1986 in Indy Lights

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The 1986 American Racing Series Championship consisted of 10 races and was the inaugural season for the series. Fabrizio Barbazza won five races on his way to the championship.

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[edit] Calendar

Race No Track State Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Most Leading Laps Fastest Race Lap
1 Phoenix Arizona April 6, 1986 76 1.6093=122.3068 km 0'37:58.23 193.266 km/h Steve Millen Kim Campbell Kim Campbell ?
2 Milwaukee Wisconsin June 8, 1986 75 1.6607976=124.55982 km 0'38:56.19 191.943 km/h Mike Groff Jeff Andretti Mike Groff ?
3 Meadowlands New Jersey June 29, 1986 44 2.7229356=119.809166 km 0'51:44.117 136.515 km/h Fabrizio Barbazza Fabrizio Barbazza Fabrizio Barbazza ?
4 Toronto Flag of Canada Canada July 20, 1986 42 2.8709912=120.58163 km 0'47:54.656 151.007 km/h Fabrizio Barbazza Fabrizio Barbazza Fabrizio Barbazza ?
5 Pocono Pennsylvania August 16, 1986 40 4.02325=160.93 km 0'40:52.11 236.265 km/h Jeff Andretti Jeff Andretti Mike Groff ?
6 Lexington Ohio August 31, 1986 31 3.86232=119.73192 km 0'44:41.550 160.741 km/h Steve Millen Steve Millen Steve Millen ?
7 Elkhart Lake Wisconsin September 20, 1986 19 6.4372=122.3068 km 0'41:23.38 177.300 km/h Mike Groff Juan Manuel Fangio II Mike Groff ?
8 Monterey California October 12, 1986 40 3.05767=120.3068 km 0'41:17.328 174.827 km/h Fabrizio Barbazza Tommy Byrne Steve Millen ?
9 Phoenix Arizona October 19, 1986 75 1.6093=120.6975 km 0'37:11.24 194.740 km/h Fabrizio Barbazza Jeff Andretti Fabrizio Barbazza ?
10 Miami Florida November 9, 1986 22 2.8709912=63.1618064 km 0'25:54.98 146.229 km/h Fabrizio Barbazza Fabrizio Barbazza Juan Manuel Fangio II ?

[edit] Race summaries

[edit] Phoenix race 1

Held April 6 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kim Campbell won the pole. This was the first race for the series.

Top Five Results

  1. Steve Millen
  2. Cary Bren
  3. Fabrizio Barbazza
  4. Billy Boat
  5. Jeff Andretti

[edit] Milwaukee race

Held June 8 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jeff Andretti won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Mike Groff
  2. Jerrill Rice
  3. Jeff Andretti
  4. Steve Millen
  5. Stan Fox

[edit] Meadowlands race

Held June 29 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Fabrizio Barbazza
  2. Tommy Byrne
  3. Steve Bren
  4. Jerrill Rice
  5. Brad Murphey

[edit] Toronto race

Held July 20 at Exhibition Place. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Fabrizio Barbazza
  2. Mike Groff
  3. Cary Bren
  4. John Graham
  5. Sammy Swindell

[edit] Pocono race

Held August 16 at Pocono Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Jeff Andretti
  2. Mike Groff
  3. Nick Fornoro, Jr.
  4. Tommy Byrne
  5. Sammy Swindell

[edit] Mid-Ohio race

Held August 31 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Steve Millen won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Steve Millen
  2. Fabrizio Barbazza
  3. Ross Cheever
  4. Jeff Andretti
  5. Billy Boat

[edit] Elkhart Lake race

Held September 20 at Road America. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Mike Groff
  2. Jeff Andretti
  3. Tommy Byrne
  4. Ross Cheever
  5. Gary Rubio

[edit] Laguna Seca race

Held October 12 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tommy Byrne won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Fabrizio Barbazza
  2. Steve Millen
  3. Juan Manuel Fangio II
  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Dave Simpson

[edit] Phoenix race

Held October 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Fabrizio Barbazza
  2. Juan Manuel Fangio II
  3. Billy Boat
  4. Jeff Andretti
  5. Davy Jones

[edit] Miami race

Held November 9 at Tamiami Park. Fabrizio Barbazza won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Fabrizio Barbazza
  2. Juan Manuel Fangio II
  3. Jeff Andretti
  4. Albert Naon, Jr.
  5. Steve Millen

[edit] Final points standings

[edit] Driver

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).

