1989 Champion Spark Plug 300

Race 15 of 15

Laguna Seca
84 laps
Time of race: 1:58:29.341
Average speed of winner: 94.174 mph
Margin of victory: 1.846 sec.
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Mears pole, Sullivan 1-2, Mears 3-25, Mi. Andretti 26-27, Ma. Andretti 28-47, Mears 48-49, Unser, Jr. 50-62, Mears 63-84

Race notes: Finale for Derek Daly, Ken Johnson, and Steve Saleen.

Video links: Excerpts

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Rick Mears	4	Pennzoil	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	110.168	84	3	47	flagged	22
2	8	Mario Andretti	5	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	108.405	84	1	20	flagged	16
3	6	Al Unser, Jr.	2	Team Valvoline	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Galles	108.844	84	1	13	flagged	14
4	9	Scott Pruett	3	Budweiser	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Truesports	108.235	84	0	0	flagged	12
5	7	Emerson Fittipaldi	20	Marlboro	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Patrick	108.771	84	0	0	flagged	10
6	5	Bobby Rahal	18	Kraco	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Kraco	108.876	84	0	0	flagged	8
7	4	Michael Andretti	6	Kmart/Havoline	Lola	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Newman-Haas	109.302	84	1	2	flagged	6
8	19	Kevin Cogan	11	Schaefer/Playboy Fashions	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	104.882	84	0	0	flagged	5
9	11	Arie Luyendyk	7	Provimi Veal/Dutch Boy	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	107.139	83	0	0	flagged	4
10	12	Raul Boesel	30	Domino's Pizza	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Shierson	106.330	83	0	0	flagged	3
11	17	Dominic Dobson	86	Texaco Havoline	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bayside	105.180	82	0	0	flagged	2
12	22	John Andretti	70	STP/Tuneup Masters	Lola	Buick	Goodyear	Vince Granatelli	103.564	81	0	0	flagged	1
13	24	Steve Saleen	59	Saleen Auto Express	March	Cosworth	Goodyear	Saleen	102.925	79	0	0	flagged	0
14	2	Danny Sullivan	1	Miller High Life	Penske	Chevrolet	Goodyear	Penske	109.628	79	1	2	flagged	0
15	27	Jon Beekhuis	16	Any Mountain Ltd	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Bettenhausen	102.396	62	0	0	gearbox	0
16	18	Randy Lewis	28	Toshiba/Oracle/TeamKar	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	105.106	58	0	0	mechanical	0
17	13	Didier Theys	9	STP/Tuneup Masters	Lola	Buick	Goodyear	Vince Granatelli	105.967	56	0	0	clutch	0
18	10	Derek Daly	10	Raynor	Lola	Judd	Goodyear	Raynor	107.217	49	0	0	oil line	0
19	3	Teo Fabi	8	Quaker State	March	Porsche	Goodyear	Porsche	109.471	48	0	0	accident	0
20	14	Scott Brayton	22	Amway	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Simon	105.809	37	0	0	CV joint	0
21	15	Fabrizio Barbazza	12	Arciero MacPherson	Penske	Cosworth	Goodyear	Arciero	105.798	34	0	0	gearbox	0
22	16	John Jones	65	Labatt's Breweries	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Protofab	105.348	29	0	0	gearbox	0
23	28	Bernard Jourdain	69	Andale Racing	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Andale	100.067	28	0	0	coolant leak	0
24	23	Pancho Carter	29	Hardee's	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Machinists Union	103.513	26	0	0	gearbox	0
25	21	Roberto Guerrero	21	Alfa Romeo	March	Alfa Romeo	Goodyear	Morales	104.158	23	0	0	off course	0
26	26	Guido Daccò	50	Sector/DeLonghi	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Euromotorsport	102.598	9	0	0	engine	0
27	25	Ken Johnson	19	Rain-X/Burago	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Coyne	102.886	6	0	0	engine	0
28	20	Rocky Moran	14	Copenhagen/Gilmore	Lola	Cosworth	Goodyear	Foyt	104.278	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Emerson Fittipaldi	196	15	4	5	8
2	Rick Mears	186	15	5	3	6
3	Michael Andretti	150	15	2	2	6
4	Teo Fabi	141	15	2	1	4
5	Al Unser, Jr.	136	15	1	1	5
6	Mario Andretti	110	15	0	0	4
7	Danny Sullivan	107	13	1	2	5
8	Scott Pruett	101	14	0	0	2
9	Bobby Rahal	88	15	0	1	3
10	Arie Luyendyk	75	15	0	0	1
11	Raul Boesel	68	15	0	0	1
12	Derek Daly	25	15	0	0	0
13	Pancho Carter	18	15	0	0	0
14	Kevin Cogan	18	14	0	0	0
15	Scott Brayton	17	14	0	0	0
16	Al Unser	14	4	0	0	0
17	John Jones	14	14	0	0	0
18	A.J. Foyt	10	12	0	0	0
19	Dominic Dobson	10	8	0	0	0
20	Bernard Jourdain	10	14	0	0	0
21	Didier Theys	9	12	0	0	0
22	Davy Jones	6	1	0	0	0
23	Roberto Guerrero	6	11	0	0	0
24	Fabrizio Barbazza	6	8	0	0	0
25	Rich Vogler	5	2	0	0	0