1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Detroit News Grand Prix 200 Race Results

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1983 - Detroit News Grand Prix 200 Race Results

Race Name - Detroit News Grand Prix 200
Date - 9/18/1983
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 205.274 mph
Cautions - 1 cautions for 6 laps
Average Race Speed - 182.325 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 10

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	11	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	200.017
2	1	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	205.274
3	3	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	202.64
4	6	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	202.185
5	5	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	202.304
6	9	Chip Ganassi	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	201.551
7	10	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	201.072
8	15	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	198.276
9	17	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	196.496
10	23	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	190.936
11	8	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	201.76
12	13	Geoff Brabham	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	198.577
13	12	Scott Brayton	SME/Eisenhour/Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	199.115
14	19	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	195.493
15	14	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	198.478
16	24	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	189.863
17	21	Josele Garza	Schlitz/Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	193.465
18	25	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Wildcat	Cosworth	189.544
19	20	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	March	Cosworth	194.932
20	7	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	March	Cosworth	202.162
21	4	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	202.469
22	16	Bill Alsup	Crane Shovel Sales	March	Cosworth	196.635
23	2	Johnny Rutherford	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	203.382
24	18	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	196.319
25	22	Chip Mead	National Tire Wholesalers	Watson	Cosworth	191.581