# Indy Lights 1998

De 1998 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Kampioenschap was het dertiende kampioenschap van de Indy Lights.

## Teams en Rijders

Alle teams reden met een Lola T97/20-chassis en met een 3.5 L Buick V6-motor.
| Team | Nr | Rijder | Sponsor(s) | Opmerkingen |
| Tasman Motorsports | 1 | Airton Dare | Banestado / LCI | |
| Tasman Motorsports | 2 | Cristiano da Matta | Medley / LCI | |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 3 | Wim Eyckmans | EGP / STP | Reed de laatste drie races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 3 | Sergio Paese | Transamerica / Sega / STP / Coimex | Reed de eerste elf races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 4 | Sergio Paese | Coimex / STP | Reed de laatste race |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 5 | Mattias Andersson | IFS / Sega / STP | Reed de eerste drie races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 5 | Luiz Garcia jr. | PetroBras / Arisco / STP / Lubrax / Banco Sofisa / Marlboro | Reed de laatste elf races |
| Johansson Motorsports | 6 | Guy Smith | NTS Dream Writer / Swift / NTS Computers | |
| Johansson Motorsports | 7 | Luiz Garcia jr. | NTS Dream Writer / PetroBras | Reed de eerste twee races |
| Penske Racing | 8 | Clint Mears | Penske Auto Center / Mobil | Reed in Miami, Long Beach, Pennsylvania, Gateway, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Michigan, Laguna Seca en Californië |
| Penske Racing | 9 | Casey Mears | Penske Auto Center / Mobil / MCI | Reed in Miami, Long Beach, Pennsylvania, Gateway, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Michigan, Laguna Seca en Californië |
| Conquest Racing | 11 | Andy Boss | Cross Pens / Border Patrol | |
| Conquest Racing | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | Hollywood / Banco Sofisa / Cafe Do Pronto | |
| Lucas Place Motorsports | 14 | Geoff Boss | LCI / Exide Electronics | |
| Lucas Place Motorsports | 15 | Brian Cunningham | LCI / Exide Electronics | |
| Indy Regency Racing | 16 | Shigeaki Hattori | Epson / Ibarakai Toyopet | |
| Indy Regency Racing | 28 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona / Modelo | Reed in Miami, Long Beach, Gateway, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Toronto, Michigan, Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| PacWest Lights | 17 | Philip Morris | Anti-Bio | Reed de laatste twee races niet |
| PacWest Lights | 17 | Paul Jasper | Hollywood Video | Reed alleen de laatste race |
| PacWest Lights | 18 | Didier André | Motorola / Mack Trucks | |
| Mattco Raceworks | 26 | Mark Hotchkis | Kool | Reed alleen in Trois-Rivieres |
| Mattco Raceworks | 77 | Tony Renna | Alco Capital Group / Nassi | Reed alleen niet in Vancouver |
| Mattco Raceworks | 77 | Mark Hotchkis | Alco Capital Group / Nassi | Reed alleen in Vancouver |
| Mattco Raceworks | 78 | Mark Hotchkis | Alco Capital Group / Nassi | Reed in Pennsylvania, Gateway, Milwaukee en Detroit |
| Mattco Raceworks | 78 | Chris Simmons | Alco Capital Group / Nassi | Reed niet in Pennsylvania, Gateway, Milwaukee en Detroit |
| Mattco Raceworks | 79 | Mark Hotchkis | Alco Capital Group / Nassi | Reed alleen in Californië |
| Team KOOL Green | 27 | Naoki Hattori | Kool | |
| Dorricott Racing | 30 | Bud Kaeding | Heritage Bank | Reed in Gateway, Milwaukee, Michigan en Californië |
| Dorricott Racing | 31 | Philipp Peter | Sebring / Red Bull / Estebe | |
| Dorricott Racing | 32 | Oriol Servia | Catalonia / Elf / Heritage | |
| Team Rahal | 41 | Mike Borkowski | Textron Automotive | |
| Irish Motorsports / Bordin Racing | 56 | Tim Moser | Worldwide Pants, Inc. | Reed alleen in Long Beach |
| Genoa Racing | 61 | Eric Jensen | Allied Van Lines | Reed alleen in Long Beach |
| Genoa Racing | 61 | Cory Witherill | WSA Healthcare / Mendocino / Saskatchewan Indians | Reed in Portland, Vancouver, Laguna Seca en Californië |
| Herdez Competition Team | 87 | Jorge Goeters | Quaker State | Reed niet in Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| Herdez Competition Team | 87 | Mario Dominguez | Quaker State | Reed alleen in Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| Quaker State Team Go | 88 | Derek Higgins | Quaker State | |

## Races

| Race | Datum | Circuit | Locatie |
| 1 | 15 Maart | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL |
| 2 | 5 April | Long Beach street circuit | Long Beach, CA |
| 3 | 27 April | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, PE |
| 4 | 23 Mei | Gateway International Raceway | Madison, IL |
| 5 | 31 Mei | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, WI |
| 6 | 7 Juni | Belle Isle Raceway | Detroit, MI |
| 7 | 21 Juni | Portland International Raceway | Portland, OR |
| 8 | 12 Juli | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Cleveland, OH |
| 9 | 19 Juli | Exhibition Place | Toronto, ON |
| 10 | 25 Juli | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, MI |
| 11 | 2 Augustus | Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, QU |
| 12 | 6 September | Molson Indy Vancouver | Vancouver, BC |
| 13 | 13 September | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, CA |
| 14 | 31 Oktober | California Speedway | Fontana, CA |

