1984_CART_PPG_Indy_Car_World_Series

1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series

Sports season

The 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the sixth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on March 31 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Roberto Guerrero. The 68th Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by the USAC, but counted in the CART points standings.

Quick Facts Season, Races ...

1984 CART season
PPG Indy Car World Series

Season
Races	16
Start date	March 31
End date	November 10
Awards
Drivers' champion	Mario Andretti
Constructors' Cup	March
Manufacturers' Cup	Cosworth
Nations' Cup	United States
Rookie of the Year	Roberto Guerrero
Indianapolis 500 winner	Rick Mears
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Mario Andretti, champion of the 1984 season

Guerrero, Brabham, Ongais, Fillip, and Bettenhausen at Pocono in 1984

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed for the 1984 PPG Indy Car World Series. Number in parentheses ( ) is the number used at Indianapolis only.

More information Team, Chassis ...

Team	Chassis	Engine	#	Drivers	Rounds
Team Penske	Penske PC-12 (1-2) March (3-16)	Cosworth	1 (2)	Al Unser	All
			6	Rick Mears	1-11
				Johnny Rutherford	12-14
				Mike Thackwell	15-16
Newman/Haas Racing	Lola	Cosworth	3	Mario Andretti	All
Mayer Racing	March	Cosworth	4(1)	Tom Sneva	All
Mayer Racing	March	Cosworth	41	Howdy Holmes	All
Gilmore Racing	March	Cosworth	4	George Snider	3
			14	A. J. Foyt	3, 6, 8, 10, 13-14, 16
			84	Johnny Rutherford	3, 8, 10
Truesports	March	Cosworth	5	Bobby Rahal	All
Galles Racing	March	Cosworth	7	Al Unser Jr.	All
			77	Tom Gloy	3, 6-7
			77	Pancho Carter	8, 10, 16
VDS Racing	Penske	Cosworth	8(12)	John Paul Jr.	1-3
VDS Racing	VDS	Cosworth	38	Chet Fillip	3, 8, 10-11, 13
Bignotti-Cotter Racing	March	Cosworth	9	Roberto Guerrero	All
American Dream Racing	March	Cosworth	10	Pancho Carter	3
			69	Phil Caliva	1, 3
			70	Roger Mears	1-2
Arciero Racing	Penske (1-4) March (5-15) Arciero (16)	Cosworth	11	Pete Halsmer	All except 7-9
Alsup Racing	Longhorn	Chevrolet	15	Bill Tempero	1
Alsup Racing	March (1-3) Argo (7-8, 10, 12)	Cosworth	27	Bill Alsup	1-3, 7-8, 10, 12
Provimi Veal Racing	March	Cosworth	16	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	1-3, 8, 10
				Arie Luyendyk	9
				Derek Daly	11-12
			17(61)	Derek Daly	1-10, 13
			17(61)	John Paul Jr.	14-16
Kraco Racing	March	Cosworth	18	Geoff Brabham	All
Kraco Racing	March	Cosworth	99	Michael Andretti	All
Patrick Racing	March	Cosworth	20	Gordon Johncock	All except 15
	March (3, 5-16) Wildcat (1-2, 4)		40	Chip Ganassi	1-8
				John Paul Jr.	9
				Pancho Carter	14
				Bruno Giacomelli	15
				Emerson Fittipaldi	11-13, 16
Alex Morales Motorsports	March	Cosworth	21	Al Holbert	All
Alex Morales Motorsports	March	Cosworth	71	Rich Vogler	3
Dick Simon Racing	March	Cosworth	22	Dick Simon	All
			23	Bill Puterbaugh	3
			23	Mike Nish	14, 16
Leader Card Racing	March	Cosworth	24	Stan Fox	All except 1-2, 7, and 16
Leader Card Racing	March	Cosworth	24	Gary Bettenhausen	7
Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	25	Danny Ongais	All except 9 and 11
Menard Racing	March	Cosworth	28	Herm Johnson	3-4
Doug Shierson Racing	DSR-1 (1-2, 4) Lola (3, 5-16)	Cosworth	30	Danny Sullivan	All
Doug Shierson Racing	DSR-1	Cosworth	80	Willy T. Ribbs	3
Hess Racing	Eagle (1-6, 8-11, 15) March (7)	Cosworth	31 (51)	Dick Ferguson	1-11, 15
Forsythe Racing	March	Cosworth	33	Teo Fabi	1-7
				Kevin Cogan	8-10
				Corrado Fabi	11-12, 14, 16
				Kenny Acheson	15
Wysard Racing	March	Cosworth	34	Desiré Wilson	1
				Johnny Parsons	3
				Randy Lewis	15-16
			54	Price Cobb	3
Brayton Racing	March	Buick	35	Patrick Bedard	3
Brayton Racing	March	Buick (3-5, 9) Cosworth (6-8, 10-16)	37	Scott Brayton	3-16
Pace Racing	March	Cosworth	36	Chuck Ciprich	2-3
				Gary Bettenhausen	13-14
				Herm Johnson	11
				Dennis Firestone	8-9, 12, 15-16
				Graham McRae	6-7
Theodore Racing	Theodore	Cosworth	44(52)	Bruno Giacomelli	1-3
Theodore Racing	Theodore	Cosworth	49	Jorge Koechlin	3
AMI Racing	March	Cosworth	44	Greg Leffler	3
Dale Coyne Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	45	Jim McElreath	2
				Tom Bigelow	4
				Dale Coyne	5-9, 11, 14-15
GTS Racing	March	Cosworth	47	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-3
				José Romero	5
				Kenny Acheson	6
			86	Al Loquasto	3
Purcell Racing	March	Cosworth	50	Dennis Firestone	3
Machinists Union Racing	Penske (1-2) March (3-16)	Cosworth	55	Josele Garza	All
Machinists Union Racing	Penske	Cosworth	76	Roger Mears	3
Gohr Racing	Eagle (1, 3) March (All others)	Chevrolet	56	Steve Chassey	All except 5, 12, and 14
Indy Auto Racing	March	Cosworth	57	Spike Gehlhausen	3, 7-8
Indy Auto Racing	March	Cosworth	57	Brad Murphey	11
Ellme Racing	March	Cosworth	58(85)	Phil Krueger	3, 8
Ellme Racing	March	Cosworth	58(85)	Steve Hostetler	5-7, 11, 15-1
McCray Racing	Penske	Cosworth	59	Johnny Parsons	1-2
				Jerry Karl	3, 10
				Randy Lewis	6-7, 9
				Peter Kuhn	11-13, 15
Renaissance Racing	Wildcat (3) March (13)	Cosworth	62	Jerry Karl	3, 13
Jet Engineering	March	Cosworth (10) Chevrolet (All except 10)	64	Ed Pimm	1-8
				Bill Tempero	9
				Herm Johnson	12
				John Morton	10-11, 13-16
	Eagle	Chevrolet	85	John Morton	1
Timberwood Racing	March	Cosworth	66	Jerry Sneva	3
Primus Racing	March	Cosworth	72	Chris Kneifel	1-7, 9
Primus Racing	March	Cosworth	72	John Paul Jr.	8, 10
Baer Concrete	March	Cosworth	75	Tom Bigelow	3
Canadian Tire Racing	March	Cosworth	76	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	1-2, 5-8, 12, 14-16
Canadian Tire Racing	March	Cosworth	76	Ludwig Heimrath Jr.	9
Ed Wachs Motor Sports	Theodore	Cosworth	78	Jim Crawford	1, 3, 6
Rattlesnake Racing	Rattlesnake	Cosworth	81	Larry Cannon	3
HR Racing	March	Cosworth	82	Gary Bettenhausen	3-5, 8-10
				Jim Crawford	15
				Emerson Fittipaldi	6-7
				Steve Chassey	14
Center Line Racing	Eagle	Chevrolet	87	Steve Krisiloff	3
Ligier-Curb	Ligier	Cosworth	98	Kevin Cogan	1
Curb-All American Racers	Eagle	Pontiac (All other races) Chevrolet (8, 14)	88	Mike Chandler	1, 3
			98	Kevin Cogan	3-7
				Ed Pimm	9-16
				Pete Halsmer	8
				Mike Chandler	2

