1982 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Norton Michigan 500 Race Results

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1982 - Norton Michigan 500 Race Results

Race Name - Norton Michigan 500
Date - 7/18/1982
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 34
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 203.816 mph
Cautions - 11 cautions for 72 laps
Average Race Speed - 153.925 mph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 28 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gordon Johncock
Race Number - 5

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	2	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	202.572
2	3	Mario Andretti	STP Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	205.233
3	9	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	196.324
4	12	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	196.057
5	19	Tom Bigelow	H B K Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	186.282
6	21	Gary Bettenhausen	Genesee Beer	Penske	Cosworth	184.488
7	13	Geoff Brabham	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth	195.977
8	10	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Chevrolet	196.314
9	20	Jim Hickman	Strohs Beer	March	Cosworth	184.957
10	24	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	190.607
11	31	Scott Brayton	Dreisbach Cadillac	Penske	Cosworth	182.866
12	18	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	186.302
13	28	Bill Alsup	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Chevrolet	186.587
14	7	Kevin Cogan	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	198.194
15	1	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	203.816
16	23	Johnny Parsons	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	194.958
17	16	Roger Mears	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	190.587
18	6	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	March	Chevrolet	198.81
19	22	George Snider	Cobre Tire	March	Cosworth	196.942
20	8	AJ Foyt	ValvolineGilmore	March	Cosworth	196.539
21	30	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Watson	Cosworth	184.705
22	25	Josele Garza	Schlitz Gusto	March	Cosworth	187.139
23	15	Spike Gehlhausen	Arizona Intl Travel	Eagle	Cosworth	190.723
24	26	Jerry Karl	McCray Plastering	Penske	Cosworth	186.751
25	29	Hctor Rebaque	Carta Blanca	March	Cosworth	186.128
26	4	Don Whittington	Whittington Bros	March	Cosworth	202.35
27	34	Ken Hamilton	Hamilton Racing	Vollstedt	Cosworth
28	11	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	March	Cosworth	196.084
29	27	Patrick Bedard	Escort Radar Detector	Wildcat	Cosworth	186.746
30	33	Phil Krueger	Luxury Racers	King	Cosworth	175.404
31	17	Chip Ganassi	1st Commercial Corp	Wildcat	Cosworth	188.996
32	5	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	198.879
33	32	Tom Frantz	Burger King	Coyote	Cosworth	177.462
34	14	Herm Johnson	Menard Lumber	Eagle	Cosworth	191.607