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1985 Detroit News 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 12 of 15 Sunday, September 22, 1985 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 100 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:13:19 Average speed: 163.647 mph Pole speed: 214.254 mph Cautions: 2 for 17 laps Margin of victory: .71 sec Attendance: 30000 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1985 CART results   /   1985 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 3   Bobby Rahal Budweiser   (Jim Trueman) March / Cosworth 100 41700 running 70 22 2 7 5   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 100 31500 running 0 16 3 6 98   Ed Pimm Skoal Bandit   (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb) Eagle / Cosworth 100 24650 running 0 14 4 9 18   Kevin Cogan Kraco / Wolff Systems   (Kraco Enterprises) March / Cosworth 99 21000 running 15 12 5 12 2   Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit   (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb) Eagle / Cosworth 99 15500 running 4 10 6 25 55   Josele Garza Schaefer   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 99 13000 running 0 8 7 13 25   Danny Ongais Interscope Racing   (Ted Field) March / Cosworth 99 11500 running 0 6 8 23 4   Danny Sullivan Miller American   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 99 10000 running 0 5 9 14 21   Johnny Rutherford Vermont American   (Alex Morales) March / Cosworth 98 13500 running 0 4 10 4 6   Pancho Carter Valvoline / Buick Hawk   (Rick Galles) March / Cosworth 98 9200 running 0 3 11 11 59   Pete Halsmer Scot Lad Foods March / Cosworth 98 4050 running 0 2 12 18 11   Al Unser Gould Charge   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 98 3750 running 0 1 13 10 40   Emerson Fittipaldi 7-Eleven / STP   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 98 12750 running 0   14 24 56   Steve Chassey Genesee Beer March / Chevrolet 96 7000 running 0   15 20 61   Arie Luyendyk Provimi Veal   (Provimi Racing) Lola / Cosworth 96 13000 running 0   16 22 7   Geoff Brabham Coors Light   (Rick Galles) March / Cosworth 95 11250 running 0   17 21 12   Bill Whittington Arciero Racing   (Frank Arciero) March / Cosworth 95 11250 running 0   18 19 33   Howdy Holmes Jiffy Mixes   (Gerry Forsythe) Lola / Cosworth 95 11250 running 0   19 16 22   Dick Simon Break Free   (Dick Simon) March / Cosworth 94 11250 running 0   20 4 20   Don Whittington STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 86 11250 crash 0   21 2 1   Mario Andretti Beatrice   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Cosworth 71 11250 transmission 0   22 15 37   Scott Brayton Dreisbach & Sons   (Lee Brayton) March / Cosworth 70 11250 crash 0   23 8 30   Al Unser, Jr. Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson) Lola / Cosworth 61 11250 engine 0   24 17 9   Roberto Guerrero True Value / Master Mechanic   (Bignotti-Cotter) March / Cosworth 53 11750 header 0   25 5 99   Michael Andretti Electrolux / Kraco   (Kraco Enterprises) March / Cosworth 22 11250 electrical 11

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dale Coyne 19 Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Lola / Chevy Gary Bettenhausen 24 Leader Card Leader Card March / Cosworth Dennis Firestone 36 Pace Electronics Lola / Cosworth Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 71 71     72 82 11   #37 accident turn 4   83 87 5     88 93 6   #20 accident turn 3   94 100 7       Percent of race run under caution: 17.0%             Average green flag run: 27.7 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Michael Andretti 1 11 11   Bobby Rahal 12 16 5   Kevin Cogan 17 31 15   Bobby Rahal 32 36 5   Tom Sneva 37 40 4   Bobby Rahal 41 100 60 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Al Unser, Jr. 106     2   Al Unser 101   -5   3   Mario Andretti 100   -6   4   Emerson Fittipaldi 97   -9   5   Danny Sullivan 89   -17   6   Bobby Rahal 85   -21   7   Tom Sneva 66   -40   8   Jacques Villeneuve 54   -52   9   Rick Mears 51   -55   9   Johnny Rutherford 51   -55   11   Kevin Cogan 44   -62   12   Ed Pimm 40   -66   13   Michael Andretti 39   -67   14   Geoff Brabham 37   -69   15   Josele Garza 33   -73   16   Pancho Carter 31   -75   17   Arie Luyendyk 27   -79   18   Bruno Giacomelli 24   -82   19   Roberto Guerrero 22   -84   20   Jim Crawford 16   -90   21   Scott Brayton 15   -91