1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
1984 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 31 |
End date | November 10 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | ![]() |
Constructors' Cup | ![]() |
Manufacturers' Cup | ![]() |
Nations' Cup | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |
Chronology | |
Previous season | Next season |
1983 | 1985 |
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Guerrero, Brabham, Ongais, Fillip, and Bettenhausen at Pocono in 1984
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 parenesis ( ) is the number used at Indianapolis only.
Team | Chassis | Engine | Tires | # | Drivers | Notes |
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Penske March |
Cosworth | G | (1) | ![]() |
Used the Penske chassis at Long Beach and Phoenix (1) only. |
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Mears drove the car at all races through Mid Ohio only and was injured while practicing at Sanair. Rutherford drove the race at Sanair, Michigan (2) and Phoenix (2) only. Thackwell drove the car at Laguna Seca and Caesars Palace only. | ||||
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Lola | Cosworth | G | 3 | ![]() |
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March | Cosworth | G | 4(1) | ![]() |
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March | Cosworth | G | 4 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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Indianapolis, Meadowlands, Michigan (both), Pocono, Phoenix (2) and Caesars Palace only. | ||||
84 | ![]() |
Indianapolis, Michigan (1) and Pocono only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 5 | ![]() |
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March | Cosworth | G | 7 | ![]() |
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Gloy drove the car at Indianapolis, Meadowlands and Cleveland only. Carter drove the car at Michigan (1), Pocono and Caesars Palace only. | ||||
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Penske | Cosworth | G | 8(12) | ![]() |
All races through Indianapolis only. Used the Penske chassis. |
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Indianapolis, Michigan (both), Pocono and Mid Ohio only. Used the VDS chassis. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 9 | ![]() |
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March | Cosworth | G | 10 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
69 | ![]() |
Long Beach and Indianapolis only. | ||||
70 | ![]() |
Long Beach and Phoenix only. | ||||
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Penske March Arciero |
Cosworth | G | 11 | ![]() |
All races except Cleveland, Michigan (1) and Road America only. Used the Penske chassis at all races through Milwaukee only, the March chassis at all races from Portland to Laguna Seca only and the Arciero chassis at Caesar's Palace only. |
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Longhorn March Argo |
Chevrolet Cosworth |
G | 15 | ![]() |
Long Beach only. Used the Longhorn chassis and the Chevrolet engine. |
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All races through Indianapolis, plus Cleveland, Michigan (1), Pocono and Sanair only. Used the March chassis at all races through Indianapolis only, the Argo chassis at all remaining races and the Cosworth engine at all races. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 16 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen drove the car at Long Beach, Phoenix (1), Indianapolis, Michigan (1) and Pocono only. Luyendyk drove the car at Road America only. Daly drove the car at Mid Ohio and Sanair only. |
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17(61) | Daly drove the car at all races, except Mid Ohio and Sanair only and was injured while racing at Michigan (2). Paul drove the car atLaguna Seca and Caesars Palace only. | |||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 18 | ![]() |
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March Wildcat |
Cosworth | G | 20 | ![]() |
All races except Laguna Seca only. Used the March chassis |
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Ganassi drove the car until getting injured while racing at Michigan (1). Paul drove the car at Road America only. Fittipaldi drove the car at Mid Ohio, Sanair, Michigan (2) and Caesars Palace only. Giacomelli drove the car at Laguna Seca only. Used the Wildcat chassis at Long Beach, Phoenix (1) and Milwaukee only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 21 | ![]() |
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71 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 22 | ![]() |
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23 | ![]() |
Puterbaugh drove the car at Indianapolis only. Nish drove the car at Phoenix (2) and Caesars Palace only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 24 | ![]() |
Fox drove the car at all races except Long Beach, Phoenix (1), Cleveland and Caesars Palace only. Bettenhausen drove the car at Celeveland only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 25 | ![]() |
All races except Road America and Mid Ohio only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 28 | ![]() |
Indianapolis and Milwaukee only. |
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DSR-1 Lola |
Cosworth | G | 30 | ![]() |
Used the DSR-1 chassis at Long Beach, Phoenix (1) and Milwaukee only. Used the Lola chassis at all remaining races. |
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Indianapolis only. Used the DSR-1 chassis. | ||||
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Eagle | Cosworth | G | 31 (51) | ![]() |
All races except Michigan (2), Sanair, Phoenix (2) and Caesars Palace only. Used the March chassis at Cleveland only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 33 | ![]() |
Teo Fabi drove the car at all races through Cleveland only. Cogan drove the car at Michigan (1), Road America and Pocono only. Corrado Fabi drove the car at Mid Ohio, Sanair, Phoenix (2) and Caesars Palace only. Acheson drove the car at Laguna Seca only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 34 | ![]() |
Wilson drove the car at Long Beach and Indianapolis only. Parsons drove the car at Indianapolis only. Lewis drove the car at Laguna Seca and Caesars Palace only. Murphey drove the car at Caesars Palace practice only. |
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54 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. | ||||
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March | Buick Cosworth |
G | 35 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. Used the Buick engine. |
37 | ![]() |
All races except Long Beach and Phoenix (1) only. Used the Buick engine at Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Portland and Road America only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 36 | ![]() |
Ciprich drove the car at Phoenix (1) and Indianapolis only. McRae drove the car at Meadowlands and Cleveland only. Firestone drove the car at Michigan (1), Road America, Sanair, Laguna Seca and Caesars Palace only. Johnson drove the car at Mid Ohio only. Bettenhausen drove the car at Michigan (2) and Phoenix (2) only. |
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Theodore | Cosworth | G | 44(52) | ![]() |
All races through Indianapolis only. |
49 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 44 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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Eagle | Chevrolet | G | 45 | ![]() |
McElreath drove the car at Phoenix (1) only. Bigelow drove the car at Milwaukee only. Coyne drove the car at Portland to Road America, plus Mid Ohio, Phoenix (2) and Laguna Seca only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 47 | ![]() |
Fittipaldi drove the car at all races through Indianapolis only. Romero drove the car at Portland only. Acheson drove the car at Meadowlands only. |
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86 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 50 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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Penske March |
Cosworth | G | 55 | ![]() |
Used the Penske chassis at all races through Phoenix (1) only. |
