1998 VisionAire 500K

The 1998 VisionAire 500K was the seventh round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on July 25, 1998 at the 1.500 mi (2.414 km) Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

1998 Charlotte

Race details
7th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season
Date	July 25, 1998
Official name	VisionAire 500K
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km
Distance	208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km
Pole position
Driver	Tony Stewart (Team Menard)
Time	24.490
Fastest lap
Driver	Kenny Bräck (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time	24.735 (on lap unknown out of 208)
Podium
First	Kenny Bräck (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Second	Jeff Ward (ISM Racing)
Third	Scott Goodyear (Panther Racing)

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	24.490	220.498
2	11	Greg Ray	24.546	219.995
3	14	Kenny Bräck	24.599	219.521
4	28	Mark Dismore	24.725	218.402
5	16	Marco Greco	24.737	218.296
6	8	Scott Sharp	24.779	217.926
7	4	Scott Goodyear	24.985	216.130
8	6	Davey Hamilton	25.039	215.664
9	30	Raul Boesel	25.063	215.457
10	35	Jeff Ward	25.065	215.440
11	81	Brian Tyler R	25.165	214.584
12	51	Eddie Cheever	25.179	214.464
13	10	John Paul Jr.	25.195	214.328
14	91	Buddy Lazier W	25.196	214.320
15	5	Arie Luyendyk	25.307	213.380
16	15	Andy Michner R	25.438	212.281
17	40	Jack Miller	25.549	211.359
18	77	Stéphan Grégoire	25.578	211.119
19	18	Tyce Carlson	25.581	211.094
20	21	Stevie Reeves R	25.715	209.994
21	23	Jim Guthrie	25.744	209.758
22	99	Sam Schmidt	28.150	191.829
23	44	Jimmy Kite1	Didn't qualify	No speed
24	98	Donnie Beechler2 R	Didn't qualify	No speed

1. ^ Elected not to qualify after having signed for the ride between practice sessions, and having completed only four laps in practice because of a change in the pedal assembly to fit his size.^[1] He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
2. ^ Had an engine failure during practice, and a spare was not ready on time. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Failed to qualify or withdrew

• Robby Unser R for Team Cheever - entered for the race, but was sidelined with a concussion suffered at Dover the previous week.

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	14	Kenny Bräck	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	208	1:58:10.555	3	76	53
2	35	Jeff Ward	ISM Racing	208	+ 5.602 sec	10	56	40
3	4	Scott Goodyear	Panther Racing	208	+ 26.739 sec	7	5	35
4	5	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing	206	+ 2 laps	15	0	32
5	16	Marco Greco	Phoenix Racing	205	+ 3 laps	5	0	30
6	10	John Paul Jr.	Byrd-Cunningham Racing	203	+ 5 laps	13	0	28
7	6	Davey Hamilton	Nienhouse Motorsports	202	+ 6 laps	8	0	26
8	77	Stéphan Grégoire	Chastain Motorsports	201	+ 7 laps	18	0	24
9	40	Jack Miller	Crest Racing/SRS	194	+ 14 laps	17	0	22
10	21	Stevie Reeves R	Pagan Racing	184	CV Joint	20	0	20
11	18	Tyce Carlson	PDM Racing	184	+ 24 laps	19	0	19
12	15	Andy Michner R	Riley & Scott Cars	174	+ 34 laps	16	2	18
13	91	Buddy Lazier W	Hemelgarn Racing	171	+ 37 laps	14	0	17
14	99	Sam Schmidt	LP Racing	147	Electrical	22	0	16
15	28	Mark Dismore	Kelley Racing	144	Engine	4	21	15
16	81	Brian Tyler R	Team Pelfrey	144	Electrical	11	0	14
17	11	Greg Ray	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	122	Gearbox	2	4	15
18	8	Scott Sharp	Kelley Racing	104	Accident	6	25	12
19	98	Donnie Beechler R	Cahill Auto Racing	102	Accident	24	0	11
20	51	Eddie Cheever	Team Cheever	71	Engine	12	0	10
21	1	Tony Stewart	Team Menard	54	Engine	1	19	12
22	23	Jim Guthrie	CBR Cobb Racing	49	Fuel Pressure	21	0	8
23	44	Jimmy Kite	Sinden Racing Services	29	Handling	23	0	7
24	30	Raul Boesel	McCormack Motorsports	5	Engine	9	0	6

Race Statistics

• Lead changes: 19 among 8 drivers

Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-4 Greg Ray 5-23 Tony Stewart 24-30 Mark Dismore 31 Kenny Bräck 32 Mark Dismore 33-34 Andy Michner 35-39 Scott Sharp 40-76 Kenny Bräck 77-96 Scott Sharp 97-107 Mark Dismore 108 Kenny Bräck 109-110 Mark Dismore 111-145 Jeff Ward 146 Kenny Bräck 147-150 Scott Goodyear 151-172 Kenny Bräck 173 Scott Goodyear 174 Kenny Bräck 175-195 Jeff Ward 196-208 Kenny Bräck

Cautions: 7 for 43 laps Laps Reason 10-13 Raul Boesel stopped on track 30-34 Tony Stewart's engine leaks oil on track 72-80 Eddie Cheever's engine leaks oil on track 105-113 Scott Sharp and Donnie Beechler crash 130-134 Tow-in for Tyce Carlson 144-149 Mark Dismore's engine leaks oil on track 171-175 Tow-in for Tyce Carlson

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Scott Sharp	214
2	Tony Stewart	206
3	Davey Hamilton	189
4	Kenny Bräck	182
5	Scott Goodyear	182

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.