1989 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Detroit Grand Prix Race Results

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1989 - Detroit Grand Prix Race Results

Race Name - Detroit Grand Prix
Date - 6/18/1989
Race Track - Detroit Street Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 28
Laps Run - 62
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Michael Andretti / 88.512 mph
Cautions - 3 cautions for 11 laps
Average Race Speed - 76.112 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Michael Andretti
Race Number - 5

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Chevrolet	87.979
2	5	Scott Pruett	Budweiser	Lola	Judd	87.348
3	4	Mario Andretti	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	87.641
4	8	Teo Fabi	Quaker State	March	Porsche	86.761
5	9	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Chevrolet	86.613
6	10	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal/Dutch Boy	Lola	Cosworth	85.191
7	25	Dominic Dobson	Texaco Havoline	Lola	Cosworth	82.277
8	22	Roberto Guerrero	Alfa Romeo	March	Alfa Romeo	82.855
9	15	Didier Theys	Mackenzie Financial	Lola	Judd	84.511
10	23	Pancho Carter	Hardees	Lola	Cosworth	82.7
11	21	John Jones	Labatts Breweries	Lola	Cosworth	83.016
12	26	Guido Dacc	DeLonghi/Coyne Racing	Lola	Cosworth	82.056
13	1	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	88.512
14	20	Steve Saleen	Saleen Auto Express	March	Cosworth	83.439
15	19	Bernard Jourdain	Corona/Monarch/Andale	Lola	Cosworth	83.516
16	28	Randy Lewis	Toshiba/Oracle/TeamKar	Lola	Cosworth	81.048
17	13	Kevin Cogan	Schaefer/Playboy Fashions	March	Cosworth	84.597
18	6	Bobby Rahal	Kraco	Lola	Cosworth	87.176
19	18	John Paul Jr	ATEC Environmental	Lola	Buick	83.969
20	16	Fabrizio Barbazza	Arciero MacPherson	Penske	Cosworth	84.199
21	2	Al Unser Jr	Team Valvoline	Lola	Chevrolet	88.128
22	14	James Weaver	Dyson Racing	Lola	Cosworth	84.555
23	17	Tom Sneva	STP/Granatelli	Lola	Buick	83.978
24	7	Danny Sullivan	Miller High Life	Penske	Chevrolet	87.134
25	11	Derek Daly	Raynor	Lola	Judd	84.959
26	27	AJ Foyt	Copenhagen/Gilmore	Lola	Cosworth	81.61
27	24	Tero Palmroth	Mackenzie Financial	Lola	Judd
28	12	Raul Boesel	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Judd	84.891