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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jun 3, 2019 14:01:23 GMT -5
Race #8 - Radisson 200
The Pep Boys Indy Racing League made their 8th stop of 1998 at the Pikes Peak International Raceway, in Fountain, Colorado, for the Radisson 200.
Stephan Gregoire led the field to the green but it was defending race winner Tony Stewart who would get a great jump on the start and took the lead going into Turn 1, quickly building up a lead as one year prior, Stewart led 198 of the 200 laps and the first half of the event it looked like he was going to do the same, losing the lead during the first round of pit stops to Buddy Lazier, but taking it back on the restart. On Stewart's tail was fellow championship rival Kenny Brack, who passed Stewart with seventy three laps to go. Brack would keep a hold of the lead despite Stewart trying to take it back, as Brack was able to hang on and score his third win of the season and second in a row.
Other Noticeables:
Kenny Brack scored his 3rd win of the year and second in a row,
Brack led 1 time for 73 laps, which were the final 73 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since Charlotte; 1 race ago,
Marco Greco, who finished 16th, kept his points lead, leading Buzz Calkins by 4 points
1.14-Kenny Brack (73 laps led)
2.1-Tony Stewart (123 laps led)
3.3-Robbie Buhl
4.6-Davey Hamilton
5.11-Billy Boat-1 lap
6.16-Marco Greco-1 lap
7.99-Sam Schmidt-1 lap
8.15-Andy Michner-1 lap
9.10-John Paul Jr.-2 laps
10.4-Scott Goodyear-2 laps
11.91-Buddy Lazier-2 laps (4 laps led)
12.12-Buzz Calkins-3 laps
13.18-Steve Knapp-3 laps
14.28-Mark Dismore-3 laps
15.23-Roberto Guerrero-3 laps
16.52-Robby Unser-3 laps
17.35-Jeff Ward-4 laps
18.77-Stephan Gregoire-5 laps
19.81-Brian Tyler-40 laps (Engine)
20.98-Donnie Beechler-53 laps (Valve)
21.30-Raul Boesel-93 laps (Piston)
22.5-Arie Luyendyk-102 laps (Camshaft)
23.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-105 laps (Ignition)
24.8-Scott Sharp-130 laps (Header)
25.40-Jack Miller-158 laps (Clutch)
Stephan Gregoire-Pole
Tony Stewart-1-100
Buddy Lazier-101-104
Tony Stewart-105-127
Kenny Brack-128-200
3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 99 (Car #5 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 174 (Cars #77 and 91 Spin Turn 3)
Margin of Victory: 2.274 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 59 Minutes and 24 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Aug 6, 2019 6:00:09 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Atlanta 500 Classic at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kenny Brack won the pole, with a time of 27.730 seconds, beating Arie Luyendyk by 0.039 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Kenny Brack won his 2nd pole of the year,
Brack won his 2nd career pole in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since Indianapolis; 6 races ago,
Kenny Brack, who will start 1st, has a 7 point lead over Tony Stewart
1.14-Kenny Brack
2.5-Arie Luyendyk
3.6-Davey Hamilton
4.28-Mark Dismore
5.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
6.35-Jeff Ward
7.15-Andy Michner
8.12-Buzz Calkins
9.4-Scott Goodyear
10.16-Marco Greco
11.98-Donnie Beechler
12.1-Tony Stewart
13.30-Raul Boesel
14.18-Steve Knapp
15.97-Greg Ray
16.11-Billy Boat
17.8-Scott Sharp
18.99-Sam Schmidt
19.91-Buddy Lazier
20.52-Robby Unser
21.23-Roberto Guerrero
22.81-Brian Tyler
23.3-Robbie Buhl
24.77-Stephan Gregoire
25.44-J.J. Yeley
26.19-Stan Wattles
27.10-John Paul Jr.
28.40-Jack Miller
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Aug 6, 2019 14:02:08 GMT -5
Race #9 - Atlanta 500 Classic
The Pep Boys Indy Racing League made their 9th stop of 1998 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia, for the inaugural Atlanta 500 Classic.
Points leader Kenny Brack led the field to the green as drivers raced for the first time at Atlanta. Brack would pick up right where he left off at Pikes Peak, building a big lead in the first fifty laps before he was passed by Scott Goodyear, who was Brack's only challenger for the day. Three cautions would slow the event, and Brack was able to lead five times during the event, taking the lead for good during the final round of pit stops on Lap 159, and from then on he had to hold off a hard charging Eddie Cheever Jr. to score his 4th win of 1998 and the third in a row.
