1984 Indianapolis 500

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1984 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
on Sunday, May 27, 1984.
xciting first half turns dull as defending champion Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti fall out late with mechanical trouble, leaving Rick Mears the winner by over two laps. Rookies Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....
, Al Holbert

Al Holbert

Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert was an United States automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the International Motor Sports Association IMSA GT Championship series....
, and Michael Andretti

Michael Andretti

Michael Mario Andretti is an United States retired Champ Car and Formula One driver with Italy heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League....
become a rare trio of first-timers to finish in the top five. Sportswriter-turned-racer Pat Bedard suffers a severe crash in the northchute, flipping and destroying his machine, though only suffering a cracked jaw from an accident appearing fatal to many.

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Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

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An exciting first half turns dull as defending champion Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti fall out late with mechanical trouble, leaving Rick Mears the winner by over two laps. Rookies Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Guerrero

Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....
, Al Holbert

Al Holbert

Michael Andretti

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	6	Rick Mears Rick Mears Rick Ravon Mears is a retired United States race car driver. He is the third of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times , and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six ....	207.847	3	200	119	Running
2	7	9	Roberto Guerrero Roberto Guerrero Roberto Jos? Guerrero Isaza is a former racing driver from Colombia. He participated in 29 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on January 23, 1982....	205.717	7	198	0	Flagged
3	10	2	Al Unser Al Unser Alfred Unser is a former United States of America automobile racing driver, the younger brother of Bobby Unser and father of Al Unser, Jr.. He is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500 four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and is the only person to have both a sibling and child as fello...	204.441	10	198	0	Flagged
4	16	21	Al Holbert Al Holbert Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert was an United States automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the International Motor Sports Association IMSA GT Championship series....	203.016	19	198	0	Flagged
5	4	99	Michael Andretti Michael Andretti Michael Mario Andretti is an United States retired Champ Car and Formula One driver with Italy heritage. He now co-owns the Andretti Green Racing team in the Indy Racing League....	207.805	4	198	0	Flagged
6	12	14		203.860	12	197	0	Flagged
7	18	5	Bobby Rahal Bobby Rahal Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an United States auto racing team owner and former driver, spending most of his driving career in the Champ Car open-wheel series, winning three championships there....	202.230	22	197	0	Flagged
8	9	28	Herm Johnson Herm Johnson Herm Johnson , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 7 seasons , with 35 career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500....	204.618	9	194	0	Flagged
9	11	25	Danny Ongais Danny Ongais Danny Ongais is a former racecar driver from the United States.He is the only native Hawaiian to compete at the Indianapolis 500. A motorcycle, sports car, Formula One, and drag racing competitor, in 1963 and 1964 Ongais won the American Hot Rod Association AA Gas Dragster Championship and in 1965 he added the National Hot Rod Association...	203.978	11	193	3	Flagged
10	24	55	Josele Garza Josele Garza Josele Garza started seven Indianapolis 500 races. Garza was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after rolling off sixth and finishing 23rd at the tender age of 19....	200.615	31	193	0	Flagged
11	31	4	George Snider George Snider George "Ziggy" Snider is a retired United States race car driver. A longtime driver in the United States Automobile Club Silver Crown series, Snider is also a 22-time starter of the Indianapolis 500, the most starts without winning the race....	201.861	25	193	0	Flagged
12	32	50	Dennis Firestone Dennis Firestone Dennis Firestone is a former CART driver from 1979 to 1987. He was the Rookie of the year in CART 1980 season finishing in 12th in season points, his best season....	201.217	29	186	0	Flagged
13	2	41	Howdy Holmes Howdy Holmes Howdy S. Holmes , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He began racing in the early 1970's and was based in Stockbridge, Michigan, about northeast of Chelsea....	207.977	2	185	0	Flagged
14	13	77	Tom Gloy Tom Gloy Tom Gloy , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980 and 1984 seasons, with 6 career starts, including the 1984 Indianapolis 500....	203.758	13	179	0	Engine
15	33	73	Chris Kneifel Chris Kneifel Chris Kneifel , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1982-1984 seasons with 19 career starts, including the 1983 and 1984 Indianapolis 500, and finished in the top ten 6 times....	199.831	33	175	0	Transmission
