1998 VisionAire 500K

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1998 CharlotteRace 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)

Motor car race

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.

## Report

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Key  | Meaning

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R | Rookie
W | Past winner

### Qualifying

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

Pos  | No.  | Name  | Lap  | Best (in mph)

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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

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

### Race

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Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points

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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

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* 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

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos  | Driver  | Points

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "Kite Flying High about Return to IRL at Charlotte". The Auto Channel. Retrieved January 25, 2017.

## External links

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* IndyCar official website

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