1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
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 parenthesis is the number used at Indianapolis only.Team | Chassis | Engine | # | Drivers | Rounds |
Team Penske | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 1 | Al Unser | All |
Team Penske | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | Rick Mears | 1-11 |
Team Penske | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | Johnny Rutherford | 12-14 |
Team Penske | Penske PC-12 March | Cosworth | 6 | Mike Thackwell | 15-16 |
Newman/Haas Racing | Lola | Cosworth | 3 | Mario Andretti | All |
Mayer Racing | March | Cosworth | 4 | Tom Sneva | All |
Mayer Racing | March | Cosworth | 41 | Howdy Holmes | All |
Gilmore Racing | March | Cosworth | 4 | George Snider | 3 |
Gilmore Racing | March | Cosworth | 14 | A. J. Foyt | 3, 6, 8, 10, 13-14, 16 |
Gilmore Racing | March | Cosworth | 84 | Johnny Rutherford | 3, 8, 10 |
Truesports | March | Cosworth | 5 | Bobby Rahal | All |
Galles Racing | March | Cosworth | 7 | Al Unser, Jr. | All |
Galles Racing | March | Cosworth | 77 | Tom Gloy | 3, 6-7 |
Galles Racing | March | Cosworth | 77 | Pancho Carter | 8, 10, 16 |
VDS Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 8 | John Paul, Jr. | 1-3 |
VDS Racing | VDS | Cosworth | 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 |
American Dream Racing | March | Cosworth | 69 | Phil Caliva | 1, 3 |
American Dream Racing | March | Cosworth | 70 | Roger Mears | 1-2 |
Arciero Racing | Penske March Arciero | Cosworth | 11 | Pete Halsmer | All except 7-9 |
Alsup Racing | Longhorn | Chevrolet | 15 | Bill Tempero | 1 |
Alsup Racing | March Argo | Cosworth | 27 | Bill Alsup | 1-3, 7-8, 10, 12 |
Provimi Veal Racing | March | Cosworth | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 1-3, 8, 10 |
Provimi Veal Racing | March | Cosworth | 16 | Arie Luyendyk | 9 |
Provimi Veal Racing | March | Cosworth | 16 | Derek Daly | 11-12 |
Provimi Veal Racing | March | Cosworth | 17 | Derek Daly | 1-10, 13 |
Provimi Veal Racing | March | Cosworth | 17 | John Paul, Jr. | 14-16 |
Kraco Racing | March | Cosworth | 18 | Geoff Brabham | All |
Kraco Racing | March | Cosworth | 99 | Michael Andretti | All |
Patrick Racing | March | Cosworth | 20 | Gordon Johncock | All except 15 |
Patrick Racing | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | Chip Ganassi | 1-8 |
Patrick Racing | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | John Paul, Jr. | 9 |
Patrick Racing | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | Pancho Carter | 14 |
Patrick Racing | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | Bruno Giacomelli | 15 |
Patrick Racing | March Wildcat | Cosworth | 40 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 11-13, 16 |
Alex Morales Motorsports | March | Cosworth | 21 | Al Holbert | All |
Alex Morales Motorsports | March | Cosworth | 71 | Rich Vogler | 3 |
Dick Simon Racing | March | Cosworth | 22 | Dick Simon | All |
Dick Simon Racing | March | Cosworth | 23 | Bill Puterbaugh | 3 |
Dick Simon Racing | March | Cosworth | 23 | Mike Nish | 14, 16 |
Leader Card Racing | March | Cosworth | 24 | Stan Fox | All except 1-2, 7, and 16 |
Leader Card Racing | March | Cosworth | 24 | 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 Lola | Cosworth | 30 | Danny Sullivan | All |
Doug Shierson Racing | DSR-1 | Cosworth | 80 | Willy T. Ribbs | 3 |
Hess Racing | Eagle March | Cosworth | 31 | Dick Ferguson | 1-11, 15 |
Forsythe Racing | March | Cosworth | 33 | Teo Fabi | 1-7 |
Forsythe Racing | March | Cosworth | 33 | Kevin Cogan | 8-10 |
Forsythe Racing | March | Cosworth | 33 | Corrado Fabi | 11-14, 16 |
Forsythe Racing | March | Cosworth | 33 | Kenny Acheson | 15 |
Wysard Racing | March | Cosworth | 34 | Desiré Wilson | 1 |
Wysard Racing | March | Cosworth | 34 | Johnny Parsons | 3 |
Wysard Racing | March | Cosworth | 34 | Randy Lewis | 15-16 |
Wysard Racing | March | Cosworth | 54 | Price Cobb | 3 |
Brayton Racing | March | Buick | 35 | Patrick Bedard | 3 |
Brayton Racing | March | Buick Cosworth | 37 | Scott Brayton | 3-16 |
Pace Racing | March | Cosworth | 36 | Chuck Ciprich | 2-3 |
Pace Racing | March | Cosworth | 36 | Gary Bettenhausen | 13-14 |
Pace Racing | March | Cosworth | 36 | Herm Johnson | 11 |
Pace Racing | March | Cosworth | 36 | Dennis Firestone | 8-9, 12, 15-16 |
Pace Racing | March | Cosworth | 36 | Graham McRae | 6-7 |
Theodore Racing | Theodore | Cosworth | 44 | Bruno Giacomelli | 1-3 |
Theodore Racing | Theodore | Cosworth | 49 | Jorge Koechlin | 3 |
AMI Racing | March | Cosworth | 44 | Greg Leffler | 3 |
Dale Coyne Racing | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | Jim McElreath | 2 |
Dale Coyne Racing | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | Tom Bigelow | 4 |
Dale Coyne Racing | Eagle | Chevrolet | 45 | Dale Coyne | 5-9, 11, 14-15 |
