1982 Indianapolis 500
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1982-indianapolis-500-188-8925876
title:
1982 Indianapolis 500
text:
The 66th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 1982. Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain-shortened 1973 race, was the winner. Polesitter Rick Mears finished second by a margin of 0.16 seconds, the closest finish in Indy 500 history to that point. In racing circles, the 1982 race is largely considered one of the best 500s in history, although it was marred by the fatal crash of Gordon Smiley during time trials. Johncock a
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description:
66th running of the Indianapolis 500
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Indianapolis_500
date created:
2006-05-20T19:59:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T03:37:58Z
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