1998 USAC Gold Crown Series (Johnsonverse)

The 1998 USAC Gold Crown Series presented by NTT season was the 43rd national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by USAC. The season consisted of 43 races. The USAC National Champion was Kenny Bräck, while the series' Rookie of the Year was Tony Kanaan. This was the first season of sponsorship by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT).
This was the final season with Bobby Rahal on the USAC grid. Other notable events of the 1998 season include the first win for future USAC Gold Crown Series and Indianapolis 500 champion Dario Franchitti. Mexican driver Adrián Fernández got his second career win at Twin Ring Motegi, the first race run there by Indy cars.
A. J. Foyt Enterprises' drivers captured 4 wins, the Indy 500 pole, and the championship, arguably the most successful year in the team's history.
== Constructor and engine changes==
1998 was the year that sports car teams started up USAC operations, starting with Courage Compétition. This came about because of the fact that a typical Gold Crown budget was 1/16th of that of American and European sports car racing; in the lead-up to the 1998 Indianapolis 500, motorsports journalist Robin Miller controversially proclaimed that "Indy Cars are now cheaper than cocaine", a notion several team owners such as Roger Penske and Chip Ganassi sought to downplay so as not to invite inexperienced drivers to try their luck and turn the USAC Gold Crown Series into a "pseudo-casino".
==Drivers and teams==
Team 	Chassis 	Engine 	Tires	No 	Drivers
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	F 	1 	Alex Zanardi
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	F 	12 	Jimmy Vasser
Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske PC-27 	Oldsmobile 	G 	2 	Al Unser Jr.
Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske PC-27 	Oldsmobile 	G 	3 	André Ribeiro
Walker Racing 	Dallara IR-98 	Offenhauser	G 	5 	Gil de Ferran
Newman-Haas Racing 	Swift 009.c 	Pontiac 	G 	6 	Michael Andretti
Newman-Haas Racing 	Swift 009.c 	Pontiac 	G 	11 	Christian Fittipaldi
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-006 	Ford 	F 	7 	Bobby Rahal
Team Rahal 	Rahal RH-006 	Ford 	F 	8 	Bryan Herta
Hogan Racing 	Dallara IR-98 	Chevrolet 	F 	9 	JJ Lehto
Della Penna Motorsports 	Swift 009.c 	Mercury 	F 	10 	Richie Hearn
Della Penna Motorsports 	Swift 009.c 	Mercury 	F 	143	Hideshi Matsuda
Project Indy 	Watson 98 	Offenhauser	G 	15 	Domenico Schiattarella
Bettenhausen Racing 	G-Force GF98 	Chevrolet 	G 	16 	Hélio Castroneves
PacWest Racing Group 	Reynard 98i 	Chevrolet 	F 	17 	Maurício Gugelmin
PacWest Racing Group 	Reynard 98i 	Chevrolet 	F 	18 	Mark Blundell
Payton/Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-13 	Lincoln 	F 	19 	Michel Jourdain Jr.
Payton/Coyne Racing 	Coyne DC-13 	Lincoln 	F 	34 	Dennis Vitolo
Patrick Racing 	Prost AP97 	Ford 	F 	20 	Scott Pruett
Patrick Racing 	Prost AP97 	Ford 	F 	40 	Adrián Fernández
Tasman Motorsports Group 	Reynard 98i 	Offenhauser	F 	21 	Tony Kanaan
Arciero-Wells Racing 	Reynard 98i 	Toyota 	F 	24 	Hiro Matsushita
Arciero-Wells Racing 	Reynard 98i 	Toyota 	F 	25 	Max Papis
Team KOOL Green 	Reynard 98i 	Offenhauser	F 	26 	Paul Tracy
Team KOOL Green 	Reynard 98i 	Offenhauser	F 	27 	Dario Franchitti
Forsythe Racing 	GM 98C 	Chevrolet 	F 	33 	Patrick Carpentier
Forsythe Racing 	GM 98C 	Chevrolet 	F 	99 	Greg Moore
All American Racing 	Eagle 98C 	Toyota RV8C	G 	98 	P. J. Jones
All American Racing 	Eagle 98C 	Toyota RV8C	G 	36 	Alex Barron
All American Racing 	Eagle 98C 	Toyota RV8C	G 	198	Vincenzo Sospiri
Davis Racing 	Watson 98 	Ford 	G 	77 	Arnd Meier
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 98 	Offenhauser	G 	111	Billy Boat
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Watson 98 	Offenhauser	G 	114	Kenny Bräck
Beck Motorsports 	Mopar M98 	Plymouth 	F 	54 	Hideshi Matsuda
Blueprint Racing 	Dallara IR-98 	Pontiac 	F 	127	Claude Bourbonnais
Bradley Motorsports 	G-Force GF98 	Oldsmobile 	G 	112	Buzz Calkins
Byrd-Cunningham Racing 	G-Force GF98 	Buick 	F 	10 	John Paul Jr.
