Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1982
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 5 | Gordon Johncock | 20 | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat 8B | Cosworth | 200 | 3:05:09.14 162.026 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Rick Mears | 1 | Gould Charge | Penske PC-10 | Cosworth | 200 | 3:05:09.3 | 800 |
| 3 | 10 | Pancho Carter | 3 | Alex Foods | March 82X | Cosworth | 199 | Flagged | |
| 4 | 7 | Tom Sneva | 7 | Texaco Star | March 82C | Cosworth | 197 | Engine | 600 |
| 5 | 16 | Al Unser | 10 | Longhorn Racing | Longhorn LR-03 | Cosworth | 197 | Flagged | |
| 6 | 8 | Don Whittington | 91 | Simoniz Finish | March 82C | Cosworth | 196 | Flagged | 400 |
| 7 | 24 | Jim Hickman | 42 | Stroh's Beer | March 81C | Cosworth | 189 | Flagged | 300 |
| 8 | 12 | Johnny Rutherford | 5 | Pennzoil | Chaparral | Cosworth | 187 | Engine | |
| 9 | 14 | Herm Johnson | 28 | Menard Lumber | Eagle 81 | Chevy | 186 | Flagged | 200 |
| 10 | 18 | Howdy Holmes | 30 | Domino's Pizza | March 82C | Cosworth | 186 | Flagged | 150 |
| 11 | 17 | Bobby Rahal | 19 | Red Roof Inns | March 82C | Cosworth | 174 | Engine | 100 |
| 12 | 30 | Gary Bettenhausen | 18 | Kraco Car Stereo | Lightning | Cosworth | 158 | Engine | 50 |
| 13 | 15 | Héctor Rebaque | 32 | Carta Blanca-Indeck | March 82C | Cosworth | 150 | Pit fire | 25 |
| 14 | 13 | Danny Sullivan | 53 | Forsythe-Brown | March 82C | Cosworth | 148 | Wrecked | 25 |
| 15 | 11 | Chip Ganassi | 12 | 1st Commercial Corp. | Wildcat | Cosworth | 147 | Engine | 25 |
| 16 | 6 | Bill Whittington | 94 | Whittington/Hodgdon | March 81C | Cosworth | 121 | Engine | 25 |
| 17 | 22 | Michael Chandler | 68 | Freeman/Gurney | Eagle 81 | Chevy | 104 | Gearbox | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | Tom Bigelow | 72 | H B K Racing | Eagle 81 | Chevy | 96 | Engine | 20 |
| 19 | 3 | A. J. Foyt | 14 | Valvoline-Gilmore | March 82C | Cosworth | 95 | Transmission | 20 |
| 20 | 25 | Johnny Parsons | 34 | Silhouette | March 82C | Cosworth | 92 | Wrecked | 20 |
| 21 | 26 | George Snider | 35 | Cobre Tire | March 82C | Cosworth | 87 | Transmission | 15 |
| 22 | 9 | Danny Ongais | 25 | Interscope Racing | Interscope-03 | Cosworth | 62 | Wrecked | |
| 23 | 28 | Jerry Sneva | 69 | Great American | March 81C | Cosworth | 61 | Wrecked | 15 |
| 24 | 29 | Chet Fillip | 39 | Circle Bar Truck | Eagle 81 | Cosworth | 60 | Body damage | |
| 25 | 32 | Pete Halsmer | 66 | Arciero/Colonial | Eagle 81 | Chevy | 38 | Transmission | |
| 26 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 6 | Provimi Veal | March 82C | Cosworth | 37 | Wrecked | 10 |
| 27 | 21 | Dennis Firestone | 75 | BVC Racing | Eagle 81 | Milodon | 37 | Rear end | 10 |
| 28 | 20 | Geoff Brabham | 21 | Pentax Super | March 82C | Cosworth | 12 | Engine | 10 |
| 29 | 33 | Josele Garza | 55 | Schlitz Gusto | March 82C | Cosworth | 1 | Engine | 5 |
| 30 | 2 | Kevin Cogan | 4 | Norton Spirit | Penske PC-10 | Cosworth | 0 | Wrecked | 5 |
| 31 | 4 | Mario Andretti | 40 | STP - Intermedics | Wildcat 8B | Cosworth | 0 | Wrecked | 5 |
| 32 | 19 | Roger Mears | 31 | Machinists Union | Penske PC-9B | Cosworth | 0 | Wrecked | 5 |
| 33 | 23 | Dale Whittington | 95 | Whittington/Hodgdon | March 82C | Cosworth | 0 | Wrecked | 5 |
| -- | -- | Bill Alsup | 2 | AB Dick Pacemaker | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Gary Bettenhausen | 8 | Hopkins | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Pat Bedard | 36 | Escort Radar Detector | Wildcat | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Pat Bedard | 36 | Escort Radar Detector | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Phil Caliva | 38 | CHC/Intersec | McLaren/Lightning | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Scott Brayton | 37 | Brayton Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Chassey | 11 | Hubler/Q95 | Rattlesnake 82 | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 56 | Genesee Beer | Penske PC-7 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Bigelow | 73 | Center Line | Eagle | Chevy V8 | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Engelhart | 59 | Beaudoin Racing | McLaren | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Frey | 64 | Jet Engineering | Eagle 81 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chet Fillip | 39 | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Wildcat | Cosworth | -- | Rookie test only | |
| -- | -- | Tom Frantz | 77 | Burger King | Phantom | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Josele Garza | 50 | Schlitz Gusto | March | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Spike Gehlhausen | 47 | Jamieson Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tom Gloy | 80 | Machinists Union | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Harkey | 79 | C & H Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gary Irvin | 90 | Swingler | Swingler | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Hurley Haywood | 34 | Wysard Racing | March | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ken Hamilton | 63 | Eagle Aircraft Flyer | DW-2 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Karl | 32 | Purcell Racer | Purcell | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Phil Krueger | 89 | Crysen Corp. | Hunt/Penske | Chevy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Steve Krisiloff | 34 | Wysard Racing | Eagle 81 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Krisiloff | 72 | Indiana Coal | Wildcat | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Loquasto | 86 | Empress Traveler | Eagle | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Lazier | 34 | Wysard Racing | Eagle 81 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Greg Leffler | 43 | Armstrong Mould | SEA-1 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chip Mead | 49 | Arizona International | Eagle | Cosworth | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jim McElreath | 98 | Giuffre Brothers Crane | King | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | John Mahler | 92 | PWS Racing | Penske PC-7 | Offy TC | -- | Wrecked qualifying | |
| -- | -- | John Martin | 17 | Vollstedt | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mike Mosley | 48 | All American Racers | Eagle 82 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roger Mears | 80 | Machinists Union | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Unser | 55 | Schlitz Gusto | March 82C | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 18 | Kraco Car Stereo | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dean Vetrock | 71 | Vetco Racing | Lightning | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leroy Van Conett | 46 | McCray Plastering | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Teddy Pilette | 67 | Mergard | McLaren | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Desiré Wilson | 33 | Theodore Racing | Eagle | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roger Rager | 72 | Indiana Coal | Wildcat | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Billy Scott | 88 | Frito Lay | Lightning | Donovan | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Simon | 22 | Vermont American | Watson | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gordon Smiley | 35 | Intermedics | March 81C | Cosworth | -- | Wrecked qualifying - fatal | |
| -- | -- | Jan Sneva | 92 | PWS Racing | Penske PC-7 | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe Saldana | 58 | Genesee Beer | Penske PC-7 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rusty Schmidt | 27 | Vollstedt | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Vern Schuppan | 37 | Brayton Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Vern Schuppan | 99 | Kraco Car Stereo | Penske PC-9B | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Vern Schuppan | 18 | Kraco Car Stereo | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Kevin Cogan | 1 | Gould Charge | Penske PC-10 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Teddy Pilette | 67 | Mergard | Penske PC-17 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 16 | Provimi Veal | Phoenix | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 11 | Hubler/Q95 | Rattlesnake 82 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Snider | X | Valvoline/Gilmore | March | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Chassey | 64 | Jet Engineering | Eagle 81 | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Steve Chassey | X | PWS Racing | Duke | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Sneva | X | Vollstedt | March/Vollstedt | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Rich Vogler | X | Vermont American | Watson | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Ferguson | X | Kraco | Penske PC-9B | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sheldon Kinser | X | Armstrong Mould | SEA-1 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Kunzman | X | Jamieson Racing Team | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sammy Swindell | 64 | Jet Engineering | Eagle 81 | Chevy | -- | Took rookie orientation | |
| -- | -- | Larry Rice | X | Hopkins | Lightning | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ray Lipper | 73 | Center Line | Eagle | Chevy V8 | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tim Richmond | X | Mach I Racing | Penske PC-17 | Cosworth | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Olivero | X | Hodgdon Racing | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Salt Walther | X | Des Cognets Nicholas | Phoenix | Cosworth | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Neil Bonnett | X | Hodgdon Racing | McLaren | Cosworth | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Tom Grunnah | 87 | Larlin Racing | Penske PC-9 | Cosworth | -- | Failed rookie orientation |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Rick Mears | 77 | 36-41, 60-63, 65-94, 109-127, 129-141, 155-159 |
| Gordon Johncock | 57 | 23, 95-108, 128, 160-200 |
| A. J. Foyt | 32 | 1-22, 27-35, 64 |
| Tom Sneva | 31 | 42-59, 142-154 |
| Don Whittington | 2 | 24-25 |
| Danny Ongais | 1 | 26 |