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Results of the 1983 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1983.

Recap[]

Three-time runner up Tom Sneva is stuck behind the lapped car of Al Unser, Jr., who is helping protect the lead of his father Al Unser despite being shown the blue "move-over" flag. Sneva takes advantage of some more slower cars to pass both Unsers in daring moves on the mainstretch and third turn on lap 190 and goes on to win. Teo Fabi joins Walt Faulkner in 1950 to become the second of to date only three rookies ever to qualify for or start on the pole-position.

Results[]

Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 4 5 25px USA Tom Sneva 203.687 4 200 98 Running
2 7 7 25px USA Al Unser 201.954 8 200 61 Running
3 3 2 25px USA Rick Mears 204.300 3 200 2 Running
4 26 12 25px Australia Geoff Brabham 198.618 18 199 0 Flagged
5 22 16 25px USA Kevin Cogan 201.528 9 198 0 Flagged
6 12 30 25px USA Howdy Holmes 199.295 16 198 0 Flagged
7 14 21 25px USA Pancho Carter 198.237 21 197 0 Flagged
8 16 60 25px USA Chip Ganassi 197.608 24 195 0 Flagged
9 29 37 25px USA Scott Brayton 196.713 25 195 0 Flagged
10 5 19 25px USA Al Unser, Jr. 202.146 6 192 0 Out of Fuel
11 19 56 25px USA Steve Chassey 195.108 28 191 0 Flagged
12 25 72 25px USA Chris Kneifel 198.625 17 191 0 Flagged
13 2 18 25px USA Mike Mosley 205.372 2 169 1 Crash T1
14 10 20 25px USA Gordon Johncock 199.748 13 163 0 Gearbox
15 20 22 25px USA Dick Simon 192.993 30 161 0 Flagged
16 30 29 25px USA Mike Chandler 194.934 29 153 0 Gearbox
17 9 10 25px USA Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 199.894 12 152 0 Half Shaft
18 15 94 25px USA Bill Whittington 197.755 22 144 0 Gearbox
19 28 34 25px Flag of Ireland Derek Daly 197.658 23 126 0 Engine
20 6 4 25px USA Bobby Rahal 202.005 7 110 15 Radiator
21 21 25 25px USA Danny Ongais 202.320 5 101 0 Handling
22 23 66 25px USA Johnny Parsons 199.985 11 80 0 Crash T1
23 11 3 25px USA Mario Andretti 199.404 15 79 0 Crash T1
24 33 90 25px Australia Dennis Firestone 190.888 32 77 0 Oil Leak
25 18 55 25px Mexico Josele Garza 195.671 27 64 0 Oil Leak
26 1 33 25px Italy Teo Fabi 207.395 1 47 23 Fuel Gasket
27 27 91 25px USA Don Whittington 198.596 19 44 0 Ignition
28 8 9 25px USA Roger Mears 200.108 10 43 0 Crash T1
29 31 43 25px USA Steve Krisiloff 191.192 31 42 0 U-Joint
30 17 35 25px USA Patrick Bedard 195.941 26 25 0 Crash FS
31 24 14 25px USA A.J. Foyt 199.557 14 24 0 Shift Linkage
32 13 1 25px USA George Snider 198.544 20 22 0 Ignition
33 32 38 25px USA Chet Fillip 183.145 33 11 0 Black Flagged

Failed to qualify: Mark Alderson (#17), Bill Alsup (#11), Gary Bettenhausen (#28), Tom Bigelow (#6), Jim Buick (#26), Phil Caliva (#42), Larry Cannon (#17), Chuck Ciprich (#36), Dick Ferguson (#69), Spike Gehlhausen (#47), Pete Halsmer (#66), Bob Harkey (#79), Doug Heveron (#41, #61), Herm Johnson (#42, #81), Jerry Karl (#61), Sheldon Kinser (#42), Phil Krueger (#46), Greg Leffler (#64), Al Loquasto (#86), Harry MacDonald (#43), John Mahler (#92), Mack McClellan (#17), John Paul, Jr. (#12), Teddy Pilette (#42), Roger Rager (#88), Johnny Rutherford (#40), Ken Schrader (#98), Jerry Sneva (#69), Bill Tempero (#15), Rich Vogler (#8), Bill Vukovich II (#83), Desiré Wilson (#54)

See also[]

  • 1982-83 USAC Championship Car season
1982 Indianapolis 500
Gordon Johncock
1983 Indianapolis 500
Tom Sneva
1984 Indianapolis 500
Rick Mears


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