Place Name Country Team Total Points Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States
1 Fabrizio Barbazza Flag of Italy Italy Arciero Racing 145 14 - 22 22 3 16 6 20 21 21
2 Jeff Andretti Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing 107 10 15 3 3 21 12 16 - 13 14
3 Mike Groff Flag of the United States United States Groff Motorsports 89 1 21 1 16 17 - 21 6 6 -
4 Steve Millen Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Truesports 85 20 12 4 - -
? 22 -
Hemelgarn Racing 17 - 10
5 Juan Manuel Fangio II Flag of Argentina Argentina Ralph Sanchez Racing 69 - - 2 6 6
? 5 3 14 16 17
6 Billy Boat Flag of the United States United States Marsh Holt Racing 67 12 2 6 - 5 10 8 5 14 5
7 Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland Ireland Agapiou Racing 62 - 5 16 5 12 1 14 1 - 8
8 Sam Swindell Flag of the United States United States ? 40 6 - - 10
Cahill Brothers Racing 10 6 4 1 2 1
9 Cary Bren Flag of the United States United States ? 38 16 3 5 14 - - - - - -
10 Jerrill Rice Flag of the United States United States ? 37 5 16 12 4 - - - - - -
Albert Naon, Jr. Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing 37 - 6 - - 2 2 3
Duration Racing 12 - 12
12 Brad Murphey Flag of Australia Australia Louis Motorsports 33 - - 10 8 4 4 - 3 4 -
13 Nick Fornoro, Jr. Flag of the United States United States ? 30 - - - - 14 8 5 2 1 -
14 Ross Cheever Flag of the United States United States Brian Stewart Racing 26 - - - - - 14
Agapiou Racing 12 - - -
15 Stan Fox Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing 23 4
? 10 - -
Cahill Brothers Racing 1 - - -
Agapiou Racing 8 -
16 Steve Bren Flag of the United States United States ? 17 - 1 14 2 - - - - - -
Dave Simpson Flag of the United States United States Bill Simpson Racing 17 - - - - - - - 10 5 2
18 Kim Campbell Flag of the United States United States Motorsports Racing 12 4 8 - - - - - - - -
Scott Wood Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing 12 - 4 8 - - - - - - -
John Graham Flag of Canada Canada Agapiou Racing 12 - - - 12 - - - - - -
21 Jim Busby, Jr. Flag of the United States United States ? 11 - - - - - - - 8 3 -
22 Gary Rubio Flag of the United States United States ? 10 - - - - - - 10 - - -
Davy Jones Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing 10 - - - - - - - - 10 -
24 Desiré Wilson Flag of South Africa South Africa ? 8 8 - - - - - - - - -
Ian Ashley Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Agapiou Racing 8 - - - 8 - - - - - -
26 Rich Rutherford Flag of the United States United States ? 7 3 - - - - - - - -
Ian Gordon Racing 4
27 Guido Daccò Flag of Italy Italy Agapiou Racing 6 - - - - - - - - - 6
28 Jan Thoelke Flag of West Germany West Germany Agapiou Racing 4 - - - - - - - 4 - -
29 Jack Miller Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing 3 - - - - - 3 - - - -
Bobby Fix Flag of the United States United States ? 3 - - - - - - - - - 3

Note:

Race 4 and 7 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).

[edit] Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R10=retired, but classified

Place Name Country Team Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United States
1 Fabrizio Barbazza Flag of Italy Italy Arciero Racing 2 3 - - 1 1 1 1 4 R10 5 2 3 R7 5 1 2 1 1 1
2 Jeff Andretti Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing 8 5 1 3 7 R10 2 R10 1 1 2 4 11 2 8 R14 1 4 6 3
3 Mike Groff Flag of the United States United States Groff Motorsports 9 R12 3 1 8 R12 6 2 2 2 3 R13 2 1 6 7 3 7 - -
4 Steve Millen Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Truesports 4 1 5 4 2 9 - - - -
? 1 1 - -
Hemelgarn Racing 2 2 - - 4 5
5 Juan Manuel Fangio II Flag of Argentina Argentina Ralph Sanchez Racing - - - - 3 R11 5 7 5 7
? 4 8 1 R11 4 3 4 2 2 2
6 Billy Boat Flag of the United States United States Marsh Holt Racing 11 4 6 R11 12 7 - - 13 8 12 5 7 R6 12 8 8 3 10 8
7 Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland Ireland Agapiou Racing - - 10 8 4 2 4 R8 3 4 8 R12 6 3 1 R13 - - 5 6
8 Sam Swindell Flag of the United States United States ? 7 7 - - - - 10 5
Cahill Brothers Racing 10 5 10 7 8 R9 10 R12 7 R11 7 12
9 Cary Bren Flag of the United States United States ? 3 2 7 10 5 R8 8 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Jerrill Rice Flag of the United States United States ? 5 8 4 2 11 4 7 R9 7 R13 - - - - - - - - - -
Albert Naon, Jr. Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing - - 11 7 10 R14 - - 11 R11 7 R11 5 R10
Duration Racing 9 4 - - 3 4
12 Brad Murphey Flag of Australia Australia Louis Motorsports - - - - 13 5 11 6 12 9 11 9 - - 14 10 12 9 - -
13 Nick Fornoro, Jr. Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - 6 3 13 6 9 R8 15 11 11 R12 - -
14 Ross Cheever Flag of the United States United States Brian Stewart Racing - - - - - - - - - - 6 3
Agapiou Racing 4 4 3 R15 - - - -
15 Stan Fox Flag of the United States United States Ralph Sanchez Racing 6 9
? 9 5 - - - -
Cahill Brothers Racing 8 R12 - - - - - -
Agapiou Racing 10 6 - -
16 Steve Bren Flag of the United States United States ? 13 R14 2 R12 5 3 3 R11 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dave Simpson Flag of the United States United States Bill Simpson Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 9 8 8 11
18 Kim Campbell Flag of the United States United States Motorsports Racing 1 R11 8 6 9 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Scott Wood Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing - - 12 9 14 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
John Graham Flag of Canada Canada Agapiou Racing - - - - - - 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Jim Busby, Jr. Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 6 6 R10 - -
22 Gary Rubio Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 5 - - - - - -
Davy Jones Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 5 - -
24 Desiré Wilson Flag of South Africa South Africa ? 10 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ian Ashley Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - 9 6 - - - - - - - - - -
26 Rich Rutherford Flag of the United States United States ? 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ian Gordon Racing 11 9
27 Guido Daccò Flag of Italy Italy Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7
28 Jan Thoelke Flag of West Germany West Germany Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 9 - - - -
29 Jack Miller Flag of the United States United States Agapiou Racing - - - - - - - - - - 14 R10 - - - - - - - -
Bobby Fix Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 10
- Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Flag of the United States United States ? 14 R13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Ken Johnson Flag of the United States United States ? - - - - - - - - - - 9 R14 - - - - - - - -
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