1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series explained

The 1987 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 9th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART. The season consisted of 16 races, and one non-points exhibition event. Bobby Rahal was the national champion, winning his second-consecutive title. The rookie of the year was Fabrizio Barbazza. The 1987 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Al Unser won the Indy 500, his record-tying fourth victory at Indy.

Defending series champion and defending Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal and his Truesports team made a highly publicized switch from the March chassis to the up-and-coming Lola chassis.^[1] Truesports, however, stayed with the proven Cosworth engine. For 1987, the Ilmor Chevrolet Indy V-8 expanded its participation, fielding cars with Penske Racing, Newman/Haas and Patrick. Mario Andretti scored the engine's first Indy car victory in the season opener at Long Beach. Also joining the series full-time was the Judd AV V-8 (badged initially as the Brabham-Honda), and later in the season Porsche made their Indy car debut. Penske resumed their in-house chassis program, but after dismal results with the PC-16, the cars were parked during practice at Indy in favor of the March 86C.

Roberto Guerrero won the second race of the season (Phoenix), starting from last position on the grid due to failing post qualifying inspection. Mario Andretti dominated the Indianapolis 500, leading 171 of the first 177 laps, but dropped out with engine failure with only 23 laps to go. Guerrero took the lead, but stalled during his final pit stop. Al Unser led the final 18 laps to win, one of the biggest upsets in Indy 500 history. Though Guerrero faltered at Indy, he would be a factor through most of the season. After winning at Mid-Ohio in September he was third in points. However he was sidelined with serious head injuries due to a testing crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was in a coma for seventeen days, missing the remainder of the season.

For the second year in a row, the championship battle came down to Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti. Rahal took the points lead after back-to-back wins at Portland and the Meadowlands. Andretti won the Michigan 500, and drew within 9 points of Rahal. At Mid-Ohio, Rahal was dominating until he tangled with a backmarker. Andretti had a chance to make up ground in the points, but blew his engine two laps later.

Michael Andretti rebounded, winning in dominating fashion at the inaugural race at Nazareth. But Rahal charged to finish second, and with two races left, held a 25-point lead. In the next-to-last race of the season at Laguna Seca, Andretti dropped out with alternator trouble, and Rahal mathematically clinched the championship. It was Rahal's second-consecutive CART title, and Michael Andretti finished runner-up in points for the second year in a row.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1987 Indy Car World Series season. All cars used Goodyear tires.^[2]

