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1983 Indianapolis 500

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The 67th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 29, 1983. After finishing second three times (1977, 1978, 1980), winning the pole position twice (1977–1978), and being the fastest qualifier one additional time (1981), Tom Sneva finally shook his "bridesmaid" status and won his first and only Indianapolis 500. The win also represented the record seventh Indy victory that chief mechanic George Bignotti was involved with.

67th Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning bodyUSAC
Season1983 CART season
1982-83 Gold Crown
DateMay 29, 1983
WinnerUnited States Tom Sneva
Winning teamBignotti-Cotter Racing
Average speed162.117 mph (260.902 km/h)
Pole positionItaly Teo Fabi
Pole speed207.395 mph (333.770 km/h)
Fastest qualifierItaly Teo Fabi
Rookie of the YearItaly Teo Fabi
Most laps ledUnited States Tom Sneva (98)
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthemJames A. Hubert
"Back Home Again in Indiana"Jim Nabors
Starting commandMary F. Hulman
Pace carBuick Riviera
Pace car driverDuke Nalon
StarterDuane Sweeney[1]
Estimated attendance325,000[2]
TV in the United States
NetworkABC
AnnouncersHost: Jackie Stewart
Lap-by-lap: Jim McKay
Color analyst: Sam Posey
Nielsen ratings14.1 / 27
Chronology
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In the final twenty laps, three-time winner Al Unser Sr. was leading Tom Sneva. Unser was seeking his record-tying fourth Indy victory. His son, rookie Al Unser Jr., was several laps down, but was positioned right behind his father. Al Jr. created a firestorm of controversy when it appeared that he was blocking Sneva intentionally to aid his father. Unser Jr. admitted to running interference for his father, claiming he was trying to create "dirty air" and turbulence for Sneva. He stopped short, however, of calling it "blocking". After several anxious laps, Sneva finally slipped both Al Jr. and Al Sr., using lapped traffic to his advantage. Sneva opened up an 11-second lead, and took the checkered flag for his long-awaited Indy victory.

Rookie Teo Fabi headlined time trials by winning the pole position, and on race day he led the first 23 laps. Fabi's day was short, however, as he dropped out with a bad fuel gasket. The effort earned him the rookie of the year award. Fabi would go on to win four races during the season and finished second to Al Unser Sr. for the CART points championship.

The 1983 Indy 500 ushered in a new era of civility and stability in the sport of Indy car racing. After four years of conflict and organizational disputes between USAC and CART, the two sanctioning bodies came to an amicable truce. The Indianapolis 500 would be sanctioned singly by USAC, and officially would be part of the ceremonial Gold Crown championship. However, the race was now recognized on the CART schedule, and counted towards the 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series points championship. The field for the Indy 500 going forward would consist primarily of CART-based teams, along with numerous one-off ("Indy-only") entries. Despite various squabbles and minor technical differences between the sanctioning bodies, this arrangement would remain in place, with relative harmony, through 1995.

Background

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The USAC technical committee issued rule changes for 1983, scaling back side skirts and declaring that "all bodywork or aerodynamic devices must be at least one inch above the bottom of the car's tub." During time trials, a total of 15 cars in the qualifying line would fail pre-qualifying technical inspection, raising tempers and drawing the ire of competitors. Some teams charged that USAC was inconsistent in their enforcement and their measuring, since they used a different (and possibly less-accurate) tool than the CART series officials utilized at other races. Some teams claimed the first several cars in line were not scrutinized as heavily as those deeper in line. In addition, turbocharger "boost" settings were reduced to 47 inHg, down from 48 in 1982.[3]

The evolving aerodynamic rules coincided with the emergence of the Robin Herd-designed March chassis becoming the vehicle of choice for the mid-1980s. Coupled with the widely used Cosworth DFX engine, the "customer car" era began to dominate the sport of Indy car racing. Penske, among other teams, elected to scale back, or even abandon their in-house chassis programs in favor of the English-built March for the next few seasons. The March's aerodynamic advancements, downforce, and affordable cost were among the reasons it emerged as the favorite among the competitors. The "customer car" era also was popular with the smaller-budget teams, as it allowed them access to top equipment, leveling the playing field, and shrinking the differences between haves and the have-nots. The 1983 race would be the first of five consecutive Indy 500 victories for March Engineering.

