1998 Radisson 200 Explained

The 1998 Radisson 200 (also referred to as the Colorado 200 on ABC's TV coverage) was the eighth round of the 1998 Indy Racing League. The race was held on August 16, 1998, at the 1miles Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado.

Report

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Two laps qualifying. The worst lap from any of the drivers are unknown.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap	Best (in mph)
1	11	Billy Boat	20.160	178.571
2	35	Jeff Ward	20.200	178.218
3	1	Tony Stewart W	20.239	177.874
4	28	Mark Dismore	20.340	176.991
5	14	Kenny Bräck	20.342	176.974
6	3	Robbie Buhl	20.406	176.419
7	6	Davey Hamilton	20.443	176.099
8	8	Scott Sharp	20.463	175.927
9	16	Marco Greco	20.471	175.859
10	23	Roberto Guerrero	20.567	175.038
11	4	Scott Goodyear	20.579	174.936
12	30	Raul Boesel	20.590	174.842
13	10	John Paul Jr.	20.636	174.452
14	18	Steve Knapp R	20.730	173.661
15	12	Buzz Calkins	20.744	173.544
16	51	Eddie Cheever	20.761	173.402
17	91	Buddy Lazier	20.770	173.327
18	77	Stéphan Grégoire	20.833	172.803
19	99	Sam Schmidt	20.890	172.327
20	15	Andy Michner R	20.925	172.043
21	98	Donnie Beechler R	20.926	172.035
22	5	Arie Luyendyk	20.989	171.518
23	52	Robby Unser R	21.425	168.028
24	81	Brian Tyler R	21.490	167.520
25	40	Jack Miller	Didn't qualify	No speed

Couldn't qualify after his chassis had been damaged in a practice crash. He was allowed to start the race at the back of the field.

Stan Wattles for Metro Racing Systems - took part in practice sessions, but withdrew before qualifying.

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	5	Kenny Bräck	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	200	1:29:52.649	5	28	50
2	3	Robbie Buhl	Team Menard	200	+ 7.542 sec	6	8	25
3	1	Tony Stewart W	Team Menard	200	Running	3	21	21
4	77	Stéphan Grégoire	Chastain Motorsports	199	+ 1 lap	18	0	32
5	6	Davey Hamilton	Nienhouse Motorsports	199	+ 1 lap	7	38	30
6	16	Marco Greco	Phoenix Racing	199	+ 1 lap	9	0	28
7	91	Buddy Lazier	Hemelgarn Racing	199	+ 1 lap	17	8	26
8	51		Team Cheever	199	+ 1 lap	16	0	24
9	11	Billy Boat	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	198	+ 2 laps	1	0	25
10	98	Donnie Beechler R	Cahill Auto Racing	197	+ 3 laps	21	0	20
11	8	Scott Sharp	Kelley Racing	196	+ 4 laps	8	0	19
12	52	Robby Unser R	Team Cheever	196	+ 4 laps	23	0	18
13	99	Sam Schmidt	LP Racing	195	+ 5 laps	19	0	17
14	18	Steve Knapp R	PDM Racing	195	+ 5 laps	14	0	16
15	10	John Paul Jr.	Byrd-Cunningham Racing	195	+ 5 laps	13	0	15
16	81	Brian Tyler R	Team Pelfrey	186	+ 14 laps	24	0	14
17	15	Andy Michner R	Riley & Scott Cars	180	+ 20 laps	20	0	13
18	4	Scott Goodyear	Panther Racing	174	+ 26 laps	11	0	12
19	28	Mark Dismore	Kelley Racing	133	+ 67 laps	4	0	11
20	35	Jeff Ward	ISM Racing	117	Accident	2	97	14
21	23	Roberto Guerrero	CBR Cobb Racing	106	Ignition	10	0	9
22	5	Arie Luyendyk	Treadway Racing	73	Engine	22	0	8
23	40	Jack Miller	Crest Racing/SRS	35	Clutch	25	0	7
24	12	Buzz Calkins	Bradley Motorsports	23	Engine	15	0	6
25	30	Raul Boesel	McCormack Motorsports	23	Engine	12	0	5

On August 21, both Menard drivers were docked 15 points after the rear wing of their cars was declared illegal in a technical inspection.^[1] The penalties were appealed on September 9^[2] and, despite a hearing having been scheduled for September 23, the appeal was dismissed in just two days.^[3]

Cautions: 3 for 28 laps
Laps	Reason
24-34	Buzz Calkins' engine leaks oil on track
75-79	Arie Luyendyk's engine leaks oil on track
118-129	Jeff Ward crash

Web site: Team Menard Penalized for Technical Violations. Motorsport.com. August 21, 1998. January 30, 2017.
Web site: Team Menard Appeals Penalties. Motorsport.com. September 9, 1998. January 30, 2017.
Web site: Team Menard Appeal Resolved. Motorsport.com. September 11, 1998. January 30, 2017.