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Race details | |
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9th round of the 1985 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season | |
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Date | August 18, 1985 |
Official name | 1985 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 73 °F (23 °C); wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Rick Mears (Team Penske) |
Time | 203.532 mph |
Podium | |
First | Rick Mears (Team Penske) |
Second | Al Unser Jr. (Doug Shierson Racing) |
Third | Al Unser (Team Penske) |
The 1985 Pocono 500, the 15th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 18, 1985. Branded as the 1985 Domino's Pizza 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Rick Mears, his first victory since suffering severe leg injuries in a September 1984 crash.