1989 American Racing Series season
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The 1989 HFC American Racing Series Championship consisted of 12 races. Mike Groff and Tommy Byrne each won 4 races and Groff edged out Byrne by 10 points for the championship.[1]
Calendar
[edit]Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 8, 1989 | 65 | 1.6093=104.6045 km | 0'44:49.340 | 140.026 km/h | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | ? |
2 | Long Beach | California | April 16, 1989 | 33 | 2.687531=120.938895 km | 0'51:21.937 | 141.268 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
3 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 4, 1989 | 100 | 1.6607976=166.07976 km | 0'49:34.940 | 200.975 km/h | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | ? |
4 | Detroit | Michigan | June 18, 1989 | 30 | 4.02325=120.6975 km | 0'56:22.334 | 128.465 km/h | Ted Prappas | Johnny O'Connell | Paul Tracy | ? |
5 | Portland | Oregon | June 25, 1989 | 40 | 3.0930746=123.722984 km | 0'44:07.160 | 168.257 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
6 | Meadowlands | New Jersey | July 16, 1989 | 63 | 1.9585181=123.38664 km | 0'46:04.670 | 160.667 km/h | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | Mike Groff | ? |
7 | Toronto | ![]() |
July 23, 1989 | 42 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'49:56.568 | 144.864 km/h | Gary Rubio | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
8 | Pocono | Pennsylvania | August 19, 1989 | 28 | 4.02325=112.651 km | 0'34:16.943 | 197.158 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
9 | Lexington | Ohio | September 3, 1989 | 32 | 3.86232=123.59424 km | 0'50:32.067 | 146.744 km/h | P. J. Jones | Tommy Byrne | P. J. Jones | ? |
10 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | September 10, 1989 | 19 | 6.4372=122.3068 km | 0'43:34.654 | 168.399 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Ted Prappas | Tommy Byrne | ? |
11 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | September 24, 1989 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'59:07.610 | 115.866 km/h | Mike Groff | Dave Kudrave | Mike Groff | ? |
12 | Monterey | California | October 15, 1989 | 34 | 3.5629902=121.1416668 km | 0'46:48.277 | 155.294 km/h | Johnny O'Connell | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
Race summaries
[edit]Phoenix race
[edit]Held April 8 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Groff won the pole.
Top Five Results
Long Beach race
[edit]Held April 16 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Milwaukee race
[edit]Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mike Groff won the pole.
Top Five Results
Detroit race
[edit]Held June 18 at the Detroit street circuit. Johnny O'Connell won the pole.
Top Five Results
Portland race
[edit]Held June 25 at Portland International Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Meadowlands race
[edit]Held July 16 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Mike Groff won the pole.
Top Five Results
Toronto race
[edit]Held July 23 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Pocono race
[edit]Held August 19 at Pocono Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Mid-Ohio race
[edit]Held September 3 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Elkhart Lake race
[edit]Held September 10 at Road America. Ted Prappas won the pole.
Top Five Results
Nazareth race
[edit]Held September 24 at Nazareth Speedway. Dave Kudrave won the pole.
Top Five Results
Laguna Seca race
[edit]Held October 15 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
Top Five Results
Final points standings
[edit]Driver
[edit]For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
Complete Overview
[edit]first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R9=retired, but classified NS=did not start
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1 | Mike Groff | ![]() |
Leading Edge Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 4 | R9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | R13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
2 | Tommy Byrne | ![]() |
Landford Racing | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | R12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | R10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Gary Rubio | ![]() |
Performance Motorsports | 12 | R15 | 2 | R12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
4 | Dave Kudrave | ![]() |
Leading Edge Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 5 | R15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | R16 | 5 | 9 | 5 | R14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
5 | Ted Prappas | ![]() |
TEAMKAR International | 8 | 5 | 3 | R10 | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
P.I.G. Racing | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | R12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | R17 | |||||||||||
6 | P. J. Jones | ![]() |
P.I.G. Racing | 14 | R14 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | R14 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Johnny O'Connell | ![]() |
C. P. Racing | 4 | 4 | 6