16	1	1	Tom Sneva Tom Sneva Tom Sneva is a former American Championship Car Racing driver that was named to the prestigious Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2005. Sneva is best remembered for winning the 1983 Indianapolis 500....	210.029	1	168	31	Left CV Joint
17	6	3	Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian American former automobile auto racing driver, and one of the most successful United States in the history of the sport....	207.466	6	153	29	Broken Nosecone
18	26	37	Scott Brayton Scott Brayton Scott Brayton was a race car driver from Coldwater, Michigan, Michigan, on the American open-wheel circuit. He competed in 14 Indianapolis 500s, beginning with the 1981 Indianapolis 500 event....	203.637	14	150	0	Transmission
19	21	10	Pancho Carter Pancho Carter Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr. is a retired American race car driver. He is most famous for his participation in CART races....	201.820	27	141	0	Engine
20	27	98	Kevin Cogan Kevin Cogan Kevin Cogan is a former racecar driver who drove in Formula One from to . Driving a RAM Racing Williams in the 1980 Canadian Grand Prix, he failed to qualify, suffering the same result driving for Tyrrell Racing at the 1981 United States Grand Prix West....	203.622	15	137	0	Frozen Wheel
21	15	7	Al Unser, Jr. Al Unser, Jr. Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is an United States race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner....	203.404	18	131	4	Water Pump
22	30	84	Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford John Sherman Rutherford, III is a retired United States of America automobile racer.The Texas-raised "Lonestar J.R." is one of eight drivers to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500 mile race at least three times: in 1974 Indianapolis 500, 1976 Indianapolis 500, and 1980 Indianapolis 500....	202.062	23	116	0	Engine
23	20	22	Dick Simon Dick Simon Dick Simon is one of the oldest men to ever have raced in the Indianapolis 500. He was 55 years old during his final Indy 500 start in 1988. A multiple starter and top-ten finisher in the race....	201.835	26	112	0	In Pits
24	14	33	Teo Fabi Teo Fabi Teodorico Fabi , better known as Teo Fabi, is an Italian people former racing driver....	203.600	16	104	14	Fuel System
25	5	20	Gordon Johncock Gordon Johncock Gordon Johncock is a former racing driver, best known as a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the 1976 United States Automobile Club Marlboro Championship Trail champion....	207.545	5	103	0	Crash T4
26	17	16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. was a former Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash. He was the son of former 14-time Indianapolis 500 competitor Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of 21-time Indy racer Gary Bettenhausen....	202.814	20	86	0	Piston
27	29	61	Derek Daly Derek Daly Derek Daly is a former racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. He won the 1977 British Formula Three Championship, and competed as a professional racing driver for 17 years participating in 64 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on April 2, 1978....	202.443	21	76	0	Handling
28	22	40	Chip Ganassi Chip Ganassi Floyd "Chip" Ganassi is a former American racecar driver and current racecar owner. He is currently the owner and president of Chip Ganassi Racing which operates teams on both the Indy Racing League, NASCAR and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series circuit....	201.612	28	61	0	Engine
29	28	30	Danny Sullivan Danny Sullivan Daniel John "Danny" Sullivan III is a former racing driver from United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500....	203.567	17	57	0	Broken Wheel
30	19	35	Patrick Bedard Patrick Bedard Patrick Bedard , is an American automobile racing driver and journalist. He drove for Jaguar Cars in endurance racing and driving in the Indianapolis 500 in 1983 and 1984 finishing 30th both times, the 2nd time retiring through a colossal accident where his car flipped several times....	201.915	24	55	0	Crash NC
31	25	57	Spike Gehlhausen Spike Gehlhausen Daniel William "Spike" Gehlhausen , is a former driver in the United States Automobile Club and CART Championship Car series. He raced in 11 seasons , with 79 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1976, 1978-1980, and 1984....	200.478	32	45	0	Spun SC
32	23	47	Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver, winning championships in both Formula One and Champcars, and the Indianapolis 500 twice....	201.078	30	37	0	Oil Pressure
33	8	18	Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham Geoff Brabham is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States....	204.931	8	1	0	Fuel Line

Failed to qualify: Bill Alsup

Bill Alsup

Bill Alsup was a Auto racing driver. He was the first Champ Car Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500, finishing 11th....
(#27), Gary Bettenhausen

Gary Bettenhausen

Gary Bettenhausen is a retired American auto racing driver. He was born in Blue Island, Illinois, raised in Tinley Park, Illinois and lives in Monrovia, Indiana, Indiana....
(#8, #60, #82), Tom Bigelow

Tom Bigelow

Tom Bigelow , USA, is a former driver in the United States Automobile Club and CART Championship Car series....
(#75), Phil Caliva

Phil Caliva

Phil Caliva is an Italy-born United States racing driver who competed in the CART Championship Car series from 1979 to 1984. After racing in the North American Formula Super Vee series in 1977 and 1978, he made his CART debut in 1979 driving for Spike Gehlhausen at Ontario Motor Speedway....
(#69), Larry Cannon

