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1983 Budweiser Cleveland 500
Race 4 of 13
Cleveland
125 laps
Time of race: 2:51:54
Average speed of winner: 108.202 mph
Margin of victory: 31.0 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Lap leaders: Andretti 1-34, Rahal 35, Fabi 36-43, Unser 44-65, Fabi 66-71, Unser 72-75, Fabi 76-81, Unser 82-87, Halsmer 88-96, Unser 97-101, Halsmer 102-107, Unser 108-125
Race notes: Debut for Desiré Wilson.
Video links: Finish/Post-race
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
1 | 7 | Al Unser | 7 | Hertz | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 118.408 | 125 | 5 | 55 | flagged | 21 |
2 | 5 | Pete Halsmer | 66 | Arciero Racing | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Arciero | 118.676 | 125 | 2 | 15 | flagged | 16 |
3 | 4 | Teo Fabi | 33 | Forsythe/Skoal Bandit | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Forsythe | 120.301 | 124 | 3 | 20 | flagged | 14 |
4 | 14 | Mike Mosley | 18 | Kraco Car Stereo | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Kraco | 116.196 | 124 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
5 | 18 | Tom Sneva | 5 | Texaco Star | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Bignotti | 114.717 | 123 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 10 |
6 | 11 | Roger Mears | 9 | Machinists Union | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Machinists Union | 116.862 | 121 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 8 |
7 | 6 | Rick Mears | 1 | Pennzoil | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Penske | 118.660 | 120 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
8 | 17 | Pancho Carter | 21 | Alex Foods Pinata | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Morales | 114.769 | 119 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
9 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. | 17 | Coors Light | Eagle | Cosworth | Goodyear | Galles | 120.709 | 119 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
10 | 22 | Desiré Wilson | 34 | Wysard Motor Co. | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Wysard | 112.891 | 117 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
11 | 24 | Phil Krueger | 46 | Morris Pontiac/KZZP | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | 112.183 | 109 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 | |
12 | 10 | Howdy Holmes | 30 | Domino's Pizza | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Shierson | 117.295 | 95 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
13 | 16 | Chip Ganassi | 60 | Old Milwaukee | Wildcat | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 115.309 | 65 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 0 |
14 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 3 | Newman-Haas Budweiser | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 121.443 | 56 | 1 | 34 | overheating | 1 |
15 | 19 | Bill Whittington | 94 | Whittington Bros | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Whittington | 114.491 | 56 | 0 | 0 | off course | 0 |
16 | 26 | Herm Johnson | 42 | Marriott Inns of Cleveland | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 111.632 | 54 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 | |
17 | 8 | Josele Garza | 55 | Machinists/21st Century | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Machinists Union | 118.236 | 52 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
18 | 21 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 10 | Provimi Veal | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Bettenhausen | 113.364 | 47 | 0 | 0 | fire | 0 |
19 | 3 | Bobby Rahal | 2 | Red Roof Inns | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Truesports | 120.377 | 40 | 1 | 1 | accident | 0 |
20 | 28 | Bill Alsup | 11 | Crane & Shovel Sales | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | Alsup | 31 | 0 | 0 | fire | 0 | |
21 | 13 | John Paul, Jr. | 12 | British Sterling | Penske | Cosworth | Goodyear | VDS | 116.248 | 23 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
22 | 25 | Steve Chassey | 56 | Genesee Beer Wagon | Eagle | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Gohr | 111.897 | 18 | 0 | 0 | handling | 0 |
23 | 23 | Bill Tempero | 15 | Zena Jeans | Longhorn | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Tempero | 112.221 | 16 | 0 | 0 | off course | 0 |
24 | 20 | Scott Brayton | 37 | SME Cement/Escort | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Brayton | 114.428 | 12 | 0 | 0 | fuel | 0 |
25 | 15 | Kevin Cogan | 6 | Master Mechanic/Caesar's | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Bignotti | 115.309 | 10 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
26 | 9 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | STP Oil Treatment | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 117.434 | 10 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
27 | 12 | Chris Kneifel | 72 | C. F. I. | Primus | Cosworth | Goodyear | Primus | 116.279 | 8 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
28 | 27 | Danny Ongais | 40 | Sea Ray Boats | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Patrick | 106.639 | 2 | 0 | 0 | fire | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
1 | Al Unser | 69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Tom Sneva | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Rick Mears | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Pete Halsmer | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Teo Fabi | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Mike Mosley | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
8 | Roger Mears | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Howdy Holmes | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Al Unser, Jr. | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | John Paul, Jr. | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Geoff Brabham | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Mario Andretti | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Pancho Carter | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Kevin Cogan | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Bobby Rahal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Chip Ganassi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Scott Brayton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Desiré Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Jim McElreath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Steve Chassey | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Dick Simon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Phil Krueger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Doug Heveron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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