GTS Racing | March | Cosworth | 47 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1-3 |
GTS Racing | March | Cosworth | 47 | José Romero | 5 |
GTS Racing | March | Cosworth | 47 | Kenny Acheson | 6 |
GTS Racing | March | Cosworth | 86 | Al Loquasto | 3 |
Purcell Racing | March | Cosworth | 50 | Dennis Firestone | 3 |
Machinists Union Racing | Penske March | Cosworth | 55 | Josele Garza | All |
Machinists Union Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 76 | Roger Mears | 3 |
Gohr Racing | Eagle March | Chevrolet | 56 | Steve Chassey | All except 5, 12, and 14 |
Indy Auto Racing | March | Cosworth | 57 | Spike Gehlhausen | 3, 7-8 |
Indy Auto Racing | March | Cosworth | 57 | Brad Murphey | 11 |
Ellme Racing | March | Cosworth | 58 | Phil Krueger | 3, 8 |
Ellme Racing | March | Cosworth | 58 | Steve Hostetler | 5-7, 11, 15-1 |
McCray Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | Johnny Parsons | 1-2 |
McCray Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | Jerry Karl | 3, 10 |
McCray Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | Randy Lewis | 6-7, 9 |
McCray Racing | Penske | Cosworth | 59 | Peter Kuhn | 11-13, 15 |
Renaissance Racing | Wildcat March | Cosworth | 62 | Jerry Karl | 3, 13 |
Renaissance Racing | Wildcat | Cosworth | 63 | Jim Hillyer | 3 |
Jet Engineering | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | Ed Pimm | 1-8 |
Jet Engineering | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | Bill Tempero | 9 |
Jet Engineering | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | Herm Johnson | 12 |
Jet Engineering | March | Cosworth Chevrolet | 64 | John Morton | 10-11, 13-16 |
Jet Engineering | Eagle | Chevrolet | 85 | John Morton | 1 |
Timberwood Racing | March | Cosworth | 66 | Jerry Sneva | 3 |
Primus Racing | March | Cosworth | 72 | Chris Kneifel | 1-7, 9 |
Primus Racing | March | Cosworth | 72 | 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 |
Canadian Tire Racing | March | Cosworth | 76 | 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 |
HR Racing | March | Cosworth | 82 | Jim Crawford | 15 |
HR Racing | March | Cosworth | 82 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6-7 |
HR Racing | March | Cosworth | 82 | Steve Chassey | 14 |
Center Line Racing | Eagle | Chevrolet | 87 | Steve Krisiloff | 3 |
Curb-All American Racers | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 88 | Michael Chandler | 1, 3 |
Curb-All American Racers | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | Kevin Cogan | 3-7 |
Curb-All American Racers | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | Ed Pimm | 9-16 |
Curb-All American Racers | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | Pete Halsmer | 8 |
Curb-All American Racers | Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet | 98 | Michael Chandler | 2 |
Hall Properties | Lola | Cosworth | 92 | Kenny Acheson | 3 |
Grant King Racing | March | Cosworth | 97 | Joe Saldana | 3 |
Season Summary
Schedule
Oval/SpeedwayDedicated road course
Temporary street circuit
NC Non-championship event
Race results
Rd | Race Name | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Race time | Report |
1 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 2:15:23 | |
2 | Dana Jimmy Bryan 150 | Tom Sneva | Tom Sneva | Mayer Racing | 1:14:39 | |
3 | Indianapolis 500 | Tom Sneva | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 3:03:21 | Report |
4 | Dana Rex Mays Classic | Rick Mears | Tom Sneva | Mayer Racing | 1:41:41 | |
5 | Portland 200 | Mario Andretti | Al Unser, Jr. | Galles Racing | 1:53:17 | |
6 | Meadowlands Grand Prix | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 2:04:59 | |
7 | Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix | Mario Andretti | Danny Sullivan | Doug Shierson Racing | 1:50:17 | |
8 | Michigan 500 | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 3:44:45 | |
9 | Provimi Veal 200 | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:43:08 | |
10 | Domino's Pizza 500 | Rick Mears | Danny Sullivan | Doug Shierson Racing | 3:38:29 | |
11 | Escort Radar Warning 200 | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:59:50 | |
12 | Molson Indy | Bobby Rahal | Danny Sullivan | Doug Shierson Racing | 1:39:49 | |
13 | Detroit News Grand Prix | Johnny Rutherford | Mario Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:11:12 | |
14 | Stroh's 150/Bobby Ball Memorial | Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 1:31:47 | |
15 | Quinn's Cooler 300K | Mario Andretti | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 1:35:47 | |
16 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Danny Sullivan | Tom Sneva | Mayer Racing | 2:08:13 |
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Drivers points standings
Nation's CupBest result in each race counts towards the nation's cup.
Driver Breakdown |