1998 Lone Star 500
The 1998 Lone Star 500 was the tenth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season. The race was held on September 20, 1998 at the 1.50 mi (2.41 km) Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Open-wheel veteran John Paul Jr. earned his first win since the 1983 Michigan 500 in a race determined by attrition and fuel strategy. It would be Paul's only win in his IRL career and the only win for Byrd-Cunningham Racing in the series. Rookie Robby Unser scored his first and only podium as well as led the only laps in his career.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 10th round of the 1998 Indy Racing League season | |
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| Date | September 20, 1998 |
| Official name | Lone Star 500 |
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 208 laps 312.000 mi / 502.115 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Billy Boat (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Time | 23.896 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Jeff Ward (ISM Racing) |
| Time | 24.081 (on lap unknown of 208) |
| Podium | |
| First | John Paul Jr. (Byrd-Cunningham Racing) |
| Second | Robby Unser (Team Cheever) |
| Third | Jeff Ward (ISM Racing) |
The race saw many crashes and problems plague the usual frontrunners, including Arie Luyendyk (fuel pump), Eddie Cheever (engine malfunction), Scott Sharp (crash), Greg Ray (engine malfunction), and Tony Stewart (led 51 laps before an engine problem ended his race). By finishing 5th, points leader Kenny Bräck maintained his comfortable lead in the points standings, all but ensuring he would be the next IRL champion in the next race.
Report
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying
Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap | Best (in mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  |
23.896 | 225.979 |
| 2 | 1 | |
24.014 | 224.869 |
| 3 | 8 | |
24.048 | 224.551 |
| 4 | 28 | |
24.075 | 224.299 |
| 5 | 35 | |
24.099 | 224.076 |
| 6 | 6 | |
24.142 | 223.677 |
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24.240 | 222.770 |
| 8 | 77 |  |
24.288 | 222.332 |
| 9 | 51 | |
24.295 | 222.268 |
| 10 | 14 |  |
24.304 | 222.186 |
| 11 | 43 | |
24.319 | 222.049 |
| 12 | 97 | |
24.333 | 221.921 |
| 13 | 30 |  |
24.387 | 221.429 |
| 14 | 10 | |
24.394 | 221.366 |
| 15 | 16 | |
24.398 | 221.330 |
| 16 | 3 | |
24.451 | 220.850 |
| 17 | 52 | |
24.454 | 220.823 |
| 18 | 23 |  |
24.491 | 220.489 |
| 19 | 91 | |
24.499 | 220.417 |
| 20 | 18 | |
24.669 | 218.898 |
| 21 | 12 | |
24.723 | 218.420 |
| 22 | 40 | |
24.821 | 217.558 |
| 23 | 99 | |
24.857 | 217.243 |
| 24 | 81 | |
24.900 | 216.867 |
| 25 | 98 | |
25.040 | 215.655 |
| 26 | 19 | |
25.387 | 212.707 |
| 27 | 15 | |
26.119 | 206.746 |
| 28 | 5 |  |
24.585 | 219.646 |
| Source[1][2] | ||||
- ^ Changed to a backup car for the race, after repeatedly changing engines during the weekend before loaning one from Panther Racing.
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | |
Byrd-Cunningham Racing | 208 | 2:21:53.557 | 14 | 31 | 50 |
| 2 | 52 | |
Team Cheever | 208 | +1.577 sec | 17 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | 35 | |
ISM Racing | 208 | Running | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | 23 | |
Cobb Racing | 208 | Running | 18 | 22 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 207 | +1 Lap | 10 | 30 | |
| 6 | 91 | |
Hemelgarn Racing | 206 | +2 Laps | 19 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | |
Team Menard | 205 | +3 Laps | 16 | 26 | |
| 8 | 19 | |
Metro Racing Systems | 205 | +3 Laps | 26 | 24 | |
| 9 | 6 | |
Nienhouse Motorsports | 202 | +6 Laps | 6 | 22 | |
| 10 | 28 | |
Kelley Racing | 202 | +6 Laps | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 | 12 | |
Bradley Motorsports | 201 | +7 Laps | 21 | 19 | |
| 12 | 40 | |
Sinden Racing Services | 201 | +7 Laps | 22 | 18 | |
| 13 | 81 | |
Team Pelfrey | 174 | Engine | 24 | 17 | |
| 14 | 11 | |
AJ Foyt Enterprises | 162 | +46 Laps | 1 | 19 | |
| 15 | 15 | |
Riley & Scott | 158 | Engine | 27 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | |
Phoenix Racing | 133 | Contact | 15 | 14 | |
| 17 | 30 | |
McCormack Motorsports | 133 | Contact | 13 | 30 | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | |
PDM Racing | 131 | +77 Laps | 20 | 12 | |
| 19 | 98 | |
Cahill Racing | 122 | Contact | 25 | 11 | |
| 20 | 1 | |
Team Menard | 80 | Engine | 2 | 51 | 14 |
| 21 | 97 | |
Knapp Motorsports | 75 | Engine | 12 | 9 | |
| 22 | 4 | |
Panther Racing | 71 | Clutch | 7 | 8 | |
| 23 | 8 | |
Kelley Racing | 67 | Contact | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | 43 | |
Panther Racing | 39 | Contact | 11 | 6 | |
| 25 | 51 | |
Team Cheever | 30 | Engine | 9 | 5 | |
| 26 | 77 | |
Chastain Motorsports | 18 | Contact | 8 | 4 | |
| 27 | 99 | |
LP Racing | 5 | Engine | 23 | 3 | |
| 28 | 5 | |
Treadway Racing | 5 | Fuel Pump | 28 | 2 | |
| Source[1] | ||||||||
Race Statistics
- Lead changes: 17 among 10 drivers
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Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
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References
- "1998 Lone Star 500". racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- "Starting Grid, Texas (1998-09-20)". indyracingleague.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2000. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
| Previous race: 1998 Atlanta 500 Classic |
Indy Racing League 1998 season |
Next race: 1998 Las Vegas 500K |
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| Previous race: 1998 True Value 500 |
Lone Star 500 | Next race: 1999 Longhorn 500 |
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