Kammala wannan jumla: Don 1986 Cogan ya shiga Patrick Racing don fitar da No. 7 7-Eleven Maris 86C-Cosworth DFX. A lokacin buɗewa na Dana 200 don Wasannin Olympics na Musamman a Phoenix International Raceway Cogan ya sami nasarar Indycar ta farko, yana jagorantar Tom Sneva na 2 da zagaye. Hakanan shine karo na farko da Cogan ya jagoranci matsayin CART a cikin aikinsa. Tare da zagaye 13 da za a yi a cikin
Indianapolis 500, Cogan ya yi wani m tafi zuwa wuce Rick Mears da kuma Bobby Rahal a kasa da wani lap lokacin da duka biyu da aka gudanar da hankali mota na Randy Lanier. Duk da cewa motarsa ta yi fice a cikin juyawa, Cogan ya janye zuwa jagora na dakika 3 kafin a yi taka tsantsan a zagaye na 195 saboda haɗarin da Arie Luyendyk ya yi a zagaye na huɗu. Cogan bai sami kyakkyawar sake farawa a zagaye na 198 ba kuma Rahal ya wuce shi, a ƙarshe ya gama a matsayi na 2. Cogan har yanzu ya jagoranci matsayi bayan Indianapolis amma ya yi ritaya a cikin bakwai daga cikin tsere goma sha huɗu da suka rage kuma ya fadi zuwa na 6 a gasar zakarun Turai.