1986 Michigan 500

Race 9 of 17

Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 3:38:45.32
Average speed of winner: 137.139 mph
Margin of victory: 1.820 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 72 laps
Lap leaders: Mears 1-7, Guerrero 8-9, Mears 10-21, Mi. Andretti 22-36, Guerrero 37-47, Fittipaldi 48, Mears 49-62, Rahal 63-70, Sneva 71-75, Lanier 76, Rahal 77-99, Sneva 100-106, Rahal 107-116, Mi. Andretti 117-119, Mears 120-136, Rahal 137-155, Mi. Andretti 156-168, Rahal 169-172, Mi. Andretti 173-182, Rutherford 183, Mi. Andretti 184-195, Rutherford 196-250

Race notes: Last win for Johnny Rutherford.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	14	Johnny Rutherford	21	Vermont-American Tools	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Morales	212.578	250	2	56	flagged	20
2	22	Josele Garza	55	Schaefer-Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	208.117	250	0	0	flagged	16
3	15	Pancho Carter	15	Coors Light	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	212.095	248	0	0	flagged	14
4	28	Geoff Brabham	8	Valvoline Spirit	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Galles	212.220	239	0	0	accident	12
5	24	Raul Boesel	22	Coppertop-Duracell	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	206.998	239	0	0	flagged	10
6	19	Roberto Moreno	9	Five Star Marketing	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Galles	211.051	238	0	0	flagged	8
7	27	Spike Gehlhausen	10	Mountain Computer	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear		190.094	237	0	0	flagged	6
8	20	Al Unser, Jr.	30	Domino's Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Shierson	210.477	235	0	0	flagged	5
9	11	A.J. Foyt	14	Copenhagen-Gilmore	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	213.220	229	0	0	engine	4
10	3	Bobby Rahal	3	Budweiser-TrueSport	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Truesports	218.759	219	5	64	engine	4
11	6	Michael Andretti	18	Kraco-STP-Lean Machine	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	217.286	195	5	53	engine	2
12	1	Rick Mears	1	Pennzoil Z-7	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	223.401	181	4	50	engine	2
13	17	Scott Brayton	71	Living Well-Dreisbach	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Hemelgarn	212.058	167	0	0	CV joint	0
14	2	Al Unser	11	Hertz	March	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	219.552	164	0	0	engine	0
15	7	Ed Pimm	66	Skoal Longcut	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	216.398	163	0	0	engine	0
16	18	Johnny Parsons	59	Schaefer-Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	212.027	126	0	0	accident	0
17	21	Dennis Firestone	36	Raynor	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Ron Buckner	209.809	123	0	0	engine	0
18	8	Tom Sneva	33	Skoal Bandit	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Curb	216.190	110	2	12	accident	0
19	5	Randy Lanier	12	Arciero Wines	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	217.634	98	1	1	accident	0
20	13	Emerson Fittipaldi	20	Marlboro	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	212.628	82	1	1	engine	0
21	10	Mario Andretti	5	Newman-Haas	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	213.365	69	0	0	accident	0
22	12	Kevin Cogan	7	7-Eleven	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Patrick	213.106	63	0	0	handling	0
23	16	Arie Luyendyk	61	MCI-Race For Life	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Groenevelt	212.070	50	0	0	oil leak	0
24	4	Roberto Guerrero	2	True Value-Emerson	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Cotter	217.964	47	2	13	accident	0
25	9	Danny Sullivan	4	Miller-American	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Penske	214.836	33	0	0	suspension	0
26	23	Gary Bettenhausen	24	Leader Card	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Leader Card	207.529	15	0	0	lack of oil	0
27	25	George Snider	84	Gilmore-Copenhagen	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	205.997	9	0	0	handling	0
28	26	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer Wagon	March	Buick	Goodyear	Gohr	202.509	2	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Michael Andretti	88	9	2	2	4
2	Danny Sullivan	81	9	2	2	3
3	Mario Andretti	75	9	1	1	3
4	Al Unser, Jr.	73	9	0	0	2
5	Tom Sneva	70	9	0	0	2
6	Bobby Rahal	66	9	0	2	3
7	Johnny Rutherford	63	9	0	1	1
8	Rick Mears	49	9	2	0	2
9	Kevin Cogan	47	9	0	1	2
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	39	9	2	0	2
11	Josele Garza	39	9	0	0	1
12	Geoff Brabham	36	9	0	0	1
13	Roberto Guerrero	30	9	0	0	0
14	Raul Boesel	29	9	0	0	0
15	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	25	7	0	0	0
16	Randy Lanier	21	9	0	0	0
17	Arie Luyendyk	20	8	0	0	0
18	Roberto Moreno	16	9	0	0	0
19	Pancho Carter	14	2	0	0	1
20	Ed Pimm	12	7	0	0	0
21	Randy Lewis	8	4	0	0	0
22	Spike Gehlhausen	6	1	0	0	0
23	Jan Lammers	4	2	0	0	0
24	A.J. Foyt	4	4	0	0	0
25	Mike Nish	3	3	0	0	0