1989 Indy Car Season - Drivers and Constructors

Drivers and Constructors

The following teams and drivers competed for the 1989 Indy Car World Series.

Team Chassis Engine Tires No Drivers Notes
Newman/Haas Racing Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 5 Mario Andretti
6 Michael Andretti
Patrick Racing Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 20 Emerson Fittipaldi
Galles Racing Lola Chevrolet Goodyear 2 Al Unser, Jr.
Team Penske Penske Chevrolet Goodyear 1 Danny Sullivan not competing at Portland & Cleveland
Geoff Brabham Portland only
4 Rick Mears
25/1 Al Unser Indianapolis 500, Cleveland, Michigan & Pocono only
Porsche North America March Porsche Goodyear 8 Teo Fabi
Truesports Lola Judd Goodyear 3 Scott Pruett did not start at Long Beach
Kraco Racing Lola Cosworth Goodyear 18 Bobby Rahal
Dick Simon Racing Lola Cosworth/Buick Goodyear 7/9 Arie Luyendyk
22 Scott Brayton disqualified (oversize wing) at Detroit
28 Randy Lewis not competing at Nazareth, start at Indianapolis 500 with TeamKar
17 Joe Sposato Laguna Seca only but did not qualify
Doug Shierson Racing Lola Judd Goodyear 30 Raul Boesel
Raynor Racing Lola Judd Goodyear 10 Derek Daly
Machinists Union Racing March Cosworth Goodyear 11 Kevin Cogan not competing at Nazareth
Johnny Rutherford Nazareth only but did not qualify
Lola 29/24 Pancho Carter start at Indianapolis 500 with Leader Card Racing
Protofab Racing Lola Cosworth Goodyear 15 James Weaver Long Beach, Detroit & Cleveland only
65 John Jones not competing at Nazareth
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Lola Cosworth Goodyear 14 A. J. Foyt withdrew (electrical) at Portland, not competing at Cleveland & Laguna Seca
Rocky Moran Laguna Seca only
March 29 Rich Vogler Indianapolis 500 only
Bayside Motorsports Lola Cosworth Goodyear 86 Dominic Dobson Phoenix, Long Beach, Indianapolis 500, Detroit, Portland, Meadowlands,
Toronto & Laguna Seca only
Andale Racing Lola Cosworth Goodyear 69 Bernard Jourdain not competing at Road America
Johnny Parsons Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify
Euromotorsport Lola Cosworth Goodyear 50/16 Jean-Pierre Frey Phoenix & Portland only, did not qualify at Milwaukee & Detroit,
entry declined (not enough experience) at Indianapolis 500
50 Davy Jones Indianapolis 500 only
Scott Atchison Portland, Cleveland & Meadowlands only
Tero Palmroth Pocono only
Guido Daccò Michigan, Mid-Ohio, Road America, Nazareth & Laguna Seca only
Alex Morales Motorsports March Alfa Romeo Goodyear 21 Roberto Guerrero not competing at Phoenix, Long Beach, Indianapolis 500 & Milwaukee
Arciero Racing Penske Cosworth Goodyear 12 Didier Theys Phoenix, Long Beach, Indianapolis 500 & Milwaukee only
Fabrizio Barbazza Detroit, Portland, Cleveland, Meadowlands, Toronto, Mid-Ohio,
Road America & Laguna Seca only
Rich Vogler Michigan only
Hemelgarn Racing Lola Judd/Buick Goodyear 71 Ludwig Heimrath Phoenix, Long Beach, Indianapolis 500, Toronto, Mid-Ohio,
Road America & Nazareth only, did not start at Milwaukee,
did not qualify at Michigan & Laguna Seca
Tero Palmroth Detroit only
71/91 Didier Theys Detroit, Portland, Cleveland & Meadowlands only
91 Gordon Johncock Indianapolis 500, Michigan & Pocono only
Scott Goodyear Toronto & Road America only
Robby Unser Laguna Seca only but did not qualify
81 Billy Vukovich III Indianapolis 500 only
Granatelli Racing Lola/March Buick/Cosworth Goodyear 9 Didier Theys Mid-Ohio, Road America, Nazareth & Laguna Seca only
9/70 John Andretti Indianapolis 500, Toronto, Michigan, Pocono, Nazareth & Laguna Seca only
9/7 Tom Sneva Long Beach, Indianapolis 500, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Cleveland &
Meadowlands only, did not start (wrecked after qualifying) at Phoenix
Dale Coyne Racing Lola Cosworth Goodyear 19 Guido Daccò Phoenix, Long Beach, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland & Cleveland only,
did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 & Meadowlands
Dale Coyne Pocono only
Fulvio Ballabio Mid-Ohio only, did not qualify at Road America
Ken Johnson Laguna Seca only
John Paul, Jr. Michigan only but did not qualify
ATEC Environmental Lola Cosworth Goodyear 96 Guido Daccò Toronto only
Bernstein Racing Lola Buick Goodyear 15 Jim Crawford Indianapolis 500 only
Saleen March Cosworth Goodyear 59 Steve Saleen Long Beach, Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Mid-Ohio, Road America &
Laguna Seca only, did not qualify at Indianapolis 500
Gohr Racing Lola/March Cosworth Goodyear 56 Jeff Wood Cleveland, Meadowlands, Michigan, Mid-Ohio & Road America only,
did not qualify at Toronto, Nazareth & Laguna Seca
Tero Palmroth Long Beach & Indianapolis 500 only
Bettenhausen Motorsports Lola Cosworth Goodyear 16 Jon Beekhuis Toronto, Road America & Laguna Seca only
Steve Chassey Meadowlands & Michigan only
Michael Greenfield Pocono only but did not qualify
Dennis Vitolo Detroit & Mid-Ohio only but did not qualify
15/16 John Paul, Jr. Cleveland & Meadowlands only
27 Fulvio Ballabio Long Beach only
Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. Pocono only
Mann Motorsports Lola Buick Goodyear 99 Gary Bettenhausen Indianapolis 500 only
96 John Paul, Jr. Detroit only, did not qualify at Laguna Seca
Mark Dismore Mid-Ohio only
Stoops Freightliner Lola Cosworth Goodyear 17 Johnny Rutherford Michigan & Pocono only
Steve Butler Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify
U.S. Engineering Lola Cosworth Goodyear 44 Scott Harrington Road America only, did not qualify at Indianapolis 500 & Laguna Seca
Phil Krueger Michigan only
Team Lazier March Cosworth Goodyear 35 Buddy Lazier Indianapolis 500 only but did not qualify
Curb Racing March Cosworth Goodyear 33 Rocky Moran Indianapolis 500 only

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