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1988 Michigan 500 in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1988 Michigan 500

1988 Michigan 500 is 134th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position, Danny Sullivan won this race. Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1988 Meadowlands Champ Cars
Next race: 1988 Pocono 500
Race Start: 7th August 1988

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1988 Michigan 500

40th victory for the Penske Racing team
9th victory for the Danny Sullivan
24th podium for the Danny Sullivan
40th podium for the Bobby Rahal
22nd podium for the Michael Andretti

Penske PC17 #9 - 1988 Michigan 500 winner

1988 Michigan 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	20	2h 46m 3.82s	Penske Racing
2	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	16	249 laps	Truesports
3	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	14	247 laps	Kraco Racing
4	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Lola T87/00, #16	12	240 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
5	Phil Krueger	March 86C, #77	10	239 laps	US Engineering
6	Gordon Johncock	Lola T88/00, #85	8	237 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
7	Dick Simon	Lola T88/00, #22	6	227 laps	Dick Simon Racing
8	John Jones	March 88C, #12	5	221 laps	Arciero Racing
9	Al Unser	Penske PC17, #60	4	216 laps Engine	Penske Racing
10	Scott Atchison	March 86C, #55	3	214 laps	Machinists Union Racing
11	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	2	211 laps Engine	Shierson Racing
12	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	1	180 laps Engine	Newman-Haas Racing
13	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	2	177 laps Engine	Penske Racing
14	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	0	174 laps Engine	Leader Card Racers
15	Rich Vogler	March 87C, #11	0	157 laps Engine	Machinists Union Racing
16	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	0	135 laps Accident	Raynor Motorsports
17	Bill Vukovich III	March 88C, #56	0	129 laps Oil leak	Gohr Racing
18	Johnny Rutherford	Lola T88/00, #14	0	129 laps Fire	AJ Foyt Enterprises
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	0	121 laps Electrics	Patrick Racing
20	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T88/00, #2	0	99 laps Engine	Vince Granatelli Racing
21	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	0	99 laps Water pipe	Galles Racing
22	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #71	0	93 laps Engine	Hemelgarn Racing
23	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	0	85 laps Driver exhaustion	Alex Foods Racing
24	John Andretti	Lola T88/00, #98	0	60 laps Overheating	Mike Curb Racing
25	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	0	56 laps Mechanical	Porsche Motorsports
26	Scott Brayton	Lola T88/00, #91	0	56 laps Engine	Hemelgarn Racing
27	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	0	12 laps Oil pressure	Dale Coyne Racing
28	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	0	7 laps Engine	Dick Simon Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1988 Michigan 500 on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC17, #5	32.963s	Penske Racing
2	Al Unser	Penske PC17, #60	33.384s	Penske Racing
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T88/00, #6	33.384s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Lola T88/00, #1	33.477s	Truesports
5	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC17, #9	33.477s	Penske Racing
6	Al Unser, Jr.	March 88C, #3	33.544s	Galles Racing
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lola T87/00, #20	33.629s	Patrick Racing
8	Derek Daly	Lola T88/00, #10	33.722s	Raynor Motorsports
9	Gordon Johncock	Lola T88/00, #85	33.764s	Hemelgarn Racing
10	Raul Boesel	Lola T88/00, #30	33.988s	Shierson Racing
11	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T88/00, #7	34.051s	Dick Simon Racing
12	Teo Fabi	March 88C, #8	34.299s	Porsche Motorsports
13	Johnny Rutherford	Lola T88/00, #14	34.46s	AJ Foyt Enterprises
14	Michael Andretti	Lola T88/00, #18	34.493s	Kraco Racing
15	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #71	34.613s	Hemelgarn Racing
16	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T88/00, #2	34.633s	Vince Granatelli Racing
17	Dick Simon	Lola T88/00, #22	34.746s	Dick Simon Racing
18	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Lola T87/00, #16	34.76s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
19	John Andretti	Lola T88/00, #98	34.888s	Mike Curb Racing
20	Scott Brayton	Lola T88/00, #91	34.974s	Hemelgarn Racing
21	Rich Vogler	March 87C, #11	35.23s	Machinists Union Racing
22	Phil Krueger	March 86C, #77	35.388s	US Engineering
23	Bill Vukovich III	March 88C, #56	35.508s	Gohr Racing
24	Randy Lewis	Lola T88/00, #24	35.705s	Leader Card Racers
25	Scott Atchison	March 86C, #55	35.705s	Machinists Union Racing
26	John Jones	March 88C, #12	36.355s	Arciero Racing
27	Howdy Holmes	March 88C, #21	35.124s	Alex Foods Racing
28	Dale Coyne	March 86C, #19	Oil pressure	Dale Coyne Racing