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

1982 Pocono 500

1982 Pocono 500 is 45th CART race. Passed at the Pocono circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position and this race. Kevin Cogan and Bobby Rahal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1982 Milwaukee Champ Cars
Next race: 1982 Riverside Champ Cars
Race Start: 15th August 1982

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 Pocono 500

24th victory for the Penske Racing team
12th victory for the Rick Mears
26th podium for the Rick Mears
3rd podium for the Kevin Cogan
4th podium for the Bobby Rahal

Penske PC10 #1 - 1982 Pocono 500 winner

1982 Pocono 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	66	3h 25m 39s	Penske Racing
2	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	48	3h 25m 41s	Penske Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	42	197 laps	Truesports
4	Geoff Brabham	March 82C, #21	36	197 laps	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
5	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	30	195 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
6	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	24	193 laps Gearbox	Patrick Racing
7	Johnny Parsons jr	March 82C, #34	18	191 laps	Wysard Motor Co
8	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	15	188 laps	Gohr Racing
9	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	12	181 laps	Machinists Union Racing
10	Jerry Karl	Penske PC7, #46	9	161 laps Engine	McCray Racing
11	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	6	149 laps	Luxury Racers
12	Johnny Rutherford	March 82C, #5	3	137 laps Accident	Chaparral Racing
13	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	3	129 laps Engine	Alsup Racing
14	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	3	114 laps Gearbox	Patrick Racing
15	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	3	106 laps Transmission	Garza Racing
16	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	3	100 laps Engine	Kraco Racing
17	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	3	98 laps Engine	Rhoades Racing
18	Jim McElreath	Eagle ? 1982, #23	3	76 laps Clutch	McElreath Racing
19	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	3	70 laps Ignition	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
20	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	3	70 laps Suspension	Gilmore Racing Team
21	George Snider	March 82C, #35	0	64 laps Engine	Fletcher Racing Team
22	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	0	59 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
23	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03B, #10	0	45 laps Electrics	Longhorn Racing
24	Scott Brayton	Wildcat Mk8, #36	0	39 laps Engine	Brayton Racing
25	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	0	38 laps Engine	HBK Racing
26	Al Loquasto	Eagle ? 1982, #86	0	37 laps Fuel pressure	GTS Racing
27	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	0	26 laps Engine	Shierson Racing
28	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	0	19 laps Engine	Alex Foods Racing
29	Billy Vukovich, Spike Gehlhausen	Watson ? 1982, #24	0	17 laps Oil cooler	Leader Card Racers

Qualifying Results for the 1982 Pocono 500 on the Pocono circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10, #1	44.78s	Penske Racing
2	Kevin Cogan	Penske PC10, #4	45.792s	Penske Racing
3	Johnny Rutherford	March 82C, #5	46.191s	Chaparral Racing
4	Mario Andretti	Wildcat Mk8B, #40	46.282s	Patrick Racing
5	Gordon Johncock	Wildcat Mk8B, #20	46.483s	Patrick Racing
6	Mike Mosley	March 82C, #18	46.499s	Kraco Racing
7	Bobby Rahal	March 82C, #19	46.853s	Truesports
8	Al Unser	Longhorn LR03B, #10	46.909s	Longhorn Racing
9	Tom Sneva	March 82C, #7	47.043s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
10	Johnny Parsons jr	March 82C, #34	47.183s	Wysard Motor Co
11	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #3	47.423s	Alex Foods Racing
12	Geoff Brabham	March 82C, #21	47.617s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
13	AJ Foyt jr	March 82C, #14	47.685s	Gilmore Racing Team
14	Howdy Holmes	March 82C, #30	47.726s	Shierson Racing
15	Scott Brayton	Wildcat Mk8, #36	48.831s	Brayton Racing
16	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk8, #12	48.924s	Rhoades Racing
17	Bill Alsup	Penske PC9C, #2	49.344s	Alsup Racing
18	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 82C, #6	49.382s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
19	Josele Garza	Penske PC9, #55	50.462s	Garza Racing
20	Tom Bigelow	Eagle 81, #72	51.033s	HBK Racing
21	Dick Simon	Watson ? 1982, #22	51.535s	Leader Card Racers
22	Roger Mears	Penske PC7, #31	51.549s	Machinists Union Racing
23	Gary Bettenhausen	Penske PC7, #56	52.168s	Gohr Racing
24	Jerry Karl	Penske PC7, #46	52.194s	McCray Racing
25	Billy Vukovich	Watson ? 1982, #24	54.204s	Leader Card Racers
26	Jim McElreath	Eagle ? 1982, #23	54.482s	McElreath Racing
27	Phil Krueger	King ? 1982, #65	55.509s	Luxury Racers
28	Al Loquasto	Eagle ? 1982, #86	56.707s	GTS Racing
29	George Snider, Spike Gehlhausen	March 82C, #35	Engine	Fletcher Racing Team