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver(s)	Rounds	Notes
A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Lola T8700	Cosworth DFX	14	A. J. Foyt	3-4, 9-10, 13, 15
	March 86C		41	Stan Fox	3
					9, 13, 15
			44		3
		Chevy V-6	84	George Snider	3
Alex Morales Motorsports	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	21	Johnny Rutherford	All
American Racing	March 86C	Buick V-6	2	Jim Crawford	3
				Gordon Johncock
Arciero Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	12		1-13, 15
					14-15
				Graham McRae	15
Bettenhausen Motorsports	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	16	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	1-5, 7-12
Centerline Wheels	March	Pontiac	59	Sammy Swindell	3
Curb	March 87C March 86C	Cosworth DFX	33	Tom Sneva	1-9
					11-15
			98	Ed Pimm	3, 9
Dale Coyne Racing	March 86C	Chevy Cosworth DFX	19	Dale Coyne	1-2, 4-15
Dick Simon Racing	Lola T8700	Cosworth DFX	22	Dick Simon	1-10, 13
					11
					12
					14
					15
			23		1-10
					11-14
					15
	Lola T8600 Lola T8700		27		5-8
	Lola T8600			Ian Ashley	15
Doug Shierson Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	30	Al Unser Jr.	All
Galles Racing	March 87C Lola T8700	Judd Cosworth DFX	11	Jeff MacPherson	All
	March 87C	Judd	15	Geoff Brabham	All
Gohr Racing	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	56	Rocky Moran	1
				Gary Bettenhausen	2-4, 9-10
	March 87C March 86C				6-8, 11-12, 14-15
Granatelli Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	4	Roberto Guerrero	1-12
				Al Unser	13
				Raul Boesel	14-15
Hemelgarn Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	71	Arie Luyendyk	All
		Buick V-6	81	Rich Vogler	3
		Cosworth DFX	91	Scott Brayton	3, 5-6, 9-10
	March 86C	Buick V-6		Johnny Parsons	3
Interscope Racing	Penske PC-16 March 86C	Chevy 265A Cosworth DFX	25	Danny Ongais	3, 9, 13, 15
Intersport	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	17	Dominic Dobson	3
JP Racing	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	35	Spike Gehlhausen	3
Kraco Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	18	Michael Andretti	All
Leader Cards Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	24	Randy Lewis	All
Los Angeles Drywall	March 85C	Cosworth DFX	19	Dick Ferguson	3
			27		9
Machinists Union Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	29	Pancho Carter	3, 9-15
	March 86C		44	Chip Robinson	1, 6, 13
				Tom Sneva	15
	March 87C		55	Josele Garza	All
	March 86C		59	Mike Nish	1-2
	March 86C March 87C			Rick Miaskiewicz	5, 7-8, 12
Newman Teamworks	Lola T8600	Cosworth DFX	51		1, 11
					12
Newman/Haas Racing	Lola T8700	Chevy 265A	5	Mario Andretti	All
NFW Racing	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	36	Graham McRae	11-12
Pace Racing	March 87C	Buick V-6	77	Derek Daly	3
Patrick Racing	March 87C	Chevy 265A	7	Kevin Cogan	1-4, 6-15
			20	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
Penske Racing	Penske PC-16 March 86C^[3]	Chevy 265A	3	Danny Sullivan	All
			8	Rick Mears	All
	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	6	Al Unser	9-10
	Penske PC-16	Chevy 265A	9		15
	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	25		3
Porsche	Porsche 2708	Porsche	6	Al Unser	14
				Al Holbert	15
Raynor	Lola T8700	Cosworth DFX	10	Dennis Firestone	1-3
	Lola T8600			Phil Krueger	3
	Lola T8700			Derek Daly	4-15
Truesports	Lola T8700	Cosworth DFX	1	Bobby Rahal	All
			2		15
United Oil	March 87C	Cosworth DFX	87	Steve Chassey	3
Walther	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	76	Rocky Moran	3
WENS	March 86C	Cosworth DFX	97	Rick Miaskiewicz	3

Notes(R) – Rookie

1. Crawford was injured on Pole Day, and replaced by Johncock.^[4]

2. All three drivers listed as entries at Miami.^[5]

3. Curb used March 86C Chassis at round 3 only.

4. Coyne used a Cosworth engine at round 7 only.

5. Richards used a Lola T8700 at round 6 only.

6. MacPherson used a Lola T8600 at rounds 11 and 12 only, and used Cosworth at rounds 10, 13-15 only.

7. Goodyear used a March 86C at round 7 only.

8. Ongais practiced at round 3 with a PC-16/Chevy A combo, but did not attempt to qualify due to injury.

9. Miaskiewicz used a March 87C at round 7 only.

10. Sullivan used a PC-16 at rounds 1-2, 5-6 only while he used a March 86C at the other rounds.^[6]

11. Mears used a PC-16 at rounds 1-2, 5-8 only while he used a March 86C at the other rounds.^[7]

Season Summary

Schedule

There would only be one race at Phoenix International Raceway and Michigan International Speedway from this season forward. Additionally Pennsylvania International Raceway had been paved and added to the schedule as a 200 mile event for the first time.

