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Sports season
Mario Andretti, champion of the 1984 season
Guerrero, Brabham, Ongais, Fillip, and Bettenhausen at Pocono in 1984
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.
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.
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
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
Pancho Carter
8, 10, 16
VDS Racing
Penske
Cosworth
8(12)
John Paul Jr.
1-3
VDS
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
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)
1-10, 13
John Paul Jr.
14-16
Kraco Racing
March
Cosworth
18
Geoff Brabham
All
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
71
Rich Vogler
3
Dick Simon Racing
March
Cosworth
22
Dick Simon
All
23
Bill Puterbaugh
3
Mike Nish
14, 16
Leader Card Racing
March
Cosworth
24
Stan Fox
All except 1-2, 7, and 16
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
DSR-1
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
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
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
Penske
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
Brad Murphey
11
Ellme Racing
March
Cosworth
58(85)
Phil Krueger
3, 8
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
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
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 .
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
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
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)
Injured (Inj)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
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.
Driver Breakdown
See also
References
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