Other Noticeables:
Kenny Brack scored his 4th win of the year and third in a row,
Brack led 5 times for 123 laps, including the final 42 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since Pikes Peak; 1 race ago,
Kenny Brack, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Tony Stewart by 36 points
1.14-Kenny Brack (123 laps led)
2.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
3.4-Scott Goodyear (51 laps led)
4.28-Mark Dismore (1 lap led)
5.35-Jeff Ward
6.6-Davey Hamilton (25 laps led)
7.1-Tony Stewart-1 lap
8.5-Arie Luyendyk-1 lap
9.3-Robbie Buhl-1 lap
10.8-Scott Sharp-1 lap
11.91-Buddy Lazier-1 lap
12.16-Marco Greco-1 lap
13.99-Sam Schmidt-1 lap
14.81-Brian Tyler-2 laps
15.12-Buzz Calkins-2 laps
16.77-Stephan Gregoire-2 laps
17.18-Steve Knapp-2 laps
18.11-Billy Boat-2 laps
19.10-John Paul Jr.-3 laps
20.19-Stan Wattles-3 laps
21.44-J.J. Yeley-3 laps
22.40-Jack Miller-4 laps
23.98-Donnie Beechler-14 laps (Engine)
24.15-Andy Michner-14 laps (Ignition)
25.52-Robby Unser-110 laps (Piston)
26.97-Greg Ray-194 laps (Accident)
27.30-Raul Boesel-194 laps (Engine)
28.23-Roberto Guerrero-195 laps (Accident)
Kenny Brack-1-64
Scott Goodyear-65-72
Davey Hamilton-73-84
Mark Dismore-85
Kenny Brack-86-95
Scott Goodyear-96
Kenny Brack-97-102
Scott Goodyear-103-144
Kenny Brack-145
Davey Hamilton-146-158
Kenny Brack-159-200
10 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 12 laps
Lap 6 (Cars #30, 11, 23 and 97 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 158 (Cars #6 and 18 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 188 (Car #98 Spin Turn 3)
Margin of Victory: 0.223 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 55 Minutes and 42 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 9, 2019 14:00:21 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Lone Star 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
Raul Boesel won the pole, with a time of 32.368 seconds, beating Jeff Ward by 0.080 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Raul Boesel won his 1st pole of the year,
Boesel won his 1st career pole in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League in his 10th start,
Kenny Brack, who will start 9th, has a 36 point lead over Tony Stewart
1.30-Raul Boesel
2.35-Jeff Ward
3.52-Robby Unser
4.10-John Paul Jr.
5.12-Buzz Calkins
6.6-Davey Hamilton
7.23-Roberto Guerrero
8.28-Mark Dismore
9.14-Kenny Brack
10.3-Robbie Buhl
11.11-Billy Boat
12.16-Marco Greco
13.98-Donnie Beechler
14.18-Steve Knapp
15.19-Stan Wattles
16.5-Arie Luyendyk
17.15-Andy Michner
18.81-Brian Tyler
19.77-Stephan Gregoire
20.1-Tony Stewart
21.43-Dave Steele
22.8-Scott Sharp
23.91-Buddy Lazier
24.97-Greg Ray
25.40-Jack Miller
26.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
27.99-Sam Schmidt
28.4-Scott Goodyear
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 9, 2019 20:00:48 GMT -5
Race #10 - Lone Star 500
The Pep Boys Indy Racing League made their 10th stop of 1998 at the Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Lone Star 500.
Raul Boesel led the field to the green but it was Jeff Ward who would lead the first lap as drivers raced for only the third time in series history at the mile and a half track as Ward would lead for a brief time before Robby Unser took the lead and showed the talent that his same family members with the same name had while several big early crashed kept the field bunched up for the first half of the event. The battles for the lead and position happened nearly every lap around the track as Roberto Guerrero found himself in the lead late in the race and appeared on his way to victory, but a late caution spoiled his chances.
Jeff Ward would pass Guerrero with twenty one laps to go, and with another caution coming out shortly there after, Ward would get a great jump on the restart and was able to hold off Davey Hamilton for his first win in over a year.
Other Noticeables:
Jeff Ward scored his 1st win of the year,
Ward led 3 times for 55 laps, including the final 21 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since 1997 at Indianapolis; 15 races ago,
Kenny Brack, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Tony Stewart by 48 points
Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically two drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.Kenny Brack: 351 points
2.Tony Stewart-48 point
1.35-Jeff Ward (55 laps led)
2.6-Davey Hamilton
3.19-Stan Wattles
4.52-Robby Unser (75 laps led)
5.14-Kenny Brack
6.23-Roberto Guerrero (23 laps led)
7.10-John Paul Jr. (44 laps led)
8.28-Mark Dismore (3 laps led)
9.4-Scott Goodyear-1 lap
10.12-Buzz Calkins-1 lap
11.40-Jack Miller-1 lap
12.1-Tony Stewart-1 lap
13.15-Andy Michner-2 laps
14.98-Donnie Beechler-2 laps
15.18-Steve Knapp-2 laps
16.30-Raul Boesel-2 laps
17.8-Scott Sharp-4 laps
18.5-Arie Luyendyk-7 laps
19.91-Buddy Lazier-18 laps (Accident) (8 laps led)
20.16-Marco Greco-20 laps (Accident)
21.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.-49 laps (Piston)
22.11-Billy Boat-126 laps (Accident)
23.81-Brian Tyler-126 laps (Accident)
24.3-Robbie Buhl-126 laps (Accident)
25.97-Greg Ray-127 laps (Accident)
26.43-Dave Steele-127 laps (Accident)
27.77-Stephan Gregoire-141 laps (Accident)
28.99-Sam Schmidt-143 laps (Engine)
Raul Boesel-Pole
Jeff Ward-1-11
Robby Unser-12-86
John Paul Jr.-87-119
Roberto Guerrero-120-122
John Paul Jr.-123-130
Buddy Lazier-131-138
Mark Dismore-139-141
John Paul Jr.-142-144
Jeff Ward-145-167
Roberto Guerrero-168-187
Jeff Ward-188-208
10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers
Caution Flags: 5 for 20 laps
Lap 24 (Cars #30 and 1 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 68 (Cars #99, 77 and 51 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 82 (Cars #3, 11, 43, 81 and 97 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 166 (Car #51 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 191 (Cars #16 and 91 Accident Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 3.469 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 24 Minutes and 45 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 28, 2019 8:29:52 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 11th and final race of the season the Las Vegas 500K at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Buddy Lazier won the pole, with a time of 36.275 seconds, beating Arie Luyendyk by 0.153 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Buddy Lazier won his 1st pole of the year,
Lazier won his 3rd career pole in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since 1997 at Indianapolis; 16 races ago,
Robbie Buhl, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 7th,
Kenny Brack, who will start 12th, has a 48 point lead over Tony Stewart
1.91-Buddy Lazier
2.5-Arie Luyendyk
3.99-Sam Schmidt
4.81-Brian Tyler
5.16-Marco Greco
6.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
7.3-Robbie Buhl
8.10-John Paul Jr.
