1998 VisionAire 500K
# 1998 VisionAire 500K

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

| 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 | 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 Kite | Didn't qualify | No speed |
| 24 | 98 | Donnie Beechler R | Didn't qualify | No speed |

* ^ 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. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.
* ^ 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**

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

### Race

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

* 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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Scott Sharp | 214 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 206 |
| 3 | Davey Hamilton | 189 |
| 4 | Kenny Bräck | 182 |
| 5 | Scott Goodyear | 182 |
