Revisiting The Andretti PHOTO FINISH At Portland

IndyCar's 1986 BUDWEISER / G.I. JOE'S 200 took place on Father's Day at Portland International Raceway. Michael Andretti was looking like he was going to cruise to his third win in five races to start the 1986 IndyCar season, but things don't always go according to plan. The finish of this one, was an IndyCar all time classic.
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[@Xariama]

I so miss Bob Jenkins and Jack Arute... they made Indy on ESPN awesome.

[@zlinedavid]

99% of the viewers: “OMG, this looks so old. It’s historic!” Me: “I remember watching this live….😩”

[@fluffskunk]

Saaaaame.

[@Demise90Racing]

Nothing wrong with that. You got to experience and fully appreciate the golden years. I wish I was as old as I am now so I could go experience some of these races in person.

[@mfdt18c78]

I was 30 months old when this race was run, so I don’t feel like it’s historic because of its age lol. These were the golden ages of many racing series, Indy, Nascar, NHRA and IROC so in many ways I envy you.

[@Spike-sk7ql]

I was young, but I remember watching this with my dad, and papa

[@skyhigh6089]

Don't feel bad... I started watching races in the early 70s.

[@BDCMatt]

I'll always remember Michael for having some of the most dominant cars on race day only for reliability issues to hit.

[@skyhigh6089]

What I remember him for is for his disastrous 1993 season in F1, which truly exposed the wide gap between European and American race series.

[@elisamaria3628]

@@skyhigh6089that’s probably why they won’t let Michael enter F1 as an owner

[@theman13451]

The 1992 Indy 500. Enough said

[@gabegunn3]

The GI Joe Budweiser 200 has got to be the most American race name possible

[@danw2112]

GI Joe's was a chain of sporting goods stores in Oregon. The company went bankrupt and closed all their stores in 2009.

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

These 80's Indycars look SO GOOD especially in speedway trim, but the road course wings are pretty nuts, too.

[@Demise90Racing]

The rear wings are nuts being that big. In my opinion the 90"s cars will always be king for me, but the 80's had some insane designs.

[@iDAV8]

@@Demise90RacingHarry miller built the best looking cars. Opinions though lol

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

Road course cars always look better

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

If your talking early 80s speedway packages , you got a point

[@hittheboof1084]

people like to say the 80s were the best motorsports eras for indycar and f1 but man I'm so glad that most cars make it to the finishline these days. I can't imagine how disappointing it would've been to go to a race and watch like 8 drivers DNF just cuz their engines couldn't handle the boost pressure or whatever.

[@Chatta-Ortega]

I don't know...the chances that the kead car could suffer a mechanical problem made each race more interesting. Today, if Max is leading after the first turn, you know the race is pretty much over.

[@skyhigh6089]

Dunno about IndyCar, but the 80s were the worst years for F1. Teams fought each other about regulations, races were declared non valid for the championship and the general feeling was of hate for what the sport had turned into... for the 90s FIA had to kill Group C (Sport Prototypes) because it was threatening F1 for popularity.

[@SportzyCG]

You hit 10k subscribers!!! Good job🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Demise90Racing]

Thank you!!! Its still wild to me that I hit that milestone.

[@joshawott331]

I found you a couple days ago I'm happy I could contribute! Good content there's not enough Indy car content on here

[@kligermanfan48]

Due to living in B.C. in Canada, This year's Xfinity Portland race was my first ever professional race in-person. Seeing how this track looks now compared to the 80s is pretty cool. I love how the bridge looks exactly the same.

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

Yes, I remember watching this live and I thought for sure Michael had it. He ran a very clean race except for the Danny Sullivan issue Michael should have won...

[@Ottos_ScLm_Race_videos_2009_on]

Watching this race it interesting just how much this track has changed.

[@MalloryMinerva]

Several days ago I was at the Portland E-Prix and the commentary used at the track brought up this race (the relevance being the Andretti Formula E team and Michael being there in person). The Formula E race is a classic in the making in its own right I think. A fourth of the grid making an impressive charge through the field, Nick Cassidy winning from 10th, two championship contenders battling on track for the win, almost a photo finish for the win, a healthy amount of chaos, and even a spying scandal from Penske.

[@sadaba43]

formula E is super underrated rn imo, i really hope they keep Portland it's great racing

[@markko17]

People only remember Kevin Cogan for Indy '82 but he had a pretty good year in '86. Won the season opener at Phoenix, and 2nd at Indy (might have won if not for that late caution caused by Luyendyk).

[@Cnimail]

That must’ve been a rather awkward dinner for the Andrettis.

The 1980s were the best IndyCar/ChampCar years for family duels. In the previous season (1985), Al Unser beat his son in the last race for the championship by a single point.

[@EaritatingMusic]

I live in Portland and was at that race. At the time, the general consensus was that Michael let Mario win on purpose, because it was Father's Day.

[@jamesbraun9842]

Mario's F1 legends interview. He said this race Michael had been dominating and didn't think he'd catch him but was told Michael had a fuel pickup issue so he went as fast as the car could go. Michael was not happy at the podium

[@BogieRel]

@@jamesbraun9842 Mario getting back at Michael for that inside pass bump early in the race. 😄

[@monteiro5306]

Awesome video. Greetings from Brazil.

[@heetseeker8017]

My favorite new channel. Please don’t change a thing. I love these videos so much!

[@Demise90Racing]

Thank you very much. I don't plan on it!

[@92boostedh22]

This should be an annual Father’s Day rewind. You have a knack for commentary. This was certainly a race to remember. Keep up the great work!

