1985 Michigan 500

Race 7 of 15

Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:53:58.33
Average speed of winner: 128.220 mph
Margin of victory: 0.400 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 104 laps
Lap leaders: Mears pole, Sullivan 1, Ma. Andretti 2-14, Sullivan 15, Ma. Andretti 16-17, Rutherford 18-30, Unser 31-36, Guerrero 37-40, Sneva 41-48, Guerrero 49-54, Unser 55-63, Garza 64-72, Rahal 73-76, Unser 77-81, Garza 82-103, Unser 104-128, Ma. Andretti 129, Carter 130-136, Guerrero 137-139, Sneva 140-144, Guerrero 145-150, Sullivan 151-159, Unser 160-195, Sneva 196, Guerrero 197-199, Sneva 200, Fittipaldi 201-210, Unser, Jr. 211-231, Fittipaldi 232-250

Race notes: First win for Emerson Fittipaldi. Debut for Sammy Swindell. Finale for Chet Fillip.

Video links: Post-race news report

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	19	Emerson Fittipaldi	40	7-Eleven	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	202.406	250	2	29	flagged	20
2	8	Al Unser	11	Hertz	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	208.581	250	5	81	flagged	17
3	9	Tom Sneva	2	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	208.496	249	4	15	flagged	14
4	6	Johnny Rutherford	21	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	209.290	248	1	13	flagged	12
5	18	Ed Pimm	98	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	203.516	248	0	0	flagged	10
6	26	Bobby Rahal	3	Budweiser	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports		247	1	4	flagged	8
7	13	Kevin Cogan	18	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	205.797	247	0	0	flagged	6
8	16	Scott Brayton	37	Jolly Rancher	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Brayton	204.965	245	0	0	flagged	5
9	14	Howdy Holmes	33	Jiffy Mixes	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Forsythe	205.321	242	0	0	flagged	4
10	3	Mario Andretti	1	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	211.702	241	3	16	accident	3
11	29	Dennis Firestone	36	Pace Electronics	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Ron Buckner		231	0	0	flagged	2
12	20	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer	March	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Gohr	201.190	228	0	0	engine	1
13	15	Roberto Guerrero	9	True Value	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bignotti	205.175	204	5	22	gearbox	0
14	2	Danny Sullivan	4	Miller American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	211.758	203	3	11	radiator	0
15	7	Al Unser, Jr.	30	Domino's Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	208.932	180	1	21	engine	0
16	4	Pancho Carter	6	Valvoline/Buick Hawk	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	210.311	162	1	7	accident	0
17	22	Chet Fillip	38	Circle Bar Truck Corral	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Tom Mitchell	191.372	145	0	0	accident	0
18	28	Spike Gehlhausen	71	Living Well/SPA*erobics	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hemelgarn		127	0	0	accident	0
19	10	Josele Garza	55	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	207.427	109	2	31	accident	0
20	17	Danny Ongais	25	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Interscope	204.058	81	0	0	accident	0
21	25	Phil Krueger	42	Mergard Racing	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Mergard	198.309	78	0	0	accident	0
22	27	Chip Ganassi	59	Scot Lad Foods/Machinists	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union		69	0	0	accident	0
23	12	Sammy Swindell	20	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	205.814	58	0	0	accident	0
24	30	Dale Coyne	19	Coyne Racing	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Coyne	177.681	40	0	0	engine	0
25	24	Dick Simon	22	Break Free	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	201.619	37	0	0	engine	0
26	21	Tom Bigelow	24	Palace Display Vans	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	197.916	35	0	0	engine	0
27	11	Michael Andretti	99	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	205.897	24	0	0	engine	0
28	23	Raul Boesel	23	Break Free	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	203.286	17	0	0	manifold	0
29	5	Geoff Brabham	7	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	209.381	7	0	0	accident	0
30	1	Rick Mears	5	Pennzoil Z-7	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	213.720	7	0	0	transmission	1

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Mario Andretti	86	7	3	3	4
2	Al Unser	79	6	0	0	3
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	76	7	0	1	4
4	Al Unser, Jr.	62	7	0	2	3
5	Danny Sullivan	47	7	1	1	2
6	Tom Sneva	45	7	0	0	2
7	Kevin Cogan	28	7	0	0	0
8	Johnny Rutherford	27	7	0	0	0
9	Geoff Brabham	25	7	0	0	1
10	Michael Andretti	23	7	0	0	0
11	Roberto Guerrero	22	6	0	0	1
12	Arie Luyendyk	19	6	0	0	0
13	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	18	5	0	0	0
14	Jim Crawford	16	4	0	0	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	16	4	0	0	0
16	Rick Mears	15	3	1	0	1
17	Ed Pimm	15	5	0	0	0
18	Scott Brayton	15	6	0	0	0
19	Josele Garza	15	7	0	0	0
20	Bobby Rahal	13	7	1	0	0
21	Pancho Carter	11	6	1	0	0
22	Michael Roe	11	4	0	0	0
23	Johnny Parsons	10	1	0	0	0
24	Howdy Holmes	9	7	0	0	0
25	Pete Halsmer	5	3	0	0	0