1985 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Beatrice Indy Challenge Race Results

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1985 - Beatrice Indy Challenge Race Results

Race Name - Beatrice Indy Challenge
Date - 11/9/1985
Race Track - Tamiami Park
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 112
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 113.856 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 16 laps
Average Race Speed - 95.915 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Rahal
Race Number - 15

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	4	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	111.729
2	1	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser	March	Cosworth	113.856
3	8	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	110.899
4	12	Al Unser	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	109.912
5	5	Roberto Moreno	Valvoline Hawk	March	Cosworth	111.316
6	19	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	107.003
7	11	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi/Scot Lad	Lola	Cosworth	110.169
8	14	Bill Whittington	Arciero Racing	March	Cosworth	109.282
9	22	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	105.717
10	25	Rupert Keegan	Copenhagen/Machinists	March	Cosworth	105.178
11	27	Dominic Dobson	Leader Card	March	Chevrolet	104.9
12	28	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	104.794
13	6	Jan Lammers	Forsythe Racing	Lola	Cosworth	111.166
14	3	Bruno Giacomelli	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	112.905
15	21	Randy Lanier	Arciero Wines	Lola	Cosworth	106.263
16	15	Jim Crawford	Pace Electronics	Lola	Cosworth	108.265
17	18	Jacques Villeneuve Sr	Canadian Tire	March	Cosworth	107.224
18	16	Ian Ashley	Hess Racing	Lola	Cosworth	107.767
19	24	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	105.82
20	23	AJ Foyt	Gilmore/Copenhagen	March	Cosworth	105.692
21	26	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	105.144
22	2	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	113.6
23	13	Raul Boesel	Break Free	March	Cosworth	109.521
24	17	Kevin Cogan	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	107.341
25	20	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	106.862
26	7	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven/STP	March	Cosworth	110.938
27	9	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	110.853
28	10	Roberto Guerrero	True Value	March	Cosworth	110.339