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Series Stats : 1983
The following data is compiled from all races run with this series.
| Champion | Ken Schrader |
| Driver Count | 110 |
| Race Count | 17 |
| Average Car Count | 37.4 |
| Driver Count at every race | 5 |
| Driver Count running half of the races | 32 |
17 Winning Time Trial Positions
| Time Trial (Average: 4.3) | Count |
| 4 |
| 1st | 2 |
| 2nd | 1 |
| 3rd | 1 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 3 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 8th | 1 |
Count: 17
| Race Date | Track | Race | Car Count | Winner | Story |
| Sunday, April 17, 1983 | Paragon,IN | | 46 | Ken Schrader | Ken Schrader wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Sunday, May 8, 1983 | Terre Haute,IN | Tony Hulman Classic | 51 | Jack Hewitt | | |
| Friday, May 20, 1983 | Santa Fe,IL | | 33 | Steve Kinser | | |
| Saturday, May 21, 1983 | State Fairgrounds,IN | | 37 | Ken Schrader | Ken Schrader wins USAC at State Fairgrounds | |
| Wednesday, May 25, 1983 | Lincoln Park,IN | | 35 | Kelly Kinser | | |
| Saturday, June 4, 1983 | Eldora,OH | Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic | 32 | Rich Vogler | Rich Vogler wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Sunday, June 19, 1983 | Terre Haute,IN | Vetzel Classic | 48 | Rich Vogler | | |
| Wednesday, July 20, 1983 | Kokomo,IN | | 25 | Dean Shirley | | |
| Wednesday, July 27, 1983 | Paragon,IN | | 30 | Jack Hewitt | Jack Hewitt wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Tuesday, August 2, 1983 | Eldora,OH | | 27 | Jack Hewitt | Jack Hewitt wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Wednesday, August 24, 1983 | Lincoln Park,IN | | 52 | Sheldon Kinser | | |
| Sunday, August 28, 1983 | Terre Haute,IN | | 47 | Jack Hewitt | | |
| Sunday, September 4, 1983 | Tri-State,IN | | 36 | Rickey Hood | | |
| Saturday, September 10, 1983 | Bloomington,IN | | 44 | Larry Martin | | |
| Thursday, September 15, 1983 | Paragon,IN | | 26 | Kelly Kinser | Kelly Kinser wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Sunday, September 18, 1983 | Lawrenceburg,IN | | 37 | Danny Milburn | | |
| Sunday, September 25, 1983 | Eldora,OH | | 29 | Jack Hewitt | Jack Hewitt wins USAC at Eldora | |
Drivers running at least half of the races (32)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| 1 | Jack Hewitt | 13 | 5 | 11.2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Ken Schrader | 17 | 2 | 3.8 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | Rich Vogler | 14 | 2 | 15.4 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Kelly Kinser | 9 | 2 | 11.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Danny Milburn | 17 | 1 | 11.9 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Sheldon Kinser | 17 | 1 | 12.1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Larry Martin | 13 | 1 | 14.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Dean Shirley | 10 | 1 | 15.0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Larry Rice | 17 | 0 | 7.9 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Keith Campbell | 17 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Leon Gentry | 16 | 0 | 17.6 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Bill Tyler | 16 | 0 | 17.6 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Tom Bigelow | 15 | 0 | 12.2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Roger Rager | 15 | 0 | 14.9 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Dave Peperak | 15 | 0 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | John Sharp | 14 | 0 | 22.8 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Johnny Coogan | 12 | 0 | 18.8 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Kenny Gentry | 12 | 0 | 25.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jerry Nemire | 12 | 0 | 26.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Johnny Kemp | 11 | 0 | 18.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Eric Trousdale | 11 | 0 | 23.8 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Gary Fisher | 11 | 0 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ken Rice | 11 | 0 | 31.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Elliott | 10 | 0 | 12.9 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Bob Christian | 10 | 0 | 25.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | David Smith | 10 | 0 | 25.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Mike Helm | 10 | 0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Randy Kinser | 9 | 0 | 10.2 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | Mark Alderson | 9 | 0 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Allen Barr | 9 | 0 | 21.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Tom Tepe | 9 | 0 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Terry Pletch | 9 | 0 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 |
Drivers NOT running at least half of the races (78)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| 1 | Rickey Hood | 7 | 1 | 5.4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Steve Kinser | 3 | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Denny Stewart | 8 | 0 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Billy Marvel Jr | 8 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Steve Butler | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Bob Kinser | 7 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Manny Rockhold | 7 | 0 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Steve Long | 6 | 0 | 12.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Chuck Amati | 6 | 0 | 14.2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Mike Johnson | 6 | 0 | 14.8 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Jim Moughan Jr | 6 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | John Andretti | 6 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Mickey Smith | 6 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jeff Vantlin | 6 | 0 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dave Feese | 6 | 0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Greg Staab | 5 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Duke Cook | 5 | 0 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Gary Irvin | 5 | 0 | 21.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Steve Craft | 5 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jeff Boyd | 5 | 0 | 38.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Morris Coffman | 5 | 0 | 41.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Thickstun | 4 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Al Hager | 4 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Rick Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Buck Boughan | 4 | 0 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Gay Rolofson | 4 | 0 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Scott Hemple | 4 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jerry Stuckey | 4 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Al Caton | 4 | 0 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Tom Goad | 3 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Jeff Thickstun | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Paul Huntington | 3 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Van Gurley Sr | 3 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom McDonald | 3 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Greg Stephens | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | John Tierney | 3 | 0 | 34.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ed Angle | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 | Larry Dickson | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Joe Saldana | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Jim Moulis | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Bud Wilmot | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Tom Mislich | 2 | 0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Meli | 2 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Tom Bipes | 2 | 0 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Rodney Ritter Jr | 2 | 0 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Mark Christman | 2 | 0 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Kevin Thomas | 2 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Ed Trudeau | 2 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Gary Grissom | 2 | 0 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Boyd | 2 | 0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Al Thomas | 2 | 0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Jac Haudenschild | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Johnny Parsons | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Eddie Leavitt | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Brent Kaeding | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | George Snider | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Jerry Weeks | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Marvin Deputy | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Kent Christian | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Steve Siegel | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Cliff Cockrum | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Chuck Gurney | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Gary White | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Steve Chassey | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Billy Engelhart | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Danny Smith | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Bob Kolacki | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Dana Carter | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Ronnie Myers | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Scott Ritchhart | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Denny Wade | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Tim Boyd | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Tracy Potter | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Quint Cullison | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Frank Filskov | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Jimmy White | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Steve Cannon | 1 | 0 | 49.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Tray House | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 |
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