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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1982 Indy Car World Series season. All cars used Goodyear tires.
Team
|
Chassis
|
Engine
|
No.
|
Driver(s)
|
Sponsor(s)
|
Rounds
|
Notes
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
14
|
A. J. Foyt
|
Valvoline-Gilmore
|
3-5,7,10
|
|
Alex Morales Racing
|
March 82X
|
Cosworth
|
3
|
Pancho Carter
|
Alex Foods
|
All
|
|
Alsup Racing
|
PC-9C
|
Cosworth
|
2
|
Bill Alsup
|
AB Dick Pacemaker
|
1-7, 9-11
|
|
PC-7
|
8
|
Arciero Racing
|
Eagle 82
|
Chevy
|
66
|
Pete Halsmer
|
Arciero Racing
|
8-9
|
|
Cosworth
|
11
|
Bignotti- Cotter Racing
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
7
|
Tom Sneva
|
Texaco Star
|
All
|
|
21
|
Geoff Brabham
|
Pentax Super
|
3-11
|
March 81C
|
1-2
|
Brayton Racing
|
PC-7
|
Cosworth
|
36
|
Patrick Bedard
|
Escort Radar Detector
|
1-2
|
|
Wildcat
|
5
|
Scott Brayton
|
3, 7, 10
|
37
|
Brayton Engineering
|
1
|
PC-7
|
Dreisbach Cadillac/ Brayton Engineering
|
5
|
BVC Racing
|
Eagle 82
|
Chevy
|
75
|
Dennis Firestone
|
BVC Racing
|
1
|
|
Chaparral Racing
|
Chaparral 2K
|
Cosworth
|
5
|
Johnny Rutherford
|
Pennzoil
|
1-4
|
|
March 82C
|
5-11
|
Doug Shierson Racing
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
30
|
Howdy Holmes
|
Domino's Pizza
|
All
|
|
Fletcher Racing
|
March 81C
|
Cosworth
|
35
|
Gordon Smiley
|
Intermedics
|
2
|
|
March 82C
|
George Snider
|
Cobre Tire
|
5, 7
|
Forsythe Racing
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
32
|
Héctor Rebaque (R)
|
Carta Blanca
|
2, 4-5, 8-9
|
|
33
|
Danny Sullivan (R)
|
Forsythe-Brown
|
2-3
|
Al Unser Jr. (R)
|
8
|
H B K Racing
|
Eagle 81
|
Chevy
|
72
|
Tom Bigelow
|
3, 5-7, 10
|
H B K Racing
|
|
Bill Whittington
|
Whittington Brothers
|
5
|
H&R Racing
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
6
|
Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
|
Provimi Veal
|
1-2, 5-11
|
|
Phoenix
|
3
|
Hamilton Racing
|
Vollstedt
|
Offy
|
17
|
Ken Hamilton
|
Hamilton Racing
|
5
|
|
Hodgdon Racing
|
Eagle 82
|
Chevy
|
68
|
Michael Chandler
|
Hodgdon Racing/Freeman
|
8, 11
|
|
Hoffman Racing
|
March 81C
|
Cosworth
|
69
|
Jerry Sneva
|
Hoffman Enterprises
|
10
|
|
Jamieson Racing
|
Eagle 81
|
Cosworth
|
47
|
Chris Kneifel (R)
|
Metamatrix
|
8-9
|
|
Jacques Villeneuve (R)
|
11
|
49
|
Chip Mead
|
Sky Harbor Parking
|
1, 3
|
Kraco Racing
|
PC-9/PC-9B
|
Cosworth
|
18
|
Dick Ferguson
|
Kraco Car Stereo
|
1
|
|
Billy Vukovich Jr.
|
3
|
March 82C
|
Mike Mosley
|
5-7, 10-11
|
PC-9B
|
99
|
Vern Schuppan
|
4
|
March 82C
|
8-9
|
Longhorn Racing
|
LR-03
|
Cosworth
|
10
|
Al Unser
|
Longhorn Racing
|
1-10
|
|
Luxury Racers
|
Kingfish
|
Chevy
|
65
|
Bob Brutto (R)
|
Luxury Racers
|
1
|
|
Rich Vogler
|
3, 11
|
Tod Tuttle (R)
|
Tuttle Landscaping
|
4
|
Phil Krueger
|
Luxury Racers
|
5, 7, 9-11
|
Machinists Union Racing
|
PC-9B
|
Cosworth
|
31
|
Roger Mears
|
Machinists Union
|
1, 3-4
|
|
PC-7
|
2, 5-10
|
PC-10
|
11
|
McElreath Racing
|
PC-7
|
Cosworth
|
23
|
Jim McElreath
|
McElreath Racing
|
1
|
|
Eagle
|
Offy
|
7
|
PC-6
|
Chevy
|
8
|
Panther Racing
|
Eagle
|
Chevy
|
81
|
Rick DeLorto (R)
|
Panther Racing
|
6, 9
|
|
Patrick Racing
|
Wildcat 8B
|
Cosworth
|
20
|
Gordon Johncock
|
STP Oil Treatment
|
All
|
|
40
|
Mario Andretti
|
All
|
Penske Racing
|
PC-10
|
Cosworth
|
1
|
Rick Mears
|
Gould Charge
|
All
|
|
4
|
Kevin Cogan
|
Norton Spirit
|
All
|
Psachie Garza Racing
|
March 81C
|
Cosworth
|
55
|
Josele Garza
|
Schlitz Gusto
|
1-3, 5-6
|
|
PC-9
|
4, 7-11
|
Rattlesnake Racing
|
March 81C
|
Cosworth
|
42
|
Jim Hickman (R)
|
Stroh's Beer
|
2-4
|
|
March 82C
|
5-6
|
Rattlesnake 82
|
11
|
Dick Ferguson
|
Hubler Chevrolet
|
10-11
|
Rhoades Racing
|
Wildcat
|
Cosworth
|
12
|
Chip Ganassi
|
1st Commercial Corp.
