De 500 miles af Indianapolis 1989 , organiseret den28. maj 1989ved Indianapolis Motor Speedway , blev vundet af den brasilianske chauffør Emerson Fittipaldi i en Penske - Chevrolet .
| Linie | Interiør | Midt | Uden for |
| 1 | Rick mears | Al Unser | Emerson fittipaldi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jim Crawford | Mario andretti | Scott brayton |
| 3 | Bobby Rahal | Al Unser Jr. | Raul Boesel |
| 4 | AJ Foyt | Randy Lewis | John andretti |
| 5 | Teo fabi | Gary Bettenhausen | Arie Luyendyk |
| 6 | Tero håndflade | Scott pruett | Ludwig Heimrath Jr. |
| 7 | Didier Theys | Bernard Jourdain | Michael andretti |
| 8 | Tom sneva | Gordon johncock | Derek Daly |
| 9 | John Jones | Danny sullivan | Kevin cogan |
| 10 | Stenende moran | Dominic Dobson (en) | Bill Vukovich III |
| 11 | Davy Jones | Pancho Carter | Rig vogler |
Stangen blev opnået af Rick Mears i gennemsnit 360,308 km / t . Det er også den hurtigste tid i kvalifikationen.
| n o | Pilot | Bil | Ture | Tid / forladelse |
| 1 | Emerson fittipaldi | Penske-Chevrolet | 200 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Lola-Chevrolet | 198 | ulykke |
| 3 | Raul Boesel | Lola-Judd | 194 | |
| 4 | Mario andretti | Lola-Chevrolet | 193 | |
| 5 | AJ Foyt | Lola-Cosworth | 193 | |
| 6 | Scott brayton | Lola-Buick | 193 | |
| 7 | Davy Jones | Lola-Cosworth | 192 | |
| 8 | Rig vogler | Marts-Cosworth | 192 | |
| 9 | Bernard Jourdain (R) | Lola-Cosworth | 191 | |
| 10 | Scott Pruett (R) | Lola-Judd | 190 | |
| 11 | John Jones (R) | Lola-Cosworth | 189 | |
| 12 | Bill Vukovich III | Lola-Judd | 186 | |
| 13 | Ludwig Heimrath Jr. | Lola-Judd | 185 | |
| 14 | Stenende moran | Marts-Cosworth | 181 | |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Lola-Judd | 167 | |
| 16 | Tero håndflade | Lola-Cosworth | 165 | mekanisk |
| 17 | Michael andretti | Lola-Chevrolet | 163 | motor |
| 18 | Dominic Dobson (en) | Lola-Cosworth | 161 | motor |
| 19 | Jim Crawford | Lola-Buick | 135 | mekanisk |
| 20 | Didier Theys (R) | Penske-Cosworth | 131 | motor |
| 21 | Arie Luyendyk | Lola-Cosworth | 123 | motor |
| 22 | Pancho Carter | Lola-Cosworth | 121 | elektricitet |
| 23 | Rick mears | Penske-Chevrolet | 113 | motor |
| 24 | Al Unser | Penske-Chevrolet | 68 | kobling |
| 25 | John andretti | Lola-Buick | 61 | motor |
| 26 | Bobby Rahal | Lola-Cosworth | 58 | motor |
| 27 | Tom sneva | Lola-Buick | 55 | ild |
| 28 | Danny sullivan | Penske-Chevrolet | 41 | bagaksel |
| 29 | Randy Lewis | Lola-Cosworth | 24 | hjulleje |
| 30 | Teo fabi | Marts-Porsche | 23 | tænding |
| 31 | Gordon johncock | Lola-Buick | 19 | motor |
| 32 | Kevin cogan | Marts-Cosworth | 4 | ulykke |
| 33 | Gary Bettenhausen | Lola-Buick | 0 | motor |
En (R) angiver, at piloten var kvalificeret til "Årets Rookie" -trofæet, der blev tildelt til Bernard Jourdain og Scott Pruett .