Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 29, 1983

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 4 Tom Sneva 5 Texaco Star March 83C Cosworth TC 200 3:05:03.066 162.026 21/1,000
2 7 Al Unser 7 Hertz Penske PC-11 Cosworth TC 200 3:05:14 161.954 16/800
3 3 Rick Mears 2 Pennzoil Penske PC-11 Cosworth TC 200 Finished 161.799 14/700
4 26 Geoff Brabham 12 UNO/British Sterling Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 199 Flagged 12/600
5 22 Kevin Cogan 16 Master Mechanic March 83C Cosworth TC 198 Flagged 10/500
6 12 Howdy Holmes 30 Domino's Pizza March 83C Cosworth TC 198 Flagged 8/400
7 14 Pancho Carter 21 Alex Foods Pinata March 82C Cosworth TC 197 Flagged 6/300
8 16 Chip Ganassi 60 Sea Ray Boats Wildcat IX Cosworth TC 195 Flagged 5/250
9 29 Scott Brayton 37 SME Cement March 83C Cosworth TC 195 Flagged 4/0
10 5 Al Unser, Jr. 19 Coors Light Eagle 83 Cosworth TC 192 Out of fuel 3/150
11 19 Steve Chassey 56 Genesee Beer Wagon Eagle 82 Chevy 192 Flagged 2/100
12 25 Chris Kneifel 72 Primus Racing Primus 83 Cosworth TC 191 Flagged 1/50
13 2 Mike Mosley 18 Kraco Car Stereo March 83C Cosworth TC 169 Wrecked SW 0/25
14 10 Gordon Johncock 20 STP Oil Treatment Wildcat IX Cosworth TC 163 Broken gearbox 0/25
15 20 Dick Simon 22 Vermont American March 83C Cosworth TC 161 Flagged 0/25
16 30 Michael Chandler 29 Agajanian/Curb Rattlesnake Cosworth TC 153 Broken gear hold 0/25
17 9 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 10 Provimi Veal March 83C Cosworth TC 152 Broken half shaft 0/20
18 15 Bill Whittington 94 Whittington Brothers March 81C Cosworth TC 144 Broken bearing bolt 0/20
19 28 Derek Daly 34 Wysard Motor Co March 83C Cosworth TC 126 Engine 0/20
20 6 Bobby Rahal 4 Red Roof Inns March 83C Cosworth TC 110 Hole in radiator 0/20
21 21 Danny Ongais 25 Interscope Racing March 83C Cosworth TC 101 Handling 0/15
22 23 Johnny Parsons 66 Colonial Bread Penske PC-10B Cosworth TC 80 Wrecked SW 0/15
23 11 Mario Andretti 3 Newman-Haas Budweiser Lola T-700 Cosworth TC 79 Wrecked SW 0/15
24 33 Dennis Firestone 90 Simpson Sports March 83C Cosworth TC 77 Oil leak  
25 18 Josele Garza 55 Machinists Union Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 64 Oil leak 0/10
26 1 Teo Fabi 33 Forsythe/Skoal Bandit March 83C Cosworth TC 47 Fuel leak  1/0
27 27 Don Whittington 91 Simoniz Finish March 83C Cosworth TC 44 Ignition 0/10
28 8 Roger Mears 9 Machinists Union Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 43 Wrecked SW 0/10
29 31 Steve Krisiloff 43 Armstrong Moulding Lola T-700 Cosworth TC 42 Broken universal joint 0/5
30 17 Pat Bedard 35 Escort Radar March 83C Cosworth TC 25 Wrecked mainstretch  
31 24 A. J. Foyt 14 Valvoline-Gilmore Racing March 83C Cosworth TC 24 Broken shift link 0/5
32 13 George Snider 1 Calumet Farms March 83C Cosworth TC 22 Ignition 0/5
33 32 Chet Fillip 38 Circle Bar Truck Corral Eagle 83 Cosworth TC 11 Black flagged, poor handling  
-- -- Bill Alsup 11 Indy Car Magazine Argo 83 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chuck Ciprich 36 Pace Electronics Finley Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Derek Daly 54 Wysard Racing March 82C Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Gary Bettenhausen 28 American Spirit Lightning Chevy TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jim Buick 26 Pride of Allied Penske PC-7 Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Kevin Cogan 5 Texaco Star March 83C Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Larry Cannon 17 Vollstedt Vollstedt 77 Offy TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Mark Alderson 27 Vollstedt Vollstedt 77 Offy TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Phil Caliva 42 Mergard March 82C Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Steve Chassey 58 Genesee Beer Eagle Chevy V8 -- Did not qualify
-- -- Tom Bigelow 6 HBK-Lenckite Eagle 81 Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dennis Firestone 70 Provimi Veal March 83C Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dick Ferguson 69 Little King's Crown Ale March 81C Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Spike Gehlhausen 47 Arizona International Eagle 82 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bob Harkey 79 Spirit of Noblesville Coyote 81 Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Doug Heveron 41 Andre Champagne Wildcat Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Doug Heveron 61 Rhoades Racing Wildcat 81 Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Pete Halsmer 66 Colonial Bread/Arciero Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Herm Johnson 42 Mergard March 82C Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Herm Johnson 81 Hubler Chevrolet Rattlesnake 82 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Chris Kneifel 73 Primus Longhorn LR-03 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jerry Karl 61 Rhoades Racing Wildcat 81 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Phil Krueger 46 McCray Racing Penske PC-9 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Sheldon Kinser 42 Mergard March 82C Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Al Loquasto 86 GTS Penske PC-9B Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Greg Leffler 64 Jet Engineering Eagle 83 Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Harry MacDonald 43 Armstrong Moulding Lola T-700 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- John Mahler 92 Intercomp Lion Chevy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Mack McClellan

