When: 1985Where: Road AmericaWhat: CART IndyCar SeriesWho: Alan Jones The cars and working conditions have changed quite a bit since IndyCar teams visited Wisconsin's finest road course in 1985. CART's visit to the sprawling Road America facility that year took place without fan favorite Mario Andretti, who was injured at the previous event on the Michigan oval. Finding a replacement was easy for Andretti's Newman/Haas Racing team. With NHR's new Beatrice-sponsored Formula 1 program being prepared for a late-season debut, moving lead driver Alan Jones – the 1980 F1 world champion – over to the team's Beatrice-sponsored Lola T900-Cosworth IndyCar entries was rather easy. The...
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