 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Basa raSneva muIndianapolis 500 raizivikanwa nokukurumidza kukwanisa, kupedza panzvimbo yechipiri, kupotsa kukanganisa uye kudonha kwakati wandei. Katatu 1977, 1978, 1980 Sneva akapedza ari mwenga nokuguma wechipiri. Pakupedzisira, Sneva akapfuura nenzira inoshamisa muna 1983 mushure mekukwikwidza kwekupedzisira kwemakwikwi nemutyairi wePenske Al Unser, Sr. uye motokari yakasvibiswa yemwanakomana waUnser, Al Jr. Yaiva kukunda kwaSneva muna 1983 muTexaco Star March 83C Cosworth yake yeBignotti-Cotter Racing iyo yakatungamirira kuzita rake rokuti The Gas Man. Kukunda ikoko kwakanga kwakakurumbirawo nemhaka yokuti kwakanga kuri kwokupedzisira kworekodhi yaGeorge Bignotti yokukunda kunomwe Indianapolis 500 somuchina mukuru. Nokuda kwaSneva, kukunda kwacho kwaiva kutsiva kwakanaka, sezvo akanga adzingwa naRoger Penske muna 1978 pasinei nokuti akanga akunda makwikwi eUSAC kumashure-kumashure. 