17

 Vollstedt Vollstedt 77 Offy TC -- Failed rookie orientation
-- -- Danny Ongais 65 Interscope Racing X Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Billy Vukovich, Jr. 83 Jet Engineering Eagle 83 Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Rich Vogler 8 Leader Card Watson Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- John Paul, Jr. 12 UNO/British Sterling Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Teddy Pilette 42 Mergard March 82C Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Bill Tempero 15 Zena Jeans Longhorn Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Desiré Wilson 54 Wysard Racing March 82C Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Don Whittington 40 Sea Ray Boats Wildcat Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Johnny Rutherford 40 Sea Ray Boats Wildcat Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Roger Rager 88 Frito-Lay Racer Lightning Chevy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dick Simon 48 Vermont American Eagle 83 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Jerry Sneva 69 Little Kings Crown Ale March 81C Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Ken Schrader 98 Friendship March Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Tom Sneva 5 Texaco Star Theodore 83 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Amber Furst 39 Rose Pedal Racing Watson Offy -- Entry declined, not enough experience  
-- -- Dave Peperak 75 X Lola T-500 Chevy -- Failed rookie test
-- -- Jorge Koechlin X X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Graham McRae 69 Little Kings Crown Ale March 81C Cosworth TC -- Driven by Je. Sneva
-- -- Harry Sauce X X X X -- Entry declined, not enough experience  
-- -- Bob Lazier 29 Agajanian/Curb Rattlesnake Cosworth TC -- Driven by M. Chandler
-- -- Dave McMillan X X X X -- Entered rookie orientation, did not appear  
-- -- Lee Kunzman 73 Primus Longhorn LR-03 Cosworth TC -- Did not appear
-- -- Bill Puterbaugh 48 Vermont American Eagle 83 Cosworth TC -- Did not appear
-- -- Larry Rice 82 X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Bobby Olivero 24 X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Dale Whittington 95 X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Bob Frey 83 Jet Engineering Eagle 83 Chevy -- Driven by Vukovich, Jr.
-- -- Chip Mead 80 X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Jerry Karl 93 X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Sheldon Kinser 58 Genesee Beer Eagle Chevy V8 -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dennis Firestone 61 Rhoades Racing Wildcat 81 Cosworth TC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Phil Caliva 97 X X X -- Did not appear
 
Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tom Sneva 98 36-46, 67-73, 81-89, 109-143, 147-172, 191-200
Al Unser 61 27-35, 47-52, 75-80, 90-108, 144-146, 173-190
Teo Fabi 23 1-23
Bobby Rahal 15 53-66, 74
Rick Mears 2 25-26
Mike Mosley 1 24

 

 

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