1982 Norton-Michigan 500

Race 5 of 11

Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:14:54.00
Average speed of winner: 153.925 mph
Margin of victory: 24.720 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Ri. Mears pole, Johncock 1-19, Ri. Mears 20-22, Whittington 23-25, Ri. Mears 26-28, Johncock 29-31, Ri. Mears 32-41, Foyt 42-45, Carter 46-50, Ri. Mears 51-57, Johncock 58-60, Ri. Mears 61-78, Johncock 79-83, Carter 84-87, Ri. Mears 88-98, Johncock 99-101, Ri. Mears 102-113, Andretti 114-138, Ri. Mears 139-141, Foyt 142-143, Ri. Mears 144-156, Andretti 157-160, Johncock 161-175, Andretti 176, Johncock 177-179, Andretti 180-183, Johncock 184-192, Andretti 193, Johncock 194-250

Race notes: Finale for Tom Frantz, Ken Hamilton, and Jim Hickman. Gordon Johncock took the points lead from Rick Mears.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Gordon Johncock	20	STP Oil Treatment	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	202.572	250	9	117	flagged	63
2	3	Mario Andretti	40	STP - Intermedics	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	205.233	250	5	35	flagged	51
3	9	Bobby Rahal	19	Red Roof Inns	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	196.324	245	0	0	flagged	42
4	12	Al Unser	10	Longhorn Racing	Longhorn	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hillin	196.057	245	0	0	flagged	36
5	19	Tom Bigelow	72	H B K Racing	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	HBK	186.282	241	0	0	flagged	30
6	21	Gary Bettenhausen	56	Genesee Beer	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gohr	184.488	241	0	0	flagged	24
7	13	Geoff Brabham	21	Pentax Super	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	195.977	241	0	0	flagged	18
8	10	Mike Mosley	18	Kraco Car Stereo	March	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Kraco	196.314	239	0	0	flagged	15
9	20	Jim Hickman	42	Stroh's Beer	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rattlesnake	184.957	236	0	0	flagged	12
10	24	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	6	Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	H and R	190.607	234	0	0	flagged	9
11	31	Scott Brayton	37	Dreisbach Cadillac	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	182.866	225	0	0	stalled	6
12	18	Howdy Holmes	30	Domino's Pizza	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	186.302	218	0	0	flagged	3
13	28	Bill Alsup	2	AB Dick Pacemaker	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Alsup	186.587	213	0	0	flagged	3
14	7	Kevin Cogan	4	Norton Spirit	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	198.194	191	0	0	water leak	3
15	1	Rick Mears	1	Gould Charge	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	203.816	184	9	80	accident	3
16	23	Johnny Parsons	34	Wysard Motor Co.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Wysard	194.958	181	0	0	engine	3
17	16	Roger Mears	31	Machinist Union	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	190.587	165	0	0	engine	3
18	6	Pancho Carter	3	Alex Foods	March	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Morales	198.810	159	2	9	wheel bearing	3
19	22	George Snider	35	Cobre Tire	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Fletcher	196.942	148	0	0	gearbox	3
20	8	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline-Gilmore	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	196.539	147	2	6	accident	3
21	30	Dick Simon	22	Vermont-American	Watson	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	184.705	138	0	0	piston	0
22	25	Josele Garza	55	Schlitz Gusto	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Garza	187.139	130	0	0	engine	0
23	15	Spike Gehlhausen	49	Arizona Intl Travel	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Gehlhausen	190.723	127	0	0	shift lever	0
24	26	Jerry Karl	46	McCray Plastering	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Seymour	186.751	103	0	0	gearbox	0
25	29	Héctor Rebaque	32	Carta Blanca	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	186.128	67	0	0	accident	0
26	4	Don Whittington	91	Whittington Bros.	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Whittington	202.350	63	1	3	engine	0
27	34	Ken Hamilton	17	Hamilton Racing	Vollstedt	Cosworth	Goodyear	Ken Hamilton		54	0	0	oil pressure	0
28	11	Johnny Rutherford	5	Pennzoil	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hall	196.084	53	0	0	piston	0
29	27	Patrick Bedard	36	Escort Radar Detector	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	186.746	49	0	0	engine	0
30	33	Phil Krueger	65	Luxury Racers	King	Cosworth	Goodyear		175.404	48	0	0	fueling	0
31	17	Chip Ganassi	12	1st Commercial Corp	Wildcat	Cosworth	Goodyear	Rhoades	188.996	37	0	0	engine	0
32	5	Tom Sneva	7	Texaco Star	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	198.879	23	0	0	engine	0
33	32	Tom Frantz	77	Burger King	Coyote	Cosworth	Goodyear		177.462	20	0	0	vibration	0
34	14	Herm Johnson	28	Menard Lumber	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Menard	191.607	7	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Gordon Johncock	157	5	1	2	3
2	Mario Andretti	123	5	0	0	3
3	Rick Mears	119	5	3	2	3
4	Bobby Rahal	104	4	0	1	2
5	Al Unser	89	5	0	0	1
6	Geoff Brabham	51	5	0	0	0
7	Kevin Cogan	44	5	1	0	1
8	Roger Mears	32	5	0	0	0
9	Tom Bigelow	31	2	0	0	0
10	Bill Alsup	29	5	0	0	0
11	Danny Sullivan	28	2	0	0	1
12	Gary Bettenhausen	24	1	0	0	0
13	Jim Hickman	24	3	0	0	0
14	Tom Sneva	23	5	0	0	0
15	Johnny Parsons	23	3	0	0	0
16	Pancho Carter	21	5	0	0	0
17	Herm Johnson	20	5	0	0	0
18	A.J. Foyt	19	3	0	0	1
19	Vern Schuppan	18	1	0	0	0
20	Bill Tempero	15	1	0	0	0
21	Mike Mosley	15	1	0	0	0
22	Johnny Rutherford	13	4	0	0	0
23	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	13	4	0	0	0
24	Josele Garza	11	5	0	0	0
25	Howdy Holmes	10	4	0	0	0