Schedule

This season featured a new oval in Canada called Sanair Super Speedway. Other changes included new street circuit races at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, and in Long Beach, California. Also added was a new permanent road course race at Portland International Raceway. Leaving the schedule was Riverside International Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.

More information Rd, Date ...


Rd	Date	Name	Circuit	Location	TV Broadcaster
1	April 1	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	S Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	NBC
2	April 15	Dana Jimmy Bryan 150	O Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	NBC
3	May 27	Indianapolis 500	O Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	ABC
4	June 3	Dana Rex Mays Classic	O Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	ESPN
5	June 17	Stroh's/G.I. Joe's 200	R Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	ESPN
6	July 1	Meadowlands Grand Prix	S Meadowlands Sports Complex	East Rutherford, New Jersey	NBC
7	July 8	Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix	S Burke Lakefront Airport	Cleveland, Ohio	ESPN
8	July 22	Michigan 500	O Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	NBC
9	August 5	Provimi Veal 200	R Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	ESPN
10	August 19	Domino's Pizza 500	O Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	NBC
11	September 2	Escort Radar Warning 200	R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	ESPN
12	September 9	Molson Indy 300	O Sanair Super Speedway	Saint-Pie, Quebec	ESPN
13	September 24*	Detroit News Grand Prix	O Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	ESPN
14	October 14	Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial	O Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	ESPN
15	October 21	Quinn's Cooler 300k	R Laguna Seca Raceway	Monterey, California	ESPN
16	November 11	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	R Caesars Palace	Las Vegas, Nevada	NBC

O Oval/Speedway
R Road course
S Street circuit NC Non-championship event

*The Detroit News Grand Prix was scheduled to be held on September 23, but postponed a day by rain.

