Sunday 30th May 1982
Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain-shortened 1973 race, was the winner of the Indy 500. Rick Mears finished second by a margin of 0.16 seconds, the closest finish in Indy 500 history to that point.
Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain-shortened 1973 race, was the winner of the Indy 500
