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STEWART DOMINATES THIRD DAY OF PRACTICE INDIANAPOLIS, May 12, 1998 - Tony Stewart continued to serve notice that he is the favorite for the pole for the 82nd Indianapolis 500, turning a fast lap of 223.691 mph - more than 2 mph faster than ...
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STEWART DOMINATES THIRD DAY OF PRACTICE
INDIANAPOLIS, May 12, 1998 - Tony Stewart continued to serve notice that he is the favorite for the pole for the 82nd Indianapolis 500, turning a fast lap of 223.691 mph - more than 2 mph faster than his nearest competitor -- to lead practice for the second consecutive day.
Defending Pep Boys Indy Racing League champion Stewart recorded his fastest lap in the Glidden-Menards Special Dallara/Aurora/Firestone during the last 10 minutes of the seven-hour practice. His best lap Monday was 223.703.
Pole Day is May 16 and Bump Day May 17 in the new, shortened qualifying format. The Indianapolis 500 is May 24.
"I don't care if we run 200 mph," Stewart said. "I just care if we get the pole. Then I'll be happy. For some strange reason, (A.J.) Foyt always seems to pull about three-tenths (of a second) out of his hat for qualifying, so we'll see."
Foyt's two drivers were in the top five for the second consecutive day. Kenny Brack was second fastest at 221.593 in the A.J. Foyt-Power Team Racing Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear. Billy Boat was fourth fastest at 220.060 in the Conseco A.J. Foyt Racing Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear. Scott Sharp was third at 220.092 in the Delphi Automotive Systems Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear.
Rookie Danny Drinan was unhurt when his D.B. Mann Development Dallara/Aurora/Goodyear did a half-spin in Turn 1 and hit the outside retaining wall with the left rear and left side of the car. Drinan was evaluated and released by Dr. Henry Bock, Speedway medical director.
Veteran Danny Ongais will not be cleared to drive in the race due to a slight concussion suffered in an accident Monday, Bock said. Ongais was released from Methodist Hospital on Tuesday. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Gordon Johncock was honored as part of the Speedway's Parade of Champions. He drove his STP Oil Treatment Wildcat for two laps around the track as part of his salute. Three-time Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford will be honored Wednesday.
Practice continues at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Daily Practice Report 5/12/98 (18:00) Race Starts at 11AM Central
S E S S I O N E V E N T
SR Car Driver C/E/T Laps Time Speed When Laps Time Speed Date
1 1 Stewart, Tony D/A/F 17 40.234 223.691 17:46 54 40.232 223.703 5/11/98
2 14T Brack, Kenny D/A/G 15 40.615 221.593 14:14 15 40.615 221.593 5/12/98
3 8 Sharp, Scott D/A/G 40 40.892 220.092 15:25 89 40.521 222.107 5/11/98
4 11 Boat, Billy D/A/G 28 40.898 220.060 15:29 28 40.898 220.060 5/12/98
5 97 Ray, Greg D/A/F 29 40.918 219.952 15:01 29 40.918 219.952 5/12/98
6 11T Boat, Billy D/A/G 24 40.929 219.893 17:14 41 40.539 222.008 5/11/98
7 28T Dismore, Mark D/A/G 27 41.098 218.989 12:27 45 41.075 219.111 5/11/98
8 28 Dismore, Mark D/A/G 38 41.105 218.951 17:52 108 41.105 218.951 5/12/98
9 35T Ward, Jeff G/A/G 41 41.144 218.744 17:49 58 41.144 218.744 5/12/98
10 1T Stewart, Tony G/A/F 17 41.216 218.362 16:12 60 41.216 218.362 5/12/98
11 4 Goodyear, Scott G/A/G 69 41.225 218.314 16:38 160 40.797 220.604 5/11/98
12 5T Luyendyk, Arie G/A/F 70 41.225 218.314 17:51 110 41.057 219.207 5/10/98
13 3 Buhl, Robbie D/A/F 40 41.263 218.113 13:27 101 40.838 220.383 5/11/98
14 7T Kite, Jimmy D/A/G 29 41.351 217.649 17:43 70 41.140 218.765 5/10/98
15 16 Greco, Marco G/A/F 47 41.391 217.439 16:47 146 41.391 217.439 5/12/98
