1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series

Last updated
1983 CART season
PPG Indy Car World Series
CART logo (1979-1991).svg
Season
Races13
Start dateApril 17
End dateOctober 29
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser
Constructors' Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg March
Manufacturers' Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cosworth
Nations' Cup Flag of the United States.svg United States
Rookie of the Year Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva
  1982
1984  

The 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 5th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 13 races. Al Unser was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was Teo Fabi. The 1983 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but an arrangement was made such that it counted towards the CART points championship. Tom Sneva won the Indy 500, after three previous runner-up finishes.

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Al Unser jumped out to the early points lead, with second-place finishes in the first three races of the season. Unser finished second at Indianapolis to Tom Sneva, but not without some controversy. Rookie Al Unser Jr. was accused of blocking for his father, but Sneva prevailed, making the winning pass with ten laps to go. Unser won at Cleveland, finished second at the Michigan 500, and third at Road America. After 6 of 13 races, Unser had a 35-point lead over Tom Sneva in the standings.

Rookie Teo Fabi made headlines at Indianapolis, becoming the first rookie to win the pole since 1950. His car dropped out, however, with a failed fuel o-ring. After a mixed start to the year, Fabi's season came alive in July, winning his first career race at the Pocono 500. Fabi jumped from 8th in points to as high as second following his win at Mid-Ohio. Fabi began to whittle away at Unser's point lead. Unser was running consistently, and had no finish worse than 11th.

In the next-to-last race of the season at Laguna Seca, Fabi dominated. He won the pole position and led 95 of 98 laps, winning his third race of the season. With only one race to go, Unser's point lead was down to 15 points. At the season finale in Phoenix, Fabi put in another dominating performance. He won the pole and led 138 of 150 laps. Fabi's championship hopes, however, fell just short as Al Unser came home 4th. Al Unser won the title by a mere 5 points over Fabi.

Other top stories from 1983 included Newman/Haas Racing joining the series with driver Mario Andretti plus a new chassis from Lola, and the rookie debut of Al Unser Jr. Though Unser Jr. did not win any races, he had ten top-10 finishes en route to 7th in points.

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed for the 1983 CART World Series. All competitors utilized Goodyear tires.

Team/Car OwnerNoDriversRounds
Alex Morales Motorsports 21 Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Carter All
All American Racers 98 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Wood 11-12
Alsup Racing 11 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Alsup 1, 3-5, 7, 9-10, 12-13
Arciero Racing 66 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer 1, 3-13
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Parsons 2
Armstrong Mould Racing Team43 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krisiloff 2
BC Pace Racing36 Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Ciprich 7
Bettenhausen Racing 10 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Bettenhausen Jr. All
82 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Bettenhausen 13
90 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly 6, 9, 11-13
Bignotti-Cotter Racing5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva All
6 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Cogan 1, 3-13
162
Bob Ward Racing47 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Ward 8
Brayton Racing 35 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Bedard 2, 5, 7
37 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Brayton 2, 4-5, 7, 10-11
Circle Bar Auto Racing 38 Flag of the United States.svg Chet Fillip 1-2, 10
Circle Bar Auto Racing w/ Caliva Racing Flag of the United States.svg Phil Caliva 8
Dick Simon Racing 32 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Simon 6
221-3, 5, 8-11, 13
Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Koechlin 12
Doug Shierson Racing 30 Flag of the United States.svg Howdy Holmes All
Douglas Schulz48 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Klausler 6, 8
Forsythe Racing 33 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi All
Galles Racing 17 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. 1, 3-13
192
Gilmore Racing 1 Flag of the United States.svg George Snider 2
14 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt 2
Gohr Racing56 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Chassey 1-8, 11-13
GTS Racing86 Flag of the United States.svg Drake Olson 6
Flag of the United States.svg Al Loquasto 7
H&R Racing28 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Bettenhausen 3, 7, 9
Flag of the United States.svg Herm Johnson 9
HBK Racing70 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bigelow 3
785
Herm Johnson Racing 42 Flag of the United States.svg Herm Johnson 4-5
Hoffman Racing86 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Ferguson 5
Intercomp Racing 92 Flag of the United States.svg John Mahler 2
Interscope Racing 25 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais 2
Jet Engineering64 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Leffler 6, 8-9
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bigelow 12
Joel McCray Racing46 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Krueger 1, 3-4, 9
Kraco Enterprises 18 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mosley 1-8, 10, 13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 11-12
998, 10
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti 11-13
Leader Card Racers 8 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Parsons 5
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bagley 7
Flag of the United States.svg Randy Lewis 12
24 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Mead 9-10
Machinists Union Racing 9 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Mears 1-4, 6-13
55 Flag of Mexico.svg Josele Garza 2, 4-12
McElreath Racing 23 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McElreath 1, 5, 7
Newman/Haas Racing 3 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti All
Patrick Racing 40 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford 1, 7, 10-11, 13
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais 4-6
603
207-9
60 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi 2, 4-5, 7, 9-13
206
Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock 1-5
Primus Racing 72 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kneifel 2, 4-13
Racing Team VDS 12 Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Jr. 1, 4-13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 2
Rattlesnake Racing w/ Agajanian Curb 29 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Chandler 2
195
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Ferguson 7
Rhoades Racing41 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Heveron 1
46 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Karl 7-8
613, 5
Simpson Sports 90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Firestone 2
Team Penske 1 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Mears 1, 3-13
22
7 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser All
Tempero Racing 15 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tempero 4, 9
Truesports 2 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal 1, 3-12
42
Whittington Racing91 Flag of the United States.svg Don Whittington 2, 5, 7
94 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Whittington 2, 4, 7
Wysard Racing34 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly 1-2
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Desiré Wilson 3, 6-9, 11-13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 5

Schedule

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Logo of the series for this year

Of the notable changes to the schedule, there were the additions of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix, which was formerly a Formula One championship event, and Laguna Seca Raceway. The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio returned to the schedule after a 2 year hiatus, and finally starting this season there would only be one race per season at the Milwaukee Mile.

