1988 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Checker 200 Race Results

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1988 - Checker 200 Race Results

Race Name - Checker 200
Date - 4/10/1988
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 23
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 165.723 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 32 laps
Average Race Speed - 121.992 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Mario Andretti	Amoco/Kmart	Lola	Chevrolet	164.354
2	2	Roberto Guerrero	STP Granatelli	Lola	Chevrolet	165.122
3	10	Michael Andretti	Kraco Stereo	March	Cosworth	159.454
4	7	AJ Foyt	Copenhagen Gilmore	Lola	Cosworth	159.957
5	13	Raul Boesel	Dominos Pizza	March	Cosworth	158.653
6	22	Tony Bettenhausen Jr	Bettenhausen Associates	Lola	Cosworth	149.969
7	9	Teo Fabi	Quaker State	March	Porsche	159.61
8	20	Kevin Cogan	Schaefer/Playboy Fashion	March	Cosworth	151.707
9	5	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal	Lola	Cosworth	160.564
10	16	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mix	March	Cosworth	155.447
11	23	Bill Vukovich III	Genesee Beer Wagon	March	Cosworth	148.908
12	21	Scott Atchison	OtterPops/Machinists	March	Cosworth	151.191
13	15	Derek Daly	Raynor Garage Door	Lola	Cosworth	157.068
14	17	John Andretti	Skoal Bandit	Lola	Cosworth	155.045
15	6	Scott Brayton	Amway/Lifecycle	Lola	Judd	160.092
16	12	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser Truesport	Lola	Judd	158.765
17	18	Randy Lewis	Toshiba/Oracle/Altos	Lola	Cosworth	153.029
18	4	Al Unser Jr	Team Valvoline	March	Cosworth	160.793
19	11	Dick Simon	Uniden/Soundesign	Lola	Cosworth	159.215
20	19	John Jones	Arciero Labatts	March	Cosworth	152.646
21	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	March	Chevrolet	157.77
22	1	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Chevrolet	165.723
23	8	Danny Sullivan	Miller High Life	Penske	Chevrolet	159.858