1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series explained

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.

TeamChassisEngineDriversRounds
Team PenskePenske PC-12 (1-2)
March (3-16)
Cosworth1 (2) Al UnserAll
6 Rick Mears1-11
Johnny Rutherford12-14
Mike Thackwell15-16
Newman/Haas RacingLolaCosworth3 Mario AndrettiAll
Mayer RacingMarchCosworth4(1) Tom SnevaAll
41 Howdy HolmesAll
Gilmore RacingMarchCosworth4 George Snider3
14 A. J. Foyt3, 6, 8, 10, 13-14, 16
84 Johnny Rutherford3, 8, 10
TruesportsMarchCosworth5 Bobby RahalAll
Galles RacingMarchCosworth7 Al Unser Jr.All
77 Tom Gloy3, 6-7
Pancho Carter8, 10, 16
VDS RacingPenskeCosworth8(12) John Paul Jr.1-3
VDS38 Chet Fillip3, 8, 10-11, 13
Bignotti-Cotter RacingMarchCosworth9 Roberto GuerreroAll
American Dream RacingMarchCosworth10 Pancho Carter3
69 Phil Caliva1, 3
70 Roger Mears1-2
Arciero RacingPenske (1-4)
March (5-15)
Arciero (16)
Cosworth11 Pete HalsmerAll except 7-9
Alsup RacingLonghornChevrolet15 Bill Tempero1
March (1-3)
Argo (7-8, 10, 12)
Cosworth27 Bill Alsup1-3, 7-8, 10, 12
Provimi Veal RacingMarchCosworth16 Tony Bettenhausen Jr.1-3, 8, 10
Arie Luyendyk9
Derek Daly11-12
17(61)1-10, 13
John Paul Jr.14-16
Kraco RacingMarchCosworth18 Geoff BrabhamAll
99 Michael AndrettiAll
Patrick RacingMarchCosworth20 Gordon JohncockAll except 15
March (3, 5-16)
Wildcat (1-2, 4)
40 Chip Ganassi1-8
John Paul Jr.9
Pancho Carter14
Bruno Giacomelli15
Emerson Fittipaldi11-13, 16
Alex Morales MotorsportsMarchCosworth21 Al HolbertAll
71 Rich Vogler3
Dick Simon RacingMarchCosworth22 Dick SimonAll
23 Bill Puterbaugh3
Mike Nish14, 16
Leader Card RacingMarchCosworth24 Stan FoxAll except 1-2, 7, and 16
Gary Bettenhausen7
Interscope RacingMarchCosworth25 Danny OngaisAll except 9 and 11
Menard RacingMarchCosworth28 Herm Johnson3-4
Doug Shierson RacingDSR-1 (1-2, 4)
Lola (3, 5-16)
Cosworth30 Danny SullivanAll
DSR-180 Willy T. Ribbs3
Hess RacingEagle (1-6, 8-11, 15)March (7)Cosworth31 (51) Dick Ferguson1-11, 15
Forsythe RacingMarchCosworth33 Teo Fabi1-7
Kevin Cogan8-10
Corrado Fabi11-12, 14, 16
Kenny Acheson15
Wysard RacingMarchCosworth34 Desiré Wilson1
Johnny Parsons3
Randy Lewis15-16
54 Price Cobb3
Brayton RacingMarchBuick35 Patrick Bedard3
Buick (3-5, 9)
Cosworth (6-8, 10-16)
37 Scott Brayton3-16
Pace RacingMarchCosworth36 Chuck Ciprich2-3
Gary Bettenhausen13-14
Herm Johnson11
Dennis Firestone8-9, 12, 15-16
Graham McRae6-7
Theodore RacingTheodoreCosworth44(52) Bruno Giacomelli1-3
49 Jorge Koechlin3
AMI RacingMarchCosworth44 Greg Leffler3
Dale Coyne RacingEagleChevrolet45 Jim McElreath2
Tom Bigelow4
Dale Coyne5-9, 11, 14-15
GTS RacingMarchCosworth47 Emerson Fittipaldi1-3
José Romero5
Kenny Acheson6
86 Al Loquasto3
Purcell RacingMarchCosworth50 Dennis Firestone3
Machinists Union RacingPenske (1-2)
March (3-16)
Cosworth55 Josele GarzaAll
Penske76 Roger Mears3
Gohr RacingEagle (1, 3)
March (All others)
Chevrolet56 Steve ChasseyAll except 5, 12, and 14
Indy Auto RacingMarchCosworth57 Spike Gehlhausen3, 7-8
Brad Murphey11
Ellme RacingMarchCosworth58(85) Phil Krueger3, 8
Steve Hostetler5-7, 11, 15-1
McCray RacingPenskeCosworth59 Johnny Parsons1-2
Jerry Karl3, 10
Randy Lewis6-7, 9
Peter Kuhn11-13, 15
Renaissance RacingWildcat (3)
March (13)
Cosworth62 Jerry Karl3, 13
Jet EngineeringMarchCosworth (10)
Chevrolet (All except 10)
64 Ed Pimm1-8
Bill Tempero9
Herm Johnson12
John Morton10-11, 13-16
EagleChevrolet85 John Morton1
Timberwood RacingMarchCosworth66 Jerry Sneva3
Primus RacingMarchCosworth72 Chris Kneifel1-7, 9
John Paul Jr.8, 10
Baer ConcreteMarchCosworth75 Tom Bigelow3
Canadian Tire RacingMarchCosworth76 Jacques Villeneuve Sr.1-2, 5-8, 12, 14-16
Ludwig Heimrath Jr.9
Ed Wachs Motor SportsTheodoreCosworth78 Jim Crawford1, 3, 6
Rattlesnake RacingRattlesnakeCosworth81 Larry Cannon3
HR RacingMarchCosworth82 Gary Bettenhausen3-5, 8-10
Jim Crawford15
Emerson Fittipaldi6-7
Steve Chassey14
Center Line RacingEagleChevrolet87 Steve Krisiloff3
Ligier-CurbLigierCosworth98 Kevin Cogan1
Curb-All American RacersEaglePontiac (All other races)
Chevrolet (8, 14)
88 Mike Chandler1, 3
98 Kevin Cogan3-7
Ed Pimm9-16
Pete Halsmer8
Mike Chandler2