Season Summary

Race results

More information Rd, Race Name ...

Rd	Race Name	Pole Position	Winning driver	Winning team	Race time	Report
1	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	2:15:23	Report
2	Dana Jimmy Bryan 150	Tom Sneva	Tom Sneva	Mayer Racing	1:14:39	Report
3	Indianapolis 500	Tom Sneva	Rick Mears	Team Penske	3:03:21	Report
4	Dana Rex Mays Classic	Rick Mears	Tom Sneva	Mayer Racing	1:41:41	Report
5	Stroh's/G.I. Joe's 200	Mario Andretti	Al Unser Jr.	Galles Racing	1:53:17	Report
6	Meadowlands Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	2:04:59	Report
7	Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Danny Sullivan	Doug Shierson Racing	1:50:17	Report
8	Michigan 500	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	3:44:45	Report
9	Provimi Veal 200	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	1:43:08	Report
10	Domino's Pizza 500	Rick Mears	Danny Sullivan	Doug Shierson Racing	3:38:29	Report
11	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	1:59:50	Report
12	Molson Indy 300	Bobby Rahal	Danny Sullivan	Doug Shierson Racing	1:39:49	Report
13	Detroit News Grand Prix	Johnny Rutherford	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	1:11:12	Report
14	Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	1:31:47	Report
15	Quinn's Cooler 300k	Mario Andretti	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	1:35:47	Report
16	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Danny Sullivan	Tom Sneva	Mayer Racing	2:08:13	Report

Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.

Final points standings

Drivers points standings

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems

More information Pos, Driver ...

