RACE: 70th Indianapolis 500
DATE: May 31, 1986
WINNER: Bobby Rahal
AVERAGE SPEED: 170.722 mph
WHAT HAPPENED: The race was rained out May 25-26 and rescheduled for the following weekend. Rahal battled with Rick Mears and Kevin Cogan, who took the lead with 13 laps to go. But a caution set up a final restart with two laps remaining and Rahal pulled away to win the race. Rahal was the first driver to complete 500 miles in under three hours.
NOTABLE: Rahal won for car owner Jim Trueman, who was cheering from the pit area despite a battle with cancer. Trueman died 11 days after Rahal's victory. Trueman was the father-in-law of current Team Penske President Tim Cindric.