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
1April 1 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaNBC
2April 15 Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaNBC
3May 27 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, IndianaABC
4June 3 Dana Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinESPN
5June 17 Stroh's/G.I. Joe's 200 Portland International RacewayPortland, OregonESPN
6July 1 Meadowlands Grand Prix Meadowlands Sports ComplexEast Rutherford, New JerseyNBC
7July 8 Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix Burke Lakefront AirportCleveland, OhioESPN
8July 22 Michigan 500 Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, MichiganNBC
9August 5 Provimi Veal 200 Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinESPN
10August 19 Domino's Pizza 500 Pocono International RacewayLong Pond, PennsylvaniaNBC
11September 2 Escort Radar Warning 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioESPN
12September 9 Molson Indy 300 Sanair Super SpeedwaySaint-Pie, QuebecESPN
13September 24* Detroit News Grand Prix Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, MichiganESPN
14October 14 Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaESPN
15October 21 Quinn's Cooler 300k Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaESPN
16November 11 Caesars Palace Grand Prix Caesars PalaceLas Vegas, NevadaNBC

Oval/Speedway
Road course
Street circuitNC 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

RdRace NamePole PositionWinning driverWinning teamRace timeReport
1Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Mario Andretti Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing2:15:23Report
2Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 Tom Sneva Tom SnevaMayer Racing1:14:39Report
3Indianapolis 500 Tom Sneva Rick MearsTeam Penske3:03:21Report
4Dana Rex Mays Classic Rick Mears Tom SnevaMayer Racing1:41:41Report
5Stroh's/G.I. Joe's 200 Mario Andretti Al Unser Jr.Galles Racing1:53:17Report
6Meadowlands Grand Prix Mario Andretti Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing2:04:59Report
7Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix Mario Andretti Danny SullivanDoug Shierson Racing1:50:17Report
8Michigan 500 Mario Andretti Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing3:44:45Report
9Provimi Veal 200 Mario Andretti Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing1:43:08Report
10Domino's Pizza 500 Rick Mears Danny SullivanDoug Shierson Racing3:38:29Report
11Escort Radar Warning 200 Mario Andretti Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing1:59:50Report
12Molson Indy 300 Bobby Rahal Danny SullivanDoug Shierson Racing1:39:49Report
13Detroit News Grand Prix Johnny Rutherford Mario AndrettiNewman/Haas Racing1:11:12Report
14Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Bobby RahalTruesports1:31:47Report
15Quinn's Cooler 300k Mario Andretti Bobby RahalTruesports1:35:47Report
16Caesars Palace Grand Prix Danny Sullivan Tom SnevaMayer Racing2:08:13Report

Final points standings

Drivers points standings

See also: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems.

