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1985 Indianapolis 500


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CART race number 2 of 15
Sunday, May 26, 1985 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:06
Average speed: 152.982 mph
Pole speed: 212.583 mph
Cautions: 8 for 41 laps
Margin of victory: 2.477 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1985 CART results   /   1985 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 85   Danny Sullivan Miller American   (Roger Penske)March / Cosworth200517662running6720
2 43   Mario Andretti Beatrice   (Newman Haas Racing)Lola / Cosworth200290362running10717
3169   Roberto Guerrero Master Mechanic   (Bignotti-Cotter)March / Cosworth200157112running014
4 711   Al Unser Hertz   (Roger Penske)March / Cosworth199102532running012
52676   Johnny Parsons Canadian TireMarch / Cosworth19898862running010
63021   Johnny Rutherford Vermont American   (Alex Morales)March / Cosworth198119582running08
72061   Arie Luyendyk Dutch Treats   (Provimi Racing)Lola / Cosworth19899232running06
81599   Michael Andretti Electrolux / Kraco   (Kraco Enterprises)March / Cosworth19676812running05
92298   Ed Pimm Skoal Bandit   (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)Eagle / Chevrolet19579462running04
101933   Howdy Holmes Forsythe Racing   (Gerry Forsythe)Lola / Cosworth19488088running03
113218   Kevin Cogan Kraco / Wolff Systems   (Kraco Enterprises)March / Cosworth19173662running02
123129   Derek Daly Kapsreiter Beer   (Tom Hess)Lola / Cosworth18977962running01
13 540   Emerson Fittipaldi 7-Eleven   (Pat Patrick)March / Cosworth18878162fuel line11 
141212   Bill Whittington Arciero Racing   (Frank Arciero)March / Cosworth18369332crash0 
152443   John Paul, Jr. Satellite Technology   (AMI Racing)March / Cosworth16468562crash0 
162734   Jim Crawford Canadian Tire   (Herb Wysard)Lola / Cosworth14272382electrical0 
171725   Danny Ongais Interscope Racing   (Ted Field)March / Cosworth14164912engine0 
182323   Raul Boesel Break Free   (Dick Simon)March / Cosworth13483632radiator0 
19 97   Geoff Brabham Coors Light   (Rick Galles)March / Cosworth13066870engine0 
20132   Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit   (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)Eagle / Chevrolet12363162crash0 
21101   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske)March / Cosworth12267332throttle link0 
222584   Chip Ganassi Calumet Farms   (A.J. Foyt)March / Cosworth12157832fuel line0 
233360   Rich Vogler Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Pat Patrick)March / Cosworth11971182crash0 
24 620   Don Whittington STP Oil Treatment   (Pat Patrick)March / Cosworth9760682engine0 
251130   Al Unser, Jr. Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson)Lola / Cosworth9160132oil pressure0 
261422   Dick Simon Break Free   (Dick Simon)March / Cosworth8664832oil pressure0 
27 310   Bobby Rahal Budweiser   (Jim Trueman)March / Cosworth8483462turbocharger14 
282114   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt)March / Cosworth6253862wing0 
292997   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Skoal Bandit   (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)Lola / Cosworth3163612wheel bearing0 
30 237   Scott Brayton Hardee's   (Lee Brayton)March / Buick1986862turbocharger1 
311855   Josele Garza Schaefer   (Machinist Union Racing Team)March / Cosworth1559082engine0 
322844   George Snider Foyt Chevrolet   (A.J. Foyt)March / Chevrolet1353262engine0 
33 16   Pancho Carter Valvoline / Buick Hawk   (Rick Galles)March / Buick6121532oil pump01

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
11414  
15184   #44 engine 
19213  
22287   #37 stopped on track 
297345  
74774   #29 stopped on track 
7811942  
1201212   #5 spun turn 1 
1221232  
12413310   #2,60 accident turn 1 
13414512  
1461494   #25 stopped on track 
15016920  
1701756   #43 accident turn 2 
17619217  
1931964   #12 accident turn 3 
1972004  
  Percent of race run under caution: 20.5%             Average green flag run: 17.7 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Bobby Rahal11414
  Scott Brayton15151
  Mario Andretti164833
  Emerson Fittipaldi49513
  Danny Sullivan52576
  Mario Andretti587316
  Emerson Fittipaldi74741
  Mario Andretti7510430
  Emerson Fittipaldi1051095
  Mario Andretti11011910
  Emerson Fittipaldi1201212
  Mario Andretti12213918
  Danny Sullivan14020061

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Mario Andretti 39    
2   Danny Sullivan 34   -5  
3   Al Unser 22   -17  
4   Emerson Fittipaldi 16   -23  
5   Roberto Guerrero 14   -25  
6   Jim Crawford 12   -27  
7   Johnny Rutherford 11   -28  
8   Johnny Parsons 10   -29  
9   Geoff Brabham 8   -31  
10   Jacques Villeneuve 6   -33  
10   Arie Luyendyk 6   -33  
12   Tom Sneva 5   -34  
12   Ed Pimm 5   -34  
12   Michael Andretti 5   -34  
15   Al Unser, Jr. 4   -35  
16   Howdy Holmes 3   -36  
17   Scott Brayton 2   -37  
17   Kevin Cogan 2   -37  
19   Derek Daly 1   -38  
19   Pancho Carter 1   -38