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1987 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results

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The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1987 - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race Results

Race Name - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Date - 4/5/1987
Race Track - Long Beach Street Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 95
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Mario Andretti / 91.249 mph
Cautions - 0 cautions for 0 laps
Average Race Speed - 85.33 mph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 1


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 1 Mario Andretti Hanna Car Wash Lola Chevrolet 91.249
2 6 Al Unser Jr Dominos Pizza March Cosworth 89.246
3 10 Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit March Cosworth 87.668
4 5 Michael Andretti Kraco/STP March Cosworth 89.534
5 11 Josele Garza Schaefer/Machinists Union March Cosworth 87.599
6 16 Chip Robinson CarteretMachinists Union March Cosworth 86.301
7 17 Didier Theys Newman Teamworks Lola Cosworth 86.275
8 19 Randy Lewis Western Digital March Cosworth 85.745
9 18 Rick Mears Pennzoil Z7 Penske Chevrolet 86.271
10 13 Jeff MacPherson MacHoward Leasing March Judd 87.135
11 24 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Bettenhausen Associates March Cosworth 81.827
12 2 Roberto Guerrero True Value/STP March Cosworth 89.995
13 20 Rocky Moran Genesee Beer Wagon March Cosworth 85.6
14 12 Arie Luyendyk Living Well/Provimi Veal March Cosworth 87.418
15 15 Ludwig Heimrath Jr Mackenzie Financial Lola Cosworth 86.567
16 8 Geoff Brabham Team Valvoline March Judd 88.818
17 14 Fabrizio Barbazza Arciero Wines March Cosworth 87.001
18 4 Kevin Cogan Marlboro March Chevrolet 89.833
19 3 Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro March Chevrolet 89.982
20 21 Dick Simon Soundesign Lola Cosworth 85.535
21 23 Dennis Firestone Raynor Garage Door Lola Cosworth 82.401
22 9 Danny Sullivan Miller American Penske Chevrolet 87.811
23 22 Johnny Rutherford Vermont American March Cosworth 84.263
24 7 Bobby Rahal Budweiser/Truesport Lola Cosworth 88.986