1985 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 69th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 26, 1985. In one of the most dramatic moments in Indy 500 history, Danny Sullivan took the lead from Mario Andretti on lap 120. But as he was completing the pass, Sullivan's car stepped out, and he lost control. He spun directly in front of Andretti in turn one, doing a complete 360°. Andretti veered to the left and slipped by unscathed, while Sullivan's car somehow avoided contact with the concrete wall. Sullivan continued in the race, and about twenty laps later, managed to re-pass Andretti for good. Sullivan led the final 61 laps, and scored his lone Indy victory, driving for Penske.
Due to the electrifying spin by Sullivan, and the subsequent recovery, the race became known in auto racing lore as the "Spin and Win".^[1] It is largely considered one of the most famous moments in all of Indy car racing history.
The race was sanctioned by USAC, and was included as part of the 1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series. The Speedway also celebrated 40 years of ownership by the Hulman/George family.
The 1985 Indy 500 was the breakout race for the "stock block" Buick V-6 engine. Pancho Carter and Scott Brayton swept the top two spots on the starting grid with the pushrod Buick, setting new track record speeds in time trials. However, both cars still had questionable reliability for the full 500 miles, and both dropped out early with mechanical problems on race day. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row	Inside	Middle	Outside
1	Pancho Carter	Scott Brayton	Bobby Rahal
2	Mario Andretti (W)	Emerson Fittipaldi	Don Whittington
3	Al Unser (W)	Danny Sullivan	Geoff Brabham
4	Rick Mears (W)	Al Unser, Jr.	Bill Whittington
5	Tom Sneva (W)	Dick Simon	Michael Andretti
6	Roberto Guerrero	Danny Ongais	Josele Garza
7	Howdy Holmes	Arie Luyendyk (R)	A.J. Foyt (W)
8	Ed Pimm (R)	Raul Boesel (R)	John Paul, Jr. (R)
9	Chip Ganassi	Johnny Parsons	Jim Crawford (R)
10	George Snider	Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.	Johnny Rutherford (W)
11	Derek Daly	Kevin Cogan	Rich Vogler (R)

Other Drivers on Entry List:

Chet Fillip

Dennis Firestone

Dick Ferguson

Gordon Johncock

Herm Johnson

Jacques Villeneuve (I)

Jerry Karl

Ken Schrader

Michael Roe

Mike Nish

Pete Halsmer

Phil Krueger

Randy Lanier

Spike Gehlhausen

Steve Chassey

Tom Bigelow

Willy T. Ribbs

Lap-By-Lap Summery:

Green Flag: Bobby Rahal Leads Lap 1

Lap 15: Caution #1 Car #44 George Snider Blew an Engine; Scott Brayton Took the lead

Lap 16: Mario Andretti Took the lead

Lap 18: Green Flag 

Lap 22: Caution #2 Car #37 Scott Brayton Tow-In

Lap 28: Green Flag 

Lap 49: Emerson Fittipaldi Took the lead

Lap 52: Danny Sullivan Took the lead

Lap 58: Mario Andretti Took the lead

Lap 74: Caution #3 Car #79 Derek Daly Tow-In; Emerson Fittipaldi Took the lead

Lap 75: Mario Andretti Took the lead

Lap 77: Green Flag 

Lap 105: Emerson Fittipaldi Took the lead

Lap 110: Mario Andretti Took the lead

Lap 120: Caution #4 Car #5 Danny Sullivan his famous spin; Emerson Fittipaldi Took the lead

Lap 121: Green Flag 

Lap 122: Mario Andretti Took the lead

Lap 124: Caution #5 Car #2 Tom Sneva, and Car #60 Rich Vogler Crashed in Turn 1

Lap 133: Green Flag 

Lap 140: Danny Sullivan Took the lead

Lap 146: Caution #6 Car #25 Danny Ongais Tow-In

Lap 149: Green Flag 

Lap 170: Caution #7 Car #43 John Paul Jr. Crashed in Turn 2

Lap 175: Green Flag 

Lap 193: Caution #8 Car #12 Bill Whittington Crashed in Turn 3

Lap 196: Green Flag 

Lap 200: Checkered Flag: Danny Sullivan spins and wins his only 500  

Race Results: 

Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Danny Sullivan	200	152.982	$517,663
2	Mario Andretti	200	152.95	$290,363
3	Roberto Guerrero	200	152.832	$157,113
4	Al Unser	199	Running	$102,533
5	Johnny Parsons	198	Running	$98,863
6	Johnny Rutherford	198	Running	$119,583
7	Arie Luyendyk	198	Running	$99,233
8	Michael Andretti	196	Running	$76,813
9	Ed Pimm	195	Running	$79,463
10	Howdy Holmes	194	Running	$88,088
11	Kevin Cogan	191	Running	$73,663
12	Derek Daly	189	Running	$77,963
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	188	Fuel line	$78,163
14	Bill Whittington	183	Accident	$69,333
15	John Paul Jr.	164	Accident	$68,563
16	Jim Crawford	142	Electrical	$72,383
17	Danny Ongais	141	Engine	$64,913
18	Raul Boesel	134	Radiator	$83,633
19	Geoff Brabham	130	Engine	$66,871
20	Tom Sneva	123	Accident	$63,163
21	Rick Mears	122	Linkage	$67,333
22	Chip Ganassi	121	Fuel line	$57,833
23	Rich Vogler	119	Accident	$71,183
24	Don Whittington	97	Engine	$60,683
25	Al Unser Jr.	91	Engine	$60,133
26	Dick Simon	86	Oil pressure	$64,833
27	Bobby Rahal	84	Waste gate	$83,463
28	A.J. Foyt	62	Front wing	$53,863
29	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	31	Wheel bearing	$63,613
30	Scott Brayton	19	Cylinder wall	$86,863
31	Josele Garza	15	Engine	$59,083
32	George Snider	13	Engine	$53,263
33	Pancho Carter	6	Oil pump	$121,533