Norton Michigan 500
Michigan International Speedway
2 Mile Paved Oval
250 Laps/500 Miles
July 17, 1983

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 9 John Paul, Jr. 12 British Sterling Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 250 3:42:27 134.862 21
2 7 Al Unser 7 Hertz Penske PC-11 Cosworth TC 250 3:42:42 134.710 16
3 18 Mario Andretti 3 Newman-Haas Budweiser Lola T-700 Cosworth TC 250 Finished 134.660 14
4 8 Rick Mears 1 Pennzoil Penske PC-11 Cosworth TC 249 Wrecked 12
5 4 Bobby Rahal 2 Red Roof Inns March 83C Cosworth TC 249 Flagged 10
6 6 Pancho Carter 21 Alex Foods Pinata March 82C Cosworth TC 248 Flagged 8
7 15 Al Unser, Jr. 17 Coors Light March 83C Cosworth TC 248 Flagged 6
8 12 Chip Ganassi 60 Old Milwaukee Wildcat IX Cosworth TC 247 Flagged 5
9 19 Chris Kneifel 72 C. F. I. Primus Cosworth TC 242 Wrecked 4
10 24 Steve Chassey 56 Genesee Beer Wagon Eagle 82 Chevy 241 Flagged 3
11 29 Dick Ferguson 86 Hoffman Racing March 81C Cosworth TC 235 Flagged 2
12 17 Scott Brayton 37 SME Cement/Driesbach March 83C Cosworth TC 235 Flagged 1
13 33 Jim McElreath 23 McElreath Racing McElreath Cosworth TC 231 Flagged
14 20 Dick Simon 22 Vermont American March 83C Cosworth TC 215 Flagged
15 1 Teo Fabi 33 Forsythe/Skoal Bandit March 83C Cosworth TC 205 Clutch 1
16 27 Bill Alsup 11 Crane & Shovel Sales Argo Cosworth TC 204 Wrecked
17 10 Mike Mosley 18 Kraco Car Stereo March 83P Cosworth TC 196 Engine
18 21 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. 10 Provimi Veal March 83C Cosworth TC 174 Engine
19 22 Josele Garza 55 Machinists Union/Caesar's Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 159 Gearbox
20 2 Don Whittington 91 Simoniz Finish March Cosworth TC 156 Engine
21 31 Jerry Karl 61 Renaissance Rhoades Wildcat IX Cosworth TC 149 Transmission
22 23 Geoff Brabham 34 Wysard Motor Co. March 83C Cosworth TC 127 Radiator
23 14 Danny Ongais 40 Sea Ray Boats March 83C Cosworth TC 124 CV joint
24 32 Herm Johnson 42 Mariott Inns/Kangaroos March 82C Cosworth TC 106 Oil leak
25 3 Tom Sneva 5 Texaco Star March 83C Cosworth TC 75 Broken tie rod
26 5 Gordon Johncock 20 STP Oil Treatment March 83C Cosworth TC 74 Wrecked
27 11 Kevin Cogan 6 Master Mechanic/Caesar's March 83C Cosworth TC 74 Wrecked
28 13 Pat Bedard 35 Escort Radar March 83C Cosworth TC 73 Radiator
29 28 Tom Bigelow 70 HBK Racing Eagle 82 Chevy 64 Engine
30 30 Johnny Parsons 8 Leader Card Racing Watson Cosworth TC 56 Magneto
31 25 Michael Chandler 19 Agajanian/Curb Rattlesnake Cosworth TC 47 Engine
32 26 Howdy Holmes 30 Domino's Pizza March 83C Cosworth TC 18 Wrecked
33 16 Pete Halsmer 66 Arciero Racing Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC 11 Engine
                   
-- -- Roger Mears 9 Machinists Union Penske PC-10 Cosworth TC -- Wrecked practice

Lap Leaders Total Laps
John Paul, Jr. 66 147-192, 198-216, 250
Bobby Rahal 38 20-31, 35-42, 90-93, 97-110
Gordon Johncock 35 3-9, 44-50, 53-73
Al Unser 33 77-87, 217-238
Mario Andretti 21 126-146
Al Unser, Jr. 19 32-34, 43, 111-125
Rick Mears 19 94-96, 193-197, 239-249
Tom Sneva 9 2, 10-17
Don Whittington 5 1, 18-19, 88-89
Teo Fabi 3 74-76
Pancho Carter 2 51-52

 

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