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CHAMP Car

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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1986 - Indianapolis 500 Race Results

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/31/1986
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 216.828 mph
Cautions - 6 cautions for 29 laps
Average Race Speed - 170.722 mph
Lead Changes - 7 Leader(s) with 20 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 3


Finish Start Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine Qualify Speed
1 4 Bobby Rahal BudweiserTruesport March Cosworth 213.55
2 6 Kevin Cogan 7Eleven March Cosworth 211.922
3 1 Rick Mears Pennzoil Z7 March Cosworth 216.828
4 8 Roberto Guerrero True Value/Master Mechanic March Cosworth 211.576
5 9 Al Unser Jr Dominos Pizza Lola Cosworth 211.533
6 3 Michael Andretti Kraco/STP/Lean Machine March Cosworth 214.522
7 11 Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro March Cosworth 210.237
8 12 Johnny Rutherford VermontAmerican Tools March Cosworth 210.22
9 2 Danny Sullivan MillerAmerican March Cosworth 215.382
10 13 Randy Lanier Arciero Racing March Cosworth 209.964
11 29 Gary Bettenhausen Vita Fresh/Timex March Cosworth 209.756
12 20 Geoff Brabham Valvoline Spirit Lola Cosworth 207.082
13 22 Raul Boesel Duracell Coppertop Lola Cosworth 211.202
14 33 Dick Simon Duracell Coppertop Lola Cosworth 204.978
15 19 Arie Luyendyk MCI Race For Life Lola Cosworth 207.811
16 14 Pancho Carter Coors Light Lola Cosworth 209.635
17 10 Ed Pimm Skoal/Pace Electronics March Cosworth 210.874
18 17 Josele Garza Schaefer/Machinist Union March Cosworth 208.939
19 32 Roberto Moreno Valvoline Spirit II Lola Cosworth 209.469
20 15 Jacques Villeneuve Sr Living Well/Hemelgarn March Cosworth 209.397
21 25 Chip Ganassi Bryant/Machinist Union March Cosworth 207.59
22 5 Al Unser Hertz Penske Chevrolet 212.295
23 16 Danny Ongais GM Goodwrench March Buick 209.158
24 21 AJ Foyt GilmoreCopenhagen March Cosworth 213.212
25 27 Rich Vogler Byrds Kentucky Fried Chicken March Cosworth 208.089
26 31 George Snider Calumet Farms March Cosworth 209.025
27 28 Johnny Parsons Pizza Hut/Machinist Union March Cosworth 207.894
28 18 Tony Bettenhausen Jr Bettenhausen Racing March Cosworth 208.933
29 26 Jim Crawford ASC Buick March Buick 208.911
30 23 Scott Brayton Hardees/Living Well March Buick 208.079
31 24 Phil Krueger Squirt/Moran March Cosworth 207.948
32 30 Mario Andretti NewmanHaas Lola Cosworth 212.3
33 7 Tom Sneva Skoal Bandit March Cosworth 211.878