1989 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Checker Autoworks 200 Race Results

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1989 - Checker Autoworks 200 Race Results

Race Name - Checker Autoworks 200
Date - 4/8/1989
Race Track - Phoenix International Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Rick Mears / 166.536 mph
Cautions - 4 cautions for 31 laps
Average Race Speed - 126.112 mph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 8 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rick Mears
Race Number - 1

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Rick Mears	Pennzoil	Penske	Chevrolet	166.536
2	6	Al Unser Jr	Team Valvoline	Lola	Chevrolet	161.399
3	2	Danny Sullivan	Miller High Life	Penske	Chevrolet	163.964
4	7	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	160.406
5	10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Chevrolet	159.605
6	8	Teo Fabi	Quaker State	March	Porsche	160.221
7	13	Pancho Carter	Hardees	Lola	Cosworth	156.087
8	4	Mario Andretti	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	161.892
9	21	Ludwig Heimrath Jr	Mackenzie Financial	Lola	Judd	152.724
10	14	Kevin Cogan	Schaefer/Playboy Fashions	March	Cosworth	155.864
11	17	Scott Pruett	Budweiser Truesport	Lola	Judd	154.879
12	16	Derek Daly	Raynor	Lola	Judd	155.132
13	19	Randy Lewis	Toshiba/Oracle/TeamKar	Lola	Cosworth	153.82
14	9	Raul Boesel	Dominos Pizza	Lola	Judd	159.844
15	11	Scott Brayton	Amway	Lola	Cosworth	159.285
16	15	John Jones	Labatt/Protofab	Lola	Cosworth	155
17	12	Arie Luyendyk	Provimi Veal/Dutch Boy	Lola	Cosworth	158.786
18	5	Bobby Rahal	Kraco	Lola	Cosworth	161.413
19	22	Bernard Jourdain	Andale Racing	Lola	Cosworth	151.912
20	20	Didier Theys	Arciero MacPherson	Penske	Cosworth	153.205
21	23	JeanPierre Frey	Euromotorsport	Lola	Cosworth	145.196
22	18	AJ Foyt	Copenhagen/Gilmore	Lola	Cosworth	154.606
23	3	Dominic Dobson	Texaco Havoline	Lola	Cosworth	161.929
24	24	Guido Dacc	Coyne Racing	Lola	Cosworth	144.893