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1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars

1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars is 148th CART race. Passed at the Meadowlands circuit. Emerson Fittipaldi won the pole position, Bobby Rahal won this race. Emerson Fittipaldi and Scott Pruett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 145 laps (284 km).

Previous race: 1989 Cleveland Champ Cars
Next race: 1989 Toronto Champ Cars
Race Start: 16th July 1989

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars

8th victory for the Kraco Racing team
19th victory for the Bobby Rahal
45th podium for the Bobby Rahal
23rd podium for the Emerson Fittipaldi
2nd podium for the Scott Pruett

Lola T89/00 - 1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars winner

Lola T89/00 #18 - 1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars winner

1989 Meadowlands Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	20	2h 9m 20.21s	Kraco Racing
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	17	2h 9m 26.39s	Patrick Racing
3	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	14	143 laps	Truesports
4	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	12	143 laps	Penske Racing
5	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	10	142 laps	Galles Racing
6	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	8	141 laps	Shierson Racing
7	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	6	140 laps	Dick Simon Racing
8	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	5	140 laps	Penske Racing
9	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	4	140 laps	Porsche Motorsports
10	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	3	136 laps	Dick Simon Racing
11	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	2	135 laps	Protofab Racing
12	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	1	131 laps Accident	Machinists Union Racing
13	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	0	129 laps	Leader Card Racers
14	Scott Atchison	Lola T88/00, #50	0	127 laps	Euromotorsport
15	Jeff Wood	Lola T88/00, #56	0	125 laps Accident	Gohr Racing
16	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	0	113 laps	Teamkar International
17	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	0	102 laps Accident	Bayside Motorsports
18	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	1	89 laps Suspension	Newman-Haas Racing
19	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	0	84 laps Electrics	Andale Racing
20	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	0	75 laps Suspension	Newman-Haas Racing
21	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #15	0	70 laps Accident	Dyson Racing
22	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	0	70 laps Suspension	Alex Morales Autosports
23	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	0	56 laps Clutch	Gilmore Racing Team
24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	0	39 laps Gearbox	Arciero Racing
25	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	0	37 laps Electrics	Raynor Motorsports
26	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #71	0	18 laps Fuel injection	Hemelgarn Racing
27	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	0	16 laps Turbocharger	Vince Granatelli Racing
28	Steve Chassey	Lola T87/00, #16	0	13 laps Engine	Bettenhausen Motorsports
0	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	0		Dale Coyne Racing

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC18, #20	37.919s	Patrick Racing
2	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	39.192s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	38.209s	Galles Racing
4	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	38.231s	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	38.257s	Penske Racing
6	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	38.27s	Kraco Racing
7	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	38.32s	Truesports
8	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	38.479s	Porsche Motorsports
9	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	38.707s	Penske Racing
10	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	38.796s	Raynor Motorsports
11	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	38.979s	Dick Simon Racing
12	Fabrizio Barbazza	Penske PC17, #12	39.305s	Arciero Racing
13	Didier Theys	Lola T88/00, #71	39.362s	Hemelgarn Racing
14	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	39.37s	Machinists Union Racing
15	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	39.43s	Dick Simon Racing
16	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	39.454s	Shierson Racing
17	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	39.597s	Teamkar International
18	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	39.616s	Leader Card Racers
19	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	39.617s	Protofab Racing
20	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	39.78s	Bayside Motorsports
21	Scott Atchison	Lola T88/00, #50	39.925s	Euromotorsport
22	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	39.997s	Andale Racing
23	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	40.007s	Vince Granatelli Racing
24	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T87/00, #15	40.082s	Dyson Racing
25	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	40.253s	Gilmore Racing Team
26	Jeff Wood	Lola T88/00, #56	40.445s	Gohr Racing
27	Roberto Guerrero	March 89CE, #21	40.972s	Alex Morales Autosports
28	Steve Chassey	Lola T87/00, #16	42.427s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
29	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19		Dale Coyne Racing