1982 AirCal 500

Race 8 of 11

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:42:14
Average speed of winner: 115.944 mph
Margin of victory: 66 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Cogan pole, Andretti 1-10, Cogan 11-50, Ri. Mears 51-95

Race notes: Last pole for Kevin Cogan. Debut for Chris Kneifel and Al Unser, Jr.

Video links: Simon crash, Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	4	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	129.682	95	1	45	flagged	63
2	13	Tom Sneva	7	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	124.628	95	0	0	flagged	48
3	16	Johnny Rutherford	5	Pennzoil	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	123.385	93	0	0	flagged	42
4	27	Roger Mears	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	116.828	90	0	0	flagged	36
5	10	Al Unser, Jr.	33	Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	126.849	86	0	0	fuel feed	30
6	21	Greg Leffler	64	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		118.799	78	0	0	valve	24
7	24	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	117.013	66	0	0	accident	18
8	28	Bill Alsup	2	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	113.566	64	0	0	engine	15
9	9	Mike Chandler	68	Freeman	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Hodgdon	127.316	55	0	0	engine	12
10	1	Kevin Cogan	4	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	131.467	50	1	40	engine	12
11	17	Chris Kneifel	47	Metametrix	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Jamieson	123.377	50	0	0	overheating	6
12	26	Jerry Karl	46	McCray Plastering	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Seymour	116.834	46	0	0	turbocharger	3
13	20	Josele Garza	55	Schlitz Gusto	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	120.112	46	0	0	engine	3
14	25	Bill Tempero	15	Tempero Hi Perf	Longhorn	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Tempero	116.836	41	0	0	transmission	3
15	3	Bobby Rahal	19	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	129.785	39	0	0	CV joint	3
16	11	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	126.277	39	0	0	engine	3
17	7	Al Unser	10	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	128.480	39	0	0	engine	3
18	19	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	6	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	121.693	26	0	0	engine	3
19	18	Pancho Carter	3	Alex Foods	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	121.804	25	0	0	engine	3
20	14	Héctor Rebaque	32	Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	124.605	22	0	0	accident	3
21	23	Dick Ferguson	89	Crysen Corp.	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		117.244	22	0	0	transmission	0
22	15	Herm Johnson	28	Menard Lumber	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Menard	123.771	15	0	0	overheating	0
23	2	Mario Andretti	40	STP - Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	130.603	11	1	10	transmission	0
24	8	Pete Halsmer	66	Arciero Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Arciero	127.600	10	0	0	engine	0
25	22	Johnny Parsons	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	117.244	8	0	0	transmission	0
26	5	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	129.160	7	0	0	transmission	0
27	12	Vern Schuppan	99	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	125.825	6	0	0	engine	0
28	6	Geoff Brabham	21	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	128.615	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Rick Mears	254	8	5	4	5
2	Gordon Johncock	185	8	1	2	3
3	Bobby Rahal	181	7	0	1	4
4	Mario Andretti	154	8	0	0	4
5	Kevin Cogan	124	8	2	0	2
6	Tom Sneva	114	8	0	1	2
7	Geoff Brabham	93	8	0	0	0
8	Al Unser	92	7	0	0	1
9	Roger Mears	82	8	0	0	0
10	Johnny Rutherford	60	7	0	0	1
11	Bill Alsup	55	8	0	0	0
12	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	48	7	0	0	0
13	Johnny Parsons	41	5	0	0	0
14	Gary Bettenhausen	41	3	0	0	0
15	Pancho Carter	40	8	0	0	0
16	Howdy Holmes	37	7	0	0	0
17	Tom Bigelow	31	4	0	0	0
18	Al Unser, Jr.	30	1	0	0	0
19	Mike Mosley	30	3	0	0	0
20	Danny Sullivan	28	2	0	0	1
21	Josele Garza	27	8	0	0	0
22	Greg Leffler	24	2	0	0	0
23	Jim Hickman	24	3	0	0	0
24	Dick Simon	24	6	0	0	0
25	A.J. Foyt	22	4	0	0	1