The PC-10s were driven for Roger Penske by Rick Mears and Kevin Cogan in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) Series in 1982.

The DFX variant was initially developed for Indy car use by Parnelli Jones in 1976, with Cosworth soon taking over.

This engine won the Indianapolis 500 ten consecutive years from 1978 to 1987, as well as winning all USAC and CART championships between 1977 and 1987.

Foyt was able to restart the race after the red flag, but Andretti, a crowd favorite, was unable to repair his Patrick Wildcat Mk8B #40 in time.

It has been suggested that Cogan broke a half-shaft under the force of acceleration due to the slower than normal start.

[6] Two other cars driven by Dale Whittington and Roger Mears farther back in the pack also collided and were out of the race.

Al Unser Sr. won the CART Championship driving a modified PC-10 renamed the PC-10B the later half of the season.

Aerodynamic devices known as skirts (a carbon fiber piece that ran a long the outer lower edge of the side pods to capture air and increase downforce in conjunction with the venturi underbody of the car) had been legal the previous year were outlawed for the 1983 CART season.

Johnny Parsons Jr would join the team for the Indy 500 where he qualified a PC-10B (purchased from Penske during qualifications after their primary PC-10 had been wrecked) starting 23rd and finishing 22nd in the race.

Josele Garza would miss the races at Atlanta, Milwaukee and Phoenix and finish the season in 22nd place.

However, John Paul Jr won a stunning victory for the team at the Norton Michigan 500 passing Rick Mears in the closing laps of the race.

Driver Geoff Brabham would join the team for 6 races over the course of the 1983 CART season with his best finish a 4th at the Indy 500.

Randy Lewis would attempt to qualify for 3 races but only succeeded and finish 26th at the Budweiser Cleveland GP.