1983 PPG Indy Car World Series

1983 PPG Indy Car World Series

Al Unser - Champion

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
4/17/83	Kraco Dixie 200	Atlanta	200.904	PO	Gordon Johncock
5/29/83	Indianapolis 500-Mile Race^	Indianapolis	500	PO	Tom Sneva
6/12/83	Dana Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee	150	PO	Tom Sneva
7/3/83	Budweiser Cleveland 500	Cleveland	310	RC	Al Unser
7/17/83	Norton Michigan 500	MIS	500	PO	John Paul, Jr.
7/31/83	Provimi Veal 200	Elkhart Lake	200	RC	Mario Andretti
8/14/83	Domino's Pizza 500	Pocono	500	PO	Teo Fabi
8/28/83	LA Times/Budweiser 500	Riverside	313.5	RC	Bobby Rahal
9/11/83	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio	200.5	RC	Teo Fabi
9/18/83	Detroit News Grand Prix 200	MIS	200	PO	Rick Mears
10/8/83	Caesars Palace Grand Prix III	Las Vegas	200.25	SC	Mario Andretti
10/23/83	Cribari Wines 300K	Laguna Seca	186.2	RC	Teo Fabi
10/29/83	Miller High Life 150	Phoenix	150	PO	Teo Fabi

^Race sanctioned by USAC but counted in CART points standings

Standing	Driver		Starts	DNS/DNQ	Wins	2nds	3rds	4ths	5ths	Best Finish	Poles	Points
1	Al	Unser	13	0	1	4	1	3	1		0	151
2	Teo	Fabi	13	0	4	1	2	1	0		6	146
3	Mario	Andretti	13	0	2	3	1	1	1		2	133
4	Tom	Sneva	13	0	2	0	1	1	2		1	96
5	Bobby	Rahal	12	1	1	1	1	0	2		2	94
6	Rick	Mears	13	0	1	0	3	1	0		1	92
7	Al	Unser, Jr.	13	0	0	2	0	2	0		0	89
8	John	Paul, Jr.	11	1	1	1	2	0	1		1	84
9	Chip	Ganassi	10	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	56
10	Pancho	Carter	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	53
11	Pete	Halsmer	12	1	0	1	0	1	1		0	48
12	Roger	Mears	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	43
13	Howdy	Holmes	13	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	39
14	Mike	Mosley	10	1	0	0	0	2	1		0	36
15	Kevin	Cogan	13	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	26
16	Gordon	Johncock	5	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	20
17T	Chris	Kneifel	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	19
17T	Tony	Bettenhausen, Jr.	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	19
19	Steve	Chassey	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	17
20	Danny	Ongais	8	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	14
21	Geoff	Brabham	6	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	13
22	Josele	Garza	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
23	Tom	Klausler	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	8
24T	Jeff	Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	5
24T	Scott	Brayton	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	5
26T	Derek	Daly	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	4
26T	Michael	Andretti	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	4
28	Desiré	Wilson	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	3
29T	Dick	Simon	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2
29T	Greg	Leffler	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2
29T	Jim	McElreath	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2
29T	Phil	Krueger	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2
29T	Dick	Ferguson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2
34T	Jerry	Karl	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1
34T	Gary	Bettenhausen	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1
34T	Doug	Heveron	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1
NR	Randy	Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	Bill	Alsup	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Tom	Bigelow	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Bill	Whittington	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Jorge	Koechlin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Herm	Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
NR	Michael	Chandler	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
NR	Pat	Bedard	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0
NR	Chet	Fillip	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
NR	Johnny	Rutherford	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
NR	Al	Loquasto	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
NR	Don	Whittington	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
NR	Bill	Tempero	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0
NR	Johnny	Parsons	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0
NR	Phil	Caliva	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0
NR	Drake	Olson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0
NR	Dennis	Firestone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0
NR	Chip	Mead	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0
NR	Bob	Ward	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0
NR	Steve	Krisiloff	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0
NR	Chuck	Ciprich	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	0
NR	A. J.	Foyt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0
NR	George	Snider	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0
NR	Tom	Bagley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	0	0
NR	Mark	Alderson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jim	Buick	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Larry	Cannon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bob	Frey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Amber	Furst	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Spike	Gehlhausen	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bob	Harkey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Richard	Hubbard	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Sheldon	Kinser	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Lee	Kunzman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bob	Lazier	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	David	Leslie	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Harry	MacDonald	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	John	Mahler	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Mack	McClellan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Dave	McMillan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Graham	McRae	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	John	Morton	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bobby	Olivero	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Dave	Peperak	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Teddy	Pilette	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bill	Puterbaugh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Roger	Rager	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Larry	Rice	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Barry	Ruble	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Ken	Schrader	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jerry	Sneva	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Rich	Vogler	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Billy	Vukovich, Jr.	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Dale	Whittington	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0

Debuts

Farewells

Michael Andretti

Chuck Ciprich

Teo Fabi

Amber Furst

Doug Heveron

Jorge Koechlin

David Leslie

Randy Lewis

Dave McMillan

Drake Olson

Dave Peperak

Barry Ruble

Harry Sauce

Bob Ward

Jeff Wood