Race schedule

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Race schedule — April 1983
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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ROP 		13
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Race schedule — May 1983
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Practice
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Practice 		9
Practice 		10
Practice 		11
Practice 		12
Practice 		13
Practice 		14
Time Trials
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Time Trials 		16
Practice 		17
Practice 		18
Practice 		19
Practice 		20
Practice 		21
Time Trials
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Bump Day 		23
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Carb Day 		27
Mini-Marathon 		28
Parade
29
Indy 500 		30
Memorial Day 		31
  		       
Color Notes
Green Practice
Dark Blue Time trials
Silver Race day
Red Rained out*
Blank No track activity

* Includes days where track
activity was significantly
limited due to rain

ROP — denotes Rookie
Orientation Program

Time trials

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Pole day time trials was scheduled for Saturday May 14. Rain, however, kept cars off the track nearly all day. At 4:15 p.m., the track finally opened for practice, but it was brief and interrupted by several yellow lights. Officials closed the track at 5:49 p.m., without a single car making a qualifying attempt. On Sunday May 15, rain washed out the entire day. It was the first time since 1978 that not a single car qualified on the first weekend. Pole day time trials was moved to the second weekend, with the USAC rule stating once the cars made one rotation around the qualifying draw, "pole qualifying" ends and third day qualifying begins.

Three-time winner Johnny Rutherford was sidelined after two major crashes. On May 8, he crashed in turn one, suffering minor injuries. On May 18, he suffered a more serious crash in turn 3. He broke his left foot and left ankle, and was forced to sit out the 1983 race.

Pole Day – Saturday May 21

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Pole day started with Mike Mosley (205.372 mph) taking the top spot early on. Rick Mears, a favorite for the pole, had his effort fall short, and he qualified at 204.301 mph.

Tom Sneva was the next shot at the front row, but his speed of 203.687 mph was only third-fastest at the moment. The next car out was rookie Teo Fabi, who had raised eyebrows during the week, posting practice speeds near the top of the speed chart. Fabi set a new one-lap track record of 208.049 mph, and set a four-lap record of 207.395 mph, securing the pole position. Fabi became the first rookie to win the pole since Walt Faulkner in 1950.

A very busy day saw 42 attempts and 33 cars complete qualifying runs. For the first time in modern history, the field was filled to 33 cars in one day.

On a sad note, Tony Foyt Sr., the father of A. J. Foyt as well as his former chief mechanic, died after battling lung cancer. After qualifying on Saturday, A. J. Foyt flew to Houston to visit his ailing father. At 8 p.m., Tony Foyt Sr. lapsed into a coma, and died at 10 p.m.[4]

Bump Day – Sunday May 22

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The day opened with John Mahler (180.022 mph) on the bubble. Rain again hampered time trials, and the track did not open until nearly 2 p.m.

Phil Krueger wrecked during a practice run, and Gary Bettenhausen waved off a run after one lap over 193 mph.

At 4:14 p.m., Dennis Firestone completed a run of 190.888 mph, with heavy rain beginning to fall on his last lap, bumping Mahler, and the track was soaked and closed for the day. The 6 o'clock gun fired with several drivers, including Bettenhausen, Bill Alsup, and Dick Ferguson all left sitting in line.

Carburetion Day

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The final practice was held Thursday May 26. All 33 qualified cars took laps. Polesitter Teo Fabi (201.795 mph) was the fastest driver of the day. No incidents were reported, though Don Whittington managed only one lap due to mechanical problems.[5]

Pit Stop Contest

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The eliminations rounds for the 7th annual Miller High Life Pit Stop Contest were held on Thursday May 26. The top four race qualifiers and their respective pit crews were automatically eligible: Teo Fabi, Mike Mosley, Rick Mears, and Tom Sneva. Four additional spots would be available, for a total of eight participants. Qualifying heats were scheduled for May 17–20 in order to fill the four at-large berths.[6] Teams were required to change two tires and simulate a fuel hookup.

