1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Dominos Pizza 500 Race Results

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1983 - Dominos Pizza 500 Race Results

Race Name - Dominos Pizza 500
Date - 8/14/1983
Race Track - Pocono International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 34
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Tom Sneva / 191.848 mph
Cautions - 10 cautions for 62 laps
Average Race Speed - 134.852 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Teo Fabi
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	190.46
2	6	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	186.722
3	4	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	189.143
4	14	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	184.385
5	3	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	190.311
6	13	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	184.642
7	9	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	186.058
8	17	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	183.131
9	11	Josele Garza	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	185.277
10	22	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	179.867
11	8	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	186.062
12	1	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	191.848
13	15	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	184.286
14	20	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	180.781
15	33	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	March	Cosworth
16	19	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	181.283
17	30	Patrick Bedard	Escort Radar	March	Cosworth	164.26
18	31	Al Loquasto	Scranton Dodge	Penske	Cosworth	164.087
19	5	Bill Whittington	Whittington Bros	March	Cosworth	186.889
20	24	Bill Alsup	Crane Shovel Sales	Penske	Cosworth	177.943
21	7	Johnny Rutherford	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	186.393
22	23	Dick Ferguson	Rattlesnake Racing	March	Cosworth	177.946
23	29	Jim McElreath	McElreath Racing	McElreath	Cosworth	166.759
24	32	Danny Ongais	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth
25	34	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet
26	12	Chip Ganassi	Old Milwaukee	Wildcat	Cosworth	184.809
27	26	Gary Bettenhausen	American Spirit Racing	Spirit	Chevrolet	170.833
28	10	Scott Brayton	SME Cement/Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	185.481
29	16	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	184.283
30	28	Chuck Ciprich	Pace Electronics	Finley	Chevrolet	168.694
31	18	Desir Wilson	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	181.8
32	27	Jerry Karl	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	170.238
33	21	Don Whittington	Whittington Bros	March	Cosworth	180.321
34	25	Tom Bagley	Leader Card Racing	Watson	Cosworth	175.193