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1985 Indianapolis 500

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USAC Gold Crown Series race number 1 of 1
Sunday, May 26, 1985 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:06
Average speed: 152.982 mph
Pole speed: 212.583 mph

Cautions: 8 for 41 laps
Margin of victory: 2.477 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 1985 USAC Gold Crown Series results / 1985 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	8	5	Danny Sullivan	Miller American (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	200	517662	running	67	1000
2	4	3	Mario Andretti	Beatrice (Newman Haas Racing)	Lola / Cosworth	200	290362	running	107	800
3	16	9	Roberto Guerrero	Master Mechanic (Bignotti-Cotter)	March / Cosworth	200	157112	running	0	700
4	7	11	Al Unser	Hertz (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	199	102532	running	0	600
5	26	76	Johnny Parsons	Canadian Tire	March / Cosworth	198	98862	running	0	500
6	30	21	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American (Alex Morales)	March / Cosworth	198	119582	running	0	400
7	20	61	Arie Luyendyk	Dutch Treats (Provimi Racing)	Lola / Cosworth	198	99232	running	0	300
8	15	99	Michael Andretti	Electrolux / Kraco (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	196	76812	running	0	250
9	22	98	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)	Eagle / Chevy	195	79462	running	0	200
10	19	33	Howdy Holmes	Forsythe Racing (Gerry Forsythe)	Lola / Cosworth	194	88088	running	0
11	32	18	Kevin Cogan	Kraco / Wolff Systems (Kraco Enterprises)	March / Cosworth	191	73662	running	0	100
12	31	29	Derek Daly	Kapsreiter Beer (Tom Hess)	Lola / Cosworth	189	77962	running	0	50
13	5	40	Emerson Fittipaldi	7-Eleven (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	188	78162	fuel line	11	25
14	12	12	Bill Whittington	Arciero Racing (Frank Arciero)	March / Cosworth	183	69332	crash	0	25
15	24	43	John Paul, Jr.	Satellite Technology (AMI Racing)	March / Cosworth	164	68562	crash	0	25
16	27	34	Jim Crawford	Canadian Tire (Herb Wysard)	Lola / Cosworth	142	72382	electrical	0	25
17	17	25	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing (Ted Field)	March / Cosworth	141	64912	engine	0	20
18	23	23	Raul Boesel	Break Free (Dick Simon)	March / Cosworth	134	83632	radiator	0	20
19	9	7	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light (Rick Galles)	March / Cosworth	130	66870	engine	0	20
20	13	2	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)	Eagle / Chevy	123	63162	crash	0	20
21	10	1	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z-7 (Roger Penske)	March / Cosworth	122	67332	throttle link	0	15
22	25	84	Chip Ganassi	Calumet Farms (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	121	57832	fuel line	0	15
23	33	60	Rich Vogler	Kentucky Fried Chicken (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	119	71182	crash	0	15
24	6	20	Don Whittington	STP Oil Treatment (Pat Patrick)	March / Cosworth	97	60682	engine	0	15
25	11	30	Al Unser, Jr.	Domino's Pizza (Douglas Shierson)	Lola / Cosworth	91	60132	oil pressure	0	10
26	14	22	Dick Simon	Break Free (Dick Simon)	March / Cosworth	86	64832	oil pressure	0	10
27	3	10	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser (Jim Trueman)	March / Cosworth	84	83462	turbocharger	14	10
28	21	14	A.J. Foyt	Copenhagen / Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	March / Cosworth	62	53862	wing	0	10
29	29	97	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Skoal Bandit (Dan Gurney / Mike Curb)	Lola / Cosworth	31	63612	wheel bearing	0	5
30	2	37	Scott Brayton	Hardee's (Lee Brayton)	March / Buick	19	86862	turbocharger	1	5
31	18	55	Josele Garza	Schaefer (Machinist Union Racing Team)	March / Cosworth	15	59082	engine	0	5
32	28	44	George Snider	Foyt Chevrolet (A.J. Foyt)	March / Chevy	13	53262	engine	0	5
33	1	6	Pancho Carter	Valvoline / Buick Hawk (Rick Galles)	March / Buick	6	121532	oil pump	0	5

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Johnny Rutherford	4	Vermont American
	Kevin Cogan	18	Kraco Car Stereo
	Dennis Firestone	36	Pace Racing
	Mike Nish	41	Gilmore-Foyt
	Derek Daly	48	Kapsreiser Beer
	Phil Krueger	50	Zanetis
	Steve Chassey	56	Genesee Beer
	Pete Halsmer	59	Scot Lad Foods
	Michael Roe	71	WTTV / Living Well
	Jacques Villeneuve	76	Canadian Tire

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	18	4	#44 engine
	19	21	3
	22	28	7	#37 oil on track
	29	73	45
	74	77	4	#29 tow-in
	78	119	42
	120	121	2	#5 spun
	122	123	2
	124	133	10	#60,2 accident turn 1
	134	145	12
	146	149	4	#25 tow-in
	150	169	20
	170	175	6	#43 accident turn 2
	176	192	17
	193	196	4	#12 accident turn 3
	197	200	4
Percent of race run under caution: 20.5% Average green flag run: 17.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bobby Rahal	1	14	14
Scott Brayton	15	15	1
Mario Andretti	16	48	33
Emerson Fittipaldi	49	51	3
Danny Sullivan	52	57	6
Mario Andretti	58	73	16
Emerson Fittipaldi	74	74	1
Mario Andretti	75	104	30
Emerson Fittipaldi	105	109	5
Mario Andretti	110	119	10
Emerson Fittipaldi	120	121	2
Mario Andretti	122	139	18
Danny Sullivan	140	200	61

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Danny Sullivan	1000
2	Mario Andretti	800	-200
3	Roberto Guerrero	700	-300
4	Al Unser	600	-400
5	Johnny Parsons	500	-500
6	Johnny Rutherford	400	-600
7	Arie Luyendyk	300	-700
8	Michael Andretti	250	-750
9	Ed Pimm	200	-800
10	Kevin Cogan	100	-900
11	Derek Daly	50	-950
12	Emerson Fittipaldi	25	-975
12	Bill Whittington	25	-975
12	John Paul, Jr.	25	-975
12	Jim Crawford	25	-975
16	Danny Ongais	20	-980
16	Geoff Brabham	20	-980
16	Tom Sneva	20	-980
16	Raul Boesel	20	-980
20	Rick Mears	15	-985
20	Chip Ganassi	15	-985