Since the first weekend of time trials for the race was rained out, the four automatic berths would not be confirmed until after the second weekend of qualifying. The pit spot contest qualifying heats were held as planned, with the results tentative until the automatic berths were known. The results were as follows: Howdy Holmes (14.489 seconds), Al Loquasto (15.691 seconds), Pancho Carter (16.220 seconds), Bobby Rahal (16.374 seconds), Tony Bettenhausen, Mario Andretti (17.833 seconds), Teo Fabi (21.497 seconds), and Ken Schrader (29.727 seconds).[7]

The eliminations consisted of two rounds. The preliminary round would feature two teams at a time, racing head-to-head against the clock. The two fastest teams overall - regardless of the individual head-to-head results - would advance to the final round. Rick Mears defeated Pancho Carter in the final round to win the event for the second year in a row.[8]

Preliminary Round
Rank Car
No.		 Driver Team
3 33 Teo Fabi Forsythe Racing
4 18 Mike Mosley KRACO Racing
5 30 Howdy Holmes
 Doug Shierson Racing
6 5 Tom Sneva Bignotti-Carter
7 86 Al Loquasto George T. Smith
8 4 Bobby Rahal Truesports
Finals
   
2 Rick Mears
(Penske Racing) 		13.860
21 Pancho Carter
(Alex Morales) 		15.528

Starting grid

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Row Inside Middle Outside
1   Teo Fabi  R    Mike Mosley   Rick Mears  W 
2   Tom Sneva   Al Unser Jr.  R    Bobby Rahal
3   Al Unser  W    Roger Mears   Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
4   Gordon Johncock  W    Mario Andretti  W    Howdy Holmes
5   George Snider   Pancho Carter   Bill Whittington
6   Chip Ganassi   Patrick Bedard  R    Josele Garza
7   Steve Chassey  R    Dick Simon   Danny Ongais
8   Kevin Cogan   Johnny Parsons   A. J. Foyt  W 
9   Chris Kneifel  R    Geoff Brabham   Don Whittington
10   Derek Daly  R    Scott Brayton   Mike Chandler
11   Steve Krisiloff   Chet Fillip   Dennis Firestone

Alternates

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  • First alternate: John Mahler (#92) – Bumped
  • Second alternate: none

Failed to qualify

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Race summary

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First half

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Rookie Teo Fabi took the lead from the pole position and led the first 23 laps. A. J. Foyt, who earlier in the week had attended his father's funeral, dropped out early with a broken transmission u-joint linkage. At almost the same time, George Snider, Foyt's other team car, dropped out with ignition failure. Both Foyt cars were out just beyond the 50-mile mark. After showing speed early, Fabi dropped out with a bad fuel gasket. During an early pit stop, the refueling mechanism failed, and fuel spilled around the car, but it did not ignite.

On lap 81, Johnny Parsons spun in front of Mario Andretti in turn one. Both cars crashed hard into the outside wall. It was Andretti's first ride at Indy with Newman/Haas Racing, and yet another misfortune for him at the 500.

Second half

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First half contender Bobby Rahal dropped out with a punctured radiator. The lead in the second half was maintained by Tom Sneva and Al Unser Sr. Sneva's teammate Kevin Cogan, as well as Geoff Brabham were also running near the top five.

On lap 172, Tom Sneva led with Al Unser Sr. second. Sneva was right behind the lapped car of Mike Mosley when his pit crew put out the sign board for him to make his final pit stop. Seconds later, Mosley spun right in front of Sneva coming out of turn one and crashed into the outside wall. Mosely suffered a bruised foot in the wreck.[10] Sneva veered to the inside and narrowly avoided the incident. Mosley's notable "Indy jinx" continued, and it would be his final lap at the Speedway - he was killed in a traffic accident less than a year later.