Rd	Date	Race Name	Track	City
1	April 5	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit	Long Beach, California
2	April 12	Checker 200 Presented by Phoenix International Raceway and the Fiesta Bowl	Phoenix International Raceway	Phoenix, Arizona
3	May 24	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana
4	May 31	Miller American 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin
5	June 14	Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon
6	June 28	Meadowlands Indy	Meadowlands Street Circuit	East Rutherford, New Jersey
7	July 5	Budweiser Cleveland Grand Prix	Burke Lakefront Airport	Cleveland, Ohio
8	July 19	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario
9	August 2	Marlboro 500	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan
10	August 16	Quaker State 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
11	August 30	LivingWell/Provimi 200	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
12	September 6	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
13	September 20	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Pennsylvania International Raceway	Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
14	October 11	Nissan Monterey Grand Prix Featuring the Champion Spark Plug 300	Laguna Seca Raceway	Monterey, California
NC	October 31	Marlboro Challenge	Tamiami Park	Miami, Florida
15	November 1	Nissan Indy Challenge	Tamiami Park	Miami, Florida

- Miami was supposed to run for 200 miles (322 kilometers) but was shortened due to rain.
Oval/Speedway
Road/Street course
Non-championship event

• Indianapolis was USAC-sanctioned but counted towards the CART title.

Race summaries

Long Beach

Mario Andretti started on the pole position and dominated the Long Beach Grand Prix, his third win in four years at the circuit. It marked the first-ever victory in Indy car competition for the Ilmor Chevrolet Indy V-8 engine. Emerson Fittipaldi was a close second until he dropped out with turbocharger failure.

Phoenix

Roberto Guerrero qualified third, but failed post-qualifying inspection for being 2.5 pounds underweight. He was forced to start last on the grid. Guerrero quickly charged through the field, and was in the top five by lap 46. He dueled with Bobby Rahal for the lead on lap 62, and dominated the second half. Even a stop-and-go penalty for hitting a tire in the pits did not slow Guerrero's run.

Guerrero won by 8 seconds over Rahal, becoming only the fourth driver in modern Indy car history to win a race from the last starting position.

Indianapolis 500

Mario Andretti dominated the entire month of May at Indy. He ran the fastest practice laps, won the pole position, the pit stop contest, and led 170 of the first 177 laps. With only 23 laps to go, Andretti suddenly slowed with a broken valve spring which led to fueling and engine failure. Roberto Guerrero, the winner at Phoenix, stalled in the pits while leading due to a failing clutch, and came home second while Al Unser, who had entered the month without a ride took the lead with 18 laps to go, and recorded one of the biggest upsets in Indy history.^[8]

Milwaukee

While leading the race on lap 149, Mario Andretti broke a rear wing, sending the car hard into the outside and inside walls. He was taken to the hospital with relatively minor injuries. Mario's son Michael Andretti took the lead after the accident, locked in a duel with Roberto Guerrero.

On lap 177, Guerrero suddenly blew his engine, leaving Michael Andretti in the lead. A late-race caution allowed Bobby Rahal to close the gap, but Michael held on for the victory. Rahal finished second.

Portland

Bobby Rahal won his first race of the season, passing Michael Andretti for the lead on lap 70 of 104. Rahal built up a 22-second lead late in the race, but slowed to conserve fuel over the final 10 laps. Andretti closed to within 6 seconds, but managed only second place.

Meadowlands

Bobby Rahal made it back-to-back victories, winning for the second time of the season at the Meadowlands. Rahal also took over the points lead.

Cleveland

Emerson Fittipaldi and Bobby Rahal pitted for the final time on lap 53, both hoping to stretch their fuel to the finish. Fittipaldi pulled out to an 18-second lead, and despite the fuel light flashing over the final five laps, held on to win his first race of the season.

Rahal finished a strong second, and increased his lead in the points standings.

