1985 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Strohs 300K Race Results

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1985 - Strohs 300K Race Results

Race Name - Strohs 300K
Date - 10/6/1985
Race Track - Laguna Seca Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 98
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Bobby Rahal / 126.283 mph
Cautions - 1 cautions for 7 laps
Average Race Speed - 112.923 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bobby Rahal
Race Number - 13

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Bobby Rahal	Budweiser	March	Cosworth	126.283
2	10	Al Unser	Pennzoil Z7	March	Cosworth	123.37
3	4	Al Unser Jr	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Cosworth	125.146
4	3	Roberto Guerrero	True Value	March	Cosworth	125.551
5	16	Jan Lammers	STS/Indeck/Forsythe	Lola	Cosworth	122.049
6	12	Bruno Giacomelli	STP Oil Treatment	March	Cosworth	122.704
7	15	Josele Garza	Schaefer/Machinists Union	March	Cosworth	122.069
8	2	Danny Sullivan	Miller American	March	Cosworth	125.555
9	13	Michael Andretti	Electrolux/Kraco	March	Cosworth	122.42
10	7	Geoff Brabham	Coors Light	March	Cosworth	124.307
11	8	Mario Andretti	Beatrice	Lola	Cosworth	124.109
12	19	Rupert Keegan	Copenhagen/Machinists	March	Cosworth	121.088
13	26	Randy Lanier	Arciero Racing	Lola	Cosworth	117.856
14	24	Ed Pimm	Skoal Bandit	Eagle	Cosworth	122.154
15	22	Steve Chassey	Genesee Beer	March	Chevrolet	120.251
16	6	Roberto Moreno	Valvoline Hawk	March	Cosworth	124.422
17	5	Kevin Cogan	Kraco/Wolff Systems	March	Cosworth	125.066
18	21	Dominic Dobson	Leader Card	March	Cosworth	120.537
19	23	Tom Sneva	Skoal Bandit	Lola	Cosworth	119.591
20	17	Raul Boesel	Break Free	March	Cosworth	122.001
21	20	Johnny Rutherford	Vermont American	March	Cosworth	120.65
22	9	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal	Lola	Cosworth	123.591
23	25	Dennis Firestone	Pace Electronics	Lola	Cosworth	118.919
24	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	7Eleven/STP	March	Cosworth	122.357
25	11	Jacques Villeneuve Sr	Canadian Tire	March	Cosworth	123.206
26	18	Scott Brayton	Living Well/Autostyle	Lola	Cosworth	121.098
27	27	Dale Coyne	Dale Coyne Racing	Lola	Chevrolet	112.522