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1989 Phoenix Champ Cars

1989 Phoenix Champ Cars is 141st CART race. Passed at the Phoenix circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position and this race. Al Unser, Jr. and Danny Sullivan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (322 km).

Previous race: 1988 Miami Champ Cars
Next race: 1989 Long Beach Grand Prix
Race Start: 9th April 1989

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1989 Phoenix Champ Cars

43rd victory for the Penske Racing team
20th victory for the Rick Mears
53rd podium for the Rick Mears
27th podium for the Al Unser, Jr.
27th podium for the Danny Sullivan

Penske PC18 - 1989 Phoenix Champ Cars winner

Penske PC18 #4 - 1989 Phoenix Champ Cars winner

1989 Phoenix Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	22	1h 35m 9.205s	Penske Racing
2	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	16	199 laps	Galles Racing
3	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	14	199 laps	Penske Racing
4	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	12	199 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC17, #20	10	199 laps	Patrick Racing
6	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	8	198 laps	Porsche Motorsports
7	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	6	195 laps	Leader Card Racers
8	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	5	195 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
9	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T89/00, #71	4	193 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
10	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	3	191 laps	Machinists Union Racing
11	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	2	189 laps	Truesports
12	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	1	189 laps	Raynor Motorsports
13	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	0	186 laps	Teamkar International
14	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	0	184 laps	Shierson Racing
15	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	0	145 laps Engine	Dick Simon Racing
16	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	0	135 laps Fire	Protofab Racing
17	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	0	111 laps Vibration	Dick Simon Racing
18	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	0	83 laps Accident	Kraco Racing
19	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	0	80 laps Accident	Andale Racing
20	Didier Theys	Penske PC17, #12	0	63 laps Accident	Arciero Racing
21	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T88/00, #50	0	47 laps Black flagged	Euromotorsport
22	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	0	42 laps Exhausts	Gilmore Racing Team
23	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	0	30 laps Accident	Bayside Motorsports
24	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	0	23 laps Oil leak	Dale Coyne Racing
0	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59	0		Vince Granatelli Racing
0	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	0		Vince Granatelli Racing

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

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC18, #4	21.617s	Penske Racing
2	Danny Sullivan	Penske PC18, #1	21.956s	Penske Racing
3	Dominic Dobson	Lola T88/00, #86	22.232s	Bayside Motorsports
4	Mario Andretti	Lola T89/00, #5	22.237s	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Bobby Rahal	Lola T89/00, #18	22.303s	Kraco Racing
6	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T89/00, #2	22.305s	Galles Racing
7	Michael Andretti	Lola T89/00, #6	22.443s	Newman-Haas Racing
8	Teo Fabi	March 89P, #8	22.469s	Porsche Motorsports
9	Raul Boesel	Lola T89/00, #30	22.522s	Shierson Racing
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC17, #20	22.556s	Patrick Racing
11	Scott Brayton	Lola T89/00, #22	22.601s	Dick Simon Racing
12	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T89/00, #7	22.672s	Dick Simon Racing
13	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #29	23.064s	Leader Card Racers
14	Kevin Cogan	March 88C, #11	23.097s	Machinists Union Racing
15	John Jones	Lola T89/00, #65	23.101s	Protofab Racing
16	Tom Sneva	Lola T88/00, #9	23.156s	Vince Granatelli Racing
17	Derek Daly	Lola T89/00, #10	23.206s	Raynor Motorsports
18	Scott Pruett	Lola T89/00, #3	23.244s	Truesports
19	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T89/00, #14	23.285s	Gilmore Racing Team
20	Randy Lewis	Lola T89/00, #28	23.404s	Teamkar International
21	Didier Theys	Penske PC17, #12	23.498s	Arciero Racing
22	Ludwig Heimrath jr	Lola T89/00, #71	23.572s	Hemelgarn Racing
23	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T89/00, #69	23.698s	Andale Racing
24	Jean-Pierre Frey	Lola T88/00, #50	24.794s	Euromotorsport
25	Guido Dacco	Lola T88/00, #19	24.846s	Dale Coyne Racing
26	Steve Saleen	March 88C, #59		Vince Granatelli Racing