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1982 - Dominos Pizza Pocono 500 Race Results

Race Name - Dominos Pizza Pocono 500
Date - 8/15/1982
Race Track - Pocono International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 30
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 200.983 mph
Cautions - 9 cautions for 50 laps
Average Race Speed - 145.879 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 26 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 7


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 1 Rick Mears Gould Charge Penske Cosworth 200.983
2 2 Kevin Cogan Norton Spirit Penske Cosworth 196.541
3 7 Bobby Rahal Red Roof Inns March Cosworth 192.09
4 13 Geoff Brabham Pentax Super March Cosworth 189.008
5 19 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Provimi Veal March Cosworth 182.253
6 5 Gordon Johncock STP Oil Treatment Wildcat Cosworth 193.619
7 11 Johnny Parsons Wysard Motor Co March Cosworth 190.747
8 24 Gary Bettenhausen Genesee Beer Penske Chevrolet 172.52
9 23 Roger Mears Machinist Union Penske Cosworth 174.591
10 25 Jerry Karl McCray Plastering Penske Cosworth 172.434
11 28 Phil Krueger Luxury Racers King Chevrolet 162.136
12 3 Johnny Rutherford Pennzoil March Cosworth 184.843
13 18 Bill Alsup AB Dick Pacemaker Penske Cosworth 182.343
14 4 Mario Andretti STP Intermedics Wildcat Cosworth 194.46
15 20 Josele Garza Schlitz Gusto Penske Cosworth 178.352
16 6 Mike Mosley Kraco Car Stereo March Cosworth 193.553
17 17 Chip Ganassi 1st Commercial Corp Wildcat Cosworth 183.959
18 27 Jim McElreath McElreath Racing Eagle Offenhauser 165.192
19 10 Tom Sneva Texaco Star March Cosworth 191.314
20 14 AJ Foyt ValvolineGilmore March Cosworth 188.739
21 30 George Snider Cobre Tire March Cosworth
22 22 Dick Simon VermontAmerican Watson Cosworth 174.639
23 8 Al Unser Longhorn Racing Longhorn Cosworth 191.861
24 16 Scott Brayton Brayton Engr Wildcat Cosworth 184.309
25 21 Tom Bigelow H B K Racing Eagle Chevrolet 176.356
26 29 Al Loquasto Empress Traveler Eagle Offenhauser 158.711
27 15 Howdy Holmes Dominos Pizza March Cosworth 188.576
28 12 Pancho Carter Alex Foods March Cosworth 189.781
29 26 Bill Vukovich Jr VermontAmerican Watson Cosworth 166.039
30 31 Spike Gehlhausen AB Dick Pacemaker Penske Cosworth