Waxad qortaa sii wadida faqradan - 1986 Cogan wuxuu ku biiray Patrick Racing si uu u wado lambarka 7 7-Eleven March 86C-Cosworth DFX. Xilli ciyaareedkii furitaanka Dana 200 ee Ciyaaraha Olombikada Gaarka ah ee Phoenix International Raceway Cogan wuxuu dhaliyay guushiisii ugu horreysay ee Indycar, isagoo kaga horreeya kaalinta 2aad Tom Sneva wareeg. Sidoo kale waxay ahayd markii ugu horeysay ee Cogan uu hogaamiyo qiimeynta CART ee xirfadiisa. 13 wareeg oo ay ku harsan tahay Indianapolis 500
, Cogan wuxuu sameeyay talaabo geesinimo leh si uu u dhaafo Rick Mears iyo Bobby Rahal wax ka yar hal wareeg markii labadoodaba uu joojiyay gaariga Randy Lanier oo gaabis ah. Inkastoo baabuurkiisa uu si cad u xad-dhaafay wareegyada, Cogan wuxuu ka baxay 3-ilbiriqsi oo hogaan ah ka hor intaan digniin laga soo saarin wareegga 195-aad ee shilkii Arie Luyendyk ee wareegga afraad. Cogan ma uusan helin dib u bilaabid fiican wareega 198-aad waxaana dhaafay Rahal, ugu dambeyntiina wuxuu dhammeeyey kaalinta 2-aad. Cogan ayaa wali hogaaminayay qiimeynta kadib Indianapolis laakiin wuxuu la kulmay howlgabnimo toddobo ka mid ah afar iyo tobanka tartan ee haray wuxuuna ku dhacay kaalinta 6aad ee horyaalka.