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were charging, and began trimming the lead. In the closing laps, however, Michael began experiencing fuel pickup problems. was in third position right on the back bumper of Mario. With ten laps to go, Michael led Mario by over eight seconds, and looked to be on his way to a dominating victory.

It was the closest finish in Indy car racing history at the time.

1986: In one of the most dramatic finishes in CART history, Mario Andretti beat his son Michael Andretti to the finish line by 0.07 seconds.

Indy 500 winner Danny Sullivan started on the pole position, but dropped out on lap 6 due to steering failure. It was his second win in a row, and his third victory of the 1985 season. Andretti was trailing by nearly 15 seconds, but a fast final pit stop, and handling adjustments allowed him to quickly close the gap and drive to victory. led 49 laps, but after his final pit stop, a bad set of tires and fuel concerns forced him to slow his pace. for the lead with 19 laps to go, and pulled out to a 25-second victory.

1985: Mario Andretti passed Al Unser Jr.

took the lead for the final time on lap 39, and led all the way to the finish for his first-career Indy car victory.

Andretti, however, dropped out early with engine problems, and Sullivan suffered gear box trouble. Mario Andretti and Danny Sullivan swept the front row in Lola T-800 machines, the only two Lola chassis in the field. It was also the first race which CART utilized radial tires.

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1984: The CART series debuted at Portland International Raceway in 1984.

Mario Andretti won the 1986 race at Portland, the closest finish in Indy car history on a road course at the time. Race summaries CART PPG Indy Car World Series

1997 & 2001: Race shortened due to time limit.

Beginning in 2018, the race was held in September on Labor Day weekend, promoted by Green Savoree Racing Promotions. Numerous times, the race was held on Father's Day. Joe's sporting goods and auto parts store, and the event was held during or around the Portland Rose Festival. For a road course race, it was the all-time closest finish in CART series history, as well as the closest three-car finish in series history.įor nearly its entire existence, the title sponsor of the race was G.I. In 1997, in a three-wide finish, Mark Blundell beat second place Gil de Ferran by 0.027 seconds, and beat third place Raul Boesel by 0.055 seconds. At the time, it was the closest finish of any race in Indy car history. In 1986, Michael Andretti lost fuel pressure on the final turn of the final lap, which allowed his father Mario to catch up and beat him to the finish line by 0.070 seconds. Portland is best-remembered as being the site of two of the closest finishes on a road course in Indy car racing history. After a ten-year absence, the race returned to the Ind圜ar Series for the 2018 season. The race was held every year from 1984 through 2007 first as a CART series race, then as part of Champ Car World Series. The Grand Prix of Portland is an Indy Car Series race held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. For the sports car race, see Portland Grand Prix.