1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Caesars Palace Grand Prix II Race Results

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1983 - Caesars Palace Grand Prix II Race Results

Race Name - Caesars Palace Grand Prix II
Date - 10/8/1983
Race Track - Caesars Palace
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 178
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - John Paul, Jr. / 116.086 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 54 laps
Average Race Speed - 87.182 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	115.158
2	1	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	116.086
3	10	Chip Ganassi	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	112.26
4	9	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	112.606
5	6	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	113.087
6	5	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	113.125
7	24	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	107.741
8	17	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	110.381
9	7	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	113.037
10	11	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	112.213
11	14	Josele Garza	Schlitz/Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	111.029
12	20	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Cosworth	109.833
13	16	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	110.417
14	19	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	March	Cosworth	109.911
15	26	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	107.413
16	25	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	March	Cosworth
17	22	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	108.608
18	4	Derek Daly	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	114.858
19	15	Michael Andretti	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	110.701
20	8	Geoff Brabham	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	112.901
21	12	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	112.033
22	13	Jeff Wood	Landmark Oil Explorations	Eagle	Chevrolet	111.184
23	18	Desir Wilson	Wysard/Kreepy Krauly	March	Cosworth	110.147
24	23	Johnny Rutherford	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	108.211
25	2	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	115.306
26	21	Scott Brayton	SME Cement/Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	109.235