1982 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Detroit News Grand Prix Race Results

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1982 - Detroit News Grand Prix Race Results

Race Name - Detroit News Grand Prix
Date - 9/26/1982
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 206.416 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 21 laps
Average Race Speed - 140.515 mph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 10 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Rahal
Race Number - 10

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	5	Bobby Rahal	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	201.393
2	24	Mario Andretti	STP Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth
3	25	Geoff Brabham	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth
4	10	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	194.89
5	22	Howdy Holmes	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	176.548
6	14	Bill Alsup	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Cosworth	189.934
7	7	Mike Mosley	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	198.282
8	13	Roger Mears	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	191.296
9	12	Josele Garza	Schlitz Gusto	Penske	Cosworth	193.486
10	11	Scott Brayton	Dreisbach Cadillac	Wildcat	Cosworth	193.496
11	23	Phil Krueger	Luxury Racers	King	Chevrolet	175.059
12	6	Pancho Carter	Alex Foods	March	Cosworth	200.809
13	20	Dick Simon	VermontAmerican	Watson	Cosworth	182.025
14	15	Jerry Sneva	Hoffman Enterprises	March	Cosworth	188.442
15	4	Gordon Johncock	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	202.049
16	17	Chip Ganassi	1st Commercial Corp	Wildcat	Cosworth	186.945
17	19	Gary Bettenhausen	Genesee Beer	Penske	Chevrolet	185.553
18	9	Al Unser	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	197.168
19	8	Tom Sneva	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	197.347
20	16	Tom Bigelow	H B K Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	187.349
21	18	Dick Ferguson	Rattlesnake Racing	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	186.451
22	2	Kevin Cogan	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	202.851
23	3	AJ Foyt	ValvolineGilmore	March	Cosworth	202.276
24	21	Greg Leffler	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	180.302
25	1	Rick Mears	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	206.416
26	26	Johnny Parsons	Wysard Racing	March	Cosworth	176.887