1983 - PPG Indy Car World Series - L.A. Times Budweiser 500 Race Results

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1983 - L.A. Times Budweiser 500 Race Results

Race Name - L.A. Times Budweiser 500
Date - 8/28/1983
Race Track - Riverside International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 95
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Teo Fabi / 130.712 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 6 laps
Average Race Speed - 113.678 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 11 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Al Unser, Jr.
Race Number - 8

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	129.048
2	1	Teo Fabi	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	130.712
3	8	John Paul Jr	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	126.957
4	2	Al Unser Jr	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	129.543
5	14	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	124.329
6	27	Tom Klausler	Mercedes Leasing	DB	Chevrolet
7	19	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	121.112
8	17	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	123.168
9	11	Roger Mears	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	126.206
10	13	Danny Ongais	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	125.067
11	16	Al Unser	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	123.843
12	26	Jerry Karl	Refuse Fuel	Penske	Cosworth	92.474
13	12	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	125.568
14	24	Desir Wilson	Wysard/Kreepy Krauly	March	Cosworth	117.454
15	21	Greg Leffler	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	119.574
16	3	Mario Andretti	NewmanHaas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	129.472
17	22	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	118.849
18	5	Geoff Brabham	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	127.794
19	9	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	126.903
20	10	Josele Garza	Machinists/Mark C Bloome	Penske	Cosworth	126.896
21	7	Kevin Cogan	Master Mechanic/Caesars	March	Cosworth	127.213
22	15	Chris Kneifel	C F I	Primus	Cosworth	124.174
23	25	Phil Caliva	Mitchell Engr/John Malloy	McLaren	Chevrolet	111.869
24	18	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	121.879
25	20	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Eagle	Cosworth	120.115
26	23	Bob Ward	Arizona Intl Traveler	Eagle	Cosworth	118.126
27	6	Pete Halsmer	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	127.218