With the yellow out, Sneva pitted the next time around, his final scheduled pit stop of the day. Al Unser Sr. was also in the pits. Unser had a much faster pit stop, electing not to change tires, and came out in the lead. Sneva was now second.

Finish

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The green flag came back out on lap 176 with Al Unser Sr. leading and Tom Sneva in second. As the cars were going through turn four, the 10th place car of rookie Al Unser Jr. (five laps down at the time) jumped the restart. He passed both Sneva and his father Al Sr. One lap later, Al Jr. allowed his father by, and settled in between his father and second place Tom Sneva. Over the next several laps, it became clear that Al Jr. was attempting to run interference for his father. Al Jr. was known to openly root for his father, and incidentally it was Al Sr.'s 44th birthday. As the race hit lap 180, officials started displaying Al Unser Jr. the blue flag.

 
The blue "move over" courtesy flag.

While many feel Al Jr. did not actually make many onerous and intentional "blocking" moves, he did create a significant amount of "dirty air" for Sneva, and did not yield the preferred racing line. Despite the impedance, Al Sr. was not pulling away nor seemed able to extend his lead. The three cars continued to run very close together. As the laps dwindled, the controversy began to grow.

With 13 laps to go, Sneva pulled alongside Al Unser Jr. on the frontstretch. The two cars went side-by-side into turn one, but Al Jr. refused to give up the ground.

With ten laps to go, the three cars caught up to lapped traffic. Al Jr. got stuck behind the car of Dick Simon, and Sneva immediately pounced on the moment. Sneva veered down low, passed Al Jr. and Simon in consecutive corners, and set his sights on the leader. Down the backstretch, Sneva set up his pass and easily got by Al Unser Sr. going into turn three. He passed two more cars before the end of the lap and immediately began building a lead.

With an open track ahead of him now, Tom Sneva picked up the pace and put considerable distance between himself and Unser. Sneva cruised to victory, by a margin of 11.174 seconds. It was Sneva's first Indy 500 victory (after three previous runner-up finishes) and chief mechanic George Bignotti's record seventh Indy 500 victory.

After stirring up controversy, Al Unser Jr. ran out of fuel on the final lap. He stalled on the course before reaching the finish line, and was scored six laps down at the finish.

Post race

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In post-race interviews, Al Unser Jr. admitted to running interference for his father, claiming he was trying to create "dirty air" and turbulence for Sneva. He stopped short, however, of calling it "blocking."[11] Al Jr. was highly criticized for the actions, by both competitors and media. However, after the race USAC examined the incident, and issued no penalties for blocking,[11] citing the fact that he did not actually break any written rules. Al Unser Sr. claimed he did not know what was going on behind him, because he lost one of his rear-view mirrors, and the other one was broken.[11] Furthermore, Al Sr. noted that he made a miscalculation on his final pit stop, ordering his crew to not change tires. As a result, his handling went away in the closing laps. While Al Jr. and Sneva were sparring, Al Sr. was instead preoccupied with nursing his loose, ill-handling machine.

Sneva charged Al Jr. with jumping the restart and illegally passing the two leaders before the green came out.[12] After the race Al Jr. was issued a two-lap penalty for passing two cars before the green light, but the penalty did not cost him any positions. Unser still finished in the top ten as the highest finishing rookie. However, he lost out on the rookie of the year award, which went to polesitter Teo Fabi.