RdDateNameCircuitLocationTV Broadcaster
-March 20 Flag of the United States.svg Kraco Car Stereo 150  O  Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona N/A
1April 17 Flag of the United States.svg Kraco Dixie 200  O  Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia NBC
2May 29 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Indiana ABC
3June 12 Flag of the United States.svg Gould Rex Mays Classic  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin ESPN
4July 3 Flag of the United States.svg Budweiser Cleveland 500  s  Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio ESPN
5July 17 Flag of the United States.svg Norton Michigan 500  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan NBC
6July 31 Flag of the United States.svg Provimi Veal 200  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin TNN
7August 14 Flag of the United States.svg Domino's Pizza 500  O  Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania NBC
8August 29* Flag of the United States.svg Budweiser 500K  R  Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California ESPN
9September 11 Flag of the United States.svg Escort Radar Warning 200  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio ESPN
10September 26 Flag of the United States.svg Detroit News Grand Prix  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan ESPN
11October 8 Flag of the United States.svg Caesars Palace Grand Prix  R  Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Nevada NBC
12October 23 Flag of the United States.svg Cribari Wines 300k  R  Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California ESPN
13October 29 Flag of the United States.svg Miller High Life 150  O  Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona NBC

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Dedicated road course
 S  Street circuit

Season Summary

Race results

Final points standings

PosDriver ATL
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INDY
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MIL
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CLE
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MIC
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ROA
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POC
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RIV
Flag of the United States.svg
MDO
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MIC
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CPL
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LAG
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PHX
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Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser 2221*231111454114151
2 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi  RY 20264315151*21*3251*1*146
3 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti 523181531716241*22133
4 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva 141*1*52541257211518396
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal 2120619510*513297DNS94
6 Flag of the United States.svg Rick Mears 8*33741731991*13211792
7 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr.  R 6101397224*1810104889
8 Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Jr.  R 3DNQ211*52932072261184
9 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi 8138212625633556
10 Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Carter 167148676710156251053
11 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer 4DNQ92331414272414520748
12 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Mears 72886DNQ81691216761643
13 Flag of the United States.svg Howdy Holmes 9671232161313881752139
14 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mosley 1313541725424DNQ112436
15 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Cogan 1552025271915216201622626
16 Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock 11423262620
17 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kneifel  R 12279268221324891519
18 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 10171018181210814921141819
19 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Chassey 17111922106251712101917
20 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais 21122823182410514
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham 4221812201613
22 Flag of Mexico.svg Josele Garza 25171911920231711129
23 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Klausler  R 226DNQ8
24 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Wood  R 2285
25 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Brayton 924122813265
26 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly  R 2219DNS9221823224
27 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti  R 192494
28 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Desiré Wilson  R DNQ10203114162319133
29 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Simon DNQ1511141325151914232
30 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McElreath 1113232
31 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Leffler DNQDNQ2415112
32 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Krueger DNQDNQ1711272
33 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Ferguson DNQ11222
34 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Karl DNQ16DNQ2132121
35 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Bettenhausen DNQ2227DNS121
36 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Heveron  R 12DNQ1
37 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Lewis  R 130
38 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Alsup DNSDNQ21201620192227140
39 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bigelow DNQ15DNQ2917DNQ0
40 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Whittington  R 1815190
41 Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Koechlin  R 150
42 Flag of the United States.svg Herm Johnson DNQ1624DNQ170
43 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Chandler 16310
44 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Bedard  R 3028170
45 Flag of the United States.svg Chet Fillip  R 1933DNQ180
46 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford 18Wth212324200
47 Flag of the United States.svg Al Loquasto DNQ180
48 Flag of the United States.svg Don Whittington 2720330
49 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tempero DNQ23DNQ210
50 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Parsons 22300
51 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Caliva DNQ230
52 Flag of the United States.svg Drake Olson  R DNQ230
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Firestone 240
54 Flag of the United States.svg Chip Mead 26250
55 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Ward  R 26DNQDNS0
56 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krisiloff 29DNQ0
57 Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Ciprich  R DNQ300
58 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt 310
59 Flag of the United States.svg George Snider 320
60 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bagley DNQ340
- Flag of the United States.svg Richard Hubbard DNQDNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Barry Ruble DNQDNQ0
- Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy Pilette DNQDNS0
- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Harry MacDonald DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Mark Alderson DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jim Buick DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Larry Cannon DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bob Frey DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Amber Furst DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Spike Gehlhausen DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bob Harkey DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Kinser DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lazier DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg John Mahler DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Mack McClellan DNQ0
- Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Dave Peperak DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Roger Rager DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Ken Schrader DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Sneva DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Rich Vogler DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bill Vukovich II DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg John Morton DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Lee Kunzman DNP0
- Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave McMillan DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Olivero DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bill Puterbaugh DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Larry Rice DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Dale Whittington DNP0
PosDriver ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
INDY
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MIL
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CLE
Flag of the United States.svg
MIC
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ROA
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POC
Flag of the United States.svg
RIV
Flag of the United States.svg
MDO
Flag of the United States.svg
MIC
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CPL
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LAG
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PHX
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Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th-6th place
Light Blue7th-12th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 12)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
 RY Rookie of the Year
 R Rookie

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