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1982 Atlanta Champ Cars

1982 Atlanta Champ Cars is 39th CART race. Passed at the Atlanta circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position and this race. Gordon Johncock and Danny Sullivan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 132 laps (323 km).

Previous race: 1982 Phoenix Champ Cars
Next race: 1982 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 1st May 1982

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 Atlanta Champ Cars

23rd victory for the Penske Racing team
11th victory for the Rick Mears
23rd podium for the Rick Mears
12th podium for the Gordon Johncock
1st podium for the Danny Sullivan

Penske PC10 - 1982 Atlanta Champ Cars winner

Penske PC10 #1 - 1982 Atlanta Champ Cars winner

1982 Atlanta Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	44	1h 13m 10s	Penske Racing
2	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	32	1h 13m 17.69s	Patrick Racing
3	Danny Sullivan	March 82C, #33	28	125 laps	Forsythe-Brown Racing
4	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	24	125 laps	Machinists Union Racing
5	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	20	121 laps	Alsup Racing
6	Herm Johnson	Eagle 81, #28	16	115 laps	Team Menard
7	Jim Hickman	March 81C, #42	12	107 laps	Rattlesnake Racing
8	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03, #10	10	106 laps Fire	Longhorn Racing
9	Gordon Smiley	March 81C, #35	8	97 laps Radiator	Fletcher Racing Team
10	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	6	93 laps Overheating	Alex Foods Racing
11	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	4	88 laps Engine	Patrick Racing
12	Phil Krueger	Eagle 74, #89	2	68 laps Ignition	Joe Hunt
13	Hector Rebaque	March 82C, #32	2	67 laps Engine	Forsythe Racing
14	Pat Bedard	Penske PC7, #36	2	59 laps Oil pump	Brayton Racing
15	Geoff Brabham	March 81C, #21	2	50 laps Gearbox	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
16	Josele Garza	March 81C, #55	2	50 laps Engine	Garza Racing
17	Tom Sneva	March 81C, #7	2	43 laps Accident	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
18	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	2	27 laps Wheel bearing	Penske Racing
19	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	2	14 laps Oil pressure	Bettenhausen Motorsports

Qualifying Results for the 1982 Atlanta Champ Cars on the Atlanta circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	26.798s	Penske Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	27.143s	Patrick Racing
3	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	27.211s	Penske Racing
4	Tom Sneva	March 81C, #7	27.297s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
5	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03, #10	27.353s	Longhorn Racing
6	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	27.589s	Patrick Racing
7	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	27.668s	Alex Foods Racing
8	Josele Garza	March 81C, #55	27.898s	Garza Racing
9	Gordon Smiley	March 81C, #35	28.091s	Fletcher Racing Team
10	Jim Hickman	March 81C, #42	28.364s	Rattlesnake Racing
11	Danny Sullivan	March 82C, #33	28.572s	Forsythe-Brown Racing
12	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	28.604s	Machinists Union Racing
13	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	28.996s	Alsup Racing
14	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	29.224s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
15	Hector Rebaque	March 82C, #32	29.225s	Forsythe Racing
16	Herm Johnson	Eagle 81, #28	29.265s	Team Menard
17	Geoff Brabham	March 81C, #21	29.709s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
18	Pat Bedard	Penske PC7, #36	29.761s	Brayton Racing
19	Phil Krueger	Eagle 74, #89	30.04s	Joe Hunt