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1986 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post USAC Gold Crown Series race number 1 of 1 Saturday, May 31, 1986 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 2:55:43 Average speed: 170.722 mph Pole speed: 216.828 mph Cautions: 6 for 29 laps Margin of victory: 1.34 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 20 Glossary    1986 USAC Gold Crown Series results   /   1986 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 3   Bobby Rahal Budweiser   (Jim Trueman) March / Cosworth 200 581063 running 58 1000 2 6 7   Kevin Cogan 7-Eleven   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 200 253363 running 13 800 3 1 4   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 200 332263 running 76 700 4 8 5   Roberto Guerrero True Value / Emerson   (Team Cotter Racing) March / Cosworth 200 139513 running 1 600 5 9 30   Al Unser, Jr. Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson) Lola / Cosworth 199 113463 running 6 500 6 3 18   Michael Andretti Kraco / STP / Lean Machine   (Kraco Enterprises) March / Cosworth 199 171763 running 45 400 7 11 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 199 104563 running 1 300 8 12 21   Johnny Rutherford Vermont American   (Alex Morales) March / Cosworth 198 97513 running 0 250 9 2 1   Danny Sullivan Miller American   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 197 134088 running 0 200 10 13 12   Randy Lanier Arciero Racing   (Frank Arciero) March / Cosworth 195 103438 running 0 150 11 29 24   Gary Bettenhausen Vita Fresh Orange Juice / Timex   (Ralph Wilke) March / Cosworth 193 108913 running 0 100 12 20 8   Geoff Brabham Valvoline Spirit   (Rick Galles) Lola / Cosworth 193 94613 running 0 50 13 22 22   Raul Boesel Duracell Coppertop   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 192 90063 running 0 25 14 33 23   Dick Simon Duracell Coppertop   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 189 93463 running 0 25 15 19 61   Arie Luyendyk MCI / Race For Life   (Hasselhoff-Groenvelt Racing) Lola / Cosworth 188 86013 crash 0 25 16 14 15   Pancho Carter Coors Light   (Rick Galles) Lola / Cosworth 179 84713 bearing 0 25 17 10 66   Ed Pimm Skoal / Pace Electronics   (Mike Curb) March / Cosworth 168 83863 electrical 0 20 18 17 55   Josele Garza Schaefer   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 167 88363 running 0 20 19 32 9   Roberto Moreno Valvoline Spirit II   (Rick Galles) Lola / Cosworth 158 82300 stalled 0 20 20 15 81   Jacques Villeneuve Living Well   (Ron Hemelgarn) March / Cosworth 154 81613 engine 0 20 21 25 59   Chip Ganassi Bryant   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 151 81163 engine 0 15 22 5 11   Al Unser Hertz   (Roger Penske) Penske / Chevy 149 81563 vibration 0 15 23 16 25   Danny Ongais GM Goodwrench   (Team Panavision) March / Buick 136 79713 ignition 0 15 24 21 14   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) March / Cosworth 135 97713 crash 0 15 25 27 6   Rich Vogler Byrd's / Kentucky Fried Chicken   (Alex Morales) March / Cosworth 132 90563 crash 0 10 26 31 84   George Snider Calumet Farms   (A.J. Foyt) March / Cosworth 110 80163 ignition 0 10 27 28 95   Johnny Parsons Pizza Hut   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 100 78013 cv joint 0 10 28 18 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Bettenhausen Racing   (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.) March / Cosworth 77 77713 valve spring 0 10 29 26 31   Jim Crawford ASC Buick March / Buick 70 95263 head gasket 0 5 30 23 71   Scott Brayton Hardee's / Living Well   (Ron Hemelgarn) March / Buick 69 78263 engine 0 5 31 24 42   Phil Krueger Squirt / Moran   (Ralph Wilke) March / Cosworth 67 82413 engine 0 5 32 30 2   Mario Andretti Hanna Car Wash   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Cosworth 19 77013 handling 0 5 33 7 33   Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit   (Mike Curb) March / Cosworth 0 76963 crash 0 5

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Mario Andretti 2 Newman-Haas Spike Gehlhausen 10 Mountain Computers Rick Miaskiewicz 19 RCV Mosquito Racing Derek Daly 28 Menard Lumber Herm Johnson 28 Menard Lumber John Paul, Jr. 31 Team ASC Dennis Firestone 36, 58 Pace Electronics Mike Nish 44, 45, 84 Gilmore-Copenhagen, Machinists, Calumet Farms George Snider 44 Gilmore-Copenhagen Johnny Parsons 45, 98 Machinists Union, Skoal Long Cut Steve Chassey 56, 65 Genesee Beer Wagon Rupert Keegan 56 Genesee Beer Wagon Jan Lammers 98 Skoal Long Cut Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 14 14     15 19 5   #2 stalled on track   20 51 32     52 56 5   debris pit exit   57 101 45     102 106 5   #95 accident backstretch   107 135 29     136 141 6   #6 accident   142 165 24     166 169 4   #8 stopped on track   170 194 25     195 198 4   #61 accident   199 200 2       Percent of race run under caution: 14.5%             Average green flag run: 24.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Michael Andretti 1 42 42   Kevin Cogan 43 43 1   Al Unser, Jr. 44 47 4   Emerson Fittipaldi 48 48 1   Rick Mears 49 74 26   Bobby Rahal 75 75 1   Kevin Cogan 76 77 2   Al Unser, Jr. 78 79 2   Michael Andretti 80 82 3   Bobby Rahal 83 101 19   Rick Mears 102 102 1   Bobby Rahal 103 135 33   Rick Mears 136 165 30   Bobby Rahal 166 166 1   Rick Mears 167 167 1   Roberto Guerrero 168 168 1   Rick Mears 169 186 18   Bobby Rahal 187 187 1   Kevin Cogan 188 197 10   Bobby Rahal 198 200 3 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bobby Rahal 1000     2   Kevin Cogan 800   -200   3   Rick Mears 700   -300   4   Roberto Guerrero 600   -400   5   Al Unser, Jr. 500   -500   6   Michael Andretti 400   -600   7   Emerson Fittipaldi 300   -700   8   Johnny Rutherford 250   -750   9   Danny Sullivan 200   -800   10   Randy Lanier 150   -850   11   Gary Bettenhausen 100   -900   12   Geoff Brabham 50   -950   13   Raul Boesel 25   -975   13   Dick Simon 25   -975   13   Arie Luyendyk 25   -975   13   Pancho Carter 25   -975   17   Ed Pimm 20   -980   17   Jacques Villeneuve 20   -980   17   Roberto Moreno 20   -980   17   Josele Garza 20   -980   21   Chip Ganassi 15   -985