• Source: 1998 Indy Lights season

The 1998 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Championship consisted of 14 races. Future 2002 CART champion and Formula One driver Cristiano da Matta captured four wins on his way to the championship.




Team and driver chart


The following drivers and teams competed in the series:




Schedule






Race results






Race summaries






= Homestead race

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March 15, 1998
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Miami, Florida
Pole position: Sérgio Paese, 0:30.098, 179.653 mph (289.123 km/h)




= Long Beach race

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April 5, 1998
Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, California
Pole position: Didier André, 0:57.108, 99.223 mph (159.684 km/h)




= Nazareth race

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April 27, 1998
Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Pole position: Cristiano da Matta, 0:22.408, 151.981 mph (244.590 km/h)




= Gateway race

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Held May 23 at Gateway International Raceway. Jorge Goeters won the pole. No qualifying held due to rain. The line up was based on combined practice times.
Top Five Results

Shigeaki Hattori
Philipp Peter
Cristiano da Matta
Felipe Giaffone
Jorge Goeters




= Milwaukee race

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Held May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Sérgio Paese won the pole.
Top Five Results

Derek Higgins
Felipe Giaffone
Sérgio Paese
Geoff Boss
Tony Renna




= Detroit race

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Held June 7 at Belle Isle Raceway. Airton Daré won the pole.
Top Five Results

Airton Daré
Cristiano da Matta
Geoff Boss
Mark Hotchkis
Didier André




= Portland race

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Held June 21 at Portland International Raceway. Guy Smith won the pole.
Top Five Results

Guy Smith
Felipe Giaffone
Luiz Garcia Jr.
Airton Daré
Brian Cunningham




= Cleveland race

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Held July 12 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Luiz Garcia Jr. won the pole.
Top Five Results

Luiz Garcia Jr.
Derek Higgins
Didier André
Guy Smith
Tony Renna




= Toronto race

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Held July 19 at Exhibition Place. Guy Smith won the pole.
Top Five Results

Guy Smith
Naoki Hattori
Chris Simmons
Philipp Peter
Didier André




= Michigan race

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Held July 25 at Michigan International Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.
Top Five Results

Tony Renna
Cristiano da Matta
Sérgio Paese
Andy Boss
Oriol Servià




= Trois-Rivières race

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Held August 2 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.
Top Five Results

Cristiano da Matta
Oriol Servià
Naoki Hattori
Guy Smith
Didier André




= Vancouver race

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Held September 6 at Pacific Place. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.
Top Five Results

Cristiano da Matta
Derek Higgins
Airton Daré
Mike Borkowski
Felipe Giaffone




= Laguna Seca race

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Held September 13 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Didier André won the pole.
Top Five Results

Didier André
Oriol Servià
Derek Higgins
Geoff Boss
Naoki Hattori




= Fontana race

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Held October 31 at The California Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.
Top Five Results

Mark Hotchkis
Felipe Giaffone
Tony Renna
Cory Witherill
Didier André




Championship standings






= Drivers' championship

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Scoring system

The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.

Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.




Footnotes

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