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1983–84 USAC Championship Car season
The
1983–84
USAC Championship Car
season
consisted of two
races
, beginning in
Du Quoin, Illinois
, on
September 5
,
1983
, and concluding in
Speedway, Indiana
, on
May 27
, 1984. The
USAC
National Champion
and
Indianapolis 500 winner
was
Rick Mears
. This was the last year that the Championship comprised more than one
race
.
By
this time
, the preeminent
national championship season
was instead sanctioned by
CART
.
Schedule and
results
All races were
run on
Oval/Speedway courses.
Rnd
Date
Race
Name
Length
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning
Driver
1
September 5, 1983
Ted Horn
Memorial
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Du Quoin
,
Illinois
Dirt
Gary
Bettenhausen
Gary Bettenhausen
2
May 27, 1984
Indianapolis 500-Mile Race
Indianapolis Motor
Speedway
Speedway,
Indiana
Paved
Tom Sneva
Rick Mears
Final
points
standings
Note: Drivers not entered for the
Indianapolis 500
were not eligible for points.