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1982 Michigan 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1982 Michigan 500

1982 Michigan 500 is 43rd CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position, Gordon Johncock won this race. Mario Andretti and Bobby Rahal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1982 Cleveland Champ Cars
Next race: 1982 Milwaukee Champ Cars
Race Start: 18th July 1982

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 Michigan 500

5th victory for the Patrick Racing team
5th victory for the Gordon Johncock
15th podium for the Gordon Johncock
11th podium for the Mario Andretti
2nd podium for the Bobby Rahal

Wildcat Mk8B #20 - 1982 Michigan 500 winner

1982 Michigan 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	63	3h 14m 54s	Patrick Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	51	3h 15m 18.72s	Patrick Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	42	245 laps	Truesports
4	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03, #10	36	245 laps	Longhorn Racing
5	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	30	241 laps	HBK Racing
6	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	24	241 laps	Gohr Racing
7	Geoff Brabham	March 82C, #21	18	241 laps	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
8	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	15	239 laps	Kraco Racing
9	Jim Hickman	March 82C, #42	12	236 laps	Rattlesnake Racing
10	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	9	234 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
11	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	6	225 laps Stalled	Brayton Racing
12	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	3	218 laps	Shierson Racing
13	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	3	213 laps	Alsup Racing
14	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	3	191 laps Water leak	Penske Racing
15	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	3	184 laps Accident	Penske Racing
16	Johnny Parsons jr	March 82C, #34	3	184 laps Engine	Wysard Motor Co
17	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	3	165 laps Engine	Machinists Union Racing
18	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	3	159 laps Wheel bearing	Alex Foods Racing
19	George Snider	March 82C, #35	3	148 laps Gearbox	Fletcher Racing Team
20	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	3	147 laps Accident	Gilmore Racing Team
21	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	0	138 laps Piston	Leader Card Racers
22	Josele Garza	March 81C, #55	0	130 laps Engine	Garza Racing
23	Spike Gehlhausen	Eagle 81, #49	0	127 laps Gear lever	Spike Gehlhausen
24	Jerry Karl	Penske PC7, #46	0	103 laps Gearbox	McCray Racing
25	Hector Rebaque	March 82C, #32	0	67 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
26	Don Whittington	March 82C, #91	0	63 laps Engine	Whittington Racing
27	Ken Hamilton	Vollstedt ? 1982, #17	0	55 laps Oil pressure	Hamilton Racing
28	Johnny Rutherford	March 82C, #5	0	54 laps Piston	Chaparral Racing
29	Pat Bedard	Wildcat Mk8, #36	0	49 laps Engine	Brayton Racing
30	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	0	48 laps Refuelling	Luxury Racers
31	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	0	37 laps Engine	Rhoades Racing
32	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	0	23 laps Engine	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
33	Tom Frantz	Coyote 80, #77	0	20 laps Vibration	Tom Frantz
34	Herm Johnson	Eagle 82, #28	0	7 laps Accident	Team Menard

Qualifying Results for the 1982 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	35.326s	Penske Racing
2	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	35.543s	Patrick Racing
3	Don Whittington	March 82C, #91	35.582s	Whittington Racing
4	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	36.203s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
5	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	36.252s	Alex Foods Racing
6	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	36.328s	Penske Racing
7	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	36.634s	Gilmore Racing Team
8	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	36.674s	Truesports
9	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	36.676s	Kraco Racing
10	Johnny Rutherford	March 82C, #5	36.719s	Chaparral Racing
11	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03, #10	36.724s	Longhorn Racing
12	Geoff Brabham	March 82C, #21	36.739s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
13	Herm Johnson	Eagle 82, #28	37.577s	Team Menard
14	Spike Gehlhausen	Eagle 81, #49	37.751s	Spike Gehlhausen
15	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	37.778s	Machinists Union Racing
16	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	38.096s	Rhoades Racing
17	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	38.647s	Shierson Racing
18	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	38.651s	HBK Racing
19	Jim Hickman	March 82C, #42	38.928s	Rattlesnake Racing
20	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	39.027s	Gohr Racing
21	George Snider	March 82C, #35	36.559s	Fletcher Racing Team
22	Johnny Parsons jr	March 82C, #34	36.931s	Wysard Motor Co
23	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	37.774s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
24	Josele Garza	March 81C, #55	38.474s	Garza Racing
25	Jerry Karl	Penske PC7, #46	38.554s	McCray Racing
26	Pat Bedard	Wildcat Mk8, #36	38.555s	Brayton Racing
27	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	38.588s	Alsup Racing
28	Hector Rebaque	March 82C, #32	38.683s	Forsythe Racing
29	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	38.981s	Leader Card Racers
30	Scott Brayton	Penske PC7, #37	39.373s	Brayton Racing
31	Tom Frantz	Coyote 80, #77	40.572s	Tom Frantz
32	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	41.048s	Luxury Racers
33	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	35.082s	Patrick Racing
34	Ken Hamilton	Vollstedt ? 1982, #17	Oil pressure	Hamilton Racing