998 1997 Las Vegas 500K(1996–97 season) 1998 Dura Lube 200 1997 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 1999 TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 Category:1998 in IndyCar Indy 200 At Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Category:Events at Walt Disney World