In 1982 he was back to driving for himself using the #2 A.B. Dick Penske PC9B-Cosworth DFX and had a best finish of fourth at the Stroh's 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hiː wʌz bˈæk tə dɹˈaɪvɪŋ fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf jˈuːzɪŋ ðə hˈæʃ tˈuː ˈeɪ.bˈiː. dˈɪk pˈɛnsk pˌiːsˈiː nˈaɪn bˈiːkˈɑːswɜːθ dˌiːˌɛfˈɛks ænd hæd ɐ bˈɛst fˈɪnɪʃ ʌv fˈoːɹθ æt ðə stɹˈoʊz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd æɾ ɐtlˈæntə mˈoʊɾɚ spˈiːdweɪ.