1987 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Checker 200 Race Results

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1987 - Checker 200 Race Results

Race Name - Checker 200
Date - 4/12/1987
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mario Andretti / 164.896 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 138.02 mph
Lead Changes - 5 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Roberto Guerrero
Race Number - 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	22	Roberto Guerrero	True Value/STP	March	Cosworth
2	4	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser/Truesport	Lola	Cosworth	161.059
3	13	Arie Luyendyk	Living Well/Provimi Veal	March	Cosworth	154.639
4	2	Michael Andretti	Kraco/STP	March	Cosworth	164.009
5	1	Mario Andretti	Hanna Car Wash	Lola	Chevrolet	164.896
6	11	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	155.072
7	9	Dennis Firestone	Raynor Garage Door	Lola	Cosworth	156.013
8	12	Geoff Brabham	Team Valvoline	March	Judd	154.739
9	10	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	155.266
10	6	Dick Simon	Soundesign	Lola	Cosworth	158.986
11	7	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	Penske	Chevrolet	157.398
12	15	Fabrizio Barbazza	Arciero Wines	March	Cosworth	151.362
13	14	Jeff MacPherson	MacHoward Leasing	March	Judd	153.479
14	8	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	156.617
15	19	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Call Free	March	Cosworth	140.225
16	16	Gary Bettenhausen	Genesee Beer Wagon	March	Cosworth	151.121
17	17	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	146.987
18	21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	March	Chevrolet
19	18	Randy Lewis	Western Digital	March	Cosworth	141.766
20	3	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z7	Penske	Chevrolet	161.631
21	5	Kevin Cogan	Marlboro	March	Chevrolet	159.936
22	20	Ludwig Heimrath Jr	Mackenzie Financial	Lola	Cosworth