I was scanning negatives that my father took of the 1982 Indy 500 for my website, www.yesterdaysneuz.com .
I went to Wikipedia to look up the race results of the race and was surprised to see the long list of drivers that didn't qualify for the race. Do you think it will ever get back to this point? What needs to be done to accomplish this? Is it because we are they are limited to certain engine suppliers and chassis? Just being nostalgic and longing for the old days back!
- Pat Bedard (#36)
- Tom Bigelow (#56, #73)
- Scott Brayton (#37)
- Phil Caliva (#38)
- Steve Chassey (#11, #64)
- Bill Engelhart (#59)
- Dick Ferguson
- Bob Frey (#64)
- Tom Frantz (#77)
- Spike Gehlhausen (#47)
- Tom Gloy (#80)
- Tom Grunnah
- Ken Hamilton (#63)
- Bob Harkey (#79)
- Hurley Haywood (#34)
- Gary Irvin (#90)
- Jerry Karl (#32)
- Sheldon Kinser
- Steve Krisiloff (#34, #72)
- Phil Krueger (#89)
- Lee Kunzman
- Bob Lazier (#34)
- Greg Leffler (#43)
- Ray Lipper (#73)
- Al Loquasto (#86)
- John Mahler (#92)
- John Martin (#17)
- Jim McElreath (#98)
- Mike Mosley (#48)
- Teddy Pilette (#67
- Roger Rager (#72)
- Larry Rice
- Tim Richmond
- Joe Saldana (#58)
- Rusty Schmidt (#27)
- Vern Schuppan (#18, #37, #99)
- Billy Scott (#88)
- Dick Simon (#22)
- Gordon Smiley (#35)
NOTE: The #35 Intermedics Innovator team formed an alliance with Patrick Racing;George Snider subsequently qualified the team's backup car into the race.
- Jan Sneva (#92)
- Sammy Swindell (#64)
- Bobby Unser (#55)
- Leroy Van Conett (#46)
- Dean Vetrock (#71)
- Rich Vogler
- Bill Vukovich II (#11, #18)
- Desiré Wilson (#33)