1983 Escort Radar Warning 200

Race 9 of 13

Mid-Ohio
84 laps
Time of race: 2:01:49
Average speed of winner: 98.755 mph
Margin of victory: 16.0 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Rahal 1-18, Paul, Jr. 19-26, Fabi 27-29, Andretti 30-33, Unser, Jr. 34-47, Fabi 48-84

Race notes: First pole for Bobby Rahal. Finale for Greg Leffler and Bill Tempero.

Video links: Start

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Teo Fabi	33	Forsythe/Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	105.845	84	2	40	flagged	21
2	4	Mario Andretti	3	Newman-Haas Budweiser	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	104.442	84	1	4	flagged	16
3	1	Bobby Rahal	2	Red Roof Inns/Cribari	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	106.189	84	1	18	flagged	15
4	10	Al Unser	7	Hertz	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	102.846	83	0	0	flagged	12
5	12	Danny Ongais	20	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	102.091	83	0	0	flagged	10
6	15	Kevin Cogan	6	Master Mechanic/Caesar's	Theodore	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	100.880	83	0	0	flagged	8
7	17	Tom Sneva	5	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	99.665	83	0	0	flagged	6
8	13	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	101.940	82	0	0	flagged	5
9	11	Rick Mears	1	Pennzoil	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	102.513	81	0	0	accident	4
10	19	Pancho Carter	21	Alex Foods Pinata	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	99.561	80	0	0	flagged	3
11	27	Greg Leffler	64	Jet Engineering	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		93.879	78	0	0	flagged	2
12	18	Roger Mears	9	Machinists Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	99.654	78	0	0	flagged	1
13	8	Chris Kneifel	72	C. F. I.	Primus	Cosworth	Goodyear	Primus	102.937	78	0	0	flagged	0
14	20	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	10	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	99.043	77	0	0	flagged	0
15	23	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	98.089	76	0	0	flagged	0
16	16	Desiré Wilson	34	Wysard/Kreepy Krauly	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	100.452	52	0	0	suspension	0
17	26	Herm Johnson	0	H & R	Spirit	Chevrolet	Goodyear	H and R	93.898	50	0	0	fuel pump	0
18	6	Al Unser, Jr.	17	Coors Light	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	103.458	47	1	14	engine	0
19	22	Bill Alsup	11	Crane & Shovel Sales	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Alsup	98.276	41	0	0	accident	0
20	3	John Paul, Jr.	12	VDS	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	VDS	105.067	30	1	8	gearbox	0
21	24	Bill Tempero	15	Zena Jeans	Longhorn	Barnes	Goodyear	Tempero	96.838	29	0	0	overheating	0
22	5	Derek Daly	90	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	104.096	27	0	0	ignition	0
23	14	Josele Garza	55	Machinists Union/Spa Lady	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	101.817	15	0	0	accident	0
24	9	Pete Halsmer	66	Arciero Racing	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	102.936	13	0	0	CV joint	0
25	7	Chip Ganassi	60	Sea Ray Boats	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	103.273	8	0	0	shift linkage	0
26	21	Chip Mead	24	National Tire Wholesalers	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear		99.016	6	0	0	engine	0
27	25	Phil Krueger	46	Morris Pontiac/Refuse	Eagle	Chevrolet	Goodyear		94.116	5	0	0	fuel pump	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Al Unser	115	9	0	1	6
2	Teo Fabi	88	9	4	2	4
3	Tom Sneva	82	9	1	2	2
4	Rick Mears	71	9	1	0	3
5	Mario Andretti	68	9	2	1	3
6	Bobby Rahal	67	9	1	1	2
7	Al Unser, Jr.	66	9	0	0	2
8	John Paul, Jr.	59	7	0	1	3
9	Pancho Carter	42	9	0	0	0
10	Mike Mosley	34	8	0	0	0
11	Pete Halsmer	32	8	0	0	1
12	Roger Mears	29	8	0	0	0
13	Howdy Holmes	24	9	0	0	0
14	Gordon Johncock	20	5	0	1	1
15	Kevin Cogan	18	9	0	0	0
16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	15	9	0	0	0
17	Danny Ongais	14	8	0	0	0
18	Steve Chassey	13	8	0	0	0
19	Geoff Brabham	12	3	0	0	0
20	Chip Ganassi	10	6	0	0	0
21	Chris Kneifel	10	7	0	0	0
22	Tom Klausler	8	2	0	0	0
23	Josele Garza	6	7	0	0	0
24	Scott Brayton	5	4	0	0	0
25	Derek Daly	4	4	0	0	0