1985 Indianapolis 500

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Results of the 1985 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis, United States on Sunday, May 26, 1985.

Contents 1 Recap 2 Results 2.1 Race events 2.2 Additional information 3 Quotes 4 References

[edit] Recap

Danny Sullivan beats Mario Andretti by 2.5 seconds despite spinning a full 360 degrees between the first and second turn when battling with Andretti on lap 120. Sullivan becomes the third driver to both spin and recover and later lead the same race, after Jim Clark in 1966 and Parnelli Jones in 1967. Sullivan does not, however, duplicate Clark's '66 feat of two spins and two saves in the same race. The Buick engine made its first significant presence at Indy, as drivers Pancho Carter and Scott Brayton qualified first and second with the engine. However, both cars dropped out within the first 19 laps.

According to commentators of the telecast, it was said the Buick was faster than the traditional Cosworth engine, but its reliability was questioned early.

Brayton did not have a major sponsor until after his qualifying run. Hardee's picked up the sponsorship.^[1]

[edit] Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	8	5	Danny Sullivan	210.298	8	200	67	Running
2	4	3	Mario Andretti	211.576	4	200	107	Running
3	16	9	Roberto Guerrero	208.061	17	200	0	Running
4	7	11	Al Unser	210.523	7	199	0	Flagged
5	26	76	Johnny Parsons	205.778	28	198	0	Flagged
6	30	21	Johnny Rutherford	208.254	15	198	0	Flagged
7	20	61	Arie Luyendyk (R)	206.004	26	198	0	Flagged
8	15	99	Michael Andretti	208.185	16	196	0	Flagged
9	22	98	Ed Pimm (R)	205.723	29	195	0	Flagged
10	19	33	Howdy Holmes	206.372	22	194	0	Flagged
11	32	18	Kevin Cogan	206.367	23	191	0	Flagged
12	31	29	Derek Daly	207.548	18	189	0	Flagged
13	5	40	Emerson Fittipaldi	211.322	5	188	11	Fuel Line
14	12	12	Bill Whittington	209.006	12	183	0	Crash T3
15	24	43	John Paul, Jr. (R)	206.340	24	164	0	Crash T2
16	27	34	Jim Crawford (R)	205.525	31	142	0	Electrical
17	17	25	Danny Ongais	207.220	19	141	0	Engine
18	23	23	Raul Boesel (R)	206.498	21	134	0	Radiator
19	9	7	Geoff Brabham	210.074	9	130	0	Engine
20	13	2	Tom Sneva	208.927	13	123	0	Crash T1
21	10	1	Rick Mears	209.796	10	122	0	Linkage
22	25	84	Chip Ganassi	206.104	25	121	0	Fuel Line
23	33	60	Rich Vogler (R)	205.653	30	119	0	Crash T1
24	6	20	Don Whittington	210.992	6	97	0	Engine
25	11	30	Al Unser, Jr.	209.215	11	91	0	Engine
26	14	22	Dick Simon	208.536	14	86	0	Oil Pressure
27	3	10	Bobby Rahal	211.818	3	84	14	Waste Gate
28	21	14	A.J. Foyt	205.783	27	62	0	Front Wing
29	29	97	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	204.824	33	31	0	Wheel Bearing
30	2	37	Scott Brayton	212.354	2	19	1	Cylinder Wall
31	18	55	Josele Garza	206.677	20	15	0	Engine
32	28	44	George Snider	205.455	32	13	0	Engine
33	1	6	Pancho Carter	212.583	1	6	0	Oil Pump

Failed to qualify: Tom Bigelow (#24, #42, #50), Steve Chassey (#56), Dick Ferguson (#69), Chet Fillip (#38, #39), Dennis Firestone (#36), Pete Halsmer (#59), Gordon Johncock (#20), Herm Johnson (#8), Jerry Karl (#51, #62), Phil Krueger (#50, #51), Randy Lanier (#57), Mike Nish (#41), Michael Roe (#71), Jacques Villneuve (#76)

[edit] Race events

Rich Vogler had a crash that was big enough that he had to be airlifted to hospital.

[edit] Additional information

Carter - Buick engine. Valvoline sponsorship.

Brayton - Buick engine. Hardee's sponsorship.

Rahal - Cosworth engine. March chassis. Truesports team, Budweiser sponsorship.

Mears - Penske Racing team, Pennzoil sponsorship.

Sullivan - Penske Racing team, Miller American beer sponsorship.

Unser, Sr. - Penske Racing team.

Sneva - Dan Gurney Eagle (All American Racers) team, Skoal sponsorship.

Mario Andretti - Newman/Haas Racing team. Lola chassis. Beatrice Foods sponsorship.

E. Fittipaldi - Patrick Racing team. March chassis. 7-Eleven sponsorship.

Foyt - Gilmore team, Copenhagen sponsorship.

Unser, Jr. - Shierson Racing team, Domino's Pizza sponsorship

Reference: Additional information gathered from 1985 telecast of Indianapolis 500.

[edit] Quotes

"The Indianapolis 500 has a new champion, as Danny Sullivan has won the 69th Indianapolis 500" - Paul Page described the finish of the race for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network

1984 Indianapolis 500 Rick Mears	1985 Indianapolis 500 Danny Sullivan	1986 Indianapolis 500 Bobby Rahal

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[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eevlaq12YBg 1985 Indianapolis 500 telecast, ABC, as shown on YouTube. Accessed 14 November 2007.