The 1998 Atlanta 500 Classic was Round 9 of the 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League. The event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia, United States on 29 August 1998. Billy Boat started on pole position and Kenny Brack was the race winner.
ATLANTA 500 CLASSIC Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Kenny Brack | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 6 | 208 | - | 17 | Running | 50 | 140.026 | - |
| 2 | 6 | Davey Hamilton | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 10 | 208 | - | 19 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 11 | 208 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 4 | Scott Goodyear | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 4 | 208 | - | 93 | Running | 34 | - | - |
| 5 | 1 | Tony Stewart | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 25 | 208 | - | 12 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 35 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 2 | 208 | - | 64 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 7 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 5 | 208 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 5 | Arie Luyendyk | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 9 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 15 | Andy Michner | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 14 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 30 | Raul Boesel | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 15 | 202 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 3 | Robbie Buhl | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 21 | 185 | - | 0 | Clutch | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 11 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 1 | 169 | - | 0 | Accident | 21 | - | - |
| 13 | 16 | Marco Greco | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 7 | 167 | - | 3 | Accident | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 18 | Steve Knapp | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 19 | 167 | - | 0 | Accident | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 99 | Sam Schmidt | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 158 | - | 0 | Engine | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 52 | Robby Unser | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 13 | 143 | - | 0 | Accident | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 18 | 136 | - | 0 | Engine | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 3 | 135 | - | 0 | Gearbox | 13 | - | - |
| 19 | 23 | Roberto Guerrero | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 28 | 133 | - | 0 | Clutch | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 77 | Stephan Gregoire | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 8 | 131 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 81 | Brian Tyler | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 123 | - | 0 | Engine | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 98 | Donnie Beechler | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 24 | 110 | - | 0 | Engine | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 10 | John Paul Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 96 | - | 0 | Accident | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 97 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 94 | - | 0 | Accident | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 44 | J.J. Yeley | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 26 | 58 | - | 0 | Engine | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 19 | Stan Wattles | Riley & Scott | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 20 | 29 | - | 0 | Engine | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 40 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 27 | 15 | - | 0 | Handling | 3 | - | - |
| 28 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Goodyear | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | Brakes | 2 | - | - |