## Race resultaten

| Race | Race naam | Pole positie | Snelste ronde | Meeste ronden aan de leiding | Winnende rijder | Winnende team |
| 1 | Homestead | Sergio Paese | Shigeaki Hattori | Shigeaki Hattori | Shigeaki Hattori | Indy Regency Racing |
| 2 | Long Beach | Didier André | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Tasman Motorsports |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Tasman Motorsports |
| 4 | Gateway | Jorge Goeters | Shigeaki Hattori | Shigeaki Hattori | Shigeaki Hattori | Indy Regency Racing |
| 5 | Milwaukee | Sergio Paese | Derek Higgins | Derek Higgins | Derek Higgins | Quaker State Team Go |
| 6 | Belle Isle | Airton Dare | Airton Dare | Airton Dare | Airton Dare | Tasman Motorsports |
| 7 | Portland | Guy Smith | Didier André | Guy Smith | Guy Smith | Johansson Motorsports |
| 8 | Ohio | Luiz Garcia jr. | Sergio Paese | Luiz Garcia jr. | Luiz Garcia jr. | Brian Stewart Racing |
| 9 | Toronto | Guy Smith | Luiz Garcia jr. | Guy Smith | Guy Smith | Johansson Motorsports |
| 10 | Michigan | Tony Renna | Sergio Paese | Tony Renna | Tony Renna | Mattco Raceworks |
| 11 | Trois-Rivières | Shigeaki Hattori | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Tasman Motorsports |
| 12 | Vancouver | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Cristiano da Matta | Tasman Motorsports |
| 13 | Monterey | Didier André | Chris Simmons | Didier André | Didier André | PacWest Lights |
| 14 | Californië | Tony Renna | Airton Dare | Tony Renna | Mark Hotchkis | Mattco Raceworks |

## Uitslagen

| Pos | Rijder | MIA | LBH | NAZ | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO | VAN | LS | FON | Punten |
| 1 | Cristiano da Matta | 2 | 1* | 1* | 3 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 22 | 11 | 154 |
| 2 | Didier André | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1* | 5 | 123 |
| 3 | Guy Smith | 3 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 104 |
| 4 | Felipe Giaffone | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 104 |
| 5 | Derek Higgins | 7 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1* | 12 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 94 |
| 6 | Airton Dare | 17 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 78 |
| 7 | Oriol Servia | 4 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 73 |
| 8 | Tony Renna | DNS | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 1* | 20 | | 8 | 3* | 68 |
| 9 | Geoff Boss | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 67 |
| 10 | Naoki Hattori | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 66 |
| 11 | Philipp Peter | 11 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 62 |
| 12 | Luiz Garcia jr. | 22 | 10 | | 20 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1* | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| 13 | Sergio Paese | 21 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 13 | | | 26 | 53 |
| 14 | Shigeaki Hattori | 1* | 11 | 14 | 1* | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 52 |
| 15 | Mark Hotchkis | | | 9 | 21 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 7 | 11 | | 1 | 50 |
| 16 | Jorge Goeters | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 15 | | | 20 | 34 |
| 17 | Casey Mears | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | | 10 | | 11 | | | 21 | 8 | 33 |
| 17 | Brian Cunningham | 12 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 33 |
| 19 | Chris Simmons | 5 | 23 | | | | | 14 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
| 20 | Andy Boss | 13 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| 21 | Paul Morris | 6 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 20 | DNQ | 9 | 20 | | | 18 |
| 22 | Mike Borkowski | 20 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 15 |
| 23 | Cory Witherill | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | 15 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| 24 | Clint Mears | DNS | DNQ | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | | 16 | | 8 | | | 10 | 22 | 8 |
| 25 | Mario Domínguez | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 7 | | 6 |
| 25 | Mattias Andersson | 15 | 7 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Rodolfo Lavin | 8 | 18 | | 24 | 13 | 18 | 17 | | 18 | 17 | | 21 | 23 | | 5 |
| 28 | Wim Eyckmans | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 28 | Bud Keading | | | | 14 | 23 | | | | | 12 | | | | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Paul Jasper | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 0 |
| 30 | Eric Jensen | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Tim Moser | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rijder | MIA | LBH | NAZ | STL | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | TRO | VAN | LS | FON | Punten |
| Kleur | Resultaat |
| Goud | Winnaar |
| Zilver | 2de plaats |
| Brons | 3de plaats |
| Groen | 4de en 5de plaats |
| Lichtblauw | 6de–10de plaats |
| Donkerblauw | Gefinisht (buiten de Top 10) |
| Paars | Niet gefinisht |
| Rood | Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ) |
| Bruin | Teruggetrokken (Wth) |
| Zwart | Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ) |
| Wit | Niet Gestart (DNS) |
| Blank | Nam geen deel aan de race (DNP) |
| Blank | Niet geracet |
Toegevoegde info :
| vet | Pole positie (1 punt) |
| cursief | Snelste ronde |
| * | Meeste ronden aan de leiding (2 punten) |
| $^1$ | Kwalificatie geannuleerd geen bonuspunten uitgedeeld |
| Rookie van het Jaar ||
| Rookie ||
| Positie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Punten | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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