Box score

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Finish Start No Name Qual Chassis Engine Laps Time/Retired
1 4 5   Tom Sneva 203.687 March 83C Cosworth DFX 200 3:05:03.066
2 7 7   Al Unser  W  201.954 Penske PC-11 Cosworth DFX 200 +11.174 seconds
3 3 2   Rick Mears  W  204.300 Penske PC-11 Cosworth DFX 200 +21.862 seconds
4 26 12   Geoff Brabham 198.618 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX 199 -1 lap
5 22 16   Kevin Cogan 201.528 March 83C Cosworth DFX 198 -2 laps
6 12 30   Howdy Holmes 199.295 March 83C Cosworth DFX 198 -2 laps
7 14 21   Pancho Carter 198.237 March 82C Cosworth DFX 197 -3 laps
8 16 60   Chip Ganassi 197.608 Wildcat IX Cosworth DFX 195 -5 laps
9 29 37   Scott Brayton 196.713 March 83C Cosworth DFX 195 -5 laps
10 5 19   Al Unser Jr.  R ** 202.146 Eagle 83 Cosworth DFX 192 Out of fuel
11 19 56   Steve Chassey  R  195.108 Eagle 82 Chevy V-6 191 -9 laps
12 25 72   Chris Kneifel  R  198.625 Primus 83 Cosworth DFX 191 -9 laps
13 2 18   Mike Mosley 205.372 March 83C Cosworth DFX 169 Crash T1
14 10 20   Gordon Johncock  W  199.748 Wildcat IX Cosworth DFX 163 Gearbox
15 20 22   Dick Simon 192.993 March 83C Cosworth DFX 161 -39 laps
16 30 29   Mike Chandler 194.934 Rattlesnake Cosworth DFX 153 Gearbox
17 9 10   Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 199.894 March 83C Cosworth DFX 152 Half shaft
18 15 94   Bill Whittington 197.755 March 81C Cosworth DFX 144 Gearbox
19 28 34   Derek Daly  R  197.658 March 83C Cosworth DFX 126 Engine
20 6 4   Bobby Rahal 202.005 March 83C Cosworth DFX 110 Radiator
21 21 25   Danny Ongais 202.320 March 83C Cosworth DFX 101 Handling
22 23 66   Johnny Parsons 199.985 Penske PC-10B Cosworth DFX 80 Crash T1
23 11 3   Mario Andretti  W * 199.404 Lola T700 Cosworth DFX 79 Crash T1
24 33 90   Dennis Firestone 190.888 March 83C Cosworth DFX 77 Oil leak
25 18 55   Josele Garza 195.671 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX 64 Oil leak
26 1 33   Teo Fabi  R  207.395 March 83C Cosworth DFX 47 Fuel gasket
27 27 91   Don Whittington 198.596 March 83C Cosworth DFX 44 Ignition
28 8 9   Roger Mears 200.108 Penske PC-10 Cosworth DFX 43 Crash T1
29 31 43   Steve Krisiloff 191.192 Lola T700 Cosworth DFX 42 U-Joint
30 17 35   Patrick Bedard  R  195.941 March 83C Cosworth DFX 25 Crash FS
31 24 14   A. J. Foyt  W  199.557 March 83C Cosworth DFX 24 Shift linkage
32 13 1   George Snider 198.544 March 83C Cosworth DFX 22 Ignition
33 32 38   Chet Fillip 183.145 Eagle 83 Cosworth DFX 11 Black Flagged
References: [13][14]

 W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner

 R  Indianapolis 500 Rookie

All cars utilized Goodyear tires.

* Mario Andretti was penalized one lap for running over Al Unser Jr's hose during a pit stop.[10] Parsons and Andretti collided with one another on lap 81; the penalty put Andretti into 23rd place one lap behind Parsons.

** Al Unser Jr. was penalized two laps for passing cars under yellow before the lap 176 restart, taking him from +6 laps (where he ran out of fuel) to +8 laps.

Race statistics

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Broadcasting

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Radio

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The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Paul Page served as anchor for the seventh year. Lou Palmer reported from victory lane. The crew saw little change from 1982, but some of the assignments were shifted. Longtime radio veteran Luke Walton assumed his customary duty during the pre-race ceremonies of introducing the starting command.[16] However, he did not serve as a pit reporter during the race itself. Walton would continue on the broadcast, but only in a limited role, through 1988.