Larry Cannon

Larry Cannon , was an American racecar driver.Born in Danville, Illinois, Cannon also died there in 1995, after suffering an embolism. He drove in the United States Automobile Club and CART Championship Car series, racing in the 1970-1971 and 1973-1981 seasons, with 44 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1974, 1976, a...
(#81), Mike Chandler

Mike Chandler

Mike Chandler , is a former driver in the Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in the 1980-1984 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981-1983....
(#88), Steve Chassey

Steve Chassey

Steve Chassey , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 9 seasons , with 44 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1983, 1987, and 1988....
(#56, #65), Chuck Ciprich

Chuck Ciprich

Charles J. Ciprich is an United States former racing driver from Sayre, Pennsylvania. A successful modified stock car racing who won numerous championships throughout the northeast, Ciprich tried his hand at Championship Car racing in 1983 and 1984....
(#36), Jim Crawford

Jim Crawford (driver)

Jim Crawford was a Scotland racing driver. He participated in 2 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1975.Crawford moved to the United States in the 1980s and began a career in Champ Cars....
(#68, #78), Dick Ferguson

Dick Ferguson

Dick Ferguson , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1979-1985 and 1987-1988 seasons, with 26 career starts, including the 1980 Indianapolis 500....
(#31, #51), Chet Fillip

Chet Fillip

Chet Fillip , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1982-1985 seasons, with 9 career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1982 and 1983....
(#38), Stan Fox

Stan Fox

Stan Fox was a United States open wheel race car driver. Fox was one of the last links between the midget car racing and the Indianapolis 500. ...
(#24), Bruno Giacomelli

Bruno Giacomelli

Bruno Giacomelli is a former racing driver from Italy.He won one of the two 1976 British Formula Three Championships and the 1978 Formula Two championship....
(#52), Pete Halsmer

Pete Halsmer

Pete Halsmer , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 5 seasons , with 33 career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981-1982....
(#11), Jerry Karl

Jerry Karl

Jerry Karl , was a former driver in the United States Automobile Club and Champ Car Championship Car series. Starting out in midget car racing and sprint car racing, he made his Champ Car debut in 1969 and qualified for his first Indy 500 in 1973 Indianapolis 500 driving an All American Racers chassis powered by a twin-turbo Chevrolet V8 eng...
(#59), Steve Krisiloff

Steve Krisiloff

Steve Krisiloff , is a former driver in the United States Automobile Club and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1969-1979, 1981 and 1983 seasons, with 111 combined career starts, and started in the Indianapolis 500 all but 1969-1970....
(#87), Phil Krueger

Phil Krueger

Phil Krueger , is a former driver in the Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in 9 seasons , with 23 career starts, including the 1986 and 1988 Indianapolis 500....
(#85), Al Loquasto

Al Loquasto

Al Loquasto , was a Sicilian-Italian-American and Mexican-American racecar driver, a descendant of Libertino lo Guasto of Serradifalco, Caltanissetta, Sicily....
(#86), Roger Mears

Roger Mears

Roger Mears , is a former off-road driver who also drove in the United States Automobile Club and Champ Car Championship Car series. He raced in the 1978-1984 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, and started in the 1982 and 1983 Indianapolis 500....
(#55, #76), Johnny Parsons

Johnny Parsons

Johnny Parsons is an United States racecar driver....
(#34, #59), John Paul, Jr.

John Paul, Jr.

John Lee Paul, Jr. is a former race car driver in CART and the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and winner of the 1982 12 Hours of Sebring while co-driving with his father John Paul, Sr....
(#12), Ed Pimm

Ed Pimm

Ed Pimm , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1984-1988 seasons, with 42 career starts, including the 1985-1987 Indianapolis 500s....
(#64), Jerry Sneva

Jerry Sneva

Jerry Sneva , is a former off-road driver who also drove in the United States Automobile Club and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977-1982 seasons, with 26 combined career starts, including the 1977-1980 and 1982 Indianapolis 500 and was named 1977 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year....
(#66), Jacques Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve (elder)

Jacques Villeneuve Sr. also known as Jacquo or Uncle Jacques is a Canadian racer. He is the brother of Gilles Villeneuve, and uncle to Jacques Villeneuve ....
(#76), Desiré Wilson

Desiré Wilson

Desir? Randall Wilson is a former racing driver from South Africa, one of only five women to compete in Formula One. She entered one F1 World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works WilliamsF1 Williams FW07 prepared by Brands Hatch Racing, but failed to qualify....
(#34)

Trivia

Chris Kneifel became the last driver to qualify the Indy 500 at under .