The 1984 Indianapolis 500 was the 68th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 27 May 1984. Tom Sneva started on pole position and Rick Mears was the race winner.
1984 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Rick Mears | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 3 | 200 | 3:03:21.66 | 119 | Running | 163.612 | $434,061 |
| 2 | 9 | Roberto Guerrero | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 7 | 198 | +2 laps | 0 | Running | $171,666 | |
| 3 | 2 | Al Unser | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 10 | 198 | 0 | Running | $117,416 | ||
| 4 | 21 | Al Holbert | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 16 | 198 | 0 | Running | $106,261 | ||
| 5 | 99 | Michael Andretti | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 4 | 198 | 0 | Running | $119,231 | ||
| 6 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 12 | 197 | 0 | Running | $79,276 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Bobby Rahal | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 18 | 197 | 0 | Running | $74,996 | ||
| 8 | 28 | Herm Johnson | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 9 | 194 | 0 | Running | $73,560 | ||
| 9 | 25 | Danny Ongais | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 11 | 193 | 3 | Running | $68,085 | ||
| 10 | 55 | Josele Garza | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 24 | 193 | 0 | Running | $66,910 | ||
| 11 | 4 | George Snider | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 31 | 193 | 0 | Running | $69,357 | ||
| 12 | 50 | Dennis Firestone | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 32 | 186 | 0 | Running | $62,765 | ||
| 13 | 41 | Howdy Holmes | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 2 | 185 | 0 | Running | $85,209 | ||
| 14 | 77 | Tom Gloy | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 13 | 179 | 0 | Engine | $62,467 | ||
| 15 | 73 | Chris Kneifel | Primus | Cosworth | Goodyear | 33 | 175 | 0 | Transmission | $61,683 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Tom Sneva | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 1 | 168 | 31 | CV joint | $112,935 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Mario Andretti | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 6 | 153 | 29 | Nose cone | $72,323 | ||
| 18 | 37 | Scott Brayton | March | Buick | Goodyear | 26 | 150 | 0 | Transmission | $64,397 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Pancho Carter | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 21 | 141 | 0 | Engine | $59,057 | ||
| 20 | 98 | Kevin Cogan | Eagle | Pontiac | Goodyear | 27 | 137 | 0 | Wheel | $65,853 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Al Unser Jr. | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 15 | 131 | 4 | Water pump | $67,985 | ||
| 22 | 84 | Johnny Rutherford | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 30 | 116 | 0 | Engine | $56,453 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Dick Simon | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 20 | 112 | 0 | In pits | $64,057 | ||
| 24 | 33 | Teo Fabi | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 14 | 104 | 14 | Fuel system | $71,197 | ||
| 25 | 20 | Gordon Johncock | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 5 | 103 | 0 | Accident | $61,373 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 17 | 86 | 0 | Piston | $55,585 | ||
| 27 | 61 | Derek Daly | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 29 | 76 | 0 | Handling | $55,333 | ||
| 28 | 40 | Chip Ganassi | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 22 | 61 | 0 | Engine | $54,617 | ||
| 29 | 30 | Danny Sullivan | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | 28 | 57 | 0 | Broken wheel | $57,937 | ||
| 30 | 35 | Patrick Bedard | March | Buick | Goodyear | 19 | 55 | 0 | Accident | $56,793 | ||
| 31 | 57 | Spike Gehlhausen | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 25 | 45 | 0 | Spun out | $54,185 | ||
| 32 | 47 | Emerson Fittipaldi | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 23 | 37 | 0 | Oil pressure | $53,800 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Geoff Brabham | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | 8 | 1 | 0 | Fuel line | $54,077 |