1983 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1983 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1983.
[edit] Recap
Three-time runner up Tom Sneva is stuck behind the lapped car of Al Unser, Jr., who is helping protect the lead of his father Al Unser despite being shown the blue "move-over" flag. Sneva takes advantage of some more slower cars to pass both Unsers in daring moves on the mainstretch and third turn on lap 190 and goes on to win. Teo Fabi joins Walt Faulkner in 1950 to become the second of to date only three rookies ever to qualify for or start on the pole-position.
[edit] Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 |  Tom Sneva |
203.687 | 4 | 200 | 98 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Al Unser |
201.954 | 8 | 200 | 61 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Rick Mears |
204.300 | 3 | 200 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 26 | 12 |  Geoff Brabham |
198.618 | 18 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | Kevin Cogan |
201.528 | 9 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 12 | 30 | Howdy Holmes |
199.295 | 16 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Pancho Carter |
198.237 | 21 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 16 | 60 | Chip Ganassi |
197.608 | 24 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 29 | 37 | Scott Brayton |
196.713 | 25 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 5 | 19 | Al Unser, Jr. |
202.146 | 6 | 192 | 0 | Out of Fuel |
| 11 | 19 | 56 | Steve Chassey |
195.108 | 28 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 25 | 72 | Chris Kneifel |
198.625 | 17 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 2 | 18 | Mike Mosley |
205.372 | 2 | 169 | 1 | Crash T1 |
| 14 | 10 | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
199.748 | 13 | 163 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 15 | 20 | 22 | Dick Simon |
192.993 | 30 | 161 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 30 | 29 | Mike Chandler |
194.934 | 29 | 153 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 17 | 9 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. |
199.894 | 12 | 152 | 0 | Half Shaft |
| 18 | 15 | 94 | Bill Whittington |
197.755 | 22 | 144 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 19 | 28 | 34 |  Derek Daly |
197.658 | 23 | 126 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Bobby Rahal |
202.005 | 7 | 110 | 15 | Radiator |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | Danny Ongais |
202.320 | 5 | 101 | 0 | Handling |
| 22 | 23 | 66 | Johnny Parsons |
199.985 | 11 | 80 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Mario Andretti |
199.404 | 15 | 79 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 24 | 33 | 90 | Dennis Firestone |
190.888 | 32 | 77 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 25 | 18 | 55 |  Josele Garza |
195.671 | 27 | 64 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 26 | 1 | 33 |  Teo Fabi |
207.395 | 1 | 47 | 23 | Fuel Gasket |
| 27 | 27 | 91 | Don Whittington |
198.596 | 19 | 44 | 0 | Ignition |
| 28 | 8 | 9 | Roger Mears |
200.108 | 10 | 43 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 29 | 31 | 43 | Steve Krisiloff |
191.192 | 31 | 42 | 0 | U-Joint |
| 30 | 17 | 35 | Patrick Bedard |
195.941 | 26 | 25 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 31 | 24 | 14 | A.J. Foyt |
199.557 | 14 | 24 | 0 | Shift Linkage |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | George Snider |
198.544 | 20 | 22 | 0 | Ignition |
| 33 | 32 | 38 | Chet Fillip |
183.145 | 33 | 11 | 0 | Black Flagged |
Failed to qualify: Mark Alderson (#17), Bill Alsup (#11), Gary Bettenhausen (#28), Tom Bigelow (#6), Jim Buick (#26), Phil Caliva (#42), Larry Cannon (#17), Chuck Ciprich (#36), Dick Ferguson (#69), Spike Gehlhausen (#47), Pete Halsmer (#66), Bob Harkey (#79), Doug Heveron (#41, #61), Herm Johnson (#42, #81), Jerry Karl (#61), Sheldon Kinser (#42), Phil Krueger (#46), Greg Leffler (#64), Al Loquasto (#86), Harry MacDonald (#43), John Mahler (#92), Mack McClellan (#17), John Paul, Jr. (#12), Teddy Pilette (#42), Roger Rager (#88), Johnny Rutherford (#40), Ken Schrader (#98), Jerry Sneva (#69), Bill Tempero (#15), Rich Vogler (#8), Bill Vukovich II (#83), Desiré Wilson (#54)
[edit] See also
| 1982 Indianapolis 500 Gordon Johncock |
1983 Indianapolis 500 Tom Sneva |
1984 Indianapolis 500 Rick Mears |
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