1983 Budweiser Cleveland 500

Race 4 of 13

Cleveland
125 laps
Time of race: 2:51:54
Average speed of winner: 108.202 mph
Margin of victory: 31.0 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Lap leaders: Andretti 1-34, Rahal 35, Fabi 36-43, Unser 44-65, Fabi 66-71, Unser 72-75, Fabi 76-81, Unser 82-87, Halsmer 88-96, Unser 97-101, Halsmer 102-107, Unser 108-125

Race notes: Debut for Desiré Wilson.

Video links: Finish/Post-race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	7	Al Unser	7	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	118.408	125	5	55	flagged	21
2	5	Pete Halsmer	66	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	118.676	125	2	15	flagged	16
3	4	Teo Fabi	33	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	120.301	124	3	20	flagged	14
4	14	Mike Mosley	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	116.196	124	0	0	flagged	12
5	18	Tom Sneva	5	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	114.717	123	0	0	flagged	10
6	11	Roger Mears	9	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	116.862	121	0	0	flagged	8
7	6	Rick Mears	1	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	118.660	120	0	0	flagged	6
8	17	Pancho Carter	21	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	114.769	119	0	0	flagged	5
9	2	Al Unser, Jr.	17	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	120.709	119	0	0	flagged	4
10	22	Desiré Wilson	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	112.891	117	0	0	flagged	3
11	24	Phil Krueger	46	Morris Pontiac/KZZP	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear		112.183	109	0	0	flagged	2
12	10	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	117.295	95	0	0	flagged	1
13	16	Chip Ganassi	60	Old Milwaukee	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	115.309	65	0	0	ignition	0
14	1	Mario Andretti	3	Newman-Haas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	121.443	56	1	34	overheating	1
15	19	Bill Whittington	94	Whittington Bros	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	114.491	56	0	0	off course	0
16	26	Herm Johnson	42	Marriott Inns of Cleveland	March	Cosworth	Goodyear		111.632	54	0	0	flagged	0
17	8	Josele Garza	55	Machinists/21st Century	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	118.236	52	0	0	transmission	0
18	21	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	10	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	113.364	47	0	0	fire	0
19	3	Bobby Rahal	2	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	120.377	40	1	1	accident	0
20	28	Bill Alsup	11	Crane & Shovel Sales	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup		31	0	0	fire	0
21	13	John Paul, Jr.	12	British Sterling	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	VDS	116.248	23	0	0	engine	0
22	25	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer Wagon	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	111.897	18	0	0	handling	0
23	23	Bill Tempero	15	Zena Jeans	Longhorn	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Tempero	112.221	16	0	0	off course	0
24	20	Scott Brayton	37	SME Cement/Escort	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	114.428	12	0	0	fuel	0
25	15	Kevin Cogan	6	Master Mechanic/Caesar's	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	115.309	10	0	0	electrical	0
26	9	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	117.434	10	0	0	overheating	0
27	12	Chris Kneifel	72	C. F. I.	Primus	Cosworth	Goodyear	Primus	116.279	8	0	0	engine	0
28	27	Danny Ongais	40	Sea Ray Boats	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	106.639	2	0	0	fire	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Al Unser	69	4	0	1	4
2	Tom Sneva	52	4	0	2	2
3	Rick Mears	41	4	1	0	2
4	Pete Halsmer	32	3	0	0	1
5	Teo Fabi	28	4	2	0	1
6	Mike Mosley	22	4	0	0	0
7	Gordon Johncock	20	4	0	1	1
8	Roger Mears	19	4	0	0	0
9	Howdy Holmes	19	4	0	0	0
10	Al Unser, Jr.	15	4	0	0	0
11	John Paul, Jr.	14	2	0	0	1
12	Geoff Brabham	12	1	0	0	0
13	Mario Andretti	11	4	1	0	0
14	Pancho Carter	11	4	0	0	0
15	Kevin Cogan	10	4	0	0	0
16	Bobby Rahal	8	4	0	0	0
17	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	6	4	0	0	0
18	Chip Ganassi	5	2	0	0	0
19	Scott Brayton	4	2	0	0	0
20	Desiré Wilson	3	1	0	0	0
21	Jim McElreath	2	1	0	0	0
22	Steve Chassey	2	4	0	0	0
23	Dick Simon	2	2	0	0	0
24	Phil Krueger	2	2	0	0	0
25	Doug Heveron	1	1	0	0	0