The 1998 Pep Boys 400K was the sixth round of the

1998 Indy Racing League The 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was one of relative stability compared to the previous two seasons. For the first time the season consisted of a single and complete spring, summer, and fall like all other forms of motorsport. 15 drivers comp ...

. The race was held on July 19, 1998 at the

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. It was the second Indy car race held at this track, and the first since the 1969 Delaware 200.

Report

Qualifying

Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown. # Had an engine failure in his warm-up lap. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field. # Named for the ride after qualifying. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Failed to qualify or withdrew

Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver. , he is the only Chilean to have participated in a Formula One World Championship. He made his Formula One debut on 15 March 1981, and ultimately contested 37 r ...

for Riley & Scott Cars - crashed in practice on Friday July 17 and was hospitalized with a broken right arm, hip, leg and pelvis. Replaced by Scott Harrington. *

Buzz Calkins Bradley "Buzz" Calkins Jr. (born May 2, 1971 in Denver, Colorado) is a former Indy Racing League driver. After a successful run in Indy Lights from 1993 to 1995 where he finished 11th, 10th, and 6th in his three seasons, he and his Bradley Motorsp ...

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Bradley Motorsports Bradley Motorsports was a racing team in the Indy Racing League owned by Colorado convenience store owner Brad Calkins. His son, Buzz Calkins, drove the bright red cars shod in the livery of Bradley Food Marts, Brad Calkins' company. Bradley won ...

- after losing an engine on practice, his team decided to sit out for the weekend and also to withdraw for the next event at Charlotte to regain competitiveness. *

Robbie Buhl Robbie Buhl (born September 2, 1963) is an American former race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League. He was a color commentator for the IndyCar races on Versus. In 2016, Robbie, along with his brother Tom Buhl, starteBuhl Sport Det ...

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Team Menard Team Menard was an auto racing team that competed in the Indianapolis 500, CART, Indy Racing League, NASCAR Cup Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was owned by Menards founder, John Menard Jr.. Founded in 1980 to compete in CAR ...

- withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team as a protest after John Menard accused A. J. Foyt of "skullduggery" during qualifying at New Hampshire. He was also withdrawn for the Charlotte race. *

J. J. Yeley Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 13 and 66 cars for MBM Motorsports and part-time in ...

R for Sinden Racing Services - withdrawn prior to the start of practice by his team in support of Menard's protest. * Stan Wattles for Metro Racing Systems - the team withdrew prior to the start of practice to concentrate on its testing programme.

Race

Race Statistics

*Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.

References

External links

IndyCar official website
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