1983 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Race 2 of 13

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:05:03.066
Average speed of winner: 162.026 mph
Margin of victory: 10.934 sec.
Lead changes: 16 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps
Fastest lap: Teo Fabi 197.507
Lap leaders: Fabi 1-23, Mosley 24, Ri. Mears 25-26, Unser 27-35, Sneva 36-46, Unser 47-52, Rahal 53-66, Sneva 67-73, Rahal 74, Unser 75-80, Sneva 81-89, Unser 90-108, Sneva 109-143, Unser 144-146, Sneva 147-172, Unser 173-190, Sneva 191-200

Race notes: First pole for Teo Fabi. Finale for Steve Krisiloff. Al Unser took the points lead from Gordon Johncock.

Video links: Part 1 (Starting grid), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14 (Finish), Part 15 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	4	Tom Sneva	5	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	203.687	200	6	98	flagged	21
2	7	Al Unser	7	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	201.954	200	6	61	flagged	16
3	3	Rick Mears	2	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	204.301	200	1	2	flagged	14
4	26	Geoff Brabham	12	UNO - British Sterling	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	VDS	198.618	199	0	0	flagged	12
5	22	Kevin Cogan	16	Master Mechanic	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	201.528	198	0	0	flagged	10
6	12	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	199.295	198	0	0	flagged	8
7	14	Pancho Carter	21	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	198.237	197	0	0	flagged	6
8	16	Chip Ganassi	60	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	197.608	195	0	0	flagged	5
9	29	Scott Brayton	37	SME Cement	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	196.713	195	0	0	flagged	4
10	5	Al Unser, Jr.	19	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	202.146	192	0	0	out of fuel	3
11	19	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	195.108	192	0	0	flagged	2
12	25	Chris Kneifel	72	Primus Racing	Primus	Cosworth	Goodyear	Primus	198.625	191	0	0	flagged	1
13	2	Mike Mosley	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	205.372	169	1	1	accident	0
14	10	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	199.748	163	0	0	gearbox	0
15	20	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	192.993	161	0	0	flagged	0
16	30	Mike Chandler	29	Agajanian/Curb	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	194.934	153	0	0	gearbox	0
17	9	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	10	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	199.893	152	0	0	half shaft	0
18	15	Bill Whittington	94	Whittington Brothers	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	197.755	144	0	0	gearbox	0
19	28	Derek Daly	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	197.658	126	0	0	engine	0
20	6	Bobby Rahal	55	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	202.005	110	2	15	radiator	0
21	21	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	202.320	101	0	0	handling	0
22	23	Johnny Parsons	66	Colonial Bread	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	199.984	80	0	0	accident	0
23	11	Mario Andretti	3	Newman-Haas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	199.404	79	0	0	accident	0
24	33	Dennis Firestone	90	Simpson Sports	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hackman	190.888	77	0	0	oil leak	0
25	18	Josele Garza	55	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	195.671	64	0	0	oil leak	0
26	1	Teo Fabi	33	Forsythe Bros./Skoal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	207.395	47	1	23	fuel leak	1
27	27	Don Whittington	91	Simoniz	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	198.597	44	0	0	ignition	0
28	8	Roger Mears	9	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	200.108	43	0	0	accident	0
29	31	Steve Krisiloff	43	Armstrong Mold	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Armstrong	191.192	42	0	0	U-joint	0
30	17	Patrick Bedard	35	Escort Radar	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	195.941	25	0	0	accident	0
31	24	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline-Gilmore Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	199.557	24	0	0	shift link	0
32	13	George Snider	1	Calumet Farms	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	198.544	22	0	0	ignition	0
33	32	Chet Fillip	38	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Tom Mitchell	183.146	11	0	0	black flagged	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Al Unser	32	2	0	0	2
2	Tom Sneva	21	2	0	1	1
3	Rick Mears	21	2	1	0	1
4	Gordon Johncock	20	2	0	1	1
5	John Paul, Jr.	14	1	0	0	1
6	Pete Halsmer	12	1	0	0	0
7	Geoff Brabham	12	1	0	0	0
8	Howdy Holmes	12	2	0	0	0
9	Al Unser, Jr.	11	2	0	0	0
10	Mario Andretti	10	2	0	0	0
11	Kevin Cogan	10	2	0	0	0
12	Roger Mears	6	2	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	6	2	0	0	0
14	Chip Ganassi	5	1	0	0	0
15	Scott Brayton	4	1	0	0	0
16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
17	Jim McElreath	2	1	0	0	0
18	Steve Chassey	2	2	0	0	0
19	Doug Heveron	1	1	0	0	0
20	Chris Kneifel	1	1	0	0	0
21	Teo Fabi	1	2	1	0	0
22	Mike Mosley	0	2	0	0	0
23	Dick Simon	0	1	0	0	0
24	Mike Chandler	0	1	0	0	0
25	Johnny Rutherford	0	1	0	0	0