1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Escort Radar Warning 200 Race Results

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1983 - Escort Radar Warning 200 Race Results

Race Name - Escort Radar Warning 200
Date - 9/11/1983
Race Track - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 84
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 106.189 mph
Cautions - N/A cautions for N/A laps
Average Race Speed - 98.755 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Teo Fabi
Race Number - 9

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	105.845
2	4	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	104.442
3	1	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	106.189
4	10	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	102.846
5	12	Danny Ongais	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	102.091
6	15	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	Theodore	Cosworth	100.88
7	17	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	99.665
8	13	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	101.94
9	11	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	102.513
10	19	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	99.561
11	27	Greg Leffler	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	93.879
12	18	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	99.654
13	8	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	102.937
14	20	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	99.043
15	23	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Eagle	Cosworth	98.089
16	16	Desir Wilson	Wysard/Kreepy Krauly	March	Cosworth	100.452
17	26	Herm Johnson	H R	Spirit	Chevrolet	93.898
18	6	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	103.458
19	22	Bill Alsup	Crane Shovel Sales	March	Cosworth	98.276
20	3	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	105.067
21	24	Bill Tempero	Zena Jeans	Longhorn	Barnes	96.838
22	5	Derek Daly	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	104.096
23	14	Josele Garza	Machinists Union/Spa Lady	Penske	Cosworth	101.817
24	9	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	102.936
25	7	Chip Ganassi	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	103.273
26	21	Chip Mead	National Tire Wholesalers	Watson	Cosworth	99.016
27	25	Phil Krueger	Morris Pontiac/Refuse	Eagle	Chevrolet	94.116