|
1-2, 4-5, 7, 10
|
|
Team Menard
|
Eagle 81
|
Chevy
|
28
|
Herm Johnson
|
Menard Lumber/ Glidden
|
1-3
|
|
Eagle 82
|
4-6, 8-9
|
Tom Mitchell
|
Wildcat
|
Cosworth
|
39
|
Chet Fillip (R)
|
Circle Bar Truck
|
7, 11
|
|
Truesports
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
19
|
Bobby Rahal (R)
|
Red Roof Inns
|
All
|
|
Whittington Brothers
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
91
|
Don Whittington
|
Whittington Brothers
|
5
|
|
Wysard Racing
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
34
|
Hurley Haywood
|
Wysard Motor Co.
|
1
|
|
Johnny Parsons
|
3, 5, 7-8, 10
|
Eagle 82
|
4
|
March 82C
|
John Paul Jr.
|
Miller Beer
|
9
|
Derek Daly
|
Wysard-Symtron
|
11
|
Team Unknown
|
March 82C
|
Cosworth
|
8
|
Gary Bettenhausen
|
Provimi Veal
|
6, 11
|
|
Longhorn LR-01
|
Chevy
|
15
|
Bill Tempero
|
Tempero Hi Performance
|
4, 6, 8-9, 11
|
|
Watson
|
Cosworth
|
22
|
Dick Simon
|
Vermont American
|
All
|
|
PC-6
|
Chevy
|
23
|
Richard Hubbard
|
AAMCO
|
9, 11
|
|
Watson
|
Cosworth
|
24
|
Bill Vukovich II
|
Vermont American
|
7
|
|
PC-7
|
Unknown
|
27
|
Spike Gehlhausen
|
AB Dick Pacemaker
|
7
|
|
PC-7
|
Cosworth
|
29
|
Bobby Olivero
|
National Engineering
|
1
|
|
Lightning
|
Chevy
|
38
|
Phil Caliva
|
CHC/ Wayne Mitchell Engineering
|
8, 11
|
|
PC-7
|
Cosworth
|
46
|
Leroy Van Conett (R)
|
McCray Plastering
|
1
|
|
Jerry Karl
|
4-8
|
Eagle 81
|
Cosworth
|
49
|
Spike Gehlhausen
|
Arizona Int'l Travel
|
5, 7
|
|
PC-7
|
Chevy
|
56
|
Joe Saldana
|
Genesee Beer
|
3-4
|
|
Gary Bettenhausen
|
5, 7-10
|
Eagle 81
|
Chevy
|
64
|
Steve Chassey
|
Jet Engineering
|
1
|
|
Bob Frey
|
3-4
|
Greg Leffler
|
5-6, 8-11
|
Eagle
|
Chevy
|
73
|
Ray Lipper (R)
|
Center Line Wheels
|
1
|
|
Coyote
|
Chevy
|
77
|
Tom Frantz
|
Burger King
|
1, 5, 8
|
|
John Raecker
|
8
|
Eagle
|
Offy
|
86
|
Al Loquasto
|
Empress Traveler
|
1,7
|
|
PC-5
|
Chevy
|
89
|
Phil Krueger
|
Crysen Corp.
|
1
|
|
Eagle
|
Cosworth
|
2
|
Chevy
|
Dick Ferguson
|
8
|
(R) – Rookie
Full Season Results
[edit]
|
Color
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
4th & 5th place (Top 5)
|
Light Blue
|
6th–10th place (Top 10)
|
Dark Blue
|
Finished (Outside Top 10)
|
Purple
|
Did not finish (Ret)
|
Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Brown
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Blank
|
Did not participate (DNP)
|
Driver replacement (Rpl)
|
Injured (Inj)
|
Race not held (NH)
|
Not competing
|
|
In-line notation
|
Bold
|
Pole position
|
Italics
|
Ran fastest race lap
|
*
|
Led most race laps
|
Rookie of the Year
|
Rookie
|
|
|
Points Breakdown:
Points were awarded on the following basis (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):
Race Length
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
Pole
|
Most Laps Led
|
299+ miles
|
60
|
48
|
42
|
36
|
30
|
24
|
18
|
15
|
12
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
200 miles
|
40
|
32
|
28
|
24
|
20
|
16
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2 |
2
|
150 miles
|
20
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1 |
1
|