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The 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 5th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART . The season consisted of 13 races. Al Unser was the national champion, and the rookie of the year was Teo Fabi . The 1983 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC , but an arrangement was made such that it counted towards the CART points championship. Tom Sneva won the Indy 500, after three previous runner-up finishes.
Al Unser jumped out to the early points lead, with second-place finishes in the first three races of the season. Unser finished second at Indianapolis to Tom Sneva , but not without some controversy. Rookie Al Unser Jr. was accused of blocking for his father, but Sneva prevailed, making the winning pass with ten laps to go. Unser won at Cleveland, finished second at the Michigan 500, and third at Road America. After 6 of 13 races, Unser had a 35-point lead over Tom Sneva in the standings.
Rookie Teo Fabi made headlines at Indianapolis, becoming the first rookie to win the pole since 1950. His car dropped out, however, with a failed fuel o-ring. After a mixed start to the year, Fabi's season came alive in July, winning his first career race at the Pocono 500. Fabi jumped from 8th in points to as high as second following his win at Mid-Ohio. Fabi began to whittle away at Unser's point lead. Unser was running consistently, and had no finish worse than 11th.
In the next-to-last race of the season at Laguna Seca, Fabi dominated. He won the pole position and led 95 of 98 laps, winning his third race of the season. With only one race to go, Unser's point lead was down to 15 points. At the season finale in Phoenix, Fabi put in another dominating performance. He won the pole and led 138 of 150 laps. Fabi's championship hopes, however, fell just short as Al Unser came home 4th. Al Unser won the title by a mere 5 points over Fabi.
Other top stories from 1983 included Newman/Haas Racing joining the series with driver Mario Andretti plus a new chassis from Lola, and the rookie debut of Al Unser Jr. Though Unser Jr. did not win any races, he had ten top-10 finishes en route to 7th in points.
Drivers and constructors [ edit ]
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1983 CART World Series . All competitors utilized Goodyear tires.
Team/Car Owner
No
Drivers
Rounds
Alex Morales Motorsports
21
Pancho Carter
All
All American Racers
98
Jeff Wood
11-12
Alsup Racing
11
Bill Alsup
1, 3-5, 7, 9-10, 12-13
Arciero Racing
66
Pete Halsmer
1, 3-13
Johnny Parsons
2
Armstrong Mould Racing Team
43
Steve Krisiloff
2
BC Pace Racing
36
Chuck Ciprich
7
Bettenhausen Racing
10
Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
All
82
Gary Bettenhausen
13
90
Derek Daly
6, 9, 11-13
Bignotti -Cotter Racing
5
Tom Sneva
All
6
Kevin Cogan
1, 3-13
16
2
Bob Ward Racing
47
Bob Ward
8
Brayton Racing
35
Patrick Bedard
2, 5, 7
37
Scott Brayton
2, 4-5, 7, 10-11
Circle Bar Auto Racing
38
Chet Fillip
1-2, 10
Circle Bar Auto Racing w/ Caliva Racing
Phil Caliva
8
Dick Simon Racing
32
Dick Simon
6
22
1-3, 5, 8-11, 13
Jorge Koechlin
12
Doug Shierson Racing
30
Howdy Holmes
All
Douglas Schulz
48
Tom Klausler
6, 8
Forsythe Racing
33
Teo Fabi
All
Galles Racing
17
Al Unser Jr.
1, 3-13
19
2
Gilmore Racing
1
George Snider
2
14
A. J. Foyt
2
Gohr Racing
56
Steve Chassey
1-8, 11-13
GTS Racing
86
Drake Olson
6
Al Loquasto
7
H&R Racing
28
Gary Bettenhausen
3, 7, 9
Herm Johnson
9
HBK Racing
70
Tom Bigelow
3
78
5
Herm Johnson Racing
42
Herm Johnson
4-5
Hoffman Racing
86
Dick Ferguson
5
Intercomp Racing
92
John Mahler
2
Interscope Racing
25
Danny Ongais
2
Jet Engineering
64
Greg Leffler
6, 8-9
Tom Bigelow
12
Joel McCray Racing
46
Phil Krueger
1, 3-4, 9
Kraco Enterprises
18
Mike Mosley
1-8, 10, 13
Geoff Brabham
11-12
99
8, 10
Michael Andretti
11-13
Leader Card Racers
8
Johnny Parsons
5
Tom Bagley
7
Randy Lewis
12
24
Chip Mead
9-10
Machinists Union Racing
9
Roger Mears
1-4, 6-13
55
Josele Garza
2, 4-12
McElreath Racing
23
Jim McElreath
1, 5, 7
Newman/Haas Racing
3
Mario Andretti
All
Patrick Racing
40
Johnny Rutherford
1, 7, 10-11, 13
Danny Ongais
4-6
60
3
20
7-9
60
Chip Ganassi
2, 4-5, 7, 9-13
20
6
Gordon Johncock
1-5
Primus Racing
72
Chris Kneifel
2, 4-13
Racing Team VDS
12
John Paul Jr.
1, 4-13
Geoff Brabham
2
Rattlesnake Racing w/ Agajanian Curb
29
Mike Chandler
2
19
5
Dick Ferguson
7
Rhoades Racing
41
Doug Heveron
1
46
Jerry Karl
7-8
61
3, 5
Simpson Sports
90
Dennis Firestone
2
Team Penske
1
Rick Mears
1, 3-13
2
2
7
Al Unser
All
Tempero Racing
15
Bill Tempero
4, 9
Truesports
2
Bobby Rahal
1, 3-12
4
2
Whittington Racing
91
Don Whittington
2, 5, 7
94
Bill Whittington
2, 4, 7
Wysard Racing
34
Derek Daly
1-2
Desiré Wilson
3, 6-9, 11-13
Geoff Brabham
5
Schedule [ edit ]
Logo of the series for this year
Of the notable changes to the schedule, there were the additions of the Caesars Palace Grand Prix , which was formerly a Formula One championship event, and Laguna Seca Raceway . The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio returned to the schedule after a 2 year hiatus, and finally starting this season there would only be one race per season at the Milwaukee Mile .
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Date
Name
Circuit
Location
TV Broadcaster
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March 20
Kraco Car Stereo 150
O Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
N/A
1
April 17
Kraco Dixie 200
O Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia
NBC
2
May 29
Indianapolis 500
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Indiana
ABC
3
June 12
Gould Rex Mays Classic
O Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
ESPN
4
July 3
Budweiser Cleveland 500
s Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio
ESPN
5
July 17
Norton Michigan 500
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
NBC
6
July 31
Provimi Veal 200
R Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
TNN
7
August 14
Domino's Pizza 500
O Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
NBC
8
August 29*
Budweiser 500K
R Riverside International Raceway
Riverside, California
ESPN
9
September 11
Escort Radar Warning 200
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
ESPN
10
September 26
Detroit News Grand Prix
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
ESPN
11
October 8
Caesars Palace Grand Prix
R Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
NBC
12
October 23
Cribari Wines 300k
R Laguna Seca Raceway
Monterey, California
ESPN
13
October 29
Miller High Life 150
O Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
NBC
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
S Street circuit
The season-opening Phoenix race was cancelled due to flooding.
The Riverside race was scheduled for August 28, but pushed a day due to rain.
Season Summary [ edit ]
Race results [ edit ]
Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Final points standings [ edit ]
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th-6th place
Light Blue
7th-12th place
Dark Blue
Finished (Outside Top 12)
Purple
Did not finish
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
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Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY
Rookie of the Year
R
Rookie
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References [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1983_CART_PPG_Indy_Car_World_Series&oldid=1228131730 "
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