Pos	Driver	LBH	PHX1	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIC1	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC2	PHX2	LAG	CPL	Pts
1	Mario Andretti	1*	20	17	8	26	1*	21	1	1*	19	1*	7	1	12	2	2	176
2	Tom Sneva	3	1*	16	1*	5	6	19	2*	20	4	7	20	2	4	10	1*	163
3	Bobby Rahal	14	7	7	14	14	11	14*	18	2	3	2	2*	5	1*	1*	7	137
4	Danny Sullivan	24	6	29	16	23	2	1	10	19	1	3	1	9	20	9	18	110
5	Rick Mears	21	18	1*	2	10	10	4	3	4	2	5*	Wth					110
6	Al Unser Jr.	17	25	21	3	1*	4	24	26	13	21	19	6	6	2	4	4	103
7	Michael Andretti	10	3	5	4	12	13	3	20	16	23	16	3	7	3	3	24	102
8	Geoff Brabham	2	16	33	17	2	3	8	9	5	14	21	15	11	16	5	5	87
9	Al Unser	22	21	3	5	27	8	10	30	3	8	8	13	4	17	6	14	76
10	Danny Ongais	DNQ	5	9	10	11	18	28	24		5		23	3	5	21	17	53
11	Roberto Guerrero RY	26	24	2	21	19	25	5	5	11	31	15	25	23	24	7	6	52
12	Howdy Holmes	13	2	13	7	17	17	12	21	14	9	6	9	8	19	20	16	44
13	Josele Garza	23	DNQ	10	DNS	7	23	17	11	7	25	11	4	10	8	13	10	42
14	Gordon Johncock	11	10	25	6	9	12	18	4	9	11	10	17	DNQ	13		DNS	39
15	Emerson Fittipaldi R	5	12	32			7	20				4	18	12			13	30
16	Jacques Villeneuve Sr. R	6	13	Wth		6	15	9					8		9	24	15	30
17	John Paul Jr.	20	DNQ	DNQ					DNS	6	17	9		22		11	3	28
18	Al Holbert R	15	23	4	20	24	5	7	19	22	29	17		13	22	22	DNS	28
19	Derek Daly	7	15	27		4	19	6	17	18		18	21	21				26
20	Chip Ganassi	25	11	28	11	15	9	2	27									24
21	Pancho Carter			19					6		7				7		11	22
22	Johnny Rutherford			22					7		28		5	14*	11			20
23	Scott Brayton			18	22	25	14	11	13	12	6	12	11	DNQ	23	15	8	19
24	Kevin Cogan	28	8	20	9	18	20	22	8	10	Wth							17
25	Teo Fabi	18	19	24	12	3	27	13										15
26	Dick Simon	19	4	23	13	20	24	DNQ	12	15	12	24	12	15	21	14	DNQ	15
27	Jim Crawford R	4		DNQ			21									23		12
28	Corrado Fabi R											25	10		6		25	11
29	Chris Kneifel	DNQ	9	15	23	8	DNQ	15	DNS	25								9
30	Pete Halsmer	8	14	DNQ	DNQ	22	26		14		18	13	24	18	18	26	9	9
31	A. J. Foyt			6			DNQ		22		27			Wth	14		22	8
32	Herm Johnson			8	18							23	DNQ					5
33	Bruno Giacomelli R	27	DNQ	DNQ												8		5
34	Arie Luyendyk R									8								5
35	John Morton R	9									20	26		DNQ	DNQ	17	12	5
36	Ed Pimm R	12	DNQ	DNQ	19	16	22	DNQ	33	26	13	22	22	19	10	12	19	5
37	Gary Bettenhausen			DNQ	15	13		DNQ	23	DNQ	10			DNQ	DNQ			3
38	George Snider			11														2
39	Dennis Firestone			12					DNQ	17	26		16			DNS	21	1
40	Mike Chandler	16	DNQ	DNQ														0
41	Johnny Parsons	DNQ	17	DNQ														0
42	Roger Mears	DNQ	26	DNQ														0
43	Tony Bettenhausen Jr. R	DNQ	22	26					15		16							0
44	Tom Gloy			14			16	23										0
45	Patrick Bedard			30														0
46	Stan Fox			DNQ	24	27	DNQ		27	DNQ	25	DNQ	22	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
47	José Romero					28												0
48	Kenny Acheson						28			DNQ						DNQ		0
49	Dick Ferguson	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	27	DNQ	21	33	27				27		0
50	Graham McRae						DNQ	25										0
51	Randy Lewis						DNQ	26		DNQ						19	23	0
52	Steve Chassey	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	16	32	24	22	28		20	DNQ	16	DNQ	0
53	Bill Alsup	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				DNQ	16		24		14					0
54	Spike Gehlhausen			31				DNQ	25									0
55	Phil Krueger			DNQ					29									0
56	Chet Fillip			DNQ					31		15	DNQ		17				0
57	Ludwig Heimrath Jr. R									23								0
58	Jerry Karl			DNQ							30			24				0
59	Dale Coyne					DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		14			DNQ	DNQ		0
60	Peter Kuhn											20	DNQ	16		25		0
61	Mike Nish R														15		DNQ	0
62	Mike Thackwell R															18	20	0
-	Bill Tempero	DNQ								DNQ								0
-	Phil Caliva	DNQ		DNQ														0
-	Desiré Wilson	DNQ		DNQ														0
-	Chuck Ciprich		DNQ	DNQ														0
-	Jim McElreath		DNQ															0
-	Jerry Sneva			DNQ														0
-	Larry Cannon			DNQ														0
-	Tom Bigelow			DNQ	DNQ													0
-	Steve Hostetler					DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				DNQ				DNQ		0
-	Harry Ruble							DNQ										0
-	Price Cobb			DNQ														0
-	Jorge Koechlin R			DNQ														0
-	Steve Krisiloff			DNQ														0
-	Al Loquasto			DNQ														0
-	Brad Murphey											DNQ					DNQ	0
-	Bill Puterbaugh			DNQ														0
-	Willy T. Ribbs R			DNQ														0
-	Rich Vogler			DNQ														0
-	Bill Vukovich II			DNQ														0
-	Greg Leffler			DNQ														0
Pos	Driver	LBH	PHX1	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIC1	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC2	PHX2	LAG	CPL	Pts

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th-6th place
Light Blue	7th-12th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 12)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Injured (Inj)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Ran fastest race lap
*	Led most race laps
RY	Rookie of the Year
R	Rookie

Nations' Cup

Best result in each race counts towards the Nations' cup.

More information Pos, Country ...

Pos	Country	LGB	PIR1	IND	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIC1	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC2	PIR2	LAG	LAS	Points
1	United States	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	351
2	Australia	2	16	12	17	2	3	8	9	5	14	21	15	11	16	5	5	87
3	Colombia	26	24	2	21	19	25	5	5	11	31	15	25	23	24	7	6	52
4	Mexico	23	DNQ	10	DNS	7	23	17	11	7	25	11	4	10	8	13	10	42
5	Italy	18	19	24	12	3	27	13				25	10		6	8	25	31
6	Brazil	5	12	32			7	20				4	18	12			13	30
7	Canada	6	13	Wth		6	15	9		23			8		9	24	15	30
8	Ireland	7	15	27		4	19	6	17	18		18	21	21				26
9	United Kingdom	4		DNQ			21									23		12
10	Netherlands									8								5
11	New Zealand						DNQ	25								18	20	0
12	Spain					28												0
-	South Africa	DNQ		DNQ														-
Pos	Country	LGB	PIR1	IND	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MIC1	ROA	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC2	PIR2	LAG	LAS	Points

Driver Breakdown