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

1982 Riverside Champ Cars

1982 Riverside Champ Cars is 46th CART race. Passed at the Riverside circuit. Kevin Cogan won the pole position, Rick Mears won this race. Tom Sneva and Johnny Rutherford also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 95 laps (505 km).

Previous race: 1982 Pocono 500
Next race: 1982 Road America Champ Cars
Race Start: 29th August 1982

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 Riverside Champ Cars

25th victory for the Penske Racing team
13th victory for the Rick Mears
27th podium for the Rick Mears
13th podium for the Tom Sneva
18th podium for the Johnny Rutherford

Penske PC10 - 1982 Riverside Champ Cars winner

Penske PC10 #1 - 1982 Riverside Champ Cars winner

1982 Riverside Champ Cars results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Rick Mears Penske PC10, #1 63 2h 42m 14s 0 Penske Racing
2 Tom Sneva March 82C, #7 48 2h 43m 20s 0 Bignotti-Cotter Racing
3 Johnny Rutherford March 82C, #5 42 93 laps 0 Chaparral Racing
4 Roger Mears Penske PC7, #31 36 90 laps 0 Machinists Union Racing
5 Al Unser, Jr. March 82C, #33 30 86 laps Fuel feed 0 Forsythe Racing
6 Greg Leffler Eagle 81, #64 24 78 laps Valve 0 Jet Engineering
7 Dick Simon Watson ? 1982, #22 18 66 laps Accident 0 Leader Card Racers
8 Bill Alsup Penske PC7, #2 15 64 laps Engine 0 Alsup Racing
9 Michael Chandler Eagle 82, #68 12 55 laps Engine 0 Bill Freeman Racing
10 Kevin Cogan Penske PC10, #4 12 50 laps Engine 0 Penske Racing
11 Chris Kneifel Eagle 82, #47 6 50 laps Overheating 0 Metametrix
12 Jerry Karl Penske PC7, #46 3 46 laps Turbocharger 0 McCray Racing
13 Josele Garza Penske PC9, #55 3 46 laps Engine 0 Garza Racing
14 Bill Tempero Longhorn LR01, #15 3 41 laps Transmission 0 Bill Tempero
15 Bobby Rahal March 82C, #19 3 39 laps Cv joint 0 Truesports
16 Howdy Holmes March 82C, #30 3 39 laps Engine 0 Shierson Racing
17 Al Unser Longhorn LR03B, #10 3 39 laps Engine 0 Longhorn Racing
18 Tony Bettenhausen jr March 82C, #6 3 26 laps Engine 0 Bettenhausen Motorsports
19 Pancho Carter March 82C, #3 3 25 laps Engine 0 Alex Foods Racing
20 Hector Rebaque March 82C, #32 3 22 laps Accident 0 Forsythe Racing
21 Dick Ferguson Eagle 74, #89 0 22 laps Transmission 0 Joe Hunt
22 Herm Johnson Eagle 82, #28 0 15 laps Overheating 0 Team Menard
23 Mario Andretti Wildcat Mk8B, #40 0 11 laps Transmission 0 Patrick Racing
24 Pete Halsmer Eagle 82, #66 0 10 laps Engine 0 Arciero Racing
25 Johnny Parsons jr March 82C, #34 0 8 laps Transmission 0 Wysard Motor Co
26 Gordon Johncock Wildcat Mk8B, #20 0 7 laps Transmission 0 Patrick Racing
27 Vern Schuppan March 82C, #99 0 6 laps Engine 0 Kraco Racing
28 Geoff Brabham March 82C, #21 0 Engine 0 Bignotti-Cotter Racing

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

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Kevin Cogan Penske PC10, #4 1m 30.365s Penske Racing
2 Mario Andretti Wildcat Mk8B, #40 1m 30.963s Patrick Racing
3 Bobby Rahal March 82C, #19 1m 31.536s Truesports
4 Rick Mears Penske PC10, #1 1m 31.609s Penske Racing
5 Gordon Johncock Wildcat Mk8B, #20 1m 31.979s Patrick Racing
6 Geoff Brabham March 82C, #21 1m 32.369s Bignotti-Cotter Racing
7 Al Unser Longhorn LR03B, #10 1m 32.466s Longhorn Racing
8 Pete Halsmer Eagle 82, #66 1m 33.133s Arciero Racing
9 Michael Chandler Eagle 82, #68 1m 33.311s Bill Freeman Racing
10 Al Unser, Jr. March 82C, #33 1m 33.655s Forsythe Racing
11 Howdy Holmes March 82C, #30 1m 34.079s Shierson Racing
12 Vern Schuppan March 82C, #99 1m 34.417s Kraco Racing
13 Tom Sneva March 82C, #7 1m 35.324s Bignotti-Cotter Racing
14 Hector Rebaque March 82C, #32 1m 35.341s Forsythe Racing
15 Herm Johnson Eagle 82, #28 1m 35.984s Team Menard
16 Johnny Rutherford March 82C, #5 1m 36.284s Chaparral Racing
17 Chris Kneifel Eagle 82, #47 1m 36.29s Metametrix
18 Pancho Carter March 82C, #3 1m 37.534s Alex Foods Racing
19 Tony Bettenhausen jr March 82C, #6 1m 37.623s Bettenhausen Motorsports
20 Josele Garza Penske PC9, #55 1m 38.908s Garza Racing
21 Greg Leffler Eagle 81, #64 1m 40.001s Jet Engineering
22 Johnny Parsons jr March 82C, #34 1m 40.812s Wysard Motor Co
23 Dick Ferguson Eagle 74, #89 1m 41.327s Joe Hunt
24 Dick Simon Watson ? 1982, #22 1m 41.527s Leader Card Racers
25 Bill Tempero Longhorn LR01, #15 1m 41.681s Bill Tempero
26 Jerry Karl Penske PC7, #46 1m 41.683s McCray Racing
27 Roger Mears Penske PC7, #31 1m 41.862s Machinists Union Racing
28 Bill Alsup Penske PC7, #2 1m 44.609s Alsup Racing

List of all cars for the 1982 Riverside Champ Cars on the Riverside circuit

Penske PC7

Cosworth

Penske PC9

Cosworth

Eagle 81

Chevrolet

Penske PC7

Chevrolet

Penske PC6

Chevrolet

Penske PC10

Cosworth

Wildcat Mk8B

Cosworth

March 82C

Cosworth

Eagle 82

Chevrolet

Longhorn LR01

Chevrolet

Watson ? 1982

Cosworth

Eagle 74

Chevrolet

Eagle 82

Cosworth

Longhorn LR03B

Cosworth

Phantom ? 1982

Chevrolet