1984 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1984.
[edit] Recap
An exciting first half turns dull as defending champion Tom Sneva and Mario Andretti fall out late with mechanical trouble, leaving Rick Mears the winner by over two laps. Rookies Roberto Guerrero, Al Holbert, and Michael Andretti become a rare trio of first-timers to finish in the top five. Sportswriter-turned-racer Pat Bedard suffers a severe crash in the northchute, flipping and destroying his machine, though only suffering a cracked jaw from an accident appearing fatal to many. The 1984 race has the distinction of having the most entries (117), and the most cars to actually be seen in the garage (87).
[edit] Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 |  Rick Mears |
207.847 | 3 | 200 | 119 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 9 |  Roberto Guerrero |
205.717 | 7 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | Al Unser |
204.441 | 10 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 4 | 16 | 21 | Al Holbert |
203.016 | 19 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 4 | 99 | Michael Andretti |
207.805 | 4 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 12 | 14 | A.J. Foyt |
203.860 | 12 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 18 | 5 | Bobby Rahal |
202.230 | 22 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 9 | 28 | Herm Johnson |
204.618 | 9 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Danny Ongais |
203.978 | 11 | 193 | 3 | Flagged |
| 10 | 24 | 55 |  Josele Garza |
200.615 | 31 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 31 | 4 | George Snider |
201.861 | 25 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 32 | 50 |  Dennis Firestone |
201.217 | 29 | 186 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 2 | 41 | Howdy Holmes |
207.977 | 2 | 185 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 13 | 77 | Tom Gloy |
203.758 | 13 | 179 | 0 | Engine |
| 15 | 33 | 73 | Chris Kneifel |
199.831 | 33 | 175 | 0 | Transmission |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Tom Sneva |
210.029 | 1 | 168 | 31 | Left CV Joint |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Mario Andretti |
207.466 | 6 | 153 | 29 | Broken Nosecone |
| 18 | 26 | 37 | Scott Brayton |
203.637 | 14 | 150 | 0 | Transmission |
| 19 | 21 | 10 | Pancho Carter |
201.820 | 27 | 141 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 27 | 98 | Kevin Cogan |
203.622 | 15 | 137 | 0 | Frozen Wheel |
| 21 | 15 | 7 | Al Unser, Jr. |
203.404 | 18 | 131 | 4 | Water Pump |
| 22 | 30 | 84 | Johnny Rutherford |
202.062 | 23 | 116 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | 20 | 22 | Dick Simon |
201.835 | 26 | 112 | 0 | In Pits |
| 24 | 14 | 33 |  Teo Fabi |
203.600 | 16 | 104 | 14 | Fuel System |
| 25 | 5 | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
207.545 | 5 | 103 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 26 | 17 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. |
202.814 | 20 | 86 | 0 | Piston |
| 27 | 29 | 61 |  Derek Daly |
202.443 | 21 | 76 | 0 | Handling |
| 28 | 22 | 40 | Chip Ganassi |
201.612 | 28 | 61 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 28 | 30 | Danny Sullivan |
203.567 | 17 | 57 | 0 | Broken Wheel |
| 30 | 19 | 35 | Patrick Bedard |
201.915 | 24 | 55 | 0 | Crash NC |
| 31 | 25 | 57 | Spike Gehlhausen |
200.478 | 32 | 45 | 0 | Spun SC |
| 32 | 23 | 47 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
201.078 | 30 | 37 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 33 | 8 | 18 | Geoff Brabham |
204.931 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Fuel Line |
Failed to qualify: Bill Alsup (#27), Gary Bettenhausen (#8, #60, #82), Tom Bigelow (#75), Phil Caliva (#69), Larry Cannon (#81), Mike Chandler (#88), Steve Chassey (#56, #65), Chuck Ciprich (#36), Jim Crawford (#68, #78), Dick Ferguson (#31, #51), Chet Fillip (#38), Stan Fox (#24), Bruno Giacomelli (#52), Pete Halsmer (#11), Jerry Karl (#59), Steve Krisiloff (#87), Phil Krueger (#85), Al Loquasto (#86), Roger Mears (#55, #76), Johnny Parsons (#34, #59), John Paul, Jr. (#12), Ed Pimm (#64), Jerry Sneva (#66), Jacques Villeneuve (#76), Desiré Wilson (#34)
[edit] Trivia
- Chris Kneifel became the last driver to qualify the Indy 500 at under 200 Miles per hour.
| 1983 Indianapolis 500 Tom Sneva |
1984 Indianapolis 500 Rick Mears |
1985 Indianapolis 500 Danny Sullivan |
