11th round of the 1989 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season
Date
August 20, 1989
Official name
1989 Pocono 500
Location
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi / 4.023 km
Distance
200 laps 500 mi / 804.672 km
Weather
Temperatures up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Emerson Fittipaldi (Patrick Racing)
Time
211.715 mph
Podium
First
Danny Sullivan (Team Penske)
Second
Rick Mears (Team Penske)
Third
Michael Andretti (Newman/Haas Racing)
Motor car race
The 1989 Pocono 500, the 19th running of the event, was held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 20, 1989. The race was won by Danny Sullivan, his second Pocono 500 victory. It was the last Indy car race at Pocono until 2013.
^"1989 Pocono 500 weather information". Wunderground. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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