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1982 American Championship Car season
Series  : IndyCar
Champion : 25px USA Rick Mears
Previous: 1981 Next: 1983

The 1982 IndyCar season, the fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 6. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bobby Rahal.

Though it was not officially part of the CART calendar, most of the teams and drivers also competed at the USAC-sanctioned 66th Indianapolis 500. Gordon Johncock was victorious at Indy.

Grands Prix[]


Rd Date Race Name Circuit City/Location Pole Position Winning driver
1 March 28 25px USA Kraco Car Stereo 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Rick Mears
2 May 1 25px USA Stoh's 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Rick Mears
3 June 13 25px USA Gould-Rex Mays 150 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 25px USA Gordon Johncock 25px USA Gordon Johncock
4 July 4 25px USA Budweiser Cleveland 500 Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio 25px USA Kevin Cogan 25px USA Kevin Cogan
5 July 18 25px USA Norton-Michigan 500 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Gordon Johncock
6 August 1 25px USA Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Tom Sneva
7 August 15 25px USA Domino's Pizza Pocono 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Rick Mears
8 August 29 25px USA AirCal 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California 25px USA Kevin Cogan 25px USA Rick Mears
9 September 19 25px USA Road America 200 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 25px USA Rick Mears 25px Mexico Hector Rebaque
10 September 26 25px USA Detroit News Grand Prix Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Bobby Rahal
11 November 6 25px USA Miller High Life 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona 25px USA Rick Mears 25px USA Tom Sneva

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