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1985 Domino's Pizza 500

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CART race number 9 of 15
Sunday, August 18, 1985 at Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, PA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:17:47
Average speed: 151.676 mph
Pole speed: 203.532 mph

Cautions: 5 for 36 laps
Margin of victory: 2.18 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 1985 CART results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	5	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z-7 (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	200	86294	running	36	21
2	9	30	Al Unser, Jr.	Domino's Pizza (Douglas Shierson)	Lola / Cosworth	200	44784	running	58	17
3	6	11	Al Unser	Hertz (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	200	30340	running	23	14
4	3	3	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser (Jim Trueman)	March / Cosworth	200	22480	running	55	12
5	2	4	Danny Sullivan	Miller American (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	199	19484	running	3	10
6	10	1	Mario Andretti	Beatrice (Newman Haas Racing)	Lola / Cosworth	198	17286	running	1	8
7	7	40	Emerson Fittipaldi	7-Eleven (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	197	16354	running	0	6
8	19	2	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)	Eagle / Cosworth	195	11524	running	0	5
9	22	36	Dennis Firestone	Pace Electronics	Lola / Cosworth	193	15422	running	0	4
10	21	22	Dick Simon	Break Free (Dick Simon)	March / Cosworth	191	14956	engine	0	3
11	26	56	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer	March / Chevrolet	183	14770	running	0	2
12	12	6	Pancho Carter	Valvoline / Buick Hawk (Rick Galles)	March / Cosworth	160	10033	side pod	0	1
13	4	99	Michael Andretti	Electrolux / Kraco (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	150	14024	fire	18
14	5	21	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American (Alex Morales)	March / Cosworth	134	13651	crash	6
15	25	42	Phil Krueger	Indiana Business Magazine	March / Cosworth	125	3914	bodywork	0
16	14	37	Scott Brayton	Jolly Rancher (Lee Brayton)	March / Cosworth	120	12906	cv joint	0
17	8	18	Kevin Cogan	Kraco / Wolff Systems (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	116	12812	wheel bearing	0
18	13	9	Roberto Guerrero	True Value (Bignotti-Cotter)	March / Cosworth	113	13126	engine	0
19	11	7	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light (Rick Galles)	March / Cosworth	103	12533	wheel bearing	0
20	16	98	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)	Eagle / Cosworth	101	12440	engine	0
21	20	33	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mixes (Gerry Forsythe)	Lola / Cosworth	98	12346	wheel bearing	0
22	15	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing (Ted Field)	March / Cosworth	65	7253	wheel bearing	0
23	27	24	Tom Bigelow	Menard (Leader Card)	March / Cosworth	64	12160	suspension	0
24	17	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	53	2703	vibration	0
25	23	20	Sammy Swindell	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	39	11974	engine	0
26	18	55	Josele Garza	Schaefer (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	31	11880	clutch	0
27	24	19	Dale Coyne	Dale Coyne Racing (Dale Coyne)	Lola / Chevrolet	5	13787	engine	0

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	123	123
	124	131	8	debris turn 1
	132	134	3
	135	147	13	#21 accident turn 1
	148	151	4
	152	159	8	#99 fire turn 2
	160	162	3
	163	165	3	debris
	166	193	28
	194	197	4	debris turn 1
	198	200	3
Percent of race run under caution: 18.0% Average green flag run: 27.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Michael Andretti	1	18	18
Bobby Rahal	19	26	8
Al Unser, Jr.	27	28	2
Danny Sullivan	29	30	2
Mario Andretti	31	31	1
Bobby Rahal	32	36	5
Al Unser	37	44	8
Bobby Rahal	45	53	9
Al Unser, Jr.	54	58	5
Johnny Rutherford	59	59	1
Al Unser, Jr.	60	63	4
Danny Sullivan	64	64	1
Bobby Rahal	65	82	18
Al Unser, Jr.	83	88	6
Johnny Rutherford	89	89	1
Al Unser, Jr.	90	117	28
Johnny Rutherford	118	119	2
Al Unser, Jr.	120	132	13
Johnny Rutherford	133	134	2
Bobby Rahal	135	145	11
Rick Mears	146	151	6
Al Unser	152	163	12
Rick Mears	164	188	25
Bobby Rahal	189	192	4
Al Unser	193	195	3
Rick Mears	196	200	5

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Al Unser	99
2	Mario Andretti	94	-5
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	92	-7
4	Al Unser, Jr.	80	-19
5	Danny Sullivan	58	-41
6	Tom Sneva	50	-49
7	Michael Andretti	39	-60
8	Jacques Villeneuve	38	-61
9	Bobby Rahal	37	-62
10	Rick Mears	35	-64
11	Kevin Cogan	28	-71
12	Johnny Rutherford	27	-72
12	Arie Luyendyk	27	-72
14	Geoff Brabham	25	-74
15	Roberto Guerrero	22	-77
16	Ed Pimm	17	-82
17	Jim Crawford	16	-83
17	Bruno Giacomelli	16	-83
19	Josele Garza	15	-84
19	Scott Brayton	15	-84
21	Alan Jones	14	-85