Cahill Auto Racing 	Ford F-198 	Mercury 	F 	98 	Donnie Beechler
CBR Cobb Racing 	Reynard 98i 	Oldsmobile 	F 	23 	Paul Durant
Chastain Motorsports 	G-Force GF97 	Oldsmobile 	G 	179	Stéphan Grégoire
Chitwood Motorsports 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	G 	117	Brian Tyler
D. B. Mann Motorsports 	Ford F-198 	Lincoln 	G 	124	Dan Drinan
Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus US98 	Infiniti 	G 	109	Johnny Unser
Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus US98 	Infiniti 	G 	91 	Buddy Lazier
Immke Racing 	Dallara IR-98 	Offenhauser	G 	120	Tyce Carlson
ISM Racing 	GM 98C 	Pontiac 	G 	35 	Jeff Ward
ISM Racing 	GM 98C 	Pontiac 	G 	153	Jim Guthrie
ISM Racing 	GM 98C 	Pontiac 	G 	55 	Steve Knapp
Kelley Racing 	Mazda RX-98 	Mazda 	G 	8 	Scott Sharp
Kelley Racing 	Mazda RX-98 	Mazda 	G 	28 	Mark Dismore
Knapp Motorsports 	McLaren M44 	Ford 	F 	97 	Greg Ray
Liberty Racing 	Tatuus US98 	Offenhauser	F 	29 	Joe Gosek
LP Racing 	Ford F-198 	Mercury 	F 	166	Scott Harrington
LP Racing 	Ford F-198 	Mercury 	F 	198	Sam Schmidt
Lyn St. James Racing 	Ferrari I98 	Infiniti 	G 	90 	Lyn St. James
McCormack Motorsports 	Ford F-198 	Lincoln 	G 	130	Raul Boesel
Metro Racing Systems 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Oldsmobile 	G 	19 	Stan Wattles
Nienhouse Motorsports 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Oldsmobile 	G 	6 	Davey Hamilton
Pagan Racing 	Stacker 98B 	Oldsmobile 	G 	21 	Stevie Reeves
Panther Racing 	Toyota GR98 	Toyota 	G 	104	Scott Goodyear
Panther Racing 	Toyota GR98 	Toyota 	G 	144	Dave Steele
PDM Racing 	Courage CS49 	Plymouth 	G 	18 	John Paul Jr.
Phoenix Racing 	Mopar M98 	Chrysler 	F 	16 	Marco Greco
Riley & Scott Cars 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Buick 	G 	15 	Eliseo Salazar
RSM Marko 	Tatuus US98 	Oldsmobile 	F 	22 	Dave Steele
Sinden Racing Services 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Infiniti
Oldsmobile	F 	140	Dr. Jack Miller
Sinden Racing Services 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Infiniti
Oldsmobile	F 	44 	Jimmy Kite
Team Cheever 	Stacker 98B 	Oldsmobile 	G 	151	Eddie Cheever
Team Cheever 	Stacker 98B 	Oldsmobile 	G 	152	Robby Unser
Team Coulson Racing 	G-Force GF98 	Oldsmobile 	F 	141	Affonso Giaffone
Team Menard 	GM 98C 	Pontiac 	F 	14 	Tony Stewart
Team Menard 	GM 98C 	Pontiac 	F 	30 	Robbie Buhl
Team Pelfrey 	Riley & Scott Mk VI	Dodge 	G 	81 	John Paul Jr.