9.18-Steve Knapp
10.12-Buzz Calkins
11.35-Jeff Ward
12.14-Kenny Brack
13.77-Stephan Gregoire
14.8-Scott Sharp
15.19-Stan Wattles
16.52-Robby Unser
17.98-Donnie Beechler
18.40-Jack Miller
19.4-Scott Goodyear
20.30-Raul Boesel
21.1-Tony Stewart
22.97-Greg Ray
23.28-Mark Dismore
24.43-Dave Steele
25.11-Billy Boat
26.23-Roberto Guerrero
27.6-Davey Hamilton
28.15-Jim Guthrie
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 28, 2019 17:03:48 GMT -5
Race #11 - Las Vegas 500K
The Pep Boys Indy Racing League made the 11th and final stop of 1998 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Las Vegas 500K.
Buddy Lazier led the field to the green but it was Arie Luyendyk who would lead the first laps and pulled away to nearly a three second lead before the first caution. The fans were given a great show as battle for the lead and position happened all day long while both championship contenders Kenny Brack and Tony Stewart struggled. Luyendyk assumed the lead late and appeared on his way to victory lane, but a late caution came out, closing the field back up. Pole sitter Buddy Lazier quickly passed Luyendyk after the green came back out and cruised to his first win in over a year.
Meanwhile, taking the Checkered Flag in 20th, Kenny Brack, despite being involved in the first caution and getting severe damage, is the 1997 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Champion, beating Tony Stewart by 40 points.
Other Noticeables:
Buddy Lazier scored his 1st win of the year,
Lazier led 3 times for 64 laps, including the final 30 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the Pep Boys Indy Racing League and his first since 1997 at Charlotte; 13 races ago,
Kenny Brack, who finished 20th, is the 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Champion, winning the title by 40 points over Tony Stewart
1.91-Buddy Lazier (64 laps led)
2.3-Robbie Buhl (8 laps led)
3.5-Arie Luyendyk (59 laps led)
4.10-John Paul Jr. (36 laps led)
5.8-Scott Sharp (38 laps led)
6.51-Eddie Cheever Jr.
7.19-Stan Wattles
8.81-Brian Tyler-1 lap
9.52-Robby Unser-1 lap
10.99-Sam Schmidt-1 lap (3 laps led)
11.16-Marco Greco-2 laps
12.1-Tony Stewart-2 laps
13.6-Davey Hamilton-2 laps
14.97-Greg Ray-2 laps
15.30-Raul Boesel-2 laps
16.28-Mark Dismore-2 laps
17.18-Steve Knapp-3 laps
18.11-Billy Boat-3 laps
19.77-Stephan Gregoire-3 laps
20.14-Kenny Brack-3 laps
21.23-Roberto Guerrero-3 laps
22.40-Jack Miller-4 laps
23.15-Jim Guthrie-4 laps
24.98-Donnie Beechler-4 laps
25.12-Buzz Calkins-4 laps
26.35-Jeff Ward-5 laps
27.43-Dave Steele-5 laps
28.4-Scott Goodyear-183 laps (Suspension)
Buddy Lazier-Pole
Arie Luyendyk-1-22
Sam Schmidt-23-25
John Paul Jr.-26-55
Scott Sharp-56-93
Buddy Lazier-94-105
John Paul Jr.-106-111
Buddy Lazier-112-133
Robbie Buhl-134
Arie Luyendyk-135-157
Robbie Buhl-158-164
Arie Luyendyk-165-178
Buddy Lazier-179-208
11 Lead Changes among 6 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 12 laps
Lap 21 (Cars #14 and 12 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 104 (Debris on Backstretch),
Lap 174 (Car #98 Spin Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 8.313 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours, 32 Minutes and 20 Seconds
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