16 51 Cheever Jr, Eddie D/A/G 33 41.420 217.286 14:24 102 40.748 220.870 5/11/98
17 15T Salazar, Eliseo R/A/G 22 41.435 217.208 14:15 108 41.351 217.649 5/11/98
18 6 Hamilton, Davey G/A/G 55 41.539 216.664 17:38 140 41.342 217.696 5/11/98
19 24 Drinan, Dan D/A/G 34 41.587 216.414 17:11 83 41.587 216.414 5/12/98
20 52 Unser, Robb1e D/A/G 44 41.629 216.195 16:51 112 41.629 216.195 5/12/98
21 77 Gregoire, Stephan G/A/G 38 41.676 215.952 11:08 102 41.405 217.365 5/11/98
22 30 Boesel, Raul G/A/G 54 41.694 215.858 17:11 107 41.564 216.534 5/11/98
23 12 Calkins, Buzz G/A/G 48 41.708 215.786 17:51 70 41.637 216.154 5/11/98
24 44 Yeley, J. J. D/A/F 33 41.714 215.755 17:18 137 41.538 216.669 5/11/98
25 10 Groff, Mike G/A/F 37 41.754 215.548 17:51 37 41.754 215.548 5/12/98
26 3T Buhl, Robbie G/A/F 11 41.793 215.347 16:11 18 41.793 215.347 5/12/98
27 21T Guerrero, Roberto D/A/G 37 41.812 215.249 14:52 37 41.812 215.249 5/12/98
28 91T Lazier, Buddy D/A/G 26 41.837 215.121 16:54 26 41.837 215.121 5/12/98
29 98 Beechler, Donnie G/A/F 47 41.873 214.936 16:50 136 41.873 214.936 5/12/98
30 35T Knapp, Steve G/A/G 5 41.883 214.884 15:36 53 41.508 216.826 5/11/98
31 35 Ward, Jeff G/A/G 30 42.002 214.276 14:08 42 42.002 214.276 5/12/98
32 33T Roe, Billy D/A/G 21 42.037 214.097 17:50 46 42.037 214.097 5/12/98
33 40 Miller, Jack D/I/F 7 42.049 214.036 11:38 54 42.002 214.276 5/11/98
34 19 Wattles, Stan R/A/G 43 42.558 211.476 15:23 118 42.387 212.329 5/11/98
35 10T Groff, Mike G/A/F 18 42.579 211.372 11:35 78 42.422 212.154 5/11/98
36 17 Michner, Andy D/A/G 38 42.721 210.669 17:12 40 42.721 210.669 5/12/98
37 12T Calkins, Buzz G/A/G 16 42.966 209.468 13:17 79 42.399 212.269 5/11/98
38 90 St James, Lyn G/I/G 28 43.250 208.092 17:05 43 43.250 208.092 5/12/98
39 27 Bourbonnais, Claude D/A/F 20 43.590 206.469 17:40 30 43.590 206.469 5/12/98
40 66 Harrington, Scott D/A/F 21 44.678 201.441 15:22 30 44.678 201.441 5/12/98
41 20 Gosek, Joe D/A/G 25 45.549 197.589 14:23 25 45.549 197.589 5/12/98
42 23 Durant, Paul G/A/G 15 50.802 177.158 11:11 20 50.802 177.158 5/12/98
43 33 Roe, Billy D/A/G 3 70.880 126.975 11:11 38 41.957 214.505 5/11/98
44 21 Guerrero, Roberto D/A/G 2 92.559 97.235 17:46 149 41.152 218.701 5/11/98
45 14 Brack, Kenny D/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 20 40.526 222.080 5/11/98
46 99 Schmidt, Sam D/A/F 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 68 40.616 221.588 5/11/98
47 28 Dismore, Mark D/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 17 41.075 219.111 5/11/98
48 53 Guthrie, Jim G/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 44 41.106 218.946 5/11/98
49 6T Hamilton, Davey G/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 10 41.699 215.833 5/11/98
50 81 Ongais, Danny D/A/F 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 28 41.707 215.791 5/11/98
51 91 Lazier, Buddy D/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 35 41.784 215.393 5/11/98
52 8T Sharp, Scott D/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 8 41.810 215.260 5/11/98
53 5 Luyendyk, Arie G/A/F 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 26 41.895 214.823 5/11/98
54 20 Carlson, Tyce D/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 37 42.091 213.822 5/11/98
55 30T Boesel, Raul G/I/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 10 42.616 211.188 5/10/98
56 32 Buhl, Robbie D/A/F 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 10 43.152 208.565 5/11/98
57 10 Groff, Robbie G/A/F 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 10 44.838 200.723 5/11/98
58 18 Hewitt, Jack G/A/G 0 0.000 0.000 0:00 27 45.441 198.059 5/10/98
Total 1342 3524
Legend: SR=Speed Rank, C=Chassis, E=Engine, T=Tire Chassis: D=Dallara, G=G Force, R=Riley & Scott Engine: A=Aurora by Oldsmobile, I=Infiniti Indy V8 Tire: F=Firestone, G=Goodyear
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