1982–83 USAC Championship Car season
Appearance
1982–83 USAC Championship Car season | |
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USAC Gold Crown Championship | |
Season | |
Races | 4 |
Start date | August 14, 1982 |
End date | May 29, 1983 |
Awards | |
National champion | Tom Sneva |
Indianapolis 500winner | Tom Sneva |
The1982–83 USAC Championship Car seasonconsisted of four races, beginning inSpringfield,Illinois,on August 14, 1982, and concluding inSpeedway,Indiana,on May 29, 1983. TheUSACNational Champion andIndianapolis 500winner wasTom Sneva.
By this time, the preeminentnational championship seasonwas instead sanctioned byCART.
Schedule and results[edit]
All races were run onOval/Speedway courses.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Length | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | August 14 | Tony Bettenhausen 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield,Illinois | Dirt | Sheldon Kinser | Bobby Olivero |
2 | September 6 | Ted Horn Memorial | 100 mi (160 km) | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin,Illinois | Dirt | Gary Bettenhausen | Gary Bettenhausen |
3 | December 4 | Nazareth 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | Nazareth National Speedway | Nazareth,Pennsylvania | Dirt | Bob Cicconi | Keith Kauffman |
4 | May 29 | Indianapolis 500-Mile Race | 500 mi (800 km) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway,Indiana | Paved | Teo Fabi | Tom Sneva |
Final points standings[edit]
Note: Drivers who failed to enter the Indy 500 were not eligible for points.
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References[edit]
- Åberg, Andreas."USAC National Championship 1983".Driver Database.Archivedfrom the original on July 28, 2008.RetrievedMay 11,2009.
- "1982-83 USAC Gold Crown Championship".ChampCarStats.com.Archivedfrom the original on September 8, 2008.RetrievedMay 11,2009.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdfArchived2016-03-04 at theWayback Machine(p. 195-197)