1998 Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Knapp |  | 23 | 3 | +20 |
| 2 | Mike Groff | | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | | 17 | 1 | +16 |
| 4 | Robby Unser | | 21 | 5 | +16 |
| 5 | Jimmy Kite | | 26 | 11 | +15 |
| 6 | Stephan Gregoire |  | 31 | 17 | +14 |
| 7 | Jeff Ward | | 27 | 13 | +14 |
| 8 | Andy Michner | | 19 | 8 | +11 |
| 9 | Raul Boesel |  | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| 10 | Jack Hewitt | | 22 | 12 | +10 |
| 11 | John Paul Jr. | | 16 | 7 | +9 |
| 12 | Buddy Lazier | | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| 13 | Arie Luyendyk |  | 28 | 20 | +8 |
| 14 | Buzz Calkins | | 18 | 10 | +8 |
| 15 | Davey Hamilton | | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| 16 | J. J. Yeley | | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 17 | Billy Roe | | 33 | 30 | +3 |
| 18 | Stan Wattles |  | 29 | 28 | +1 |
| 19 | Marco Greco | | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Unser | | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 21 | Kenny Brack |  | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 22 | Jack Miller | | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 23 | Donnie Beechler | | 24 | 32 | -8 |
| 24 | Scott Sharp | | 7 | 16 | -9 |
| 25 | Jim Guthrie | | 20 | 29 | -9 |
| 26 | Roberto Guerrero |  | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| 27 | Scott Goodyear |  | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 28 | Mark Dismore | | 12 | 27 | -15 |
| 29 | Greg Ray | | 2 | 18 | -16 |
| 30 | Sam Schmidt | | 6 | 26 | -20 |
| 31 | Billy Boat | | 1 | 23 | -22 |
| 32 | Robbie Buhl | | 5 | 31 | -26 |
| 33 | Tony Stewart | | 4 | 33 | -29 |