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

1986 Pocono 500

1986 Pocono 500 is 103rd CART race. Passed at the Pocono circuit. Michael Andretti won the pole position, Mario Andretti won this race. Kevin Cogan and Pancho Carter also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1986 Michigan 500
Next race: 1986 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars
Race Start: 17th August 1986

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1986 Pocono 500

13th victory for the Newman-Haas Racing team
14th victory for the Mario Andretti
37th podium for the Mario Andretti
6th podium for the Kevin Cogan
6th podium for the Pancho Carter

Lola T86/00 #5 - 1986 Pocono 500 winner

1986 Pocono 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Mario Andretti	Lola T86/00, #5	21	3h 17m 13.8s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Kevin Cogan	March 86C, #7	16	199 laps	Patrick Racing
3	Pancho Carter	Lola T86/00, #15	14	198 laps	Galles Racing
4	AJ Foyt jr	March 86C, #14	12	197 laps	Gilmore Racing Team
5	Raul Boesel	Lola T86/00, #22	10	197 laps	Dick Simon Racing
6	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T86/00, #30	8	195 laps	Shierson Racing
7	Josele Garza	March 86C, #55	6	194 laps	Machinists Union Racing
8	Rick Mears	March 86C, #1	5	188 laps	Penske Racing
9	Sammy Swindell	March 86C, #84	4	187 laps	AJ Foyt Enterprises
10	Roberto Moreno	Lola T86/00, #9	3	186 laps	Galles Racing
11	Michael Andretti	March 86C, #18	3	185 laps Engine	Kraco Racing
12	Geoff Brabham	Lola T86/00, #8	1	184 laps	Galles Racing
13	Gary Bettenhausen	March 86C, #24	0	179 laps Spun	Leader Card Racers
14	Bobby Rahal	March 86C, #3	0	176 laps Throttle	Truesports
15	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #33	0	114 laps Cv joint	Mike Curb Racing
16	Danny Sullivan	March 86C, #4	0	96 laps Water pump	Penske Racing
17	Arie Luyendyk	March 86C, #61	0	74 laps Ignition	Provimi Veal Racing
18	Johnny Rutherford	March 86C, #21	0	48 laps Accident	Alex Foods Racing
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	March 86C, #20	0	38 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
20	Al Unser	March 86C, #11	0	24 laps Accident	Penske Racing
21	Roberto Guerrero	March 86C, #2	0	23 laps Piston	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
22	Spike Gehlhausen	Lola T900, #10	0	22 laps Engine	JP Racing
23	Dick Simon	Lola T86/00, #23	0	16 laps Oil pressure	Dick Simon Racing
24	Ed Pimm	March 86C, #66	0	14 laps Accident	Mike Curb Racing
25	Rocky Moran	March 85C, #56	0	10 laps Engine	Gohr Racing
26	Dale Coyne	Coyne DC1, #19	0	5 laps Engine	Dale Coyne Racing
27	Scott Brayton	March 86C, #71	0	Accident	Hemelgarn Racing
28	Dennis Firestone	Lola T86/00, #36	0	Accident	Raynor Motorsports
29	Johnny Parsons jr	March 86C, #59	0	Accident	Machinists Union Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1986 Pocono 500 on the Pocono circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Michael Andretti	March 86C, #18	43.748s	Kraco Racing
2	Johnny Rutherford	March 86C, #21	44.31s	Alex Foods Racing
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T86/00, #5	44.584s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	March 86C, #3	44.628s	Truesports
5	Kevin Cogan	March 86C, #7	44.659s	Patrick Racing
6	Rick Mears	March 86C, #1	44.691s	Penske Racing
7	Roberto Guerrero	March 86C, #2	44.734s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
8	Ed Pimm	March 86C, #66	44.861s	Mike Curb Racing
9	Danny Sullivan	March 86C, #4	44.889s	Penske Racing
10	Al Unser	March 86C, #11	45.097s	Penske Racing
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	March 86C, #20	45.272s	Patrick Racing
12	AJ Foyt jr	March 86C, #14	45.387s	Gilmore Racing Team
13	Scott Brayton	March 86C, #71	45.624s	Hemelgarn Racing
14	Dennis Firestone	Lola T86/00, #36	45.817s	Raynor Motorsports
15	Raul Boesel	Lola T86/00, #22	46.232s	Dick Simon Racing
16	Josele Garza	March 86C, #55	46.33s	Machinists Union Racing
17	Geoff Brabham	Lola T86/00, #8	46.457s	Galles Racing
18	Gary Bettenhausen	March 86C, #24	46.77s	Leader Card Racers
19	Johnny Parsons jr	March 86C, #59	47.008s	Machinists Union Racing
20	Arie Luyendyk	March 86C, #61	47.048s	Provimi Veal Racing
21	Pancho Carter	Lola T86/00, #15	47.298s	Galles Racing
22	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T86/00, #30	47.321s	Shierson Racing
23	Dick Simon	Lola T86/00, #23	47.533s	Dick Simon Racing
24	Spike Gehlhausen	Lola T900, #10	50.898s	JP Racing
25	Roberto Moreno	Lola T86/00, #9	45.509s	Galles Racing
26	Sammy Swindell	March 86C, #84	47.38s	AJ Foyt Enterprises
27	Rocky Moran	March 85C, #56	53.542s	Gohr Racing
28	Dale Coyne	Coyne DC1, #19	59.528s	Dale Coyne Racing
29	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #33	Cv joint	Mike Curb Racing

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

Cosworth

Buick

Cosworth

Cosworth

Chevrolet

Honda

Chevrolet

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