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1987 Meadowlands Grand Prix
Race 6 of 15
Meadowlands
100 laps
Time of race: 1:57:18.316
Average speed of winner: 86.032 mph
Margin of victory: unknown
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Ma. Andretti 1-15, Mi. Andretti 16-32, Rahal 33-100
Race notes: Debut for Scott Goodyear and John Richards. Bobby Rahal took the points lead from Michael Andretti.
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Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
1 | 2 | Bobby Rahal | 1 | Budweiser/Truesport | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Truesports | 97.933 | 100 | 1 | 68 | flagged | 21 |
2 | 1 | Mario Andretti | 5 | Hanna Car Wash | Lola | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 90.108 | 100 | 1 | 15 | flagged | 17 |
3 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 20 | Marlboro | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Patrick | 97.365 | 100 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 14 |
4 | 6 | Geoff Brabham | 15 | Team Valvoline | March | Judd | Goodyear | Galles | 96.365 | 100 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
5 | 3 | Michael Andretti | 18 | Kraco/STP | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Kraco | 97.712 | 99 | 1 | 17 | flagged | 10 |
6 | 12 | Arie Luyendyk | 71 | Living Well/Provimi Veal | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hemelgarn | 94.278 | 99 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 8 |
7 | 14 | Tom Sneva | 33 | Skoal Bandit | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Curb | 93.629 | 98 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
8 | 7 | Al Unser, Jr. | 30 | Domino's Pizza | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Shierson | 96.030 | 97 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
9 | 20 | Derek Daly | 10 | Raynor Garage Door | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Raynor | 88.240 | 97 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
10 | 13 | Scott Brayton | 91 | Amway/Autostyle Cars | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Hemelgarn | 94.218 | 97 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
11 | 15 | Johnny Rutherford | 21 | Vermont American | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Morales | 93.199 | 97 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
12 | 9 | Kevin Cogan | 7 | Marlboro | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Patrick | 95.061 | 96 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
13 | 24 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | 16 | Bettenhausen Associates | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Bettenhausen | 82.469 | 92 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
14 | 21 | Dick Simon | 22 | Soundesign | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Simon | 87.418 | 91 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
15 | 25 | Dale Coyne | 19 | Coyne Racing | March | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Coyne | 81.961 | 87 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
16 | 16 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 12 | Arciero Wines | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Arciero | 92.706 | 75 | 0 | 0 | brake line | 0 |
17 | 26 | Ludwig Heimrath, Jr. | 23 | Mackenzie Financial | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Simon | 77.531 | 71 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 0 |
18 | 10 | Rick Mears | 8 | Pennzoil Z-7 | Penske | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Penske | 94.480 | 71 | 0 | 0 | debris injury | 0 |
19 | 4 | Roberto Guerrero | 4 | True Value/STP | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Vince Granatelli | 97.613 | 68 | 0 | 0 | flat tire | 0 |
20 | 8 | Danny Sullivan | 3 | Miller American | Penske | Chevrolet | Goodyear | Penske | 95.868 | 53 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 0 |
21 | 17 | Jeff MacPherson | 11 | MacHoward Leasing | March | Judd | Goodyear | Galles | 92.062 | 49 | 0 | 0 | spark box | 0 |
22 | 19 | Scott Goodyear | 56 | Genesee Beer Wagon | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Gohr | 90.229 | 39 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
23 | 22 | Randy Lewis | 24 | Toshiba | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Leader Card | 88.839 | 32 | 0 | 0 | fire | 0 |
24 | 11 | Josele Garza | 55 | Schaefer/Machinists Union | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Machinists Union | 94.322 | 30 | 0 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
25 | 18 | Chip Robinson | 44 | Carteret Savings | March | Cosworth | Goodyear | Tullius | 90.383 | 19 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 |
26 | 23 | John Richards | 27 | Soundesign | Lola | Cosworth | Goodyear | Simon | 83.843 | 7 | 0 | 0 | gearbox | 0 |
Points standings
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
1 | Bobby Rahal | 74 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Michael Andretti | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Mario Andretti | 59 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Al Unser, Jr. | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Roberto Guerrero | 41 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Arie Luyendyk | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Josele Garza | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Geoff Brabham | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Al Unser | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 | Tom Sneva | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Rick Mears | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Derek Daly | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 | Johnny Rutherford | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Scott Brayton | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Jeff MacPherson | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Dick Simon | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Gary Bettenhausen | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Randy Lewis | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Chip Robinson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | A.J. Foyt | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Didier Theys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Dennis Firestone | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Stan Fox | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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