1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
1982 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
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Season | |
Races | 11 |
Start date | March 28 |
End date | November 6 |
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Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
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Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
The 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 6. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bobby Rahal.
Though it was not officially part of the CART calendar, most of the teams and drivers also competed at the USAC-sanctioned 66th Indianapolis 500. Gordon Johncock was victorious at Indy.
Jim Hickman was fatally injured in a practice crash for the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee, he was 39 years old.
Drivers and constructors
[edit]The following teams and drivers competed for the 1982 CART World Series.
Schedule
[edit]New to the schedule was the 4 mile permanent road course named Road America. Returning to the schedule after a one year absence (1981 was a USAC race) was Pocono Raceway, the 2.5 mile superspeedway would host a 500 mile race in 1982.
The schedule was originally set to feature a doubleheader with Formula One at Las Vegas on October 17.[1] After the F1 Grand Prix on Saturday, the track would be converted to an oval for an Indy car race on Sunday. This was cancelled after FISA rescheduled the Grand Prix for September and instituted a rule that banned two open-wheel series with engines over two liters from competing at the same venue on the same weekend.[2]
A race in Mexico City for October 31 was cancelled.[3]
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
*The Stroh's 200 was scheduled for April 25, but postponed a week due to rain. NBC planned to cover on April 25, but did not return for the May 1 running.
Season Summary
[edit]Race results
[edit]Rd | Race | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Race time | Report |
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1 | Phoenix 1 | ![]() |
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1:15:48 | Report |
2 | Atlanta | ![]() |
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1:13:10 | Report |
NC | Indianapolis 500 | ![]() |
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3:05:09 | Report |
3 | Milwaukee 1 | ![]() |
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1:10:52 | Report |
4 | Cleveland | ![]() |
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3:03:44 | Report |
5 | Michigan 1 | ![]() |
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3:14:54 | Report |
6 | Milwaukee 2 | ![]() |
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1:49:57 | Report |
7 | Pocono | ![]() |
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3:25:39 | Report |
8 | Riverside | ![]() |
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2:42:14 | Report |
9 | Road America | ![]() |
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1:49:56 | Report |
10 | Michigan 2 | ![]() |
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1:04:03 | Report |
11 | Phoenix 2 | ![]() |
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1:21:05 | Report |
Mario Andretti was credited with winning the pole position for the Michigan 500, although he started 33rd due to a pre-race practice accident. Rick Mears started on the pole and both he and Andretti were credited with pole positions.
Final points standings
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CART Schedule Includes Vegas". The Indianapolis Star. November 24, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vierra, Dan (December 25, 1981). "Wrench in CART's Works". Sacramento Bee. p. 53. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CART Schedule Includes Vegas". The Indianapolis Star. November 24, 1981. p. 24. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1982". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1982 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 198-199)