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1989 Champion Spark Plug 100 | ![]() |
Held on June 17, 1989 at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, PA | |
40 L, 100 M, 160.92 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 5 | 75 | Bob Schacht | Tom Reet Racing | Buick | 40 | 11 | running | |
2 | 1 | 40 | Ben Hess | Ben Hess Racing | Oldsmobile | 40 | 17 | running | |
3 | 6 | 72 | Tracy Leslie | Leslie Tire Service | Pontiac | 40 | 6 | running | |
4 | 3 | 91 | Greg Trammell | Melling Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | |
5 | 7 | 58 | Brian Ross | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Chevy | 40 | 6 | running | |
6 | 11 | 11 | Jerry Churchill | Churchill Transport | Chrysler | 40 | 0 | running | |
7 | 9 | 0 | Scott Stovall | R.W. Kain Construction | Oldsmobile | 40 | 0 | running | |
8 | 20 | 74 | Bob Studdard | George D. Worthen Bank | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | |
9 | 13 | 34 | Bob Brevak | Race Glaze | Buick | 40 | 0 | running | |
10 | 30 | 89 | Gary Weinbroer | Lake Erie Asphalt, A & H Engine Supply | Buick | 40 | 0 | running | |
11 | 19 | 8 | Bob Dotter | Active Auto Sales | Chevy | 40 | 0 | running | |
12 | 18 | 33 | Carl Miskotten, III | Anglo American Auto Auction | Buick | 39 | 0 | running | |
13 | 22 | 87 | Casey Snedegar | Anbro Electric | Chevy | 39 | 0 | running | |
14 | 17 | 92 | Lee Raymond | C&C Racing | Buick | 39 | 0 | running | |
15 | 14 | 51 | David Simko | Mound Steel, Riebesehl | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | |
16 | 21 | 68 | Walter Surma | Mark C. Smith Racing | Chevy | 39 | 0 | running | |
17 | 24 | 77 | Don LaDuke | Hi-Tech Mold | Chevy | 39 | 0 | running | |
18 | 27 | 17 | Billy Simmons | S&S Racing | Chevy | 38 | 0 | running | |
19 | 15 | 76 | Graham Taylor | Car Mate Trailers | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | |
20 | 25 | 10 | Rick O'Brien | R.C. Transmissions | Chevy | 37 | 0 | running | |
21 | 4 | 29 | Bob Keselowski | TRW, Arnold Jerome Enterprises | Chevy | 36 | 0 | running | |
22 | 16 | 09 | Doug French | French Racing | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running | |
23 | 28 | 57 | Danny Bumbaco | Budget Auto Body | Chevy | 27 | 0 | running | |
24 | 2 | 80 | Jimmy Horton | Miles Concrete | Pontiac | 26 | 0 | transmission | |
25 | 31 | 85 | Bobby Gerhart | J. Omar Landis, James Chevrolet | Oldsmobile | 21 | 0 | engine | |
26 | 8 | 15 | Chris Gehrke | Gehrke Trucking | Chevy | 17 | 0 | accident | |
27 | 29 | 02 | Tony Spanos | Booher Farms | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | engine | |
28 | 23 | 07 | David Ray Boggs | Posi-Track Computers | Chevy | 7 | 0 | distributor | |
29 | 26 | 97 | Stewart Thurman | Mac Tools, Tom Heath | Buick | 7 | 0 | engine | |
30 | 12 | 01 | Bobby Bowsher | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 4 | 0 | valve | |
31 | 10 | 21 | Marvin Smith | E&C Racing Supplies | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | crash |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Failed to Qualify: | |||||||||
Time of Race: 0h:54:42 | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: Ben Hess - 58.367 sec. | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: 1.660 seconds | |||||||||
Average Speed: 109.689 mph | |||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 12 laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers - Ben Hess 1-10; Tracy Leslie 11-16; Brian Ross 17-22; Bob Schacht 23-29; Ben Hess 30-36; Bob Schacht 37-40 |