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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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