Toronto

Emerson Fittipaldi looked to win his second race in a row, but a final lap mishap almost cost him the race. With Danny Sullivan running second on the final lap, Fittipaldi led by about 4 seconds at the white flag. Down the Lake Shore Drive backstretch on the final lap, however, Fittipaldi became mired in traffic. Through the hairpin, the track was essentially blocked by three backmarkers, which allowed Sullivan to dramatically close the gap. With two turns to go, Sullivan dove below Fittipaldi for the lead, but the two cars touched wheels. Fittipaldi's car stayed straight, but Sullivan spun out.

Fittipaldi went on to win, while Sullivan limped across the finish line to hold on to second. Bobby Rahal came home third and padded his championship lead.

Michigan 500

Just as at Indianapolis, Mario Andretti dominated the race. Taking the lead on lap 43, he led the next 114 laps and had a 1 lap lead on his son Michael, in second place, and a 2 lap lead on the rest of the field. But, just as at Indianapolis, his engine blew on lap 156, ending his day.^[9]

With 8 laps to go, Michael Andretti led Indy 500 winner Al Unser and Bobby Rahal. Andretti needed to make his final pit stop, but a faulty clutch nearly cost him dearly. Andretti's car sputtered and nearly stalled as he pulled away, and he lost several seconds.

Back on the track, Michael maintained a 9-second lead to the finish, with Unser finishing second. Third place Rahal maintained a 9-point advantage over Michael in the points championship.

Pocono 500

Mario Andretti started from the pole and led 22 laps, but gets too low in turn one on lap 89, and crashed hard into the outside wall. He suffers a separated shoulder, his second injury of the season. The rough apron of turn one was stained by lime, which caused Andretti's car to lose traction.^[10]

Rick Mears, who had not won a race in two years, led Geoff Brabham late in the race, but was low on fuel. Mears' car sputtered on the final lap, but he crossed the line under power to take the victory. It was the first 500-mile race victory for the Ilmor Chevy Indy V-8 engine. Brabham, meanwhile, scored a career-best second place, and the best finish yet for the new Brabham-Honda engine. Roberto Guerrero, who led with 17 laps to go, dropped to third when he was forced to pit for fuel five laps from the end.

Points leader Bobby Rahal came home 5th, and maintained a championship lead of 14 points over Michael Andretti.

Road America

After four months of disappointments and injuries, Mario Andretti finally found the winner's circle for the first time since the season opener. Despite recovering from a separated shoulder, Andretti won the pole and dominated the race wire-to-wire, leading all 50 laps. Geoff Brabham scored his second runner-up finish in a row.

The top two drivers in the points standings, Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti, both finished out of the points.

Mid-Ohio

Bobby Rahal was leading by half a lap and looking for his third consecutive victory at Mid-Ohio. With about 12 laps to go, however, Rahal tangled with the lapped car of Rick Miaskiewicz, forcing him to pit with a punctured tire.

Roberto Guerrero blew by the limping car of Rahal to take the lead on lap 74, and Michael Andretti swept into second. Andretti had a golden opportunity to make up ground in the championship hunt, but a few laps later, blew his engine. Rahal climbed back up to second, while Guerrero won his second race of the season.

Four days later, Guerrero would be injured during a tire test at Indianapolis. He was struck in the head by a tire, leaving him in a coma, and sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Nazareth

CART made its debut at the newly reconstructed Pennsylvania International Raceway in Nazareth. Hometown driver Michael Andretti led 150 laps, looking to make up as much ground as possible in the championship hunt against Bobby Rahal.

Al Unser drove substitution for the injured Roberto Guerrero, charging to as high as second place late in the race. With seven laps to go, Unser touched wheels with Jeff MacPherson, and smacked the outside wall coming out of turn 4. Rahal, who had lost a lap after nearly stalling in the pits, moved up to second at the checkered flag. With two races remaining, Rahal held a 25-point lead.

Laguna Seca

With the championship down to two drivers, Bobby Rahal and Michael Andretti, Rahal needed to finish the final two races to hold on to his second-consecutive CART title. Rahal had won the Laguna Seca event three years in a row, going for four.

