1998 IndyCar Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Kenny Brack (R) |
 | 332 |  |
| 2. |  Davey Hamilton |
 | 292 | |
| 3. | Tony Stewart (R) |
| 289 | |
| 4. |  Scott Sharp |
| 272 | |
| 5. |  Buddy Lazier |
| 262 | |
| 6. | Jeff Ward (R) |
| 252 | |
| 7. | Scott Goodyear (R) |
 | 244 | |
| 8. | Arie Luyendyk (R) |
 | 227 | |
| 9. | Eddie Cheever (R) |
| 222 | |
| 10. | Marco Greco (R) |
 | 219 | |
| 11. | John Paul Jr. (R) |
| 216 | |
| 12. | Stephan Gregoire (R) |
 | 201 | |
| 13. | Billy Boat (R) |
| 194 | |
| 14. | Sam Schmidt (R) |
| 186 | |
| 15. | Mark Dismore (R) |
| 180 | |
| 16. | Robby Unser (R) |
| 176 | |
| 17. | Robbie Buhl |
| 174 | |
| 18. | Brian Tyler (R) |
| 140 | |
| 19. | Buzz Calkins (R) |
| 134 | |
| 20. | Raul Boesel (R) |
| 132 | |
| 21. | Greg Ray (R) |
| 128 | |
| 22. | Steve Knapp (R) |
| 118 | |
| 23. | Jack Miller (R) |
| 100 | |
| 24. | Andy Michner (R) |
| 92 | |
| 25. | Roberto Guerrero (R) |
 | 83 | |
| 26. | Tyce Carlson (R) |
| 73 | |
| 27. | Donnie Beechler (R) |
| 71 | |
| 28. | Eliseo Salazar (R) |
 | 60 | |
| 29. | Mike Groff (R) |
| 56 | |
| 30. | Jimmy Kite (R) |
| 52 | |
| 31. | J. J. Yeley (R) |
| 50 | |
| 32. | Jim Guthrie (R) |
| 41 | |
| 33. | Jack Hewitt (R) |
| 23 | |
| 34. | Stevie Reeves (R) |
| 20 | |
| 35. | Dave Steele (R) |
| 17 | |
| 36. | Billy Roe (R) |
| 11 | |
| 37. | Paul Durant (R) |
| 9 | |
| 38. | Scott Harrington (R) |
| 8 | |
| 39. | Robbie Groff (R) |
| 2 | |