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82nd Indianapolis 500 Date— Tuesday, May 24, 1998, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2.5 mile oval; Field— 33 cars; Winner's average speed— 145.155 mph; Margin
of victory— 3.191 seconds; Time of race— 3 hours, 26 minutes, 40.524 seconds; Caution flags— 12 for 50 laps; Lead changes— 15 by 5 drivers; Lap leaders— Cheever (76), Paul Jr. (39),
Brack (23), Lazier (20), Ray (18), Boat (12), Calkins (4), Luyendyk (4), Hamilton (3), Stewart (1); Pole Sitter— Billy Boat at 223.503 mph; Attendance— 375,000 (est.); TV Rating— 5.6 (ABC). Note that (r) indicates
rookie driver. | | Driver (start pos.) | Country | Car | Laps | Ended | Earnings |
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| 1 | Eddie Cheever Jr. (17) | United States | D/A/G | 200 | Running | $1,433,000 | | 2 | Buddy Lazier (11) | United States | D/A/G | 200 | Running | 483,200 | | 3 | r-Steve Knapp (23) | United States | G/A/G | 200 | Running | 338,750 | | 4 | Davey Hamilton (8) | United States | G/A/G | 199 | Running | 301,650 | | 5 | r-Robby Unser (21) | United States | G/A/G | 198 | Running | 209,400 | | 6 | Kenny Brack (3) | Sweden | D/A/G | 198 | Running | 310,750 | | 7 | John Paul Jr. (16) | United States | D/A/F | 197 | Running | 216,350 | | 8 | r-Andy Michner (19) | United States | D/A/G | 197 | Running | 182,050 | | 9 | r-J.J. Yeley (13) | United States | D/A/F | 197 | Running | 198,550 | | 10 | Buzz Calkins (18) | United States | G/A/G | 195 | Running | 248,500 | | 11 | r-Jimmy Kite (26) | United States | D/A/G | 195 | Running | 287,300 | | 12 | r-Jack Hewitt (22) | United States | G/A/G | 195 | Running | 265,800 | | 13 | Jeff Ward (27) | United States | G/A/G | 194 | Running | 242,050 | | 14 | Marco Greco (14) | Brazil | G/A/F | 183 | Engine | 167,800 | | 15 | Mike Groff (32) | United States | G/A/F | 183 | Running | 237,600 | | 16 | Scott Sharp (7) | United States | D/A/G | 181 | Gearbox | 234,800 | | 17 | Stephan Gregoire (31) | France | G/A/G | 172 | Running | 225,300 | | 18 | Greg Ray (2) | United States | D/A/F | 167 | Gearbox | 175,400 | | 19 | Raul Boesel (30) | Brazil | G/A/G | 164 | Accident | 221,300 | | 20 | Arie Luyendyk (28) | Netherlands | G/A/F | 151 | Gearbox | 241,100 | | 21 | Jack Miller (15) | United States | D/I/F | 128 | Running | 159,800 | | 22 | Roberto Guerrero (9) | United States | D/A/G | 125 | Running | 165,300 | | 23 | Billy Boat (1) | United States | D/A/G | 111 | Drive Line | 364,200 | | 24 | Scott Goodyear (10) | Canada | G/A/G | 100 | Clutch | 253,300 | | 25 | Johnny Unser (25) | United States | D/A/G | 98 | Engine | 136,300 | | 26 | Sam Schmidt (6) | United States | D/A/F | 48 | Accident | 215,300 | | 27 | Mark Dismore (12) | United States | D/A/G | 48 | Accident | 209,300 | | 28 | r-Stan Wattles (29) | United States | R/A/G | 48 | Accident | 138,550 | | 29 | Jim Guthrie (20) | United States | G/A/G | 48 | Accident | 133,300 | | 30 | Billy Roe (33) | United States | D/A/G | 48 | Accident | 137,300 | | 31 | Robbie Buhl (5) | United States | D/A/F | 44 | Engine | 222,300 | | 32 | r-Donnie Beechler (24) | United States | G/A/F | 34 | Engine | 132,300 | | 33 | Tony Stewart (4) | United States | D/A/F | 22 | Engine | 220,250 |
Car Legend: Chassis/Engine/Tires. D—Dallara; G (chassis)—G Force; R—Riley & Scott; A—Oldsmobile Aurora V-8; I—Nissan Infiniti V-8; F—Firestone; G (tires)—Goodyear.
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