PosDriverLBH PHX1 INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MIC1 ROA POC MDO SAN MIC2 PHX2 LAG CPL Pts
1 Mario Andretti1*20178261*2111*191*711222176
2 Tom Sneva31*161*56192*20472024101*163
3 Bobby Rahal147714141114*182322*51*1*7137
4 Danny Sullivan246291623211019131920918110
5 Rick Mears21181*2101043425*Wth110
6 Al Unser Jr.17252131*4242613211966244103
7 Michael Andretti103541213320162316373324102
8 Geoff Brabham21633172389514211511165587
9 Al Unser22213527810303881341761476
10 Danny OngaisDNQ59101118282452335211753
1126242211925551131152523247652
12 Howdy Holmes1321371717122114969819201644
13 Josele Garza23DNQ10DNS7231711725114108131042
14 Gordon Johncock11102569121849111017DNQ13DNS39
1551232720418121330
16613Wth615989241530
17 John Paul Jr.20DNQDNQDNS61792211328
181523420245719222917132222DNS28
19 Derek Daly715274196171818212126
20 Chip Ganassi2511281115922724
21 Pancho Carter196771122
22 Johnny Rutherford22728514*1120
23 Scott Brayton1822251411131261211DNQ2315819
24 Kevin Cogan288209182022810Wth17
25 Teo Fabi181924123271315
26 Dick Simon19423132024DNQ1215122412152114DNQ15
274DNQ212312
28251062511
29 Chris KneifelDNQ915238DNQ15DNS259
30 Pete Halsmer814DNQDNQ22261418132418182699
31 A. J. Foyt6DNQ2227Wth14228
32 Herm Johnson81823DNQ5
3327DNQDNQ85
3485
3592026DNQDNQ17125
3612DNQDNQ191622DNQ3326132222191012195
37 Gary BettenhausenDNQ1513DNQ23DNQ10DNQDNQ3
38 George Snider112
39 Dennis Firestone12DNQ172616DNS211
40 Mike Chandler16DNQDNQ0
41 Johnny ParsonsDNQ17DNQ0
42 Roger MearsDNQ26DNQ0
43DNQ222615160
44 Tom Gloy1416230
45 Patrick Bedard300
46 Stan FoxDNQ2427DNQ27DNQ25DNQ22DNQDNQDNQ0
47 José Romero280
48 Kenny Acheson28DNQDNQ0
49 Dick FergusonDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ27DNQ213327270
50 Graham McRaeDNQ250
51 Randy LewisDNQ26DNQ19230
52 Steve ChasseyDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ163224222820DNQ16DNQ0
53 Bill AlsupDNQDNQDNQDNQ1624140
54 Spike Gehlhausen31DNQ250
55 Phil KruegerDNQ290
56 Chet FillipDNQ3115DNQ170
57230
58 Jerry KarlDNQ30240
59 Dale CoyneDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ14DNQDNQ0
60 Peter Kuhn20DNQ16250
6115DNQ0
6218200
- Bill TemperoDNQDNQ0
- Phil CalivaDNQDNQ0
- Desiré WilsonDNQDNQ0
- Chuck CiprichDNQDNQ0
- Jim McElreathDNQ0
- Jerry SnevaDNQ0
- Larry CannonDNQ0
- Tom BigelowDNQDNQ0
- Steve HostetlerDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ0
- Harry RubleDNQ0
- Price CobbDNQ0
-DNQ0
- Steve KrisiloffDNQ0
- Al LoquastoDNQ0
- Brad MurpheyDNQDNQ0
- Bill PuterbaughDNQ0
-DNQ0
- Rich VoglerDNQ0
- Bill Vukovich IIDNQ0
- Greg LefflerDNQ0
PosDriverLBH PHX1 INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MIC1 ROA POC MDO SAN MIC2 PHX2 LAG CPL Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th-6th place
Light Blue7th-12th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 12)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
Injured
(Inj)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
align=center colspan=2In-line notation
BoldPole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
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Nations' Cup

