1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Kraco Dixie 200 Race Results

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1983 - Kraco Dixie 200 Race Results

Race Name - Kraco Dixie 200
Date - 4/17/1983
Race Track - Atlanta Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 132
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 204.963 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 23 laps
Average Race Speed - 146.133 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	204.325
2	5	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	201.611
3	16	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	187.676
4	11	Pete Halsmer	North American Roofing	Penske	Cosworth	194.767
5	6	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	201.285
6	21	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	175.093
7	22	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	184.162
8	1	Rick Mears	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	204.963
9	14	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	190.263
10	18	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	185.233
11	20	Jim McElreath	McElreath	Penske	Cosworth	183.804
12	17	Doug Heveron	Rhoades Racing	Wildcat	Cosworth	186.545
13	7	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	201.02
14	4	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	204.105
15	10	Kevin Cogan	KVC 2000	March	Cosworth	196.647
16	12	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	194.401
17	15	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	189.185
18	2	Johnny Rutherford	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	204.577
19	19	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Wildcat	Cosworth	184.484
20	9	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	198.608
21	8	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	200.681
22	13	Derek Daly	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	191.48