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.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	9	John Paul, Jr.	12	British Sterling	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	VDS	197.498	250	3	66	flagged	21
2	7	Al Unser	7	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	199.540	250	2	33	flagged	16
3	18	Mario Andretti	3	Newman-Haas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	194.761	250	1	21	flagged	14
4	8	Rick Mears	1	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	199.148	249	3	19	accident	12
5	4	Bobby Rahal	2	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	201.112	249	4	38	flagged	10
6	6	Pancho Carter	21	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	199.956	248	1	2	flagged	8
7	15	Al Unser, Jr.	17	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	195.509	248	3	19	flagged	6
8	12	Chip Ganassi	60	Old Milwaukee	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	196.421	247	0	0	flagged	5
9	19	Chris Kneifel	72	C. F. I.	Primus	Cosworth	Goodyear	Primus	194.521	242	0	0	accident	4
10	24	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	192.416	241	0	0	flagged	3
11	29	Dick Ferguson	86	Hoffman Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hoffman	189.066	235	0	0	flagged	2
12	17	Scott Brayton	37	SME Cement/Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	195.122	235	0	0	flagged	1
13	33	Jim McElreath	23	McElreath Racing	McElreath	Cosworth	Goodyear	McElreath	181.905	231	0	0	flagged	0
14	20	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	193.647	215	0	0	flagged	0
15	1	Teo Fabi	33	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	202.128	205	1	3	clutch	1
16	27	Bill Alsup	11	Crane & Shovel Sales	Argo	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	191.388	204	0	0	accident	0
17	10	Mike Mosley	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	196.883	196	0	0	engine	0
18	21	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	10	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	193.268	174	0	0	engine	0
19	22	Josele Garza	55	Machinists Union-Caesar's	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	193.092	159	0	0	gearbox	0
20	2	Don Whittington	91	Simoniz Finish	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	201.822	156	3	5	engine	0
21	31	Jerry Karl	61	Renaissance Rhoades	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	185.185	149	0	0	transmission	0
22	23	Geoff Brabham	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	192.812	127	0	0	radiator	0
23	14	Danny Ongais	40	Sea Ray Boats	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	195.775	124	0	0	CV joint	0
24	32	Herm Johnson	42	Marriott Inns-Kangaroos	March	Cosworth	Goodyear		184.492	106	0	0	oil leak	0
25	3	Tom Sneva	5	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	201.506	75	2	9	tie rod	0
26	5	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	200.994	74	3	35	accident	0
27	11	Kevin Cogan	6	Master Mechanic/Caesar's	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	196.544	74	0	0	accident	0
28	13	Patrick Bedard	35	Escort Radar	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	196.196	73	0	0	radiator	0
29	28	Tom Bigelow	78	HBK Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	HBK	190.683	64	0	0	engine	0
30	30	Johnny Parsons	8	Leader Card Racing	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	186.037	56	0	0	magneto	0
31	25	Mike Chandler	19	Agajanian-Curb	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	192.256	47	0	0	engine	0
32	26	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	191.688	18	0	0	accident	0
33	16	Pete Halsmer	66	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	195.419	11	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Al Unser	85	5	0	1	5
2	Rick Mears	53	5	1	0	2
3	Tom Sneva	52	5	0	2	2
4	John Paul, Jr.	35	3	0	1	2
5	Pete Halsmer	32	4	0	0	1
6	Teo Fabi	29	5	3	0	1
7	Mario Andretti	25	5	1	0	1
8	Mike Mosley	22	5	0	0	0
9	Al Unser, Jr.	21	5	0	0	0
10	Gordon Johncock	20	5	0	1	1
11	Roger Mears	19	4	0	0	0
12	Howdy Holmes	19	5	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	19	5	0	0	0
14	Bobby Rahal	18	5	0	0	0
15	Geoff Brabham	12	2	0	0	0
16	Kevin Cogan	10	5	0	0	0
17	Chip Ganassi	10	3	0	0	0
18	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	6	5	0	0	0
19	Scott Brayton	5	3	0	0	0
20	Chris Kneifel	5	3	0	0	0
21	Steve Chassey	5	5	0	0	0
22	Desiré Wilson	3	1	0	0	0
23	Jim McElreath	2	2	0	0	0
24	Dick Simon	2	3	0	0	0
25	Phil Krueger	2	2	0	0	0