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

PosCountryLGBPIR1INDMILPORMEACLEMIC1ROAPOCMDOSANMIC2LAGLASPoints
1 United States1111111111111111351
2 Australia21612172389514211511165587
3 Colombia26242211925551131152523247652
4 Mexico23DNQ10DNS7231711725114108131042
5 Italy18192412327132510682531
6 Brazil51232720418121330
7 Canada613Wth61592389241530
8 Ireland715274196171818212126
9 United Kingdom4DNQ212312
10 Netherlands85
11 New ZealandDNQ2518200
12 Spain280
- South AfricaDNQDNQ-
PosCountryLGBPIR1INDMILPORMEACLEMIC1ROAPOCMDOSANMIC2PIR2LAGLASPoints

Driver Breakdown

PosDriverTeamStartsWinsPodiumsTop 5sTop 10sPolesPoints
1 Ma. Andretti Newman/Haas Racing16688107176
2 T. Sneva Mayer Racing16369122163
3 Rahal Truesports16267101137
4 Sullivan Doug Shierson Racing1635591110
4 Ri. Mears Team Penske1114792110
6 Unser Jr. Galles Racing1613680103
7 Mi. Andretti Kraco Racing1605790102
8 Brabham Kraco Racing160368187
9 Unser Team Penske160249076
10 Ongais Interscope Racing130146053
11 Bignotti-Cotter Racing160135052
12 Holmes Mayer Racing160116044
13 Garza Machinists Union Racing140016042
14 Johncock Patrick Racing130016039
15 GTS Racing
HR Racing
Patrick Racing
90023030
15 Villeneuve Sr. Canadian Tire Racing90005130
17 Paul Jr. VDS Racing
Primus Racing
Patrick Racing
Provimi Veal Racing
70113028
17 Morales Motorsport140023028
19 Daly Provimi Veal Racing110013026
20 Ganassi Patrick Racing80112024
21 Carter Galles Racing
American Dream Racing
Patrick Racing
50003022
22 Rutherford Doug Shierson Racing
Gilmore Racing
Team Penske
60012120
23 Brayton Brayton Racing140002019
24 Cogan Curb Racing
Curb-All American Racers
Forsythe Racing
90004017
25 T. Fabi Forsythe Racing70111015
25 Simon Dick Simon Racing140011015
27 Ed Wachs Motor Sports
HR Racing
30011012
28 Forstyhe Racing40002011
29 Kneifel Primus Racing6000209
29 Halsmer Arciero Racing
Curb-All American Racers
12000209
31 Foyt Gilmore Racing5000108
32 Johnson Menard Racing
Pace Racing
Jet Engineering
3000105
32 Theodore Racing
Patrick Racing
2000105
32 Provimi Veal Racing1000105
32 Jet Engineering5000105
32 Jet Engineering
Curb-All American Racers
13000105
37 G. Bettenhausen HR Racing
Leader Card Racing
Pace Racing
4000103
38 Snider Gilmore Racing1000001
39 Firestone Pace Racing
Purcell Racing
5000001
40 Chandler Curb-All American Racers
Curb Racing
1000000
40 Parsons Wysard Racing
McCray Racing
1000000
40 Ro. Mears American Dream Racing
Machinists Union Racing
1000000
40 T. Bettenhausen Jr. Provimi Veal Racing4000000
40 Gloy Galles Racing3000000
40 Bedard Brayton Racing1000000
40 Fox Leader Card Racing5000000
40 Romero GTS Racing1000000
40 Acheson Hall Properties
GTS Racing
HR Racing
Forsythe Racing
1000000
40 Ferguson Hess Racing5000000
40 McRae Pace Racing1000000
40 Lewis Wysard Racing
Machinists Union Racing
3000000
40 Chassey Gohr Racing7000000
40 Alsup Alsup Racing3000000
40 Gehlhausen Indy Auto Racing1000000
40 Krueger Ellme Racing1000000
40 Fillip VDS Racing2000000
40 Heimrath Jr. Canadian Tire Racing1000000
40 Karl McCray Racing
Renaissance Racing
2000000
40 Coyne Dale Coyne Racing1000000
40 Kuhn McCray Racing3000000
40 Nish Dick Simon Racing1000000
40 Team Penske2000000

See also

References