 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 1998 Ray aizoramba achityaira Knapps 97 Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora achitsigirwa neMercury Outboards neMercury Marine pamakwikwi ekuvhura mwaka. Zvisinei, panguva yokurovedza Indianapolis 500Chikwata chaKnapp chakanga chisina mutsigiri. Ray aizokwanisa kukwanisa wechipiri pakati AJ Foyt Enterprises chikwata shamwari Billy Boat uye Kenny Brack uye aizowana nhangemutange zuva kutsigirwa kubva Justice Brothers, Inc., Chokwadi Kukosha, The Nashville Network, uye Ray musha njanji Texas Motor Speedway. Mumakwikwi, Ray akatungamira kwedenderedzwa gumi nemasere asati arega kutenderera pa167 nekuda kwekutadza kwegearbox. Ray aizotevera kuita kwake 500 nekupedzisa nzvimbo yechipiri paChokwadi Kukosha 500 kuTexas Motor Speedway uko Ray akawana rubatsiro kubva kuAT T asi timu yaKnapp yakasvetuka mijaho nekuda kwekushaikwa kwekutsigirwa. Ray akabva atyaira makwikwi maviri eAJ Foyt Enterprises mu 11 Conseco Dallara-Oldsmobile Aurora semutsivi kune akakuvara Billy Boat akakurira Ray kuenda kunzvimbo yepamusoro kuIndianapolis uye kukunda kuTexas paPep Boys 400K kuDover Downs International Speedway uko Ray aizoisa denderedzwa rinokurumidza asati abviswa mutsaona uye VisionAire 500K kuLowes Motor Speedway uko Ray akasiya basa nekutadza kwegiya bhokisi. Knapp akabva avhurazve chikwata chake kumakwikwi matatu ekupedzisira emwaka uyu achitsigirwa neGenoa Racing neBest Access Systems asi aizoenda pamudyandigere kubva kumakwikwi ese. 