1998 Indy Racing League
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The 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was one of relative stability compared to the previous two seasons. For the first time the season consisted of a single and complete spring, summer, and fall like
Kenny Bräck at the 2011 Goodwood Festival
Davey Hamilton
Dover Motor Speedway
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Dover Motor Speedway is a 1.000 mi oval track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The venue has hosted major events since its inaugural season in 1969, including NASCAR and IndyCar races. It has a 54,0
1998 Indy Racing League
…new races. As part of their effort to venture in traditional stock-car markets, the IRL held the second Indy-car race ever, the first since 1969, at Dover International Speedway, and also competed at the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway, which had been raced eight times by Indy-cars in its former shape between 1965 and 1983…
An overhead photo of Dover Motor Speedway in 2025
NASCAR driver Richard Petty (pictured in 2016) won the first major auto race at Dover Downs' auto racing oval on July 6, 1969.
John W. Rollins, former owner of Dover Downs, often provided emergency financial backing to Dover Downs despite its financial troubles, helping the facility continue to operate in the 1970s.
NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway's asphalt surface in 1985. In 1995, the track surface was changed to concrete, which still remains today.