1998 Indianapolis 500
Box score
(W) – former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) – Denotes Rookie Candidate *C Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G-Force, R=Riley & Scott *E Engine: I=Infiniti, O=Oldsmobile *T Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear

1998 Indianapolis 500

Section Title: Box score
Table Section Text: (W) – former Indianapolis 500 winner; (R) – Denotes Rookie Candidate *C Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G-Force, R=Riley & Scott *E Engine: I=Infiniti, O=Oldsmobile *T Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	C	E	T	Laps	Led	Status	Entrant

1	17	51	United States Eddie Cheever	217.334	22	D	O	G	200	76	Running	Team Cheever

2	11	91	United States Buddy Lazier (W)	218.287	14	D	O	G	200	20	Running	Hemelgarn Racing

3	23	55	United States Steve Knapp (R)	216.445	31	G	O	G	200	0	Running	ISM Racing

4	8	6	United States Davey Hamilton	219.748	8	G	O	G	199	3	Running	Nienhouse Motorsports

5	21	52	United States Robby Unser (R)	216.533	29	D	O	G	198	0	Running	Team Cheever

6	3	14	Sweden Kenny Bräck	220.982	3	D	O	G	198	23	Running	A. J. Foyt Enterprises

7	16	81	United States John Paul, Jr.	217.351	21	D	O	F	197	39	Running	Team Pelfrey

8	19	17	United States Andy Michner (R)	216.922	26	D	O	G	197	0	Running	Chitwood Motorsports

9	13	44	United States J. J. Yeley (R)	218.045	16	D	O	F	197	0	Running	Sinden Racing Services

10	18	12	United States Buzz Calkins	217.197	24	G	O	G	195	4	Running	Bradley Motorsports

11	26	7	United States Jimmy Kite (R)	219.290	9	D	O	G	195	0	Running	Team Scandia

12	22	18	United States Jack Hewitt (R)	216.450	30	G	O	G	195	0	Running	PDM Racing

13	27	35	United States Jeff Ward	219.086	10	G	O	G	194	0	Running	ISM Racing

14	14	16	Brazil Marco Greco	217.953	17	G	O	F	183	0	Engine	Phoenix Racing

15	32	10	United States Mike Groff	216.704	27	G	O	F	183	0	Running	Jonathan Byrd/Cunningham Racing

16	7	8	United States Scott Sharp	219.911	7	D	O	G	181	0	Gearbox	Kelley Racing

17	31	77	France Stéphan Grégoire	217.036	25	G	O	G	172	0	Running	Chastain Motorsports

18	2	97	United States Greg Ray	221.125	2	D	O	F	167	18	Gearbox	Knapp Motorsports

19	30	30	Brazil Raul Boesel	217.303	23	G	O	G	164	0	Running	McCormack Motorsports

20	28	5	Netherlands Arie Luyendyk (W)	218.935	11	G	O	F	151	4	Gearbox	Treadway Racing

21	15	40	United States Dr. Jack Miller	217.800	19	D	I	F	128	0	Running	Sinden Racing Services

22	9	21	Colombia Roberto Guerrero	218.900	12	D	O	G	125	0	Running	Pagan Racing

23	1	11	United States Billy Boat	223.503	1	D	O	G	111	12	Drive Line	A. J. Foyt Enterprises

24	10	4	Canada Scott Goodyear	218.357	13	G	O	G	100	0	Clutch	Panther Racing

25	25	9	United States Johnny Unser	216.316	33	D	O	G	98	0	Engine	Hemelgarn Racing

26	6	99	United States Sam Schmidt	219.981	6	D	O	F	48	0	Accident	LP Racing

27	12	28	United States Mark Dismore	218.096	15	D	O	G	48	0	Accident	Kelley Racing

28	29	19	United States Stan Wattles (R)	217.477	20	R	O	G	48	0	Accident	Metro Racing

29	20	53	United States Jim Guthrie	216.604	28	G	O	G	48	0	Accident	ISM Racing

30	33	33	United States Billy Roe	217.834	18	D	O	G	48	0	Accident	Team Scandia

31	5	3	United States Robbie Buhl	220.236	5	D	O	F	44	0	Engine	Team Menard

32	24	98	United States Donnie Beechler (R)	216.357	32	G	O	F	34	0	Engine	Cahill Racing

33	4	1	United States Tony Stewart	220.386	4	D	O	F	22	1	Engine	Team Menard

Sentence(s)

Greg Ray squeezed as the second-fastest qualifier (221.125 mph).

final_sentence: Greg Ray squeezed as the second-fastest qualifier (221.125 mph).