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Micgigan 500

Sunday, July 28, 1985


Track:   Brooklyn, MI
Track Type:   Paved Oval Lap Distance: 2.000 Miles
Race Distance:   500 Miles Margin of Victory: 0.400 sec.
Pole Pos.:   Rick Mears 213.720 mph  

  Rank   SP   Car   Driver   Chassis   Q.Time   Laps   Reason
              Sponsor   Engine   Q.Spd.  
  1   19   40   Emerson Fittipaldi   March 85C   0:35.572   250   3:53:58.33 128.220
  7-Eleven   Coswth   202.406 mph  
  2   8   11   Al Unser   March 85C   0:34.519   250   3:53:58.73 128.217
  Hertz   Coswth   208.581 mph  
  3   9   2   Tom Sneva   Eagle 85GC   0:34.533   249   Flagged
  Skoal Bandit   Coswth   208.496 mph  
  4   6   21   Johnny Rutherford   March 85C   0:34.402   248   Flagged
  Vermont American   Coswth   209.290 mph  
  5   18   98   Ed Pimm   Eagle 85GC   0:35.378   248   Flagged
  Skoal Bandit   Coswth   203.516 mph  
  6   26   3   Bobby Rahal   March 85C   : .   247   Flagged
  Budweiser   Coswth      
  7   13   18   Kevin Cogan   March 85C   0:34.986   247   Flagged
  Kraco/Wolff Systems   Coswth   205.797 mph  
  8   16   37   Scott Brayton   March 85C   0:35.128   245   Flagged
  Jolly Rancher   Coswth   204.965 mph  
  9   14   33   Howdy Holmes   Lola T900   0:35.067   242   Flagged
  Jiffy Mixes   Coswth   205.321 mph  
  10   3   1   Mario Andretti   Lola T900   0:34.010   241   Wrecked
  Beatrice   Coswth   211.702 mph  
  11   29   36   Dennis Firestone   Lola T900   : .   106   Flagged
  Pace Electronics   Coswth      
  12   20   56   Steve Chassey   March 85C   0:35.787   228   Engine
  Genesee Beer   Chevy   201.190 mph  
  13   15   9   Roberto Guerrero   March 85C   0:35.092   204   Broken gearbox
  True Value   Coswth   205.175 mph  
  14   2   4   Danny Sullivan   March 85C   0:34.001   203   Radiator
  Miller American   Coswth   211.758 mph  
  15   7   30   Al Unser, Jr   Lola T900   0:34.461   180   Engine
  Domino's Pizza   Coswth   208.932 mph  
  16   4   6   Pancho Carter   March 85C   0:34.235   162   Wreck
  Valvoline/Buick Hawk   Coswth   210.311 mph  
  17   22   38   Chet Fillip   Lola T900   0:37.623   145   Wreck
  Circle Bar Truck Corral   Coswth   191.372 mph  
  18   28   71   Spike Gehlhausen   Lola T900   : .   127   Wreck
  Living Well/SPA*erobics   Coswth      
  19   10   55   Josele Garza   March 85C   0:34.711   109   Wreck
  Schaefer/Machinists Union   Coswth   207.427 mph  
  20   17   25   Danny Ongais   March 85C   0:35.284   81   Wreck
  Interscope Racing   Coswth   204.058 mph  
  21   25   42   Phil Krueger   March 85C   0:36.307   78   Wreck
  Mergard Racing   Coswth   198.309 mph  
  22   27   59   Chip Ganassi   March 85C   : .   69   Wreck
  Scot Lad Foods/Machinists   Coswth      
  23   12   20   Sam Swindell   March 85C   0:34.983   58   Brkn susp, wrecked
  STP Oil Treatment   Coswth   205.814 mph  
  24   30   19   Dale Coyne   Lola T800   0:40.522   40   Engine
  Coyne Racing   Chevy   177.681 mph  
  25   24   22   Dick Simon   March 85C   0:35.711   37   Engine
  Break Free   Coswth   201.619 mph  
  26   21   24   Tom Bigelow   March 84C   0:36.379   35   Engine
  Palace Display Vans   Coswth   197.916 mph  
  27   11   99   Michael Andretti   March 85C   0:34.969   24   Engine
  Electrolux/Kraco   Coswth   205.897 mph  
  28   23   23   Raul Boesel   March 85C   0:35.418   17   Broken manifold
  Break Free   Coswth   203.286 mph  
  29   5   7   Geoff Brabham   March 85C   0:34.387   7   Wrecked
  Coors Light   Coswth   209.381 mph  
  30   1   5   Rick Mears   March 85C   0:33.689   7   Transmission
  Pennzoil Z-7   Coswth   213.720 mph  
          36   Tom Bigelow   Lola T900   : .   125   Rel F'stone 107-231
  Pace Electronics   Coswth      
          3   Bobby Rahal   March 85C   0:33.457   0   Wrecked after qual
  Budweiser   Coswth   215.202 mph  
          14   A.J. Foyt   March 85C   : .   0   Wrecked practice
  Copenhagen/Gilmore   Coswth      
          71   Spike Gehlhausen   Lola T900   0:35.309   0   Wrecked after qual
  Living Well/SPA*erobics   Coswth   203.914 mph  
          61   Arie Luyendyk   Lola T900   0:35.529   0   Withdrew
  Provimi Veal   Coswth   202.651 mph  

Race Information

1) Race delayed one week, tire problem. 2) Rahal wrecked after qualification, started backup car in rear. 3) 13 yellow flags for 104 laps. 4) Weather sunny and warm. 5) Attendance estimated 70,000.

Lap Leaders

Driver Total Laps Led Laps Led
Bobby Rahal 4 73-76
Pancho Carter 7 130-136
Danny Sullivan 11 1,15,151-159
Johnny Rutherford 13 18-30
Tom Sneva 15 41-48,140-144,196,200
Mario Andretti 16 2-14,16-17,129
Al Unser, Jr 21 211-231
Roberto Guerrero 22 37-40,49-54,137-139,145-150,197-199
Emerson Fittipaldi 29 201-210,232-250
Josele Garza 31 64-72,82-103
Al Unser 81 31-36,55-63,77-81,104-128,160-195
Data prepared by Phil Harms - Page created by Omega Timing - All rights reserved

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