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.
The scoring system was 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first 12 finishers, with 1 extra point given to the driver who took pole-position, and another extra point given to the driver who led most laps in the race.
Team and driver chart
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:| Team | Drivers | Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Stewart Racing | 4 |  Race summariesHomestead race
Long Beach race
Nazareth race
Gateway raceHeld 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 Milwaukee raceHeld May 31 at The Milwaukee Mile. Sérgio Paese won the pole.Top Five Results Detroit raceHeld June 7 at Belle Isle Raceway. Airton Daré won the pole.Top Five Results Portland raceHeld June 21 at Portland International Raceway. Guy Smith won the pole.Top Five Results Cleveland raceHeld July 12 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Luiz Garcia Jr. won the pole.Top Five Results Toronto raceHeld July 19 at Exhibition Place. Guy Smith won the pole.Top Five Results Michigan raceHeld July 25 at Michigan International Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.Top Five Results Trois-Rivières raceHeld August 2 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.Top Five Results Vancouver raceHeld September 6 at Pacific Place. Cristiano da Matta won the pole.Top Five Results Laguna Seca raceHeld September 13 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Didier André won the pole.Top Five Results Fontana raceHeld October 31 at The California Speedway. Tony Renna won the pole.Top Five Results Championship standingsDrivers' championship; Scoring system
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