1998 Lone Star 500

Race 10 of 11

Texas
208 laps
Time of race: 2:21:53.557
Average speed of winner: 131.931 mph
Margin of victory: 1.577 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 74 laps
Fastest lap: Jeff Ward 224.243
Lap leaders: Boat pole, Stewart 1-27, Dismore 28-41, Ward 42, Boesel 43-50, Sharp 51, Stewart 52-75, Ward 76-80, Paul, Jr. 81-87, Boesel 88-109, Michner 110-116, Lazier 117-130, Paul, Jr. 131-136, Guerrero 137-140, Unser 141-162, Paul, Jr. 163, Guerrero 164-182, Ward 183-191, Paul, Jr. 192-208

Race notes: Only win for John Paul, Jr.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	John Paul, Jr.	10	Jonathan Byrd's Visionaire Bryant Heating & Cooling	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Byrd	221.366	208	4	31	running	122550	50
2	17	Robby Unser	52	The Children's Beverage Group/Team Cheever	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Cheever	220.823	208	1	22	running	87450	40
3	5	Jeff Ward	35	Thermo Tech Technologies/Prolong/Superflo/ISM	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	ISM	224.076	208	3	16	running	73100	35
4	18	Roberto Guerrero	23	Cobb Racing/G Force/Infiniti/Firestone	G-Force	Infiniti	Firestone	Cobb	220.489	208	2	22	running	37900	32
5	10	Kenny Bräck	14	AJ Foyt Power Team Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Foyt	222.186	207	0	0	running	100700	30
6	19	Buddy Lazier	91	Hemelgarn Racing/Delta Faucet/Coors	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Hemelgarn	220.417	206	1	14	running	45300	28
7	16	Robbie Buhl	3	Johns Manville/Menard/Special	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Menard	220.850	205	0	0	running	44300	26
8	26	Stan Wattles	19	Metro Racing Systems/NCLD	Riley-Scott	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Metro	212.707	205	0	0	running	21200	24
9	6	Davey Hamilton	6	Reebok/Nienhouse Motorsports	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Nienhouse	223.677	202	0	0	running	43200	22
10	4	Mark Dismore	28	Kelley Automotive	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Kelley	224.299	202	1	14	running	43200	20
11	21	Buzz Calkins	12	Bradley Food Marts/Sav-O-Mat	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Bradley	218.420	201	0	0	running	19100	19
12	22	Dr. Jack Miller	40	Crest Racing	Dallara	Infiniti	Firestone	Sinden	217.558	201	0	0	running	18750	18
13	24	Brian Tyler	81	Team Pelfrey	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Pelfrey	216.867	172	0	0	engine	39000	17
14	1	Billy Boat	11	Conseco AJ Foyt Racing	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Foyt	225.979	162	0	0	running	170400	19
15	27	Andy Michner	15	Reebok R&S MK V	Riley & Scott	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Riley and Scott	206.746	158	1	7	engine	36900	15
16	15	Marco Greco	16	Intl Sports Ltd/Mexmil	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Phoenix	221.330	133	0	0	accident	35800	14
17	13	Raul Boesel	30	TransWorld Diversified Services/BELOIT/McCormack	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	McCormack	221.429	133	2	30	accident	12700	13
18	20	Steve Knapp	18	Earl's Performance Products/Parker Machinery	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	PDM	218.898	131	0	0	running	34950	12
19	25	Donnie Beechler	98	Cahill Auto Racing/Sleep-tite Mattress	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Cahill	215.655	122	0	0	accident	11700	11
20	2	Tony Stewart	1	Glidden/Menard/Special	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Menard	224.869	80	2	51	engine	44600	14
21	12	Greg Ray	97	Best Access Systems/TKM	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Knapp	221.921	75	0	0	engine	9600	9
22	7	Scott Goodyear	4	Pennzoil Panther G-Force	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Panther	222.772	71	0	0	clutch	31000	8
23	3	Scott Sharp	8	Delphi Automotive Systems	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Kelley	224.551	67	1	1	accident	30700	8
24	11	Dave Steele	43	Pennzoil Panther G-Force	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Panther	222.049	39	0	0	accident	8700	6
25	9	Eddie Cheever	51	Rachel's Gourmet Potato Chips/Team Cheever	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Cheever	222.268	30	0	0	engine	30700	5
26	8	Stéphan Grégoire	77	Blue Star Batteries/Chastain Motorsports	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Goodyear	Chastain	222.332	18	0	0	accident	30700	4
27	23	Sam Schmidt	99	Best Western Gold Crown Racing Special	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Firestone	LP	217.243	5	0	0	engine	30700	3
28	28	Arie Luyendyk	5	Sprint PCS/Radio Shack/Qualcomm	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Firestone	Treadway		5	0	0	fuel pump	30700	2

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kenny Bräck	312	10	0	3	5	7
2	Davey Hamilton	281	10	0	0	6	9
3	Tony Stewart	271	10	3	2	5	6
4	Scott Sharp	254	10	0	2	4	5
5	Jeff Ward	243	10	1	0	4	5
6	Scott Goodyear	236	10	0	0	4	6
7	Buddy Lazier	227	10	0	0	2	5
8	Marco Greco	194	10	0	0	2	4
9	Eddie Cheever	192	10	0	1	2	5
10	Stéphan Grégoire	188	10	0	0	4	5
11	Billy Boat	187	8	5	1	2	3
12	John Paul, Jr.	184	10	0	1	1	4
13	Arie Luyendyk	175	10	0	0	2	5
14	Mark Dismore	165	10	0	0	1	4
15	Robby Unser	162	7	0	0	2	3
16	Robbie Buhl	148	8	0	0	1	4
17	Sam Schmidt	146	10	0	0	0	2
18	Greg Ray	123	8	0	0	1	1
19	Raul Boesel	120	10	0	0	0	2
20	Buzz Calkins	115	8	0	0	0	2
21	Brian Tyler	112	8	0	0	0	0
22	Dr. Jack Miller	98	9	0	0	0	1
23	Steve Knapp	96	5	0	0	1	1
24	Andy Michner	92	5	0	0	0	2
25	Roberto Guerrero	73	7	0	0	1	1