1985 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

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1985 - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/26/1985
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Pancho Carter / 212.583 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 41 laps
Average Race Speed - 152.982 mph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 13 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	8	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	210.298
2	4	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	211.576
3	16	Roberto Guerrero	Master Mechanic	March	Cosworth	208.062
4	7	Al Unser	Hertz	March	Cosworth	210.523
5	26	Johnny Parsons	Canadian Tire	March	Cosworth	205.778
6	30	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	208.254
7	20	Arie Luyendyk	Dutch Treats	Lola	Cosworth	206.004
8	15	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	Lola	Cosworth	208.185
9	22	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	205.724
10	19	Howdy Holmes	Forsythe Racing	Lola	Cosworth	206.372
11	32	Kevin Cogan	Wolff/Kraco	March	Cosworth	206.368
12	31	Derek Daly	Kapsreiter Beer	Lola	Cosworth	207.548
13	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven	March	Cosworth	211.322
14	12	Bill Whittington	Arciero Racing	March	Cosworth	209.006
15	24	John Paul Jr	Satellite Technology	March	Cosworth	206.34
16	27	Jim Crawford	Canadian Tire	Lola	Cosworth	205.525
17	17	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	207.22
18	23	Raul Boesel	Break Free	March	Cosworth	206.498
19	9	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light Silver Bullet	March	Cosworth	210.074
20	13	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	208.927
21	10	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	209.796
22	25	Chip Ganassi	Calumet Farms	March	Cosworth	206.104
23	33	Rich Vogler	Kentucky Fried Chicken	March	Cosworth	205.653
24	6	Don Whittington	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	210.991
25	11	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	209.215
26	14	Dick Simon	Break Free	March	Cosworth	208.536
27	3	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser Truesports	March	Cosworth	211.818
28	21	AJ Foyt	CopenhagenGilmore	March	Cosworth	205.782
29	29	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Skoal Bandit	Lola	Cosworth	204.824
30	2	Scott Brayton	Hardees	March	Buick	212.354
31	18	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	206.677
32	28	George Snider	Foyt Chevrolet	March	Chevrolet	205.455
33	1	Pancho Carter	Valvoline Buick Hawk	March	Buick	212.583