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1983 Michigan 500


Race 5 of 13


Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:42:27
Average speed of winner: 134.862 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 26 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 12 for 85 laps
Lap leaders: Fabi pole, Whittington 1, Sneva 2, Johncock 3-9, Sneva 10-17, Whittington 18-19, Rahal 20-31, Unser, Jr. 32-34, Rahal 35-42, Unser, Jr. 43, Johncock 44-50, Carter 51-52, Johncock 53-73, Fabi 74-76, Unser 77-87, Whittington 88-89, Rahal 90-93, Mears 94-96, Rahal 97-110, Unser, Jr. 111-125, Andretti 126-146, Paul, Jr. 147-192, Mears 193-197, Paul, Jr. 198-216, Unser 217-238, Mears 239-249, Paul, Jr. 250

Race notes: Only win for John Paul, Jr.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorChassisEngineTireOwnerQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusPoints
19John Paul, Jr.12British SterlingPenskeCosworthGoodyearVDS197.498250366flagged21
27Al Unser7HertzPenskeCosworthGoodyearPenske199.540250233flagged16
318Mario Andretti3Newman-Haas BudweiserLolaCosworthGoodyearNewman-Haas194.761250121flagged14
48Rick Mears1PennzoilPenskeCosworthGoodyearPenske199.148249319accident12
54Bobby Rahal2Red Roof InnsMarchCosworthGoodyearTruesports201.112249438flagged10
66Pancho Carter21Alex Foods PinataMarchCosworthGoodyearMorales199.95624812flagged8
715Al Unser, Jr.17Coors LightMarchCosworthGoodyearGalles195.509248319flagged6
812Chip Ganassi60Old MilwaukeeWildcatCosworthGoodyearPatrick196.42124700flagged5
919Chris Kneifel72C. F. I.PrimusCosworthGoodyearPrimus194.52124200accident4
1024Steve Chassey56Genesee Beer WagonEagleChevroletGoodyearGohr192.41624100flagged3
1129Dick Ferguson86Hoffman RacingMarchCosworthGoodyearHoffman189.06623500flagged2
1217Scott Brayton37SME Cement/DreisbachMarchCosworthGoodyearBrayton195.12223500flagged1
1333Jim McElreath23McElreath RacingMcElreathCosworthGoodyearMcElreath181.90523100flagged0
1420Dick Simon22Vermont-AmericanMarchCosworthGoodyearSimon193.64721500flagged0
151Teo Fabi33Forsythe/Skoal BanditMarchCosworthGoodyearForsythe202.12820513clutch1
1627Bill Alsup11Crane & Shovel SalesArgoCosworthGoodyearAlsup191.38820400accident0
1710Mike Mosley18Kraco Car StereoMarchCosworthGoodyearKraco196.88319600engine0
1821Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.10Provimi VealMarchCosworthGoodyearBettenhausen193.26817400engine0
1922Josele Garza55Machinists Union-Caesar'sPenskeCosworthGoodyearMachinists Union193.09215900gearbox0
202Don Whittington91Simoniz FinishMarchCosworthGoodyearWhittington201.82215635engine0
2131Jerry Karl61Renaissance RhoadesWildcatCosworthGoodyearRhoades185.18514900transmission0
2223Geoff Brabham34Wysard Motor Co.MarchCosworthGoodyearWysard192.81212700radiator0
2314Danny Ongais40Sea Ray BoatsMarchCosworthGoodyearPatrick195.77512400CV joint0
2432Herm Johnson42Marriott Inns-KangaroosMarchCosworthGoodyear184.49210600oil leak0
253Tom Sneva5Texaco StarMarchCosworthGoodyearBignotti201.5067529tie rod0
265Gordon Johncock20STP Oil TreatmentMarchCosworthGoodyearPatrick200.99474335accident0
2711Kevin Cogan6Master Mechanic/Caesar'sMarchCosworthGoodyearBignotti196.5447400accident0
2813Patrick Bedard35Escort RadarMarchCosworthGoodyearBrayton196.1967300radiator0
2928Tom Bigelow78HBK RacingEagleChevroletGoodyearHBK190.6836400engine0
3030Johnny Parsons8Leader Card RacingWatsonCosworthGoodyearLeader Card186.0375600magneto0
3125Mike Chandler19Agajanian-CurbRattlesnakeCosworthGoodyearCurb192.2564700engine0
3226Howdy Holmes30Domino's PizzaMarchCosworthGoodyearShierson191.6881800accident0
3316Pete Halsmer66Arciero RacingPenskeCosworthGoodyearArciero195.4191100engine0

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsPodiums
1Al Unser855015
2Rick Mears535102
3Tom Sneva525022
4John Paul, Jr.353012
5Pete Halsmer324001
6Teo Fabi295301
7Mario Andretti255101
8Mike Mosley225000
9Al Unser, Jr.215000
10Gordon Johncock205011
11Roger Mears194000
12Howdy Holmes195000
13Pancho Carter195000
14Bobby Rahal185000
15Geoff Brabham122000
16Kevin Cogan105000
17Chip Ganassi103000
18Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.65000
19Scott Brayton53000
20Chris Kneifel53000
21Steve Chassey55000
22Desiré Wilson31000
23Jim McElreath22000
24Dick Simon23000
25Phil Krueger22000


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