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1990 Indianapolis 500


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CART race number 3 of 16
Sunday, May 27, 1990 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:41:18
Average speed: 185.981 mph
Pole speed: 225.301 mph
Cautions: 4 for 28 laps
Margin of victory: 10.878 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 6

Glossary    1990 CART results   /   1990 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 330   Arie Luyendyk Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson)Lola / Chevrolet2001090940running3520
2 418   Bobby Rahal STP / Kraco   (Galles Kraco Racing)Lola / Chevrolet200488566running3716
3 11   Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro   (Roger Penske)Penske / Chevrolet200592874running12816
4 75   Al Unser, Jr. Team Valvoline   (Galles Kraco Racing)Lola / Chevrolet199227691running012
5 22   Rick Mears Pennzoil Z-7   (Roger Penske)Penske / Chevrolet198201610running010
6 814   A.J. Foyt Copenhagen / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt)Lola / Chevrolet194184804running08
72622   Scott Brayton Amway / Speedway   (Dick Simon)Lola / Cosworth194196448running06
81425   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Target   (Chip Ganassi)Penske / Chevrolet193172786running05
91511   Kevin Cogan Tuneup Masters   (Vince Granatelli)Penske / Buick191150572running04
102128   Scott Goodyear Mackenzie Financial   (Douglas Shierson)Lola / Judd190146970running03
112070   Didier Theys Tuneup Masters   (Vince Granatelli)Penske / Buick190142384running02
121623   Tero Palmroth Hoechst Celanese   (Dick Simon)Lola / Cosworth188138756running01
133040   Al Unser Miller Beer   (Pat Patrick)March / Alfa Romeo186141387running0 
141212   Randy Lewis AMP / Oracle   (Frank Arciero)Penske / Buick186134275running0 
152915   Jim Crawford Glidden Paint / Menards   (John Menard)Lola / Buick183130022running0 
163293   John Paul, Jr. ATEC Environmental   (Mann Motorsports)Lola / Buick176150276running0 
172439   Dean Hall Insight   (Dale Coyne)Lola / Cosworth165134306radiator0 
18234   Teo Fabi Foster's / Quaker State   (Porsche Motorsports)March / Porsche162156060transmission0 
191921   Geoff Brabham MAC Tools   (Truesports)Lola / Judd161131688running0 
20 53   Michael Andretti Kmart / Havoline   (Newman Haas Racing)Lola / Chevrolet146130942vibration0 
211041   John Andretti Foster's / Quaker State   (Porsche Motorsports)March / Porsche136118320crash0 
221186   Dominic Dobson Texaco / Havoline   (Bruce Leven)Lola / Cosworth129116823engine0 
232820   Roberto Guerrero Miller Genuine Draft   (Pat Patrick)March / Alfa Romeo118115129suspension0 
243181   Billy Vukovich III Hemelgarn Racing   (Ron Hemelgarn)Lola / Buick102119503engine0 
253356   Rocky Moran Glidden Paints   (Gohr Racing)Lola / Buick88124580engine0 
261316   Tony Bettenhausen Jr AMAX   (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.)Lola / Buick76112083engine0 
27 66   Mario Andretti Kmart / Havoline   (Newman Haas Racing)Lola / Chevrolet60111209engine0 
281719   Raul Boesel Budweiser   (Truesports)Lola / Judd60110461engine0 
292229   Pancho Carter Hardee's   (Leader Card)Lola / Cosworth59110837crash0 
30259   Tom Sneva RCA   (Vince Granatelli)Penske / Buick48110338cv joint0 
311851   Gary Bettenhausen Glidden Paint / Menards   (John Menard)Lola / Buick39109464wheel bearing0 
32 97   Danny Sullivan Marlboro   (Roger Penske)Penske / Chevrolet19109778crash0 
332797   Stan Fox Miyano America   (R. Kent Baker)Lola / Buick10108021gearbox0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
34Salt Walther77WaltherTodd WaltherPenske / Cosworth
35Jeff Andretti98Amoco UltimateTeamKarLola / Cosworth
36Buddy Lazier91Hemelgarn RacingRon HemelgarnLola / Cosworth
37Johnny Rutherford17ConsecoStoops RacingLola / Cosworth
38Mike Groff50EuromotorsportAntonio FerrariLola / Cosworth
Rich Vogler8Byrd's Cafeteria / BryantFrank ArcieroPenske / Buick
Jeff Wood44U.S. EngineeringTodd Walther
Guido Dacco66Burns Racing Team
Bernard Jourdain69Andale Racing
Steve Chassey93ATEC Environmental

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
11919  
20256   #7 accident turn 1 
264217  
43519   #16 stopped on track 
526211  
63697   #29 accident turn 4 
7014071  
1411466   #41 spun turn 1 
14720054  
  Percent of race run under caution: 14.0%             Average green flag run: 34.4 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Emerson Fittipaldi19292
  Arie Luyendyk93942
  Emerson Fittipaldi9511723
  Bobby Rahal1181225
  Emerson Fittipaldi12313513
  Bobby Rahal13616732
  Arie Luyendyk16820033

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Al Unser, Jr. 48    
2   Emerson Fittipaldi 42   -6  
3   Rick Mears 40   -8  
4   Bobby Rahal 33   -15  
5   Arie Luyendyk 30   -18  
6   Mario Andretti 22   -26  
6   Danny Sullivan 22   -26  
8   Michael Andretti 12   -36  
9   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 11   -37  
10   Scott Brayton 10   -38  
11   A.J. Foyt 8   -40  
12   Scott Goodyear 6   -42  
13   Pancho Carter 5   -43  
13   Raul Boesel 5   -43  
15   Kevin Cogan 4   -44  
15   Didier Theys 4   -44  
17   Teo Fabi 3   -45  
18   Jeff Wood 2   -46  
19   Guido Dacco 1   -47  
19   Tero Palmroth 1   -47