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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Aug 6, 2019 6:00:11 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 14:02:07 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 14:00:18 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 20:00:52 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 8:29:55 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 17:03:46 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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