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1982 Michigan Champ Cars in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1982 Michigan Champ Cars

1982 Michigan Champ Cars is 48th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position, Bobby Rahal won this race. Mario Andretti and Geoff Brabham also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (241 km).

Previous race: 1982 Road America Champ Cars
Next race: 1982 Phoenix Champ Cars
Race Start: 26th September 1982

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 Michigan Champ Cars

2nd victory for the Truesports team
2nd victory for the Bobby Rahal
6th podium for the Bobby Rahal
13th podium for the Mario Andretti
1st podium for the Geoff Brabham

March 82C - 1982 Michigan Champ Cars winner

March 82C #19 - 1982 Michigan Champ Cars winner

1982 Michigan Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	21	1h 4m 3s	Truesports
2	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	16	1h 4m 16s	Patrick Racing
3	Geoff Brabham	March 82C, #21	14	74 laps	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
4	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	12	74 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
5	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	10	74 laps	Shierson Racing
6	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	8	74 laps	Alsup Racing
7	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	6	73 laps	Kraco Racing
8	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	5	73 laps	Machinists Union Racing
9	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	4	72 laps	Garza Racing
10	Scott Brayton	Wildcat Mk8, #36	3	71 laps	Brayton Racing
11	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	2	69 laps	Luxury Racers
12	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	1	68 laps Engine	Alex Foods Racing
13	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	1	68 laps	Leader Card Racers
14	Jerry Sneva	March 81C, #69	1	66 laps	Hoffman Racing
15	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	1	64 laps Turbocharger	Patrick Racing
16	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	1	58 laps	Rhoades Racing
17	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	1	49 laps Gasket	Gohr Racing
18	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03B, #10	1	43 laps Piston	Longhorn Racing
19	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	1	43 laps Engine	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
20	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	1	30 laps Wheel bearing	HBK Racing
21	Dick Ferguson	Rattlesnake 82, #11	0	25 laps Engine	Rattlesnake Racing
22	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	0	8 laps Accident	Penske Racing
23	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	0	8 laps Accident	Gilmore Racing Team
24	Greg Leffler	Eagle 81, #64	0	7 laps Bodywork	Jet Engineering
25	Rick Mears, Johnny Parsons jr	Penske PC10, #1	1	1 laps Engine	Penske Racing

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	34.881s	Penske Racing
2	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	35.494s	Penske Racing
3	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	35.595s	Gilmore Racing Team
4	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	35.635s	Patrick Racing
5	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	35.751s	Truesports
6	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	35.855s	Alex Foods Racing
7	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	36.312s	Kraco Racing
8	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	36.484s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
9	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03B, #10	36.517s	Longhorn Racing
10	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	36.944s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
11	Scott Brayton	Wildcat Mk8, #36	37.21s	Brayton Racing
12	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	37.212s	Garza Racing
13	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	37.638s	Machinists Union Racing
14	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	37.908s	Alsup Racing
15	Jerry Sneva	March 81C, #69	38.208s	Hoffman Racing
16	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	38.431s	HBK Racing
17	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	38.514s	Rhoades Racing
18	Dick Ferguson	Rattlesnake 82, #11	38.616s	Rattlesnake Racing
19	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	38.803s	Gohr Racing
20	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	39.555s	Leader Card Racers
21	Greg Leffler	Eagle 81, #64	39.993s	Jet Engineering
22	Johnny Parsons jr	March 82C, #34	40.704s	Wysard Motor Co
23	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	40.872s	Shierson Racing
24	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	41.129s	Luxury Racers
25	Mario Andretti, Geoff Brabham	Wildcat Mk8B, #40		Patrick Racing