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Indianapolis only. Used the Penske chassis. | ||||
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Eagle March |
Chevrolet | G | 56 | ![]() |
All races except Portland, Sanair and Phoenix (2) only. Used the Eagle chassis at Long Beach and Indianapolis only. Team ran in conjunction with Interscope Racing at Long Beach only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 57 | ![]() |
Gehlhausen drove the car at Indianapolis, Cleveland and Michigan (1) only. Murphey drove the car at Mid Ohio only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 58(85) | ![]() |
Krurger drove the car at Indianapolis and Michigan (1) only. Hostetler drove the car at Portland, Meadowlands, Cleveland, Mid Ohio, Laguna Seca and Caesars Palace only. |
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Penske | Cosworth | G | 59 | ![]() |
Parsons drove the car at all races through Phoenix (1) only. Karl drove the car at Indianapolis and Pocono only. Lewis drove the car at Meadowlands, Cleveland and Road America only. Kuhn drove the car at Mid Ohio, Sanair, Michigan (2) and Laguna Seca only. Team ran in conjunction with Machinists Union Racing. |
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Wildcat March |
Cosworth | G | 62 | ![]() |
Indianapolis and Michigan (2) only. Used the Wildcat chassis at Indianapolis only and the March chassis at Michigan (2) only. |
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Indianapolis only. Used the Wildcat chassis. | ||||
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March Eagle |
Cosworth Chevrolet |
G | 64 | ![]() |
Pimm drove the car at all races through Michigan (1) only. Tempero drove the car at Road America only. Morton drove the car at all races starting at Pocono, except Sanair only. Johnson drove the car at Sanair only. Used the March chassis at all races, the Chevrolet engine at all races, except Pocono only and the Cosworth engine at Pocono only. |
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85 | ![]() |
Long Beach only. Used the Eagle chassis and the Cehevrolet engine. | ||||
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March | Cosworth | G | 66 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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Primus March |
Cosworth | G | 72 | ![]() |
All races through Road America only. Kneifel drove the car at all of the car's races, except Michigan (1) (illness) and Pocono only. Paul drove the car at Michigan (1) and Pocono only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 75 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 76 | ![]() |
All races except Milwaikee, Pocono, Mid Ohio and Michigan (2) only. Villeneuve was injured while practicing at Indianapolis and missed Milwaukee only. Villeneuve also was injured while qualifying at Michigan (1) and missed Road America to Mid Ohio only. Heimrath replaced Villeneuve at Road America only. |
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Theodore | Cosworth | G | 78 | ![]() |
Long Beach, Indianapolis and Meadowlands only. |
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Rattlesnake | Cosworth | G | 81 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 82 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen drove the car at Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Portland, Michigan (1), Road America and Pocono only. Fittipaldi drove the car at Meadowlands and Cleveland only. Acheson drove the car at Road America only. Chassey drove the car at Phoenix (2) only. Crawford drove the car at Laguna Seca only. |
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Eagle | Chevrolet | G | 87 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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Eagle | Pontiac Chevrolet |
G | 88 | ![]() |
Long Beach and Indianapolis only. |
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All races starting at Phoenix (1) only. Cogan drove the car at all of the car's races through Cleveland only, except Phoenix (1) only. Chandler drove the car at Phoenix (1) only. Halsmer drove the car at Michigan (1) only. Pimm drove the car at all races starting at Road America only. Used the Chevrolet engine at Michigan (2) and Phoenix (2) only. | ||||
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Ligier | Cosworth | G | 88 | ![]() |
Phoenix (1) only. |
98 | ![]() |
Long Beach and Indianapolis only. | ||||
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Lola | Cosworth | G | 92 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
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March | Cosworth | G | 97 | ![]() |
Indianapolis only. |
Season Summary
Race results
Oval/Speedway
Road Course/Street Circuit
- Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.
Drivers points standings
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
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Nation's Cup
Best result in each race counts towards the nation's cup.
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 351 |
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2 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 87 |
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Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 52 |
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Ret | DNQ | 10 | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 42 |
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Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 31 | ||||
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5 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 30 | |||||||
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6 | 13 | DNQ | 6 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 30 | |||||
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7 | 15 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | |||||
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4 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||
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DNQ | - | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Country | LGB | PIR1 | IND | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MIC1 | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC2 | PIR2 | LAG | LAS | Points |
Driver Breakdown
Pos | Driver | Team | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Top 5's | Top 10's | Poles | Points |
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16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 176 |
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16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 163 |
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16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 137 |
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16 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 110 |
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11 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 110 |
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16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 103 |
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16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 102 |
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16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 87 |
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16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 76 |
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13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
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16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
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16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
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13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
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8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1984". Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "1984 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Official Box Score: 68th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- "Standings after Las Vegas". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
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