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| 1985 Detroit News 200 | 
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| Held on September 22, 1985 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
| 100 L, 200 M, 321.9 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Bobby Rahal | Budweiser | March / Cosworth | 100 | 70 | running | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | Rick Mears | Pennzoil Z-7 | March / Cosworth | 100 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 3 | 6 | 98 | Ed Pimm | Skoal Bandit | Eagle / Cosworth | 100 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 4 | 9 | 18 | Kevin Cogan | Kraco, Wolff Systems | March / Cosworth | 99 | 15 | running | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | Tom Sneva | Skoal Bandit | Eagle / Cosworth | 99 | 4 | running | 10 |
| 6 | 25 | 55 | Josele Garza | Schaefer | March / Cosworth | 99 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 7 | 13 | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing | March / Cosworth | 99 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 8 | 23 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Miller American | March / Cosworth | 99 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 9 | 14 | 21 | Johnny Rutherford | Vermont American | March / Cosworth | 98 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Pancho Carter | Valvoline, Buick Hawk | March / Cosworth | 98 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | 59 | Pete Halsmer | Scot Lad Foods | March / Cosworth | 98 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 12 | 18 | 11 | Al Unser | Gould Charge | March / Cosworth | 98 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | 40 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 7-Eleven, STP | March / Cosworth | 98 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 56 | Steve Chassey | Genesee Beer | March / Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 61 | Arie Luyendyk | Provimi Veal | Lola / Cosworth | 96 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 7 | Geoff Brabham | Coors Light | March / Cosworth | 95 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 12 | Bill Whittington | Arciero Racing | March / Cosworth | 95 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 33 | Howdy Holmes | Jiffy Mixes | Lola / Cosworth | 95 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 22 | Dick Simon | Break Free | March / Cosworth | 94 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 20 | Don Whittington | STP Oil Treatment | March / Cosworth | 86 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Beatrice | Lola / Cosworth | 71 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 37 | Scott Brayton | Dreisbach & Sons | March / Cosworth | 70 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 30 | Al Unser, Jr. | Domino's Pizza | Lola / Cosworth | 61 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 9 | Roberto Guerrero | True Value, Master Mechanic | March / Cosworth | 53 | 0 | header | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 99 | Michael Andretti | Electrolux, Kraco | March / Cosworth | 22 | 11 | electrical | 0 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Did not qualify: Dale Coyne; Gary Bettenhausen; Dennis Firestone | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 1h:13:19 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Bobby Rahal | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.71 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 163.647 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 17 laps - Laps 72-82 #37 accident turn 4, Laps 88-93 #20 accident turn 3 | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers - Michael Andretti 1-11, Bobby Rahal 12-16, Kevin Cogan 17-31, Rahal 32-36, Tom Sneva 37-40, Rahal 41-100 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