When Michael Andretti dropped out on lap 36 with alternator trouble, Rahal clinched the championship title, regardless of his finish at the final race in Miami. Later in the race, Mario Andretti dropped out, enabling Rahal to take the lead and win at Laguna Seca for a record fourth year in a row. Rahal celebrated in victory lane both the race win and the CART championship title.

Also making news at Laguna Seca was the debut of the Porsche Indy car team led by Al Holbert. A week after substituting for Roberto Guerrero, Al Unser was back on the track in another car, this time behind the wheel of the new Porsche. The effort started out on a sour note, however. The car was slow and dropped out after only seven laps with a broken water pump. It would be Unser's lone race with the team, and the only event the chassis would race. The following year the Porsche team would switch to March chassis.

Tamiami Park

With the championship title already decided, Michael Andretti dominated en route to victory, but still finished second in the points standings.

Rahal, who had won the exhibition Marlboro Challenge a day earlier, finished 7th.

Race results

Rd	Name	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Race time	Report
1	Grand Prix of Long Beach	Mario Andretti	1:05.886	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	1:51:33	Report
2	Checker 200	Mario Andretti	21.832	Roberto Guerrero	Vince Granatelli Racing	1:26:26	Report
3	Indianapolis 500	Mario Andretti	2:47.139	Al Unser	Penske Racing	3:04:59	Report
4	Miller American 200	Roberto Guerrero	23.544	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	1:47:17	Report
5	Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200	Roberto Guerrero	59.207	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	1:50:02	Report
6	Meadowlands Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	1:01.097	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	1:57:18	Report
7	Cleveland Grand Prix	Roberto Guerrero	1:05.509	Emerson Fittipaldi	Patrick Racing	1:32:40	Report
8	Molson Indy Toronto	Bobby Rahal		Emerson Fittipaldi	Patrick Racing	1:54:35	Report
9	Marlboro 500	Michael Andretti	33.406	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	2:54:56	Report
10	Quaker State 500	Mario Andretti	44.795	Rick Mears	Penske Racing	3:11:50	Report
11	Provimi Veal 200	Mario Andretti	1:52.687	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	1:39:52	Report
12	Escort Radar Warning 200	Roberto Guerrero	1:15.585	Roberto Guerrero	Vince Granatelli Racing	1:51:58	Report
13	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Michael Andretti	21.926	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	1:33:02	Report
14	Champion Spark Plug 300k	Mario Andretti	52.926	Bobby Rahal	Truesports	1:33:58	Report
NC	Marlboro Challenge	Raul Boesel		Bobby Rahal	Truesports	0:41:20	Report
15	Miami Indy Challenge	Mario Andretti	1:54.630	Michael Andretti	Kraco Racing	1:56:12	Report

Driver Standings

See also: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems.

