1998 Indy Racing League Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Kenny Brack |
 | 332 |  |
| 2. |  Davey Hamilton |
 | 292 | |
| 3. | Tony Stewart |
| 289 | |
| 4. |  Scott Sharp |
| 272 | |
| 5. |  Buddy Lazier |
| 262 | |
| 6. | Jeff Ward |
| 252 | |
| 7. | Scott Goodyear |
 | 244 | |
| 8. | Arie Luyendyk |
 | 227 | |
| 9. | Eddie Cheever |
| 222 | |
| 10. | Marco Greco |
 | 219 | |
| 11. | John Paul Jr. |
| 216 | |
| 12. | Stephan Gregoire |
 | 201 | |
| 13. | Billy Boat |
| 194 | |
| 14. | Sam Schmidt |
| 186 | |
| 15. | Mark Dismore |
| 180 | |
| 16. | Robby Unser |
| 176 | |
| 17. | Robbie Buhl |
| 174 | |
| 18. | Brian Tyler |
| 140 | |
| 19. | Buzz Calkins |
| 134 | |
| 20. | Raul Boesel |
| 132 | |
| 21. | Greg Ray |
| 128 | |
| 22. | Steve Knapp |
| 118 | |
| 23. | Jack Miller |
| 100 | |
| 24. | Andy Michner |
| 92 | |
| 25. | Stan Wattles |
| 88 | |
| 26. | Roberto Guerrero |
 | 83 | |
| 27. | Tyce Carlson |
| 73 | |
| 28. | Donnie Beechler |
| 71 | |
| 29. | Eliseo Salazar |
 | 60 | |
| 30. | Mike Groff |
| 56 | |
| 31. | Jimmy Kite |
| 52 | |
| 32. | J. J. Yeley |
| 50 | |
| 33. | Jim Guthrie |
| 41 | |
| 34. | Jack Hewitt |
| 23 | |
| 35. | Stevie Reeves |
| 20 | |
| 36. | Dave Steele |
| 17 | |
| 37. | Billy Roe |
| 11 | |
| 38. | Paul Durant |
| 9 | |
| 39. | Scott Harrington |
| 8 | |
| 40. | Robbie Groff |
| 2 | |