From: jcsmith@eos.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith)
Subject: Re: Indy 500 Simulation
Summary: 1989 Indy 500 grid
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:24:09 GMT

In article <1j6d86INNh0i@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> keeper@deeptht.armory.com writes:
>I'm still trying to put names to all the cars.  It's the 1989 lineup, but
>I don't know who they were.  What I have so far is: 1 Danny Sullivan;
>2 Al Unser Jr; 3 Scott Pruett; 4 Rick Mears; 5 Mario Andretti; 6 Michael
>Andretti; 7 Tom Sneva; 8 Teo Fabi; 9 Arie Luyendyk; 10 Derek Daly;
>11 Kevin Cogan; 12 Didier Theys (mistakenly shown as 20); 14 A.J. Foyt;
>15 Jim Crawford; 18 Bobby Rahal; 20 Emerson Fittipaldi; 22 Scott Brayton;
>25 Al Unser Sr; 28 Randy Lewis; 30 Raul Boesel; 50 Guido Dacco;
>56 Tero Palmroth; 65 John Jones; 69 Bernard Jourdain; 70 John Andretti;
>71 Ludwig Heimrath Jr; 86 Dominic Dobson (Rocky Moran?); 91 Gordon Johncock;
>that's it.  Not sure on cars 50, 65, 70 or 86; I have no idea for cars
>24, 81, 33 or 99 ... or, for that matter, who the 33rd starter was -- the
>one the player replaces in the lineup (was the car really number 17?).

50 was Davy Jones instead of Guido Dacco.
65 was indeed John Jones.
70 is correct for John Andretti.
86 was Dominic Dobson.  Rocky Moran was 48.

24 was Pancho Carter.
81 was Billy Vukovich III.
There was no 33.
99 was Gary Bettenhausen.
The 33rd starter was Rich Vogler in No. 29 (not 17; there was no 17).

Here's the actual lineup that I have (by starting order):

 1.  4 Rick Mears (yellow Pennzoil)
 2. 25 Al Unser (red/white Marlboro)
 3. 20 Emerson Fittipaldi (red/white Marlboro)

 4. 15 Jim Crawford (yellow/white Mac Tools)
 5.  5 Mario Andretti (black/white K-Mart/Havoline)
 6. 22 Scott Brayton (pink/white/blue Amway)

 7. 18 Bobby Rahal (blue/yellow Kraco)
 8.  2 Al Unser, Jr. (blue/white/red Valvoline)
 9. 30 Raul Boesel (red/white/blue Domino's)

10. 14 A. J. Foyt (black/red Copenhagen)
11. 28 Randy Lewis (red/white Toshiba/Oracle)
12. 70 John Andretti (red Tuneup Masters)

13.  8 Teo Fabi (green/white Quaker State)
14. 99 Gary Bettenhausen (orange/blue Atec)
15.  9 Arie Luyendyk (black/gold Provimi)

16. 56 Tero Palmroth (white/yellow/blue Neste/Top Company)
17.  3 Scott Pruett (red Budweiser)
18. 71 Ludwig Heimrath (silver/blue Mackenzie)

19. 12 Didier Theys (red)
20. 69 Bernard Jourdain (white/orange/blue)
21.  6 Michael Andretti (black/white K-Mart/Havoline)

22.  7 Tom Sneva (red STP)
23. 91 Gordon Johncock (yellow Pizza Hut/STP)
24. 10 Derek Daly (red/silver Raynor)

25. 65 John Jones (blue/white Labatt's)
26.  1 Danny Sullivan (white Miller)*
27. 11 Kevin Cogan (white/red/blue Machinists)

28. 48 Rocky Moran (red/black)
29. 86 Dominic Dobson (white/black Havoline)
30. 81 Billy Vukovich III (white/red Hemelgarn)

31. 50 Davy Jones (white Euromotorsports)
32. 24 Pancho Carter (black Hardee's)
33. 29 Rich Vogler (red/white)

*Danny Sullivan wrecked his beer-can paint-scheme car in practice and
 qualified a white car.  I can't remember if it was repainted for the actual
 race (this list is based on the official grid photos used in the USA
 Today Goodyear ad).  Roger Penske never did like green paint.

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Jay C. Smith
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