1986 Indianapolis 500

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Results of the 1986 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Saturday, May 31, 1986 (see note below).

[edit] Recap

Rain postponed the race Sunday and Monday, and Speedway management decides to hold the race the following Saturday. On a final restart on lap 198 Bobby Rahal takes the lead from Kevin Cogan. Rahal beats Cogan by 1.4 seconds and Rick Mears in third by just 1.8 seconds. Jim Trueman, Rahal’s car owner, dies of cancer eleven days later. This year's 500 is the first to be broadcast live from start to finish by ABC, instead of on the tape-delay basis dating back to 1971.

[edit] Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	3	Bobby Rahal	213.550	4	200	58	Running
2	6	7	Kevin Cogan	211.922	8	200	13	Running
3	1	4	Rick Mears	216.828	1	200	76	Running
4	8	5	Roberto Guerrero	211.576	10	200	1	Running
5	9	30	Al Unser, Jr.	211.533	11	199	6	Flagged
6	3	18	Michael Andretti	214.522	3	199	45	Flagged
7	11	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	210.237	14	199	1	Flagged
8	12	21	Johnny Rutherford	210.220	15	198	0	Flagged
9	2	1	Danny Sullivan	215.382	2	197	0	Flagged
10	13	12	Randy Lanier	209.964	16	195	0	Flagged
11	29	24	Gary Bettenhausen	209.756	17	193	0	Flagged
12	20	8	Geoff Brabham	207.082	32	193	0	Flagged
13	22	22	Raul Boesel	211.202	12	192	0	Flagged
14	33	23	Dick Simon	204.978	33	189	0	Flagged
15	19	61	Arie Luyendyk	207.811	30	188	0	Crash T4
16	14	15	Pancho Carter	209.635	18	179	0	Wheel Bearing
17	10	66	Ed Pimm	210.874	13	168	0	Electrical
18	17	55	Josele Garza	208.939	24	167	0	Flagged
19	32	9	Roberto Moreno	209.469	19	158	0	Stalled
20	15	81	Jacques Villeneuve	209.397	20	154	0	Main Bearing
21	25	59	Chip Ganassi	207.590	31	151	0	Engine
22	5	11	Al Unser	212.295	7	149	0	Vibration
23	16	25	Danny Ongais	209.158	21	136	0	Ignition
24	21	14	A.J. Foyt	213.212	5	135	0	Spun in pits
25	27	6	Rich Vogler	209.089	22	132	0	Crash T3
26	31	84	George Snider	209.025	23	110	0	Ignition
27	28	95	Johnny Parsons	207.894	29	100	0	CV Joint
28	18	16	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	208.933	25	77	0	Valve Spring
29	26	31	Jim Crawford	208.911	26	70	0	Head Gasket
30	23	71	Scott Brayton	208.079	27	69	0	Engine
31	24	42	Phil Krueger	207.948	28	67	0	Engine
32	30	2	Mario Andretti	212.300	6	19	0	Ignition
33	7	33	Tom Sneva	211.878	9	0	0	Crash T2

Failed to Qualify: Steve Bren (#25), Steve Chassey (#56/#65), Derek Daly (#28), Spike Gehlhausen (#10), Herm Johnson (#28), Rupert Keegan (#56/#65), Jan Lammers (#98), Rick Miaskiewicz (#19), Mike Nish (#44/#45), John Paul, Jr. (#31)

Notes:

• Race scheduled to run on Sunday, May 25 but rain forced postponement first until Monday, May 26, and then Saturday, May 31.
• Mario Andretti originally qualified in the second row, but a practice crash required him to start a back-up car at the rear of the field on race day.
• Dennis Firestone, George Snider, and Jacques Villeneuve were involved in a major crash in the final practice session, and all three cars were too damaged to race. Firestone suffered a broken neck, and withdrew. Snider and Villeneuve drove back-up cars on race day, starting from the rear of the field. Dick Simon, took the 33rd starting position, vacated by Firestone, as the first alternate.

[edit] Quotes

"The final roar of the racing engine, Bobby Rahal accerlates and Bobby Rahal has won his first Indianapolis 500" - Paul Page described the finish of the Indianpolis 500 for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.

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