1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Budweiser Cleveland 500 Race Results

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1983 - Budweiser Cleveland 500 Race Results

Race Name - Budweiser Cleveland 500
Date - 7/3/1983
Race Track - Burke Lakefront Airport
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 125
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mario Andretti / 121.443 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 13 laps
Average Race Speed - 108.202 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 11 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Al Unser
Race Number - 4

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	7	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	118.408
2	5	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	118.676
3	4	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	120.301
4	14	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	116.196
5	18	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	114.717
6	11	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	116.862
7	6	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	118.66
8	17	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	114.769
9	2	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	120.709
10	22	Desir Wilson	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	112.891
11	24	Phil Krueger	Morris Pontiac/KZZP	Penske	Cosworth	112.183
12	10	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	117.295
13	16	Chip Ganassi	Old Milwaukee	Wildcat	Cosworth	115.309
14	1	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	121.443
15	19	Bill Whittington	Whittington Bros	March	Cosworth	114.491
16	26	Herm Johnson	Marriott Inns of Cleveland	March	Cosworth	111.632
17	8	Josele Garza	Machinists/21st Century	Penske	Cosworth	118.236
18	21	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	113.364
19	3	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	120.377
20	28	Bill Alsup	Crane Shovel Sales	Penske	Cosworth
21	13	John Paul Jr	British Sterling	Penske	Cosworth	116.248
22	25	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	111.897
23	23	Bill Tempero	Zena Jeans	Longhorn	Chevrolet	112.221
24	20	Scott Brayton	SME Cement/Escort	March	Cosworth	114.428
25	15	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	March	Cosworth	115.309
26	9	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	117.434
27	12	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	116.279
28	27	Danny Ongais	Sea Ray Boats	March	Cosworth	106.639