1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

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1983 - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/29/1983
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Teo Fabi / 207.395 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 30 laps
Average Race Speed - 162.026 mph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 16 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Tom Sneva
Race Number - 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	203.687
2	7	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	201.954
3	3	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	204.301
4	26	Geoff Brabham	UNO British Sterling	Penske	Cosworth	198.618
5	22	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic	March	Cosworth	201.528
6	12	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	199.295
7	14	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	198.237
8	16	Chip Ganassi	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	197.608
9	29	Scott Brayton	SME Cement	March	Cosworth	196.713
10	5	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	202.146
11	19	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	195.108
12	25	Chris Kneifel	Primus Racing	Primus	Cosworth	198.625
13	2	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	205.372
14	10	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	199.748
15	20	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	March	Cosworth	192.993
16	30	Mike Chandler	Agajanian/Curb	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	194.934
17	9	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	199.893
18	15	Bill Whittington	Whittington Brothers	March	Cosworth	197.755
19	28	Derek Daly	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	197.658
20	6	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	202.005
21	21	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	202.32
22	23	Johnny Parsons	Colonial Bread	Penske	Cosworth	199.984
23	11	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	199.404
24	33	Dennis Firestone	Simpson Sports	March	Cosworth	190.888
25	18	Josele Garza	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	195.671
26	1	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Bros/Skoal	March	Cosworth	207.395
27	27	Don Whittington	Simoniz	March	Cosworth	198.597
28	8	Roger Mears	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	200.108
29	31	Steve Krisiloff	Armstrong Mold	Lola	Cosworth	191.192
30	17	Patrick Bedard	Escort Radar	March	Cosworth	195.941
31	24	AJ Foyt	ValvolineGilmore Racing	March	Cosworth	199.557
32	13	George Snider	Calumet Farms	March	Cosworth	198.544
33	32	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Eagle	Cosworth	183.146