1985 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Detroit News 200 Race Results

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1985 - Detroit News 200 Race Results

Race Name - Detroit News 200
Date - 9/22/1985
Race Track - Michigan International Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 100
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 214.254 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 17 laps
Average Race Speed - 163.647 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 6 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Rahal
Race Number - 12

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser	March	Cosworth	214.254
2	7	Rick Mears	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	211.001
3	6	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	211.46
4	9	Kevin Cogan	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	210.785
5	12	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	210.348
6	25	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth
7	13	Danny Ongais	Interscope Racing	March	Cosworth	210.041
8	23	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	203.172
9	14	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	210.004
10	3	Pancho Carter	Valvoline Hawk	March	Cosworth	213.005
11	11	Pete Halsmer	Scot Lad Foods	March	Cosworth	210.502
12	18	Al Unser	Hertz	March	Cosworth	208.339
13	10	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven/STP	March	Cosworth	210.742
14	24	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer	March	Chevrolet	203.137
15	20	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal	Lola	Cosworth	207.505
16	22	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light	March	Cosworth
17	21	Bill Whittington	Arciero Racing	March	Cosworth	206.523
18	19	Howdy Holmes	Jiffy Mixes	Lola	Cosworth	207.505
19	16	Dick Simon	Break Free	March	Cosworth	208.932
20	4	Don Whittington	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	212.936
21	2	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	213.713
22	15	Scott Brayton	Dreisbach Sons	March	Cosworth	209.211
23	8	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	210.89
24	17	Roberto Guerrero	True Value	March	Cosworth	208.557
25	5	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	212.283