- 1984 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday,
May 27 ,1984 .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 , andMichael 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).Results
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)Trivia
* Chris Kneifel became the last driver to qualify the Indy 500 at under 200 Miles per hour.
Indy 500 Walker
Previous_race = 1983
Previous_winner =Tom Sneva
This_race = 1984
This_winner =Rick Mears
Next_race = 1985
Next_winner =Danny Sullivan
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