1983 Caesar's Palace Grand Prix III

Race 11 of 13

Caesars Palace
178 laps
Time of race: 2:17:48
Average speed of winner: 87.182 mph
Margin of victory: 2.0 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 54 laps
Lap leaders: Paul, Jr. 1-18, Ma. Andretti 19-30, Paul, Jr. 31, Rahal 32-39, Carter 40-63, Ma. Andretti 64, Cogan 65-76, Paul, Jr. 77, Ma. Andretti 78-170, Paul, Jr. 171-172, Ma. Andretti 173-178

Race notes: Only pole for John Paul, Jr. Debut for Michael Andretti and Jeff Wood.

Video links: Intro

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Mario Andretti	3	Newman-Haas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	115.158	178	4	112	flagged	21
2	1	John Paul, Jr.	12	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	VDS	116.086	178	4	22	flagged	17
3	10	Chip Ganassi	60	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	112.260	177	0	0	flagged	14
4	9	Al Unser	7	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	112.606	177	0	0	flagged	12
5	6	Pete Halsmer	66	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	113.087	177	0	0	flagged	10
6	5	Pancho Carter	21	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	113.125	176	1	24	flagged	8
7	24	Roger Mears	9	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	107.741	175	0	0	flagged	6
8	17	Chris Kneifel	72	C. F. I.	Primus	Cosworth	Goodyear	Primus	110.381	175	0	0	flagged	5
9	7	Bobby Rahal	2	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	113.037	173	1	8	flagged	4
10	11	Al Unser, Jr.	17	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	112.213	171	0	0	spun out	3
11	14	Josele Garza	55	Schlitz/Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	111.029	170	0	0	suspension	2
12	20	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gohr	109.833	168	0	0	flagged	1
13	16	Rick Mears	1	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	110.417	166	0	0	flagged	0
14	19	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	109.911	159	0	0	transmission	0
15	26	Tom Sneva	5	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	107.413	150	0	0	fire	0
16	25	Kevin Cogan	6	Master Mechanic/Caesar's	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti		132	1	12	accident	0
17	22	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	108.608	95	0	0	engine	0
18	4	Derek Daly	90	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	114.858	93	0	0	drive line	0
19	15	Michael Andretti	99	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	110.701	74	0	0	gearbox	0
20	8	Geoff Brabham	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	112.901	66	0	0	brakes	0
21	12	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	10	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	112.033	49	0	0	exhaust shield	0
22	13	Jeff Wood	0	Landmark Oil Explorations	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		111.184	49	0	0	coil	0
23	18	Desiré Wilson	34	Wysard/Kreepy Krauly	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	110.147	31	0	0	fire	0
24	23	Johnny Rutherford	40	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	108.211	23	0	0	gearbox	0
25	2	Teo Fabi	33	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	115.306	18	0	0	throttle	0
26	21	Scott Brayton	37	SME Cement/Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	109.235	6	0	0	suspension	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Al Unser	137	11	0	1	6
2	Teo Fabi	102	11	4	2	5
3	Mario Andretti	101	11	2	2	4
4	Rick Mears	92	11	1	1	4
5	Bobby Rahal	88	11	2	1	3
6	Tom Sneva	82	11	1	2	2
7	John Paul, Jr.	82	9	1	1	4
8	Al Unser, Jr.	72	11	0	0	2
9	Pancho Carter	50	11	0	0	0
10	Pete Halsmer	42	10	0	0	1
11	Mike Mosley	36	9	0	0	0
12	Roger Mears	35	10	0	0	0
13	Chip Ganassi	32	8	0	0	1
14	Howdy Holmes	29	11	0	0	0
15	Gordon Johncock	20	5	0	1	1
16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	19	11	0	0	0
17	Kevin Cogan	18	11	0	0	0
18	Chris Kneifel	15	9	0	0	0
19	Danny Ongais	14	8	0	0	0
20	Steve Chassey	14	9	0	0	0
21	Geoff Brabham	13	5	0	0	0
22	Tom Klausler	8	2	0	0	0
23	Josele Garza	8	9	0	0	0
24	Scott Brayton	5	6	0	0	0
25	Derek Daly	4	5	0	0	0