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1989 Champion Spark Plug 300K Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post CART race number 15 of 15 Sunday, October 15, 1989 at Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA 84 laps on a 2.214 mile road course (185.976 miles) Time of race: 1:58:29 Average speed: 94.174 mph Pole speed: 110.168 mph Cautions: 2 for 15 laps Margin of victory: 1.846 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1989 CART results   /   1989 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 4   Rick Mears Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Penske / Chevrolet 84 68160 running 47 22 2 8 5   Mario Andretti Kmart / Havoline   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Chevrolet 84 51630 running 20 16 3 6 2   Al Unser, Jr. Team Valvoline   (Rick Galles) Lola / Chevrolet 84 39500 running 13 14 4 9 3   Scott Pruett Budweiser   (Truesports) Lola / Judd 84 34460 running 0 12 5 7 20   Emerson Fittipaldi Marlboro   (Pat Patrick / Chip Ganassi) Penske / Chevrolet 84 31090 running 0 10 6 5 18   Bobby Rahal Kraco   (Kraco Enterprises) Lola / Cosworth 84 27720 running 0 8 7 4 6   Michael Andretti Kmart / Havoline   (Newman Haas Racing) Lola / Chevrolet 84 18600 running 2 6 8 19 11   Kevin Cogan Schaefer / Playboy Fashions   (Andy Kenopensky) March / Cosworth 84 23980 running 0 5 9 11 7   Arie Luyendyk Provimi Veal / Dutch Boy   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 83 19860 running 0 4 10 12 30   Raul Boesel Domino's Pizza   (Douglas Shierson) Lola / Judd 83 19336 running 0 3 11 17 86   Dominic Dobson Texaco / Havoline   (Bruce Leven) Lola / Cosworth 82 12074 running 0 2 12 22 70   John Andretti STP / Tuneup Masters   (Vince Granatelli) Lola / Buick 81 11550 running 0 1 13 24 59   Steve Saleen Saleen Auto Express   (Steve Saleen) March / Cosworth 79 11550 running 0   14 2 1   Danny Sullivan Miller High Life   (Roger Penske) Penske / Chevrolet 79 17240 running 2   15 27 16   Jon Beekhuis Any Mountain Ltd.   (Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.) Lola / Cosworth 62 12240 gearbox 0   16 18 28   Randy Lewis Toshiba / Oracle   (TeamKar International) Lola / Cosworth 58 8930 mechanical 0   17 13 9   Didier Theys STP / Tuneup Masters   (Vince Granatelli) Lola / Buick 56 15275 clutch 0   18 10 10   Derek Daly Raynor Garage Doors   (Raynor Motorsports) Lola / Judd 49 15275 clutch 0   19 3 8   Teo Fabi Quaker State   (Porsche Motorsports) March / Porsche 48 11775 crash 0   20 14 22   Scott Brayton Amway   (Dick Simon) Lola / Cosworth 37 15275 cv joint 0   21 15 12   Fabrizio Barbazza Arciero-MacPherson   (Frank Arciero) Penske / Cosworth 34 14620 gearbox 0   22 16 65   John Jones Labatt's Breweries   (Ron Rogers) Lola / Cosworth 29 7620 gearbox 0   23 28 69   Bernard Jourdain Andale Racing   (Andale Racing) Lola / Cosworth 28 2620 coolant leak 0   24 23 29   Pancho Carter Hardee's   (Leader Card) Lola / Cosworth 26 14620 gearbox 0   25 21 21   Roberto Guerrero Alfa Romeo   (Alex Morales) March / Alfa Romeo 23 14620 off course 0   26 26 50   Guido Dacco Sector / DeLonghi   (Antonio Ferrari) Lola / Cosworth 9 2620 engine 0   27 25 19   Ken Johnson Rain-X / Burago   (Dale Coyne) Lola / Cosworth 6 9620 engine 0   28 20 14   Rocky Moran Copenhagen / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) Lola / Cosworth 0 14620 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Joe Sposato 17 Hoechst Celenese Buddy Lazier 23 Maglite / Advance Liquid Scott Harrington 44 U.S. Engineering Todd Walther Jeff Wood 56 Spirit of Wichita Dick Hammond Ludwig Heimrath 71 Mackenzie Financial Ron Hemelgarn Robby Unser 91 Mackenzie Financial Ron Hemelgarn John Paul, Jr. 96 ATEC Environmental David Mann Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 37 37     38 44 7   #12 stopped on track   45 48 4     49 56 8   #8 accident   57 84 28       Percent of race run under caution: 17.9%             Average green flag run: 23.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Danny Sullivan 1 2 2   Rick Mears 3 25 23   Michael Andretti 26 27 2   Mario Andretti 28 47 20   Rick Mears 48 49 2   Al Unser, Jr. 50 62 13   Rick Mears 63 84 22 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Emerson Fittipaldi 196     2   Rick Mears 186   -10   3   Michael Andretti 150   -46   4   Teo Fabi 141   -55   5   Al Unser, Jr. 136   -60   6   Mario Andretti 110   -86   7   Danny Sullivan 107   -89   8   Scott Pruett 101   -95   9   Bobby Rahal 88   -108   10   Arie Luyendyk 75   -121   11   Raul Boesel 68   -128   12   Derek Daly 25   -171   13   Kevin Cogan 18   -178   13   Pancho Carter 18   -178   15   Scott Brayton 17   -179   16   John Jones 14   -182   16   Al Unser 14   -182   18   A.J. Foyt 10   -186   18   Dominic Dobson 10   -186   18   Bernard Jourdain 10   -186   21   Didier Theys 9   -187