Bob Forbes rode in one of the pace cars during the parade lap.

Lou Palmer maintained his traditional location at the far south end of the pits. However, the other pit reporters appeared to have lesser-defined zones for 1983. During the first half of the race, all pit reporters congregated around the leaders' pits, including roving reporter Bob Forbes. During the second half of the race, Jerry Baker moved up to the north pits and Chuck Marlowe covered the center pits. Forbes then moved to the garage area and track hospital, while Palmer stayed in the south end. Sally Larvick returned for her second race, conducting interviews throughout the broadcast.

For 1983, after a brief one-year change, the famous commercial out-cue was restored back to "Now stay tuned for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing." For the first time, the broadcast signed on at 10:00 a.m. local time, providing one-hour of pre-race coverage.[16]

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
Booth Announcers Turn Reporters Pit/garage reporters

Chief Announcer: Paul Page
Driver expert: Rodger Ward
Statistician: John DeCamp
Historian: Donald Davidson

Turn 1: Ron Carrell
Turn 2: Doug Zink
Backstretch: Howdy Bell
Turn 3: Larry Henry
Turn 4: Bob Jenkins

 Luke Walton (pre-race)
Sally Larvick (interviews)
Bob Forbes (pits/garages)
Jerry Baker (north pits)
Chuck Marlowe (center pits)
Lou Palmer (south pits)

Television

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The race was carried in the United States on ABC Sports on a same-day tape delay basis. Jim McKay returned as anchor, while Jackie Stewart reprised the host position in "ABC Race Central." Sam Posey returned to the booth as driver expert, while Jim Lampley made his first appearance, covering primarily the garages and medical center. Anne Simon, a sideline reporter at ABC Sports, joined the crew for in-depth features, and is believed to be the first female television reporter at Indy.

For the first time ever, the broadcast featured a RaceCam. On-board cameras were mounted in the cars of Rick Mears and Al Unser Sr., but both failed partway through the race.

The broadcast has re-aired on ESPN Classic starting in May 2011.

ABC Television
Booth Announcers Pit/garage reporters

Host: Jackie Stewart
Announcer: Jim McKay
Color: Sam Posey

 Chris Economaki
Bill Flemming
Jim Lampley
Anne Simon (features)
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Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
  2. ^ Miller, Robin (May 30, 1983). "Sneva! At last!". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ Mittman, Dick (May 13, 1983). "200 Magic Disappearing?". Indianapolis News. p. 30. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ Foyt Sr. dies
  5. ^ Miller, Robin (May 27, 1983). "Fabi fastest in 500 dry run". The Indianapolis Star. p. 44. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Pit Stop contest has record purse". The Indianapolis Star. May 11, 1983. p. 41. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Pit Pass". The Indianapolis Star. May 21, 1983. p. 33. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "Mears' crew wins pit stop contest". The Indianapolis Star. May 27, 1983. p. 45. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Waiting game! Amber is give heave-ho". The Madison Courier. 1983-04-23. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
  10. ^ a b Ray, Pat (May 30, 1983). "Fabi and Foyt are finished by a Couple of Thingamabobs". Los Angeles Times. p. 14. Retrieved 2017-08-22 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b c "Son May Duplicate Indy Move of 1983". The Albany Herald. 1984-05-27. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  12. ^ "Sneva Charges Illegal Passing". The Vindicator. 1983-05-30. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  13. ^ "1983 Indianapolis 500". Motor Sport Magazine. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  14. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  15. ^ "How They Finished". The Indianapolis Star. May 30, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. 
  16. ^ a b Inman, Julia (May 28, 1983). "TV, radio coverage extensive". The Indianapolis Star. p. 50. Retrieved February 23, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 

5. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/05/30/sports/sneva-takes-indianapolis-500-with-al-unser-sr-2d.html

Works cited

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1982 Indianapolis 500
Gordon Johncock 		1983 Indianapolis 500
Tom Sneva 		1984 Indianapolis 500
Rick Mears
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