1998 Atlanta 500 Classic

The 1998 Atlanta 500 Classic was the ninth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on August 29, 1998 at the 1.54 mi (2.48 km) Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Sophomore Kenny Bräck took his third consecutive win after surging into the lead during the final sections of the 208-lap race ahead of Davey Hamilton, whose second place would be his best result of the season. Both Bräck and Hamilton jumped ahead of Scott Sharp in the points standings into first and second place, respectively, after Sharp suffered a gearbox malfunction and finished 18th. Polesitter Billy Boat, despite setting the fastest lap of the race, was taken out in a crash involving Marco Greco and Steve Knapp on Lap 167.

1998 Atlanta
Race details
9th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season
DateAugust 29, 1998
Official nameAtlanta 500 Classic
LocationAtlanta Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.54 mi / 2.48 km
Distance208 laps
320.32 mi / 515.505 km
Pole position
DriverBilly Boat (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time24.734
Fastest lap
DriverBilly Boat (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time24.732 (on lap 109 of 208)
Podium
FirstKenny Bräck (A.J. Foyt Enterprises)
SecondDavey Hamilton (Nienhouse Motorsports)
ThirdEddie Cheever (Team Cheever)

Report

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from some of the drivers are unknown.

Pos No. Name Lap 1 Lap 2 Best (in mph)
1 11 Billy Boat 24.738 24.734 224.145
2 35 Jeff Ward 24.771 24.753 223.973
3 8 Scott Sharp 24.807 24.768 223.837
4 4 Scott Goodyear 24.794 24.778 223.747
5 28 Mark Dismore 24.843 24.847 223.161
6 14 Kenny Bräck 24.886 24.848 223.117
7 16 Marco Greco 24.992 24.969 222.035
8 77 Stéphan Grégoire 25.050 unknown 221.317
9 5 Arie Luyendyk 25.063 25.081 221.203
10 6 Davey Hamilton 25.135 25.097 220.903
11 51 Eddie Cheever 25.211 25.230 219.904
12 12 Buzz Calkins 25.274 25.245 219.608
13 52 Robby Unser R 25.338 unknown 218.802
14 15 Andy Michner R 25.359 unknown 218.621
15 30 Raul Boesel 25.383 25.414 218.414
16 97 Greg Ray 25.464 25.482 217.719
17 10 John Paul Jr. 25.553 25.495 217.454
18 91 Buddy Lazier 25.503 unknown 217.386
19 18 Steve Knapp R 25.588 25.555 216.944
20 19 Stan Wattles 25.701 25.655 216.098
21 3 Robbie Buhl 25.685 unknown 215.846
22 99 Sam Schmidt 25.777 25.740 215.385
23 81 Brian Tyler R 25.853 25.846 214.501
24 98 Donnie Beechler R 25.909 unknown 213.980
25 1 Tony Stewart 25.961 unknown 213.543
26 44 J.J. Yeley R 26.077 26.102 212.601
27 40 Jack Miller1 Didn't qualify No speed
28 23 Roberto Guerrero1 Didn't qualify No speed
Source[1]
  1. ^ Didn't qualify, but were allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Failed to qualify or withdrew

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
1 5 Kenny Bräck A. J. Foyt Enterprises 208 2:17:05.289 6 17 50
2 6 Davey Hamilton Nienhouse Motorsports 208 +0.944 sec 10 19 40
3 51 Eddie Cheever Team Cheever 208 Running 11 35
4 4 Scott Goodyear Panther Racing 208 Running 4 93 34
5 1 Tony Stewart Team Menard 208 Running 25 12 30
6 35 Jeff Ward ISM Racing 208 Running 2 64 30
7 28 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing 208 Running 5 26
8 5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing 207 +1 Lap 9 24
9 15 Andy Michner R Riley & Scott 206 +2 Laps 14 22
10 30 Raul Boesel McCormack Motorsports 202 +6 Laps 15 20
11 3 Robbie Buhl Team Menard 185 Clutch 21 19
12 11 Billy Boat AJ Foyt Enterprises 169 Contact 1 21
13 16 Marco Greco Phoenix Racing 167 Contact 7 3 17
14 18 Steve Knapp R PDM Racing 167 Contact 19 16
15 99 Sam Schmidt LP Racing 158 Engine 22 15
16 52 Robby Unser R Team Cheever 143 Contact 13 14
17 91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing 136 Engine 18 13
18 8 Scott Sharp Kelley Racing 135 Gearbox 3 13
19 23 Roberto Guerrero Cobb Racing 133 Clutch 28 11
20 77 Stéphan Grégoire Chastain Motorsports 131 Contact 8 10
21 81 Brian Tyler R Team Pelfrey 123 Engine 23 9
22 98 Donnie Beechler R Cahill Racing 110 Engine 24 8
23 10 John Paul Jr. Byrd-Cunningham Racing 96 Contact 17 7
24 97 Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports 94 Contact 16 6
25 44 J.J. Yeley R Sinden Racing Services 58 Engine 26 5
26 19 Stan Wattles Metro Racing Systems 29 Engine 19 4
27 40 Jack Miller Sinden Racing Services 15 Electrical 27 3
28 12 Buzz Calkins Bradley Motorsports 2 Brakes 12 2
Source[3]

Race Statistics

  • Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers

Standings after the race

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

References

  1. "Starting Grid, Atlanta (1998-08-29)". indyracingleague.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2000. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. "IRL: Atlanta Weekend Notes". Motorsport.com. August 31, 1998. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. "1998 Atlanta 500 Classic". racing-reference.info. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
Previous race:
1998 Radisson 200
Indy Racing League
1998 season
Next race:
1998 Lone Star 500

Previous race:
1983 Kraco Dixie 200
(CART)
Atlanta 500 Classic Next race:
1999 Kobalt Mechanics Tools 500
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