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
March 15, 1998
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Miami, Florida
Pole position: Sérgio Paese, 0:30.098,
Long Beach race
April 5, 1998
Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach, California
Pole position: Didier André, 0:57.108,
Nazareth race
April 27, 1998
Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Pole position: Cristiano da Matta, 0:22.408,
Gateway race
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.