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1986 Pepsi Cola 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 13 of 17 Sunday, September 28, 1986 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI 125 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 1:22:33 Average speed: 181.701 mph Pole speed: 219.445 mph Cautions: 3 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 3.25 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1986 CART results   /   1986 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 8 3   Bobby Rahal Budweiser   (Truesports) March / Cosworth 125 50014 running 24 20 2 3 18   Michael Andretti Kraco / STP / Lean Machine   (Kraco Enterprises) March / Cosworth 125 39184 running 74 17 3 7 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 125 31454 running 3 14 4 14 7   Kevin Cogan 7-Eleven   (Pat Patrick) March / Cosworth 125 26064 running 0 12 5 9 33   Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit   (Mike Curb) March / Cosworth 125 21192 running 1 10 6 17 9   Roberto Moreno Five Star Marketing   (Rick Galles) Lola / Cosworth 124 18972 running 0 8 7 13 66   Ed Pimm Skoal / Stop 'N Go   (Mike Curb) March / Cosworth 124 20904 running 0 6 8 1 1   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske) March / Chevrolet 124 19184 running 18 6 9 5 21   Johnny Rutherford Vermont American   (Alex Morales) March / Cosworth 124 17964 running 4 4 10 10 5   Mario Andretti Hanna Car Wash   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Cosworth 123 17120 engine 1 3 11 22 8   Geoff Brabham Valvoline Spirit   (Rick Galles) Lola / Cosworth 123 16948 running 0 2 12 16 4   Danny Sullivan Miller American   (Roger Penske) March / Cosworth 123 16604 running 0 1 13 19 61   Arie Luyendyk Race For Life   (Hasselhoff-Groenvelt Racing) Lola / Cosworth 123 17104 running 0   14 6 36   Dennis Firestone Raynor Lola / Cosworth 123 15744 running 0   15 12 22   Raul Boesel Duracell Coppertop   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 122 15744 running 0   16 15 14   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) March / Cosworth 122 7580 running 0   17 21 12   Steve Chassey Arciero Wines   (Frank Arciero) March / Cosworth 118 14884 running 0   18 23 10   Spike Gehlhausen Mountain Computer Lola / Cosworth 117 2580 running 0   19 4 71   Scott Brayton Living Well Fitness   (Ron Hemelgarn) March / Cosworth 106 11232 engine 0   20 20 24   Gary Bettenhausen Leader Card   (Leader Card) March / Cosworth 37 14884 handling 0   21 11 30   Al Unser, Jr. Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson) Lola / Cosworth 22 15884 clutch 0   22 2 2   Roberto Guerrero True Value / Emerson   (Team Cotter Racing) March / Cosworth 19 14884 cv joint 0   23 18 55   Johnny Parsons Schaefer   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 17 14884 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dale Coyne 19 Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne DC-1 / Chevy Rocky Moran 56 Genesee Beer Wagon March / Cosworth Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 18 18     19 22 4   #2 engine   23 50 28     51 57 7   debris turn 4   58 109 52     110 115 6   #71 engine   116 125 10       Percent of race run under caution: 13.6%             Average green flag run: 27.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Rick Mears 1 18 18   Johnny Rutherford 19 22 4   Michael Andretti 23 49 27   Mario Andretti 50 50 1   Tom Sneva 51 51 1   Bobby Rahal 52 60 9   Michael Andretti 61 88 28   Emerson Fittipaldi 89 91 3   Michael Andretti 92 110 19   Bobby Rahal 111 125 15 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Bobby Rahal 127     2   Michael Andretti 119   -8   3   Danny Sullivan 107   -20   3   Al Unser, Jr. 107   -20   5   Mario Andretti 105   -22   6   Kevin Cogan 99   -28   7   Tom Sneva 81   -46   8   Johnny Rutherford 72   -55   9   Emerson Fittipaldi 67   -60   10   Rick Mears 61   -66   11   Raul Boesel 49   -78   12   Roberto Guerrero 46   -81   13   Josele Garza 45   -82   14   Geoff Brabham 41   -86   15   Pancho Carter 28   -99   16   Roberto Moreno 27   -100   16   Jacques Villeneuve 27   -100   18   Randy Lanier 21   -106   19   Arie Luyendyk 20   -107   20   Ed Pimm 18   -109   21   A.J. Foyt 16   -111