The 1998 Indianapolis 500 was the 82nd running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and Round 3 of the 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 24 May 1998. Billy Boat started on pole position and Eddie Cheever was the race winner.
82nd Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 17 | 200 | - | 76 | Running | 52 | 145.155 | - |
| 2 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 11 | 200 | - | 20 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 55 | Steve Knapp | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 23 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 6 | Davey Hamilton | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 8 | 199 | - | 3 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 52 | Robby Unser | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 21 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 14 | Kenny Brack | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 3 | 198 | - | 23 | Running | 29 | - | - |
| 7 | 81 | John Paul Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 197 | - | 39 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 17 | Andy Michner | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 19 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 44 | J.J. Yeley | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 13 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 195 | - | 4 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 7 | Jimmy Kite | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 26 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 18 | Jack Hewitt | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 22 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 35 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 27 | 194 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 16 | Marco Greco | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 14 | 183 | - | 0 | Engine | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 10 | Mike Groff | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 32 | 183 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 7 | 181 | - | 0 | Gearbox | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 31 | 172 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 97 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 167 | - | 18 | Gearbox | 14 | - | - |
| 19 | 30 | Raul Boesel | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 30 | 164 | - | 0 | Running | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 28 | 151 | - | 4 | Gearbox | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 15 | 128 | - | 0 | Running | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 9 | 125 | - | 0 | Running | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 11 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 1 | 111 | - | 12 | Drive Line | 10 | - | - |
| 24 | 4 | Scott Goodyear | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 100 | - | 0 | Clutch | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 9 | Johnny Unser | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 25 | 98 | - | 0 | Engine | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 99 | Sam Schmidt | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 48 | - | 0 | Accident T3 | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 12 | 48 | - | 0 | Accident T3 | 3 | - | - |
| 28 | 19 | Stan Wattles | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 29 | 48 | - | 0 | Accident T3 | 2 | - | - |
| 29 | 53 | Jim Guthrie | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 20 | 48 | - | 0 | Accident T3 | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | 33 | Billy Roe | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 33 | 48 | - | 0 | Accident T3 | 1 | - | - |
| 31 | 3 | Robbie Buhl | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 44 | - | 0 | Engine | 1 | - | - |
| 32 | 98 | Donnie Beechler | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 24 | 34 | - | 0 | Engine | 1 | - | - |
| 33 | 1 | Tony Stewart | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 22 | - | 1 | Engine | 1 | - | - |