 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kunyange zvazvo akadzokera kumakwikwi kwenguva pfupi muCART neIMSA muna 1986. Ganassi akawana mhedzisiro yake yepamusoro yemitambo mu1986 Kodak Makopi 500 kuWatkins Glen iyo yakatora kukunda kweCamel Light kirasi, nemumwe wake wemujaho, Bob Earl 7th overall. Akanyorawo nzvimbo yechinomwe kupedzisa mwedzi kutanga muLöwenbräu Classic, paMugwagwa America, akabatsirwa naDavid Sears. Nguva mbiri dzacho dzaifamba nokuda kweSpice Engineering, mune imwe nokuda kweSpice-Pontiac SE86CL yavo. Mumakwikwi ake okupedzisira epasi pose, Ganassi akapinda muLe Mans 24 Hours muna 1987, senhengo yeKouros Racing. Mumwe wevaaitamba navo mumakwikwi aya, Johnny Dumfries ndiye akamhanyisa kumhanya mumakwikwi aya asati apa Ganassi motokari iyi. 