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1986 Pocono 500
Race details
10th round of the 1986 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season
Date
August 17, 1986
Official name
1986 Domino's Pizza 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km
Distance
200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km
Weather
Temperatures up to 80 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Michael Andretti (Kraco Enterprises)
Time
205.724 mph
Podium
First
Mario Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second
Kevin Cogan (Patrick Racing)
Third
Pancho Carter (Galles Racing)
Motor car race
The 1986 Pocono 500, the 16th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 17, 1986. Branded as the 1986 Domino's Pizza 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Mario Andretti in his 14th attempt to win the Pocono 500 at the track near his Pennsylvania home.
^"1986 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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