1987 Pocono 500

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1987 Pocono 500

Race details
10th round of the 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season
Date	August 16, 1987
Official name	1987 Quaker State 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 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Mario Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	200.915 mph
Podium
First	Rick Mears (Team Penske)
Second	Geoff Brabham (Galles Racing)
Third	Roberto Guerrero (Vince Granatelli Racing)

The 1987 Pocono 500, the 17th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 16, 1987. Branded as the 1987 Quaker State 500 for sponsorship reasons, the race was won by Rick Mears, snapping a two-year winless drought, and earning his third Pocono 500 win.