Pos Driver LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MIC POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MAR MIA Pts^[11] 1 Bobby Rahal 23 2 26 2 1*|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1*|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2* 2 1 1* 7 188 2 Michael Andretti 4 4 29 1 2 5 6 5 1*|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#efcfff;"| 13|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1*|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#efcfff;"| 7| style="background:#ffffbf;" | 1*|align="right"| 158|-! 3|style="text-align:left;"| Al Unser Jr.|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2|style="background:#efcfff;"| 14|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5| style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2|align="right"| 107|-! 4|style="text-align:left;"| Roberto Guerrero|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1*|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16*|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5*|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4|style="background:#efcfff;"| 14|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1|||||align="right"| 106|-! 5|style="text-align:left;"| Rick Mears|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1* 9 4 3 3 6 5 102 6 Mario Andretti 1*|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9*|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1*|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17* 8 4 100 7 Arie Luyendyk 14 3 18 4 16 6 19 7 5 4 4 11 4 6 10 11 98 8 Geoff Brabham 16 8 24 12 9 4 22 DNS 8 2 2 7 12 5 3 90 9 Danny Sullivan 22 11 13 11 11 20 4 2 4 17 5 3 22 2 2 12 87 10 Emerson Fittipaldi 19 18 16 7 14 3 1 1*|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 4| style="background:#cfeaff;" | 10|align="right"| 78|-! 11|style="text-align:left;"| Josele Garza|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 18|align="right"| 46|-! 12| style="text-align:left;"| Fabrizio Barbazza |style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 28|align="right"| 42|-! 13|style="text-align:left;"| Al Unser|||style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1||||||style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|||style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#efcfff;"| 9| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| 39|-! 14|style="text-align:left;"| Tom Sneva|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 14|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#efcfff;"| 30||||||| style="background:#cfeaff;" | 9|align="right"| 37|-! 15|style="text-align:left;"| Derek Daly|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#efcfff;"| 26|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 22|align="right"| 27|-! 16|style="text-align:left;"| Kevin Cogan|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#efcfff;"| 31|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18||style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#efcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 27|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 21|align="right"| 25|-! 17| style="text-align:left;"| John Andretti |||||||||||style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|| style="background:#cfeaff;" | 8|align="right"| 24|-! 18|style="text-align:left;"| Johnny Rutherford|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#efcfff;"| 28|style="background:#efcfff;"| 26|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 16|align="right"| 23|-! 19|style="text-align:left;"| Jeff MacPherson|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#efcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 24|align="right"| 21|-! 20|style="text-align:left;"| Dick Simon|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 18||||align="right"| 15|-! 21|style="text-align:left;"| Randy Lewis|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#efcfff;"| 32|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#efcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 19|align="right"| 15|-! 22|style="text-align:left;"| Scott Brayton|||style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12||style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|||||||align="right"| 14|-! 23|style="text-align:left;"| A. J. Foyt|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 26|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|||style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7||| style="background:#efcfff;" | 25|align="right"| 14|-! 24|style="text-align:left;"| Gary Bettenhausen||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|||||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|||||||align="right"| 10|-! 25|style="text-align:left;"| Pancho Carter|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 27||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 14|align="right"| 9|-! 26|style="text-align:left;"| Chip Robinson|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6|||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|||||||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15||||align="right"| 8|-! 27|style="text-align:left;"| Raul Boesel||||||||||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6|align="right"| 8|-! 28| style="text-align:left;"| Scott Goodyear ||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 8|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18||style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 15|align="right"| 7|-! 29|style="text-align:left;"| Tony Bettenhausen Jr.|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 11|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|||||align="right"| 7|-! 30| style="text-align:left;"| Didier Theys |style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7||||||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 22||||| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 17|align="right"| 6|-! 31|style="text-align:left;"| Dennis Firestone|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| 6|-! 32|style="text-align:left;"| Stan Fox|||style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7||||||||||||||align="right"| 6|-! 33| style="text-align:left;"| Jeff Wood |||||||||||style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|| style="background:#efcfff;" | 23|align="right"| 6|-! 34|style="background:orange;" style="text-align:left;"| Ludwig Heimrath Jr.|style="background:#efcfff;"| 15|style="background:#efcfff;"| 22|style="background:#efcfff;"| 30|style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12||style="background:#efcfff;"| 15||style="background:#efcfff;"| 23|| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| 5|-! 35| style="text-align:left;"| Davy Jones |||style="background:#efcfff;"| 28||||||style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 19|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14||| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 13|align="right"| 3|-! 36|style="text-align:left;"| Rick Miaskiewicz|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||style="background:#efcfff;"| 22||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 16|||||align="right"| 1|-! 37| style="text-align:left;"| Wally Dallenbach Jr. |||||||||||style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 12||||||align="right"| 1|-! 38| style="text-align:left;"| John Richards ||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 26|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|style="background:#efcfff;"| 14||||||style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13|||align="right"| 0|-! 39|style="text-align:left;"| Rocky Moran|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 40|style="text-align:left;"| Dale Coyne|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15|style="background:#efcfff;"| 25|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS|style="background:#efcfff;"| 24|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17|style="background:#efcfff;"| 20|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| 0|-! 41|style="text-align:left;"| Ed Pimm|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 21||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 16||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 42|style="text-align:left;"| Danny Ongais||| Inj||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 17||||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||| style="background:#efcfff;" | 27|align="right"| 0|-! 43|style="text-align:left;"| Ian Ashley|||||||||||||||| style="background:#efcfff;" | 20|align="right"| 0|-! 43|style="text-align:left;"| Rich Vogler|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 20||||||||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 45|style="text-align:left;"| Graham McRae|||||||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 21|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|||| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| 0|-! 46|style="text-align:left;"| Gordon Johncock|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 22||||||||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 47|style="text-align:left;"| Steve Chassey|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 25||||||||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 48| style="text-align:left;"| Fulvio Ballabio |||||||||||||||| style="background:#efcfff;" | 26|align="right"| 0|-! 49|style="text-align:left;"| Dick Ferguson|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||style="background:#efcfff;"| 29||||||||align="right"| 0|-! 50|style="text-align:left;"| George Snider|||style="background:#efcfff;"| 33||||||||||||||align="right"| 0|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Mike Nish|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ|||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Tom Bigelow|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Dominic Dobson|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Spike Gehlhausen|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Phil Krueger|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Johnny Parsons|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Sammy Swindell|||style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ||||||||||||||align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Al Holbert|||||||||||||||| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ|align="right"| -|-! |style="text-align:left;"| Jim Crawford||| Inj||||||||||||||align="right"| -|- valign="top"! valign="middle" | Pos! valign="middle" | Driver! width="27" | LBH ! width="27" | PHX ! width="27" | INDY ! width="27" | MIL ! width="27" | POR ! width="27" | MEA ! width="27" | CLE ! width="27" | TOR ! width="27" | MIC ! width="27" | POC ! width="27" | ROA ! width="27" | MDO ! width="27" | NAZ ! width="27" | LAG ! width="27" | MAR! width="27" | MIA ! valign="middle" | Pts|}|valign="top"| Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th-6th place Light Blue 7th–12th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 12) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Driver replacement (Rpl) Injured (Inj) Race not held (NH) Not competing align=center colspan=2 In-line notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap *| align=center|Led most race laps|-|style="text-align:center"| |align=center|Rookie of the Year|-|style="text-align:center"| |align=center|Rookie|}|} See also 1987 Indianapolis 500 1987 American Racing Series season