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Old School IndyCar From The 70s 80s And Early 90s Thanks For Uploading

[@chrisbee9643]

IndyCar is so great and so fn underrated in Europe!!! I even like more than the F1! And I am German. xD

[@itz-123charli_snowcloud09]

I dont watch any American motor sports but i really enjoy these videos

[@fluffskunk]

Slight point of interest, Dale Coyne's car looks so weird because it was a 1984 Lola chassis, modified to hold a small-block Chevrolet V8, instead of the turbocharged Cosworths (and one Judd) that everyone else was running that year (aside from Indy where there were several Buicks, and Al Unser Sr qualified an Ilmor test mule for the Chevrolet effort that would appear in the Penske cars in 1987... with Unser ironically winning the race in a 1986 March with a Cosworth engine).

[@Strat_Twelve_in_Pit_Lane]

Spectacular video! I love your channel! What a race and what a beautiful car, with a mega rear wing! Small curiosity: in Monza in 1993 I saw the GP and Michael's third place. First live race for me, last in F1 for him. When I lived in Trieste, Italy, I often went to Motovun (Croatia), Mario's hometown. It's a small thing, but it always thrilled them to know that a motoring legend was born in what was then still Italy...

[@Demise90Racing]

Thank you very much! That is really cool you got to see that little bit of Formula 1 history. F1 was rough for poor Michael.

[@Strat_Twelve_in_Pit_Lane]

@@Demise90Racing Michael has been unlucky in F1, but he has the talent of the Andrettis! He keeps making videos, I think you're doing a great job!

[@Coogmaster2000]

Great stuff!

[@Demise90Racing]

Thanks Tyler! Appreciate it.

[@KellieLeigh48]

Yet another smash hit of a race review

[@mikulitsi1819]

Remember seeing this on Indycar's compilation of closest finishes in Indycar. What a terrible way to lose a race... Although at least he lost it to Mario

[@cmderinchief]

@demise90 - to say Garza’s name is this - Jose-Lee.

[@e93sports80]

Nice!

[@Demise90Racing]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cosmic_drew]

Hey we're the same age. I wish I would have watched indycar when I was a kid. I watched a few cart/champ car races but didn't really follow the full season until 2008ish when the split was finally over. Just a coincidence. I didn't really understand what the split even was until I was like 20.

[@skyhigh6089]

You have to love the clueless reporter trying to figure out what tire warmers are for.

[@combatking20]

Portland really hasn't changed much since 1986 (though it has changed A LOT since it opened).

[@Demise90Racing]

Just the first turn chicane being extended is the only major difference to the layout.

[@gokartbob6478]

I believe it was built in 1914, and one of the oldest road-race tracks in the country. I raced my kart the next weekend. 😎🏁

[@combatking20]

@@gokartbob6478 Was actually built in 1961.

[@crocus9905]

"funny thing is I don't pity him at all" 😂😂

[@gamerzone0764]

You're 11 years older to me??? You sound 5 years younger I kid you not.

[@Demise90Racing]

The story of my life is everyone thinking I'm younger then I actually am haha

[@gamerzone0764]

@@Demise90Racing honestly, you've got great content. Maybe story of your life could be a great demise style documentary. Keep up the bloody great job mate. Cheers🍻

[@michaelhintz6187]

Is there a Milwaukee Mile race that’s worthy?

I remember one Milwaukee race, 1991, where the podium consists of 3x Andretti, Michael wins in front of John and Mario.

F1 fan here, i know is Indycar today really good, but gost, even CART is intresthing

[@DuddleBug5]

Do a video on 1996 Indycar Toronto race to pay respect of the people that died in a crash that day

[@bartsullivan4866]

They forgot to pack the yellow flag.....I nearly died laughing :). I bet Danny Sullivan gave Michael the Will Power double bird after this race. I live not too far from this track and see the PIR Grand Prix every year. This was a great era so many awesome drivers. I think I was actually at this race at 5 years old with my dad at the time. I got really sun burned and don't remember to much at the time. I am thankful we have a track in Portland besides the Trailblazers not a lot of other major sports teams in town. It was always cool to see the Indy cars. It is kind of hard to pass at the PIR track not a lot of opportunities, the course is kind of flat as a pancake. Not like Road America, Mid Ohio or Luguna Seca. I wish we had a short oval in the NW like Iowa. The leaders have such a huge advantage in this race if you don't qualify well you don't have a prayer of winning it. The finish was awesome for sure. It was actually a much better idea moving this race to September instead of June. The chance of rainy weather is really high in June compared to September.

[@Dogman36]

dang somebody has a young voice like me! 1990? woah! im 1994

[@luisvaldes1568]

Way less yellows and fast pit road enter and exits, those where the days!

[@muhammadwahyuhidayat21498]

Next,The Bump and Run 2002 at Bristol Night Race. Rusty Wallace versus Jeff Gordon for the lead to victory.

[@muhammadwahyuhidayat21498]

Broadcasting Live on TNT The Commentary is Allen Bestwick,Wally Dallenbach and (Late) Benjamin "BP" Parsons

[@Demise90Racing]

This one is coming, but most likely in September :)

[@finntjomstol9364]

Video on 2016 Pocono fog shortened race?

[@Atticus3lack]

The teams in F1 vetoed the tyre blanket ban.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Okay no much like Cleveland, Portland, at least for CART always threw up weird/wild moments

[@muhammadwahyuhidayat21498]

First comment from Indonesia. Make a one million subscribers

[@Demise90Racing]

Haha 1 million. Still a long way to go! I appreciate your dedication to this channel!!!!

[@jmont5008]

Did this race cost Michael the championship?

[@KellieLeigh48]

Day 2 of asking for John Paul Jr's upset at Texas 1998 after not winning in 15 years and coming back from prison

[@Demise90Racing]

I promise it will come. I just kinda have a pipeline of videos right now.

[@KellieLeigh48]

@@Demise90Racing ok awesome