1982 - PPG Indy Car World Series - AirCal 500 Race Results

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1982 - AirCal 500 Race Results

Race Name - AirCal 500
Date - 8/29/1982
Race Track - Riverside International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 95
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Kevin Cogan / 131.467 mph
Cautions - 0 cautions for 0 laps
Average Race Speed - 115.944 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 8

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	129.682
2	13	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	124.628
3	16	Johnny Rutherford	Pennzoil	March	Cosworth	123.385
4	27	Roger Mears	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	116.828
5	10	Al Unser Jr	Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	126.849
6	21	Greg Leffler	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	118.799
7	24	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Watson	Cosworth	117.013
8	28	Bill Alsup	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	113.566
9	9	Mike Chandler	Freeman	Eagle	Chevrolet	127.316
10	1	Kevin Cogan	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	131.467
11	17	Chris Kneifel	Metametrix	Eagle	Cosworth	123.377
12	26	Jerry Karl	McCray Plastering	Penske	Cosworth	116.834
13	20	Josele Garza	Schlitz Gusto	Penske	Cosworth	120.112
14	25	Bill Tempero	Tempero Hi Perf	Longhorn	Chevrolet	116.836
15	3	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	129.785
16	11	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	126.277
17	7	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	128.48
18	19	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	121.693
19	18	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	March	Cosworth	121.804
20	14	Hctor Rebaque	Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	124.605
21	23	Dick Ferguson	Crysen Corp	Eagle	Chevrolet	117.244
22	15	Herm Johnson	Menard Lumber	Eagle	Chevrolet	123.771
23	2	Mario Andretti	STP Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	130.603
24	8	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	127.6
25	22	Johnny Parsons	Wysard Motor Co	March	Cosworth	117.244
26	5	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	129.16
27	12	Vern Schuppan	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	125.825
28	6	Geoff Brabham	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth	128.615