Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (17)	Video Links (2)	Crew Chiefs

1986 Michigan 500

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

CART race number 9 of 17
Saturday, August 2, 1986 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:38:45
Average speed: 137.139 mph
Pole speed: 223.401 mph

Cautions: 10 for 80 laps
Margin of victory: 1.82 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 1986 CART results / 1986 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	14	21	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American (Alex Morales)	March / Cosworth	250	125446	running	56	20
2	22	55	Josele Garza	Schaefer (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	250	71096	running	0	16
3	15	15	Pancho Carter	Coors Light (Rick Galles)	Lola / Cosworth	248	38376	running	0	14
4	28	8	Geoff Brabham	Valvoline Spirit (Rick Galles)	Lola / Judd	239	33750	crash	0	12
5	24	22	Raul Boesel	Duracell Coppertop (Dick Simon)	Lola / Cosworth	239	28796	running	0	10
6	19	9	Roberto Moreno	Five Star Marketing (Rick Galles)	Lola / Cosworth	238	22444	running	0	8
7	27	10	Spike Gehlhausen	Mountain Computer	Lola / Cosworth	237	17376	running	0	6
8	20	30	Al Unser, Jr.	Domino's Pizza (Douglas Shierson)	Lola / Cosworth	235	24592	running	0	5
9	11	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	229	15808	engine	0	4
10	3	3	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser (Truesports)	March / Cosworth	219	24024	engine	64	4
11	6	18	Michael Andretti	Kraco / STP / Lean Machine (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	195	22210	engine	53	2
12	1	1	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z-7 (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	181	21083	engine	50	2
13	17	71	Scott Brayton	Living Well / Dreisbach (Ron Hemelgarn)	March / Cosworth	167	16956	cv joint	0
14	2	11	Al Unser	Hertz (Roger Penske)	March / Chevrolet	164	13829	engine	0
15	7	66	Ed Pimm	Skoal Longcut (Mike Curb)	March / Cosworth	163	19202	engine	0
16	18	59	Johnny Parsons	Schaefer (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	126	15074	crash	0
17	21	36	Dennis Firestone	Raynor	Lola / Cosworth	123	18418	engine	0
18	8	33	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit (Mike Curb)	March / Cosworth	110	14604	crash	12
19	5	12	Randy Lanier	Arciero Wines (Frank Arciero)	March / Cosworth	98	17947	crash	1
20	13	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	82	17790	engine	1
21	10	5	Mario Andretti	Hanna Car Wash (Newman Haas Racing)	Lola / Cosworth	69	17634	crash	0
22	12	7	Kevin Cogan	7-Eleven (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	63	17477	handling	0
23	16	61	Arie Luyendyk	MCI / Race For Life (Hasselhoff-Groenvelt Racing)	March / Cosworth	50	17820	oil leak	0
24	4	2	Roberto Guerrero	True Value / Emerson (Team Cotter Racing)	March / Cosworth	47	17163	crash	13
25	9	4	Danny Sullivan	Miller American (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	33	17006	suspension	0
26	23	24	Gary Bettenhausen	Leader Card (Leader Card)	March / Cosworth	15	16850	oil leak	0
27	25	84	George Snider	Gilmore / Copenhagen (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	9	9693	handling	0
28	26	56	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer Wagon	March / Buick	2	16536	crash	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Dale Coyne	19	Dale Coyne Racing	Dale Coyne	DC-1 / Chevy

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	7	5	#56 accident turn 2
	8	13	6
	14	21	8	rain
	22	47	26
	48	62	15	#2 accident turn 3
	63	70	8
	71	78	8	#5 accident turn 3
	79	99	21
	100	109	10	#12 accident turns 3/4
	110	110	1
	111	116	6	#33 accident turn 2
	117	127	11
	128	135	8	#59 accident turn 2
	136	185	50
	186	193	8	#1 engine
	194	194	1
	195	202	8	#18 engine
	203	242	40
	243	246	4	#8,30 accident turn 2
	247	250	4
Percent of race run under caution: 32.0% Average green flag run: 15.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rick Mears	1	7	7
Roberto Guerrero	8	9	2
Rick Mears	10	21	12
Michael Andretti	22	36	15
Roberto Guerrero	37	47	11
Emerson Fittipaldi	48	48	1
Rick Mears	49	62	14
Bobby Rahal	63	70	8
Tom Sneva	71	75	5
Randy Lanier	76	76	1
Bobby Rahal	77	99	23
Tom Sneva	100	106	7
Bobby Rahal	107	116	10
Michael Andretti	117	119	3
Rick Mears	120	136	17
Bobby Rahal	137	155	19
Michael Andretti	156	168	13
Bobby Rahal	169	172	4
Michael Andretti	173	182	10
Johnny Rutherford	183	183	1
Michael Andretti	184	195	12
Johnny Rutherford	196	250	55

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Michael Andretti	88
2	Danny Sullivan	81	-7
3	Mario Andretti	75	-13
4	Al Unser, Jr.	73	-15
5	Tom Sneva	70	-18
6	Bobby Rahal	66	-22
7	Johnny Rutherford	63	-25
8	Rick Mears	49	-39
9	Kevin Cogan	47	-41
10	Josele Garza	39	-49
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	39	-49
12	Geoff Brabham	36	-52
13	Roberto Guerrero	30	-58
14	Raul Boesel	29	-59
15	Jacques Villeneuve	25	-63
16	Randy Lanier	21	-67
17	Arie Luyendyk	20	-68
18	Roberto Moreno	16	-72
19	Pancho Carter	14	-74
20	Ed Pimm	12	-76
21	Randy Lewis	8	-80