Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 1983 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Tom Sneva | Texaco Star | March/Cosworth | 162.117 | 200 | 98 | $385,886 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Al Unser (W) | Hertz Penske | Penske/Cosworth | 161.954 | 200 | 61 | $179,086 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Rick Mears (W) | Pennzoil Penske | Penske/Cosworth | 161.799 | 200 | 2 | $135,086 |
| 4 | 26 | 12 | Geoff Brabham | UNO/British Sterling | Penske/Cosworth | Running | 199 | 0 | $108,286 |
| 5 | 22 | 16 | Kevin Cogan | Caesar's Palace/Master Mechanic | March/Cosworth | Running | 198 | 0 | $73,856 |
| 6 | 12 | 30 | Howdy Holmes | Domino's Pizza | March/Cosworth | Running | 198 | 0 | $71,696 |
| 7 | 14 | 21 | Pancho Carter | Alex Foods Pinata | March/Cosworth | Running | 197 | 0 | $77,491 |
| 8 | 16 | 60 | Chip Ganassi | Sea Ray Boats | Wildcat/Cosworth | Running | 195 | 0 | $60,580 |
| 9 | 29 | 37 | Scott Brayton | SME Cement | March/Cosworth | Running | 195 | 0 | $57,085 |
| 10 | 5 | 19 | Al Unser Jr. (R) | Coors Light Silver Bullet | Eagle/Cosworth | Out of fuel | 192 | 0 | $59,110 |
| 11 | 19 | 56 | Steve Chassey (R) | Genesee Beer Wagon/Sizzler/WLHN | Eagle/Chevrolet | Running | 192 | 0 | $60,982 |
| 12 | 25 | 72 | Chris Kneifel (R) | Primus/C.F.I | Primus/Cosworth | Running | 191 | 0 | $53,690 |
| 13 | 2 | 18 | Mike Mosley | Kraco Car Stereo | March/Cosworth | Accident | 169 | 1 | $61,484 |
| 14 | 10 | 20 | Gordon Johncock (W) | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat/Cosworth | Gearbox | 163 | 0 | $53,442 |
| 15 | 20 | 22 | Dick Simon | Vermont American | March/Cosworth | Running | 161 | 0 | $56,758 |
| 16 | 30 | 29 | Michael Chandler | Agajanian/Mike Curb | Rattlesnake/Cosworth | Gearbox | 153 | 0 | $50,610 |
| 17 | 9 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | Provimi Veal | March/Cosworth | Half shaft | 152 | 0 | $49,998 |
| 18 | 15 | 94 | Bill Whittington | Whittington Brothers | March/Cosworth | Gearbox | 144 | 0 | $49,922 |
| 19 | 28 | 34 | Derek Daly (R) | Wysard Motor Co. | March/Cosworth | Engine | 126 | 0 | $48,882 |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | Bobby Rahal | Red Roof Inns | March/Cosworth | Radiator | 110 | 15 | $55,378 |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing | March/Cosworth | Handling | 101 | 0 | $48,588 |
| 22 | 23 | 66 | Johnny Parsons | Colonial Bread/Arciero | Penske/Cosworth | Accident | 80 | 0 | $47,478 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Mario Andretti (W) | Budweiser/Electrolux | Lola/Cosworth | Accident | 79 | 0 | $47,082 |
| 24 | 33 | 90 | Dennis Firestone | Simpson Sports | March/Cosworth | Oil leak | 77 | 0 | $49,222 |
| 25 | 18 | 55 | Josele Garza | Machinists Union/Silhouette | Penske/Cosworth | Oil leak | 64 | 0 | $59,898 |
| 26 | 1 | 33 | Teo Fabi (R) | Skoal Bandit | March/Cosworth | Fuel gasket | 47 | 23 | $84,960 |
| 27 | 27 | 91 | Don Whittington | The Simoniz Finish | March/Cosworth | Ignition | 44 | 0 | $45,858 |
| 28 | 8 | 9 | Roger Mears | Machinists Union | Penske/Cosworth | Accident | 43 | 0 | $45,642 |
| 29 | 31 | 43 | Steve Krisiloff | Armstrong Mould | Lola/Cosworth | U-joint | 42 | 0 | $45,462 |
| 30 | 17 | 35 | Patrick Bedard (R) | Escort Radar Warning | March/Cosworth | Accident | 25 | 0 | $45,818 |
| 31 | 24 | 14 | A.J. Foyt (W) | Valvoline-Gilmore | March/Cosworth | Shift linkage | 24 | 0 | $44,888 |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | George Snider | Calumet Farms | March/Cosworth | Ignition | 22 | 0 | $45,138 |
| 33 | 32 | 38 | Chet Fillip | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Eagle/Cosworth | Black flagged | 11 | 0 | $50,102 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner