1989 - PPG Indy Car World Series

1989 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Race Summary

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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1989 - PPG Indy Car World Series

PPG Indy Car World Series Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.

Date	Winning Driver	Race Name	Track
4/8/1989	Rick Mears	Checker Autoworks 200	Phoenix International Raceway
4/16/1989	Al Unser, Jr.	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach Street Circuit
5/28/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6/4/1989	Rick Mears	Miller High Life 200	Milwaukee Mile
6/18/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit
6/25/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Budweiser G.I. Joes 200	Portland Intenational Raceway
7/2/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland	Burke Lakefront Airport
7/16/1989	Bobby Rahal	Marlboro Grand Prix Meadowlands	Meadowlands Sports Complex
7/23/1989	Michael Andretti	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place
8/6/1989	Michael Andretti	Marlboro 500	Michigan International Speedway
8/20/1989	Danny Sullivan	Pocono 500	Pocono International Raceway
9/3/1989	Teo Fabi	Red Roof Inns 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
9/10/1989	Danny Sullivan	Road America 200	Road America
9/24/1989	Emerson Fittipaldi	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Nazareth Speedway
10/15/1989	Rick Mears	Champion Spark Plug 300K	Laguna Seca Raceway