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1986 Michigan 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1986 Michigan 500

1986 Michigan 500 is 102nd CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position, Johnny Rutherford won this race. Josele Garza and Pancho Carter also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1986 Toronto Champ Cars
Next race: 1986 Pocono 500
Race Start: 2nd August 1986

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1986 Michigan 500

3rd victory for the Alex Foods Racing team
10th victory for the Johnny Rutherford
20th podium for the Johnny Rutherford
1st podium for the Josele Garza
5th podium for the Pancho Carter

March 86C #21 - 1986 Michigan 500 winner

1986 Michigan 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnny Rutherford	March 86C, #21	20	3h 38m 45.32s	Alex Foods Racing
2	Josele Garza	March 86C, #55	16	3h 38m 47.14s	Machinists Union Racing
3	Pancho Carter	Lola T86/00, #15	14	248 laps	Galles Racing
4	Geoff Brabham	Lola T86/00, #8	12	239 laps Accident	Galles Racing
5	Raul Boesel	Lola T86/00, #22	10	239 laps	Dick Simon Racing
6	Roberto Moreno	Lola T86/00, #9	8	238 laps	Galles Racing
7	Spike Gehlhausen	Lola T900, #10	6	237 laps	JP Racing
8	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T86/00, #30	5	235 laps	Shierson Racing
9	AJ Foyt jr	March 86C, #14	4	229 laps Engine	Gilmore Racing Team
10	Bobby Rahal	March 86C, #3	4	219 laps Engine	Truesports
11	Michael Andretti	March 86C, #18	2	195 laps Engine	Kraco Racing
12	Rick Mears	March 86C, #1	2	181 laps Engine	Penske Racing
13	Scott Brayton	March 86C, #71	0	167 laps Cv joint	Hemelgarn Racing
14	Al Unser	March 86C, #11	0	164 laps Engine	Penske Racing
15	Ed Pimm	March 86C, #66	0	163 laps Engine	Mike Curb Racing
16	Johnny Parsons jr	March 86C, #59	0	126 laps Accident	Machinists Union Racing
17	Dennis Firestone	Lola T86/00, #36	0	123 laps Engine	Raynor Motorsports
18	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #33	0	110 laps Accident	Mike Curb Racing
19	Randy Lanier	March 86C, #12	0	98 laps Accident	Arciero Racing
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	March 86C, #20	0	82 laps Engine	Patrick Racing
21	Mario Andretti	Lola T86/00, #5	0	69 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
22	Kevin Cogan	March 86C, #7	0	63 laps Handling	Patrick Racing
23	Arie Luyendyk	March 86C, #61	0	50 laps Oil leak	Provimi Veal Racing
24	Roberto Guerrero	March 86C, #2	0	47 laps Accident	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
25	Danny Sullivan	March 86C, #4	0	33 laps Suspension	Penske Racing
26	Gary Bettenhausen	March 86C, #24	0	15 laps No oil	Leader Card Racers
27	George Snider	March 86C, #84	0	9 laps Handling	AJ Foyt Enterprises
28	Steve Chassey	March 86C, #56	0	2 laps Accident	Gohr Racing
0	Dale Coyne	Coyne DC1, #19	0		Dale Coyne Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1986 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	March 86C, #1	32.229s	Penske Racing
2	Al Unser	March 86C, #11	32.794s	Penske Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	March 86C, #3	32.913s	Truesports
4	Roberto Guerrero	March 86C, #2	33.033s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
5	Randy Lanier	March 86C, #12	33.083s	Arciero Racing
6	Michael Andretti	March 86C, #18	33.136s	Kraco Racing
7	Ed Pimm	March 86C, #66	33.272s	Mike Curb Racing
8	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #33	33.304s	Mike Curb Racing
9	Danny Sullivan	March 86C, #4	33.514s	Penske Racing
10	Mario Andretti	Lola T86/00, #5	33.745s	Newman-Haas Racing
11	AJ Foyt jr	March 86C, #14	33.768s	Gilmore Racing Team
12	Kevin Cogan	March 86C, #7	33.786s	Patrick Racing
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	March 86C, #20	33.862s	Patrick Racing
14	Johnny Rutherford	March 86C, #21	33.87s	Alex Foods Racing
15	Pancho Carter	Lola T86/00, #15	33.947s	Galles Racing
16	Arie Luyendyk	March 86C, #61	33.951s	Provimi Veal Racing
17	Scott Brayton	March 86C, #71	33.953s	Hemelgarn Racing
18	Johnny Parsons jr	March 86C, #59	33.958s	Machinists Union Racing
19	Roberto Moreno	Lola T86/00, #9	34.115s	Galles Racing
20	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T86/00, #30	34.208s	Shierson Racing
21	Dennis Firestone	Lola T86/00, #36	34.317s	Raynor Motorsports
22	Josele Garza	March 86C, #55	34.596s	Machinists Union Racing
23	Gary Bettenhausen	March 86C, #24	34.694s	Leader Card Racers
24	Raul Boesel	Lola T86/00, #22	34.783s	Dick Simon Racing
25	George Snider	March 86C, #84	34.952s	AJ Foyt Enterprises
26	Steve Chassey	March 86C, #56	35.554s	Gohr Racing
27	Spike Gehlhausen	Lola T900, #10	37.876s	JP Racing
28	Geoff Brabham	Lola T86/00, #8	33.927s	Galles Racing
29	Dale Coyne	Coyne DC1, #19		Dale Coyne Racing

List of all cars for the 1986 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Cosworth

Chevrolet

Honda

Cosworth

Cosworth

Buick

Chevrolet

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