Notes and References

1. News: Financial crunch will continue to plague Indy-car racing teams. Robin. Miller. Robin Miller (journalist). The Indianapolis Star. 104. Newspapers.com. December 7, 1986. October 18, 2016.
2. Web site: PPG Indy Car World Series 1987. Åberg, Andreas. Driver Database. 2009-05-19.
3. Web site: 1987 PPG Indy Car World Series.
4. News: Johncock attempting Indy comeback. The Milwaukee Sentinel. Phil. Cash. 1987-05-11. 2012-10-03. 2016-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313070551/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n4ZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1636,2650073&dq=jim+crawford+crash&hl=en. dead.
5. News: 1987 Nissan Indy Challenge . ChampCarStats . 2013-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923124810/http://www.champcarstats.com/races/198715.htm . 2012-09-23 . live .
6. Web site: Driver Season Stats.
7. Web site: Driver Season Stats.
8. Web site: Official Box Score: 71st Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 2009-05-19.
9. Web site: Race Results.
10. http://articles.mcall.com/1987-08-17/sports/2589474_1_mario-and-michael-andrettis-five-or-six-laps Andrettis Glad This Race Day Is History Pocono Quaker State 500
11. Web site: 1987 PPG Indy Car World Series. Champ Car Stats. 2013-06-20.

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