1982 Domino's Pizza Pocono 500

Race 7 of 11

Pocono
200 laps
Time of race: 3:25:39
Average speed of winner: 145.879 mph
Margin of victory: 2.0 sec.
Lead changes: 26 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 50 laps
Lap leaders: Ri. Mears 1-5, Andretti 6-11, Rutherford 12-16, Sneva 17-18, Rutherford 19-27, Ri. Mears 28-29, Unser 30, Ri. Mears 31-45, Cogan 46, Rahal 47, Ri. Mears 48-64, Cogan 65, Johncock 66-69, Rutherford 70-73, Ri. Mears 74-89, Rutherford 90-92, Cogan 93-97, Ri. Mears 98-111, Rutherford 112-114, Ri. Mears 115-130, Johncock 131-132, Ri. Mears 133-146, Johncock 147-152, Ri. Mears 153-173, Johncock 174-175, Cogan 176-178, Ri. Mears 179-200

Race notes: Finale for Bill Vukovich, Jr. Rick Mears took the points lead from Gordon Johncock.

Video links: Rutherford crash, Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	200.983	200	10	142	flagged	66
2	2	Kevin Cogan	4	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	196.541	200	4	10	flagged	48
3	7	Bobby Rahal	19	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	192.090	197	1	1	flagged	42
4	13	Geoff Brabham	21	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	189.008	197	0	0	flagged	36
5	19	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	6	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	182.253	195	0	0	flagged	30
6	5	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	193.619	193	4	14	gearbox	24
7	11	Johnny Parsons	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	190.747	191	0	0	flagged	18
8	24	Gary Bettenhausen	56	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	172.520	188	0	0	flagged	15
9	23	Roger Mears	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	174.591	181	0	0	flagged	12
10	25	Jerry Karl	46	McCray Plastering	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Seymour	172.434	161	0	0	engine	9
11	28	Phil Krueger	65	Luxury Racers	King	Chevrolet	Goodyear		162.136	149	0	0	flagged	6
12	3	Johnny Rutherford	5	Pennzoil	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	184.843	137	5	24	accident	3
13	18	Bill Alsup	2	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	182.343	129	0	0	engine	3
14	4	Mario Andretti	40	STP - Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	194.460	114	1	6	gearbox	3
15	20	Josele Garza	55	Schlitz Gusto	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	178.352	106	0	0	transmission	3
16	6	Mike Mosley	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	193.553	100	0	0	engine	3
17	17	Chip Ganassi	12	1st Commercial Corp	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	183.959	98	0	0	engine	3
18	27	Jim McElreath	23	McElreath Racing	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear	McElreath	165.192	79	0	0	clutch	3
19	10	Tom Sneva	7	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	191.314	70	1	2	ignition	3
20	14	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline-Gilmore	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	188.739	70	0	0	suspension	3
21	30	George Snider	35	Cobre Tire	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher		64	0	0	engine	0
22	22	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	174.639	59	0	0	engine	0
23	8	Al Unser	10	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	191.861	45	1	1	electrical	0
24	16	Scott Brayton	36	Brayton Engr	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	184.309	39	0	0	engine	0
25	21	Tom Bigelow	72	H B K Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	HBK	176.356	38	0	0	engine	0
26	29	Al Loquasto	86	Empress Traveler	Eagle	Offenhauser	Goodyear		158.711	37	0	0	fuel pressure	0
27	15	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	188.576	26	0	0	engine	0
28	12	Pancho Carter	3	Alex Foods	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	189.781	19	0	0	engine	0
29	26	Bill Vukovich, Jr.	24	Vermont-American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	166.039	17	0	0	oil cooler	0
30	31	Spike Gehlhausen	27	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear			3	0	0	magneto	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	191	7	5	3	4
2	Gordon Johncock	185	7	1	2	3
3	Bobby Rahal	178	6	0	1	4
4	Mario Andretti	154	7	0	0	4
5	Kevin Cogan	112	7	1	0	2
6	Geoff Brabham	93	7	0	0	0
7	Al Unser	89	6	0	0	1
8	Tom Sneva	66	7	0	1	1
9	Roger Mears	46	7	0	0	0
10	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	45	6	0	0	0
11	Johnny Parsons	41	4	0	0	0
12	Gary Bettenhausen	41	3	0	0	0
13	Bill Alsup	40	7	0	0	0
14	Pancho Carter	37	7	0	0	0
15	Howdy Holmes	34	6	0	0	0
16	Tom Bigelow	31	4	0	0	0
17	Mike Mosley	30	3	0	0	0
18	Danny Sullivan	28	2	0	0	1
19	Jim Hickman	24	3	0	0	0
20	Josele Garza	24	7	0	0	0
21	A.J. Foyt	22	4	0	0	1
22	Herm Johnson	22	6	0	0	0
23	Johnny Rutherford	18	6	0	0	0
24	Vern Schuppan	18	1	0	0	0
25	Bill Tempero	17	2	0	0	0