1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
1982 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
Season | |
Races | 11 |
Start date | March 28 |
End date | November 6 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Rick Mears |
Constructors' Cup | March |
Manufacturers' Cup | Cosworth |
Nations' Cup | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Bobby Rahal |
The 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series 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.
Jim Hickman was fatally injured in a practice crash for the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee, he was 39 years old.
Drivers and constructors[]
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1982 CART World Series.
Team/Car Owner | No | Drivers | Rounds |
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Alex Morales Motorsports | 3 | Pancho Carter | All |
Alsup Racing | 2 | Bill Alsup | All |
27 | Spike Gehlhausen | 7 | |
Arciero Racing | 66 | Pete Halsmer | 8-9, 11 |
Armstrong Mould Racing Team | X | Greg Leffler | 2 |
Bettenhausen Racing | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen | 6, 11 |
Bettenhausen Racing w/ H&R Racing | 6 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 1-3, 5-11 |
Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 7 | Tom Sneva | All |
21 | Geoff Brabham | All | |
Brayton Racing | 36 | Patrick Bedard | 1-2, 5 |
Scott Brayton | 3, 7, 10 | ||
37 | 1, 5 | ||
BVC Racing | 75 | Dennis Firestone | 1 |
Caliva Racing | X | Phil Caliva | 8, 11 |
Chaparral Racing | 5 | Johnny Rutherford | 1-9, 11 |
Circle Bar Auto Racing | 39 | Chet Fillip | 11 |
Doug Shierson Racing | 30 | Howdy Holmes | All |
Fletcher Racing | 35 | Gordon Smiley | 2 |
George Snider | 5, 7 | ||
Forsythe Racing | 32 | Héctor Rebaque | 2-5, 8-9 |
33 | Danny Sullivan | 2-3 | |
Al Unser Jr. | 8 | ||
Frantz Racing w/ Burger King | 77 | Tom Frantz | 1, 5, 8 |
Garza Racing | 55 | Josele Garza | All |
Gilmore Racing | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 3-5, 7, 10 |
Gohr Racing | 56 | Joe Saldana | 3-4 |
Gary Bettenhausen | 5, 7-10 | ||
Grant King Racers | X | 4 | |
GTS Racing | 86 | Al Loquasto | 1, 7 |
Hamilton Racing | 17 | 5 | |
HBK Racing | 72 | Tom Bigelow | 3-7, 10 |
Bill Whittington | 9 | ||
Hodgson-Curb | X | Bobby Olivero | 1 |
Hoffman Racing | 69 | Jerry Sneva | 10 |
Hoffman Racing w/ Rattlesnake Racing | 42 | Jim Hickman | 2-6 |
Jamieson Racing | 49 | Chip Mead | 1, 3 |
Spike Gehlhausen | 3, 5 | ||
Jet Engineering | 64 | Steve Chassey | 1 |
Bob Frey | 3 | ||
Greg Leffler | 6, 8-11 | ||
Joe Hunt Magneto | 89 | Phil Krueger | 1-2 |
Dick Ferguson | 8 | ||
Jerry Sneva | 11 | ||
Joel McCray Racing | 46 | 1 | |
Jerry Karl | 4-8 | ||
Kraco Enterprises | 18 | Dick Ferguson | 1-2 |
Bill Vukovich II | 3 | ||
Mike Mosley | 5-7, 10-11 | ||
99 | Vern Schuppan | 4, 8-9 | |
Leader Card Racers | 22 | Dick Simon | 1-8, 10-11 |
24 | Bill Vukovich II | 7 | |
Longhorn Racing | 10 | Al Unser | 1-10 |
Luxury Racers | 65 | 1 | |
Phil Krueger | 5, 7, 9-11 | ||
Machinists Union Racing | 31 | Roger Mears | All |
McElreath Racing | 23 | Jim McElreath | 1, 7-8 |
Menard Racing | 28 | Herm Johnson | 1-6, 8-9 |
Metametrix | 47 | Chris Kneifel | 8-9 |
Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | 11 | ||
Newman Freeman Racing | 68 | Mike Chandler | 8, 11 |
Patrick Racing | 20 | Gordon Johncock | All |
40 | Mario Andretti | All | |
Rattlesnake Racing | 11 | Dick Ferguson | 10-11 |
Ray W Lipper Racing | X | 1 | |
Rhoades Racing | 12 | Chip Ganassi | 1-2, 4-5, 7, 10 |
Team Penske | 1 | Rick Mears | All |
4 | Kevin Cogan | All | |
Tempero Racing | 15 | Bill Tempero | 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11 |
Truesports | 19 | Bobby Rahal | 1, 3-11 |
Whittington Racing | 91 | Don Whittington | 5 |
Wysard Racing | 34 | Hurley Haywood | 1-2 |
Johnny Parsons | 3-5, 7-8, 10 | ||
John Paul Jr. | 9 | ||
Derek Daly | 11 |
Schedule[]
New to the schedule was the 4 mile permanent road course named Road America. Returning to the schedule after a one year absence (1981 was a USAC race) was Pocono Raceway, the 2.5 mile superspeedway would host a 500 mile race in 1982.
Rd | Date | Name | Circuit | Location | TV Broadcaster |
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1 | March 28 | Kraco Car Stereo 150 | O Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | NBC |
2 | May 1* | Stroh's 200 | O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | Untelevised |
NC | May 30 | Indianapolis 500 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Indianapolis, Indiana | ABC |
3 | June 13 | Gould Rex Mays Classic | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | ESPN |
4 | July 4 | Budweiser Cleveland 500 | S Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | ESPN |
5 | July 18 | Norton Michigan 500 | O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | NBC |
6 | August 1 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | ESPN |
7 | August 15 | Domino's Pizza Pocono 500 | O Pocono International Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | NBC |
8 | August 29 | AirCal 500K | R Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | ESPN |
9 | September 19 | Road America 200 | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Untelevised |
10 | September 26 | Detroit News Grand Prix | O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | ESPN |
11 | November 6 | Miller High Life 150 | O Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | NBC |
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
S Temporary street circuit
*The Stroh's 200 was scheduled for April 25, but postponed a week due to rain. NBC planned to cover on April 25, but did not return for the May 1 running.
Season Summary[]
Race results[]
Rd | Race | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Race time | Report |
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1 | Phoenix 1 | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 1:15:48 | Report |
2 | Atlanta | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 1:13:10 | Report |
NC | Indianapolis 500 | Rick Mears | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 3:05:09 | Report |
3 | Milwaukee 1 | Gordon Johncock | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 1:10:52 | Report |
4 | Cleveland | Kevin Cogan | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 3:03:44 | Report |
5 | Michigan 1 | Rick Mears / Mario Andretti | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 3:14:54 | Report |
6 | Milwaukee 2 | Rick Mears | Tom Sneva | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 1:49:57 | Report |
7 | Pocono | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 3:25:39 | Report |
8 | Riverside | Kevin Cogan | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 2:42:14 | Report |
9 | Road America | Rick Mears | Héctor Rebaque | Forsythe Racing | 1:49:56 | Report |
10 | Michigan 2 | Rick Mears | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 1:04:03 | Report |
11 | Phoenix 2 | Rick Mears | Tom Sneva | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 1:21:05 | Report |
Mario Andretti was credited with winning the pole position for the Norton-Michigan 500, although he started 33rd due to a pre-race practice accident. Rick Mears started on the pole and both he and Andretti were credited with pole positions.
Final points standings[]
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References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1982". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1982 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 198-199)
See also[]
- Champ Car seasons
- 1982 in motorsport
- 1982 in CART