The 1983 Michigan 500, the third running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 17, 1983. Branded as the 1983 Norton Michigan 500 for sponsorship reasons, the event was race number 5 of 13 in the 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The race was won by John Paul Jr. - his first Indy Car victory - who made a last lap pass over Rick Mears.
The 1983Michigan500, the third running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 17, 1983. Branded...
The Michigan500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Held from 1981 to 2001, the event was held...
and fans. After much anticipation, the 1981 Michigan500 was delayed a week by rain. The 1983Michigan500 was delayed two hours by thunderstorms and nearby...
Triple Crown of 500 Mile Races: The Indianapolis 500, Michigan500, and Pocono 500. In 1982, Gordon Johncock won Indianapolis and Michigan before breaking...
The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic...
Open-wheel veteran John Paul Jr. earned his first win since the 1983Michigan500 in a race determined by attrition and fuel strategy. It would be Paul's...
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and often called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis...
The 1985 Michigan500, the fifth running of the event, was held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, on Sunday, July 28, 1985...
second and final IndyCar win. 16 years earlier, he won the 1983Michigan500 at Michigan International Speedway. Entering the season finale, Bräck led...
Jr. as the driver of the No. 18. Paul Jr., the 1983Michigan500 winner, had been mainly an Indy 500 one-off driver during the decade, years after serving...
"Fortune 500: These Michigan Companies Make 2021 List". Patch. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2022. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Michigan". Archived...
Monday afternoon due to rain. 1969: NASCAR's debut at Michigan International Speedway was a 500-miler where the lead changed 35 times and writer Benny...
Indianapolis 500 twice, and was the 1976 USAC Marlboro Championship Trail champion. Johncock began racing at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan. Johncock...
Their belief in the powerplant paid off when Brayton won his first Indy 500 pole position in 1995, at an average speed of 231.604 mph (372.731 km/h)...
05539; -75.51152 The 1983 Like Cola 500, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on July 24, 1983, at Pocono International...
the winner of the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have...
fourth Indy 500, becoming the third driver to do so. In August 1991, in the Michigan500, he won his last race. At the 1992 Indianapolis 500 Mears broke...
national champion, and the rookie of the year was Teo Fabi. The 1983 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but an arrangement was made such that it...
and again at Michigan. He also won eight poles in qualifying. Ongais started in the middle of the front row at the 1978 Indianapolis 500, and dominated...
Michigan held its first training camp at City Island Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida, sifting through over 75 players. On Monday, March 7, 1983; the...
competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, with a best finish of 8th in 1983. He was voted the Most Improved Driver in 1983, and took 9th position in the...
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It...
major pit fires in 1981 (Rick Mears at the Indianapolis 500 and Herm Johnson at the Michigan500), new safety rules were implemented. Pit side fuel tanks...
500 at Michigan. The controversy and division surrounding the race became known in racing circles as "The Split". Participants in the 1996 Indy 500 included...
Indianapolis 500. Sullivan won the 1988 CART Championship, and placed third in points in 1986. Sullivan also scored a victory in IROC. He competed in the 1983 Formula...
best finish of ninth at the Michigan500 at Michigan International Speedway. Holmes also finished 10th at the Indianapolis 500. The result came under some...
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Teo Fabi (Forsythe/Pettit Racing)
John Paul Jr. (VDS Racing)