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-98 	Ford 	G 	107	Jimmy Kite
Team Scandia 	Dallara IR-98 	Ford 	G 	133	Billy Roe
Treadway Racing 	GM 98C 	Chevrolet 	FG 	105	Arie Luyendyk
Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt 98 	Oldsmobile 	G 	52 	Keith Kauffman
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 98B 	Buffalo 	F 	56 	Guido Daccò
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 98B 	Buffalo 	F 	57 	Mike Borkowski
Stacker & Associates 	Stacker 98B 	Buffalo 	F 	58 	Brian Till
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari I98 	Ferrari 	F 	53 	Christian Danner
Ferrari Racing 	Ferrari I98 	Ferrari 	F 	83 	Fredrik Ekblom
Williams Indy Engineering	Williams IW98 	Ford 	G 	49 	Roberto Guerrero
Williams Indy Engineering	Williams IW98 	Ford 	G 	51 	Mark Hotchkis
McLaren-Yates Racing 	McLaren M44 	Ford 	F 	62 	Franck Fréon
McLaren-Yates Racing 	McLaren M44 	Ford 	F 	64 	Doug Boyer
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost AP98 	Offenhauser	F 	89 	Brian Tyler
Alain Prost Racing 	Prost AP98 	Offenhauser	F 	96 	Gualter Salles
Team Tyrrell 	Tyrrell 027I 	Ford 	G 	43 	David Kudrave
Team Tyrrell 	Tyrrell 027I 	Ford 	G 	45 	Ted Prappas
Minardi Indy 	Minardi I198 	Ford 	G 	65 	Domenico Schiattarella
Minardi Indy 	Minardi I198 	Ford 	G 	66 	Ross Bentley
GM Performance Racing 	GM 98C 	Chevrolet 	G 	13 	J. J. Yeley
GM Performance Racing 	GM 98C 	Chevrolet 	G 	113	Mike Groff
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-198 	Ford 	G 	197	Robby Gordon
Ford-Roush Racing 	Ford F-198 	Ford 	G 	199	Paul Jasper
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	G 	60 	Jack Hewitt
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	G 	69 	Roberto Moreno
Mopar Racing 	Mopar M98 	Dodge 	G 	80 	Steve Butler
Toyota Gazoo Racing 	Toyota GR98 	Toyota 	G 	63 	Bruce Field
Toyota Gazoo Racing 	Toyota GR98 	Toyota 	G 	154	Nick Firestone
Nismo 	Nissan R98C 	Infiniti 	F 	37 	Lee Bentham
Nismo 	Nissan R98C 	Infiniti 	F 	38 	Johnny O'Connell
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX-98 	Mazda 	F 	39 	Robbie Groff
MAZDASPEED 	Mazda RX-98 	Mazda 	F 	41 	Allen May
Courage Compétition 	Courage C49 	Nissan 	F 	73 	Andy Michner
Courage Compétition 	Courage C49 	Nissan 	F 	177	Jérôme Policand
===Formula One entrants in Indianapolis 500===
Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis	Engine† 	Tyre	No.	Driver
Winfield Williams 	Williams-Mecachrome	FW20 	Mecachrome GC37-01 	G 	201	Jacques Villeneuve
Winfield Williams 	Williams-Mecachrome	FW20 	Mecachrome GC37-01 	G 	202	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	Ferrari 	F300 	Ferrari 047 	G 	203	Michael Schumacher
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	Ferrari 	F300 	Ferrari 047 	G 	204	Eddie Irvine
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton-Playlife 	B198 	Playlife GC37-01 	B 	205	Giancarlo Fisichella
Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton-Playlife 	B198 	Playlife GC37-01 	B 	206	Alexander Wurz
West McLaren Mercedes 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MP4/13 	Mercedes FO110G 	B 	207	David Coulthard
West McLaren Mercedes 	McLaren-Mercedes 	MP4/13 	Mercedes FO110G 	B 	208	Mika Häkkinen
Benson & Hedges Jordan 	Jordan-Mugen-Honda 	198 	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	G 	209	Damon Hill
Benson & Hedges Jordan 	Jordan-Mugen-Honda 	198 	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC	G 	210	Ralf Schumacher
Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	Prost-Peugeot 	AP01 	Peugeot A16 	B 	211	Olivier Panis
Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	Prost-Peugeot 	AP01 	Peugeot A16 	B 	212	Jarno Trulli
Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	Sauber-Petronas 	C17 	Petronas SPE-01D 	G 	214	Jean Alesi
Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	Sauber-Petronas 	C17 	Petronas SPE-01D 	G 	215	Johnny Herbert
Danka Zepter Arrows 	Arrows 	A19 	Arrows T2-F1 	B 	216	Pedro Diniz
Danka Zepter Arrows 	Arrows 	A19 	Arrows T2-F1 	B 	217	Mika Salo
HSBC Stewart Ford 	Stewart-Ford 	SF02 	Ford VJ Zetec-R 	B 	218	Rubens Barrichello
HSBC Stewart Ford 	Stewart-Ford 	SF02 	Ford VJ Zetec-R 	B 	219	Jan Magnussen
PIAA Tyrrell 	Tyrrell-Ford 	026 	Ford JD Zetec-R 	G 	220	Ricardo Rosset
PIAA Tyrrell 	Tyrrell-Ford 	026 	Ford JD Zetec-R 	G 	221	Toranosuke Takagi
Fondmetal Minardi Team 	Minardi-Ford 	M198 	Ford JD Zetec-R 	B 	222	Shinji Nakano
Fondmetal Minardi Team 	Minardi-Ford 	M198 	Ford JD Zetec-R 	B 	223	Esteban Tuero
==Schedule==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Track type 	Date
1 	Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Bay Lake, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	January 24
2 	Firestone Indy 500K 	Calder Park Thunderdome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 	Intermediate oval 	February 8
3 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	February 22
4 	Pennzoil 200 	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 	Short oval 	March 1
5 	Motorola 300 	Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Illinois 	Intermediate oval 	March 8
6 	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota 	Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, Florida 	Intermediate oval 	March 15
7 	Dura Lube 200 	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona 	One-mile oval 	March 22
9 	Budweiser 500K 	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Kanto 	Intermediate oval 	March 28
10 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Streets of Long Beach, California 	Street course 	April 5
11 	Mopar 200 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	April 12
12 	MazdaSpeed 200 	Sportsland Sugo, Murato, Tohoku 	Road course 	April 19
13 	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania 	One-mile oval 	April 27
14 	Rio 400K 	Autódromo de Jacarepaguá 	Intermediate oval 	May 10
15 	Indianapolis 500 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	May 24
16 	Miller Lite 200 	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin 	One-mile oval 	May 31
17 	True Value 500 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Wort, Texas 	Intermediate oval 	June 6
18 	Dallara 200 	Monza Circuit, Monza, Lombardy, Italy 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	June 14
19 	Texaco/Havoline Presents the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon 	Road course 	June 21
20 	New England 200 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 	One-mile oval 	June 28
21 	U.S. 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy, California 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	July 5
22 	Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Star Bank 	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio 	Road course 	July 12
23 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	Street course 	July 19
24 	Michigan 500 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	July 26
25 	VisionAire 500K 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 	Intermediate oval 	August 2
26 	Miller Lite 200 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 	Road course 	August 9
27 	The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 	Road course 	August 16
28 	ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix 	The Raceway on Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Michigan 	Street course 	August 23
29 	Atlanta 500 Classic 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 	Intermediate oval 	August 30
30 	California 500 	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	September 6
31 	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California 	Road course 	September 13
32 	Radisson 200 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colorado 	Intermediate oval 	September 20
33 	Coca-Cola 400 	Denver International Speedway, Denver, Coloraco 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	September 27
34 	Texaco Grand Prix of Houston 	George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas 	Street course 	October 4
35 	Las Vegas 500K 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	Intermediate oval 	October 11
36 	Dodge Indy 300 	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia	Street course 	October 18
37 	Molson 300 	Fuji Speedway, Fuji, Kanto 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	October 25
38 	Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota 	California Speedway, Fontana, California 	Superspeedway (unrestricted)	November 1
39 	Reynard Engineering 200 	Mallory Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 	One-mile oval 	November 8
40 	Molson Indy Vancouver 	Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 	Street course 	November 15
41 	Pep Boys 400K 	Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 	One-mile oval 	November 22
42 	Alabama 500K 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	November 29
43 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 	Superspeedway (restricted) 	December 6
==Results==
No.	Race title 	Pole position 	Winner 	Team 	Chassis/Engine
1 	Indy 200 at Walt Disney World 	Tony Stewart 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
2 	Firestone Indy 500K 	Gil de Ferran 	Brian Till 	Stacker & Associates 	Stacker/Buffalo
3 	Gilroy Garlic 500 	Brian Till 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
4 	Pennzoil 200 	Jimmy Vasser 	Al Unser Jr. 	Marlboro Team Penske 	Penske/Oldsmobile
5 	Motorola 300 	Greg Moore 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
6 	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota 	Greg Moore 	Michael Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing 	Swift/Pontiac
7 	Dura Lube 200 	Jeff Ward 	Scott Sharp 	Kelley Racing 	Mazda/Mazda
9 	Budweiser 500K 	Jimmy Vasser 	Adrián Fernández	Walker Racing 	Prost/Ford
10 	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Bryan Herta 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
11 	Mopar 200 	Keith Kauffman 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
12 	MazdaSpeed 200 	Gil de Ferran 	Andy Michner 	Courage Compétition 	Courage/Nissan
13 	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota 	Patrick Carpentier	Jimmy Vasser 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
14 	Rio 400K 	Dario Franchitti 	Greg Moore 	Forsythe Racing 	GM/Chevy
15 	Indianapolis 500 	Billy Boat 	Eddie Cheever 	Team Cheever 	Stacker/Oldsmobile
16 	Miller Lite 200 	Patrick Carpentier	Jimmy Vasser 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
17 	True Value 500 	Tony Stewart 	Billy Boat 	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Watson/Offenhauser
18 	Dallara 200 	Dario Franchitti 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
19 	Texaco/Havoline Presents the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 	Bryan Herta 	Jimmy Vasser 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
20 	New England 200 	Billy Boat 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
21 	U.S. 500 	Kenny Bräck 	Eliseo Salazar 	Riley & Scott Cars 	Riley & Scott/Buick
22 	Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Star Bank 	Jimmy Vasser 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
23 	Molson Indy Toronto 	Dario Franchitti 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
24 	Michigan 500 	Adrián Fernández 	Alex Zanardi * 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
25 	VisionAire 500K 	Tony Stewart 	Kenny Bräck 	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Watson/Offenhauser
26 	Miller Lite 200 	Dario Franchitti 	Adrián Fernández	Walker Racing 	Prost/Ford
27 	The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 	Michael Andretti 	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green 	Reynard/Offenhauser
28 	ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix 	Greg Moore 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
29 	Atlanta 500 Classic 	Billy Boat 	Kenny Bräck 	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Watson/Offenhauser
30 	California 500 	Guido Daccò 	Andy Michner 	Courage Compétition 	Courage/Nissan
31 	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Texaco/Havoline 300	Bryan Herta 	Bryan Herta 	Team Rahal 	Rahal/Ford
32 	Radisson 200 	Billy Boat 	Kenny Bräck 	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Watson/Offenhauser
33 	Coca-Cola 400 	Jack Hewitt 	Tony Stewart 	Team Menard 	GM/Pontiac
34 	Texaco Grand Prix of Houston 	Greg Moore 	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green 	Reynard/Offenhauser
35 	Las Vegas 500K 	Billy Boat 	Arie Luyendyk 	Treadway Racing 	GM/Chevrolet
36 	Dodge Indy 300 	Dario Franchitti 	Alex Zanardi 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
37 	Molson 300 	Alex Zanardi 	Jack Hewitt 	Mopar Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
38 	Marlboro 500 presented by Toyota 	Scott Pruett 	Jimmy Vasser 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Mopar/Dodge
39 	Reynard Engineering 200 	Tony Stewart 	Dan Drinan 	D. B. Mann Motorsports	Ford/Lincoln
40 	Molson Indy Vancouver 	Dario Franchitti 	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green 	Reynard/Offenhauser
41 	Pep Boys 400K 	Tony Stewart 	Scott Sharp 	Kelley Racing 	Mazda/Mazda
42 	Alabama 500K 	Al Unser Jr. 	Buddy Lazier 	Hemelgarn Racing 	Tatuus/Infiniti
43 	Florida Citrus Growers 500 	Alex Zanardi 	Keith Kauffman 	Vollstedt Racing 	Vollstedt/Oldsmobile
* * The Michigan 500 was shortened to 174 laps due to debris off of Adrián Fernández's car flying into the grandstands and killing three spectators
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