1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
1982 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
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Season | |
Races | 11 |
Start date | March 28 |
End date | November 6 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
All |
Alsup Racing | 2 | ![]() |
All |
27 | ![]() |
7 | |
Arciero Racing | 66 | ![]() |
8-9, 11 |
Armstrong Mould Racing Team | X | ![]() |
2 |
Bettenhausen Racing | 8 | ![]() |
6, 11 |
Bettenhausen Racing w/ H&R Racing | 6 | ![]() |
1-3, 5-11 |
Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 7 | ![]() |
All |
21 | ![]() |
All | |
Brayton Racing | 36 | ![]() |
1-2, 5 |
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3, 7, 10 | ||
37 | 1, 5 | ||
BVC Racing | 75 | ![]() |
1 |
Caliva Racing | X | ![]() |
8, 11 |
Chaparral Racing | 5 | ![]() |
1-9, 11 |
Circle Bar Auto Racing | 39 | ![]() |
11 |
Doug Shierson Racing | 30 | ![]() |
All |
Fletcher Racing | 35 | ![]() |
2 |
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5, 7 | ||
Forsythe Racing | 32 | ![]() |
2-5, 8-9 |
33 | ![]() |
2-3 | |
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8 | ||
Frantz Racing w/ Burger King | 77 | ![]() |
1, 5, 8 |
Garza Racing | 55 | ![]() |
All |
Gilmore Racing | 14 | ![]() |
3-5, 7, 10 |
Gohr Racing | 56 | ![]() |
3-4 |
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5, 7-10 | ||
Grant King Racers | X | ![]() |
4 |
GTS Racing | 86 | ![]() |
1, 7 |
Hamilton Racing | 17 | ![]() |
5 |
HBK Racing | 72 | ![]() |
3-7, 10 |
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9 | ||
Hodgson-Curb | X | ![]() |
1 |
Hoffman Racing | 69 | ![]() |
10 |
Hoffman Racing w/ Rattlesnake Racing | 42 | ![]() |
2-6 |
Jamieson Racing | 49 | ![]() |
1, 3 |
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3, 5 | ||
Jet Engineering | 64 | ![]() |
1 |
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3 | ||
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6, 8-11 | ||
Joe Hunt Magneto | 89 | ![]() |
1-2 |
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8 | ||
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11 | ||
Joel McCray Racing | 46 | ![]() |
1 |
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4-8 | ||
Kraco Enterprises | 18 | ![]() |
1-2 |
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3 | ||
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5-7, 10-11 | ||
99 | ![]() |
4, 8-9 | |
Leader Card Racers | 22 | ![]() |
1-8, 10-11 |
24 | ![]() |
7 | |
Longhorn Racing | 10 | ![]() |
1-10 |
Luxury Racers | 65 | ![]() |
1 |
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5, 7, 9-11 | ||
Machinists Union Racing | 31 | ![]() |
All |
McElreath Racing | 23 | ![]() |
1, 7-8 |
Menard Racing | 28 | ![]() |
1-6, 8-9 |
Metametrix | 47 | ![]() |
8-9 |
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11 | ||
Newman Freeman Racing | 68 | ![]() |
8, 11 |
Patrick Racing | 20 | ![]() |
All |
40 | ![]() |
All | |
Rattlesnake Racing | 11 | ![]() |
10-11 |
Ray W Lipper Racing | X | ![]() |
1 |
Rhoades Racing | 12 | ![]() |
1-2, 4-5, 7, 10 |
Team Penske | 1 | ![]() |
All |
4 | ![]() |
All | |
Tempero Racing | 15 | ![]() |
1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11 |
Truesports | 19 | ![]() |
1, 3-11 |
Whittington Racing | 91 | ![]() |
5 |
Wysard Racing | 34 | ![]() |
1-2 |
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3-5, 7-8, 10 | ||
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9 | ||
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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 | ![]() |
O Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | NBC |
2 | May 1* | ![]() |
O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | Untelevised |
NC | May 30 | ![]() |
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Indianapolis, Indiana | ABC |
3 | June 13 | ![]() |
O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | ESPN |
4 | July 4 | ![]() |
S Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | ESPN |
5 | July 18 | ![]() |
O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | NBC |
6 | August 1 | ![]() |
O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | ESPN |
7 | August 15 | ![]() |
O Pocono International Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | NBC |
8 | August 29 | ![]() |
R Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | ESPN |
9 | September 19 | ![]() |
R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Untelevised |
10 | September 26 | ![]() |
O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | ESPN |
11 | November 6 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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1:15:48 | Report |
2 | Atlanta | ![]() |
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1:13:10 | Report |
NC | Indianapolis 500 | ![]() |
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3:05:09 | Report |
3 | Milwaukee 1 | ![]() |
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1:10:52 | Report |
4 | Cleveland | ![]() |
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3:03:44 | Report |
5 | Michigan 1 | ![]() |
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3:14:54 | Report |
6 | Milwaukee 2 | ![]() |
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1:49:57 | Report |
7 | Pocono | ![]() |
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3:25:39 | Report |
8 | Riverside | ![]() |
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2:42:14 | Report |
9 | Road America | ![]() |
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1:49:56 | Report |
10 | Michigan 2 | ![]() |
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1:04:03 | Report |
11 | Phoenix 2 | ![]() |
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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