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1989 Cleveland Champ Cars

1989 Cleveland Champ Cars is 147th CART race. Passed at the Cleveland circuit. Michael Andretti won the pole position, Emerson Fittipaldi won this race. Mario Andretti and Bobby Rahal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 80 laps (320 km).

Previous race: 1989 Portland Champ Cars
Next race: 1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars
Race Start: 2nd July 1989

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Cleveland Champ Cars

17th victory for the Patrick Racing team
10th victory for the Emerson Fittipaldi
22nd podium for the Emerson Fittipaldi
49th podium for the Mario Andretti
44th podium for the Bobby Rahal

Penske PC18 - 1989 Cleveland Champ Cars winner

Penske PC18 #20 - 1989 Cleveland Champ Cars winner

1989 Cleveland Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	21	1h 32m 56.878s	Patrick Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	16	1h 33m 13.828s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	14	80 laps	Kraco Racing
4	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	12	80 laps	Porsche Motorsports
5	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	10	80 laps	Penske Racing
6	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	8	79 laps	Truesports
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	6	79 laps	Galles Racing
8	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	5	79 laps	Shierson Racing
9	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	4	79 laps	Dick Simon Racing
10	Al Unser	Penske PC18, #1	3	78 laps	Penske Racing
11	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	2	77 laps	Machinists Union Racing
12	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #71	1	77 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
13	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	0	76 laps	Alex Morales Autosports
14	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	0	74 laps	Leader Card Racers
15	Jeff Wood	Lola T88/00, #56	0	71 laps Ignition	Gohr Racing
16	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #16	0	69 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
17	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	0	69 laps	Saleen Autosport
18	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	1	61 laps Electrics	Newman-Haas Racing
19	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	0	58 laps Gearbox	Andale Racing
20	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #9	0	45 laps Electrics	Vince Granatelli Racing
21	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	0	31 laps Engine	Dale Coyne Racing
22	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	0	23 laps Engine	Raynor Motorsports
23	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	0	21 laps Electrics	Teamkar International
24	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	0	19 laps Engine	Dyson Racing
25	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	0	10 laps Gearbox	Protofab Racing
26	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	0	10 laps Electrics	Arciero Racing
27	Scott Atchison	Lola T88/00, #50	0	5 laps Turbocharger	Euromotorsport
28	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	0	Fuel pump	Dick Simon Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1989 Cleveland Champ Cars on the Cleveland circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	1m 4.636s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	1m 5.028s	Patrick Racing
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	1m 5.654s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	1m 5.656s	Penske Racing
5	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	1m 5.878s	Porsche Motorsports
6	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	1m 6.396s	Dick Simon Racing
7	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	1m 6.403s	Galles Racing
8	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	1m 6.45s	Kraco Racing
9	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	1m 6.546s	Truesports
10	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	1m 6.603s	Raynor Motorsports
11	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #71	1m 7.122s	Hemelgarn Racing
12	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	1m 7.365s	Shierson Racing
13	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	1m 7.551s	Machinists Union Racing
14	James Weaver	Lola T88/00, #15	1m 7.633s	Dyson Racing
15	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	1m 7.812s	Arciero Racing
16	Al Unser	Penske PC18, #1	1m 7.839s	Penske Racing
17	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	1m 8.094s	Dick Simon Racing
18	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #16	1m 8.109s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
19	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	1m 8.118s	Leader Card Racers
20	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	1m 8.224s	Protofab Racing
21	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	1m 8.597s	Alex Morales Autosports
22	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	1m 9.197s	Andale Racing
23	Tom Sneva	March 86C, #9	1m 9.765s	Vince Granatelli Racing
24	Scott Atchison	Lola T88/00, #50	1m 10.067s	Euromotorsport
25	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	1m 10.511s	Teamkar International
26	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	1m 11.128s	Saleen Autosport
27	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	1m 12.545s	Dale Coyne Racing
28	Jeff Wood	Lola T88/00, #56	1m 13.454s	Gohr Racing