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1987 Checker 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 2 of 15 Sunday, April 12, 1987 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 200 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (200.000 miles) Time of race: 1:26:56 Average speed: 138.02 mph Pole speed: 164.896 mph Cautions: 3 for 16 laps Margin of victory: 8.62 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1987 CART results   /   1987 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 22 4   Roberto Guerrero True Value / STP   (Vince Granatelli) March / Cosworth 200 40710 running 96 21 2 4 1   Bobby Rahal Budweiser   (Truesports) Lola / Cosworth 200 32080 running 58 16 3 13 71   Arie Luyendyk Living Well / Provimi Veal   (Ron Hemelgarn) March / Cosworth 199 26000 running 3 14 4 2 18   Michael Andretti Kraco / STP   (Kraco Enterprises) March / Cosworth 199 22710 running 0 12 5 1 5   Mario Andretti Hanna Car Wash   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Chevrolet 198 26040 running 30 11 6 11 55   Josele Garza Schaefer   (Machinist Union Racing Team) March / Cosworth 196 19320 running 0 8 7 9 10   Dennis Firestone Raynor Garage Doors Lola / Cosworth 195 18100 running 0 6 8 12 15   Geoff Brabham Team Valvoline   (Rick Galles) March / Judd 194 16880 running 0 5 9 10 21   Johnny Rutherford Vermont American   (Alex Morales) March / Cosworth 194 15660 running 0 4 10 6 22   Dick Simon Soundesign   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 189 11916 running 0 3 11 7 3   Danny Sullivan Miller American   (Roger Penske) Penske / Chevrolet 186 15294 running 0 2 12 15 12   Fabrizio Barbazza Arciero Wines   (Frank Arciero) March / Cosworth 183 15050 running 0 1 13 14 11   Jeff MacPherson MacHoward Leasing   (Rick Galles) March / Judd 183 15050 running 0   14 8 30   Al Unser, Jr. Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson) March / Cosworth 175 14440 gearbox 0   15 19 16   Tony Bettenhausen Jr Call Free   (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.) March / Cosworth 175 7440 running 0   16 16 56   Gary Bettenhausen Genesee Beer Wagon March / Cosworth 173 13830 running 0   17 17 33   Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit   (Mike Curb) March / Cosworth 153 17330 running 0   18 21 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro   (Pat Patrick) March / Chevrolet 137 13830 electrical 0   19 18 24   Randy Lewis Western Digital March / Cosworth 95 13830 overheating 0   20 3 8   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske) Penske / Chevrolet 56 13830 engine 0   21 5 7   Kevin Cogan Marlboro   (Pat Patrick) March / Chevrolet 45 13830 electrical 13   22 20 23   Ludwig Heimrath, Jr. Mackenzie Financial   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 30 13830 cv joint 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dale Coyne 19 Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Mike Nish 59 Schaefer Machinist Union Racing Team Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 11 11     12 16 5   #56 spun turn 2   17 28 12     29 34 6   #11 spun turn 1   35 153 119     154 158 5   debris   159 200 42       Percent of race run under caution: 8.0%             Average green flag run: 46.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Mario Andretti 1 29 29   Kevin Cogan 30 42 13   Bobby Rahal 43 86 44   Roberto Guerrero 87 94 8   Bobby Rahal 95 96 2   Arie Luyendyk 97 99 3   Bobby Rahal 100 100 1   Mario Andretti 101 101 1   Bobby Rahal 102 112 11   Roberto Guerrero 113 200 88 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 33     2   Michael Andretti 24   -9   3   Roberto Guerrero 22   -11   4   Josele Garza 18   -15   5   Al Unser, Jr. 16   -17   5   Bobby Rahal 16   -17   7   Tom Sneva 14   -19   7   Arie Luyendyk 14   -19   9   Chip Robinson 8   -25   10   Dennis Firestone 6   -27   10   Didier Theys 6   -27   12   Randy Lewis 5   -28   12   Geoff Brabham 5   -28   14   Rick Mears 4   -29   14   Johnny Rutherford 4   -29   16   Jeff MacPherson 3   -30   16   Dick Simon 3   -30   18   Tony Bettenhausen Jr 2   -31   18   Danny Sullivan 2   -31   20   Fabrizio Barbazza 1   -32