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

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1985 - Michigan 500 Race Results

Race Name - Michigan 500
Date - 7/28/1985
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 30
Laps Run - 250
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 213.72 mph
Cautions - 13 cautions for 104 laps
Average Race Speed - 128.22 mph
Lead Changes - 12 Leader(s) with 28 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Al Unser
Race Number - 7

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	19	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven	March	Cosworth	202.406
2	8	Al Unser	Hertz	March	Cosworth	208.581
3	9	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	208.496
4	6	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	209.29
5	18	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	203.516
6	26	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser	March	Cosworth
7	13	Kevin Cogan	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	205.797
8	16	Scott Brayton	Jolly Rancher	March	Cosworth	204.965
9	14	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mixes	Lola	Cosworth	205.321
10	3	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	211.702
11	29	Dennis Firestone	Pace Electronics	Lola	Cosworth
12	20	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer	March	Chevrolet	201.19
13	15	Roberto Guerrero	True Value	March	Cosworth	205.175
14	2	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	211.758
15	7	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	208.932
16	4	Pancho Carter	Valvoline/Buick Hawk	March	Cosworth	210.311
17	22	Chet Fillip	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Lola	Cosworth	191.372
18	28	Spike Gehlhausen	Living Well/SPAerobics	Lola	Cosworth
19	10	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	207.427
20	17	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	204.058
21	25	Phil Krueger	Mergard Racing	March	Cosworth	198.309
22	27	Chip Ganassi	Scot Lad Foods/Machinists	March	Cosworth
23	12	Sammy Swindell	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	205.814
24	30	Dale Coyne	Coyne Racing	Lola	Chevrolet	177.681
25	24	Dick Simon	Break Free	March	Cosworth	201.619
26	21	Tom Bigelow	Palace Display Vans	March	Cosworth	197.916
27	11	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	205.897
28	23	Raul Boesel	Break Free	March	Cosworth	203.286
29	5	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	209.381
30	1	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	213.72