1985 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Molson Indy 300 Race Results

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1985 - Molson Indy 300 Race Results

Race Name - Molson Indy 300
Date - 9/8/1985
Race Track - Sanair Superspeedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 225
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 146.834 mph
Cautions - 8 cautions for 80 laps
Average Race Speed - 89.997 mph
Lead Changes - 8 Leader(s) with 11 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Al Unser
Race Number - 11

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	12	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	142.38
2	6	Pancho Carter	Valvoline/Buick Hawk	March	Cosworth	144.307
3	15	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	141.918
4	14	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	142.074
5	7	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	144
6	16	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	141.29
7	24	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Lola	Cosworth
8	10	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	143.154
9	25	Kevin Cogan	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	137.108
10	1	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser	March	Cosworth	146.834
11	13	Jacques Villeneuve Sr	Canadian Tire	March	Cosworth	142.278
12	17	Enrique Mansilla	Living Well/SPAerobics	March	Cosworth	141.21
13	4	Al Unser	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	144.969
14	18	Dennis Firestone	Pace Electronics	Lola	Cosworth	140.762
15	8	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	143.868
16	5	Bruno Giacomelli	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	144.392
17	22	Dick Simon	Break Free	March	Cosworth	138.973
18	3	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal	Lola	Cosworth	145.979
19	11	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	142.41
20	9	Jim Crawford	Canadian Tire	March	Cosworth	143.791
21	21	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mixes	Lola	Cosworth	139.566
22	23	Gary Bettenhausen	Menard/Leader Card Racers	March	Cosworth	138.262
23	2	Roberto Guerrero	True Value	March	Cosworth	146.08
24	20	AJ Foyt	Copenhagen/Gilmore Racing	Lola	Cosworth	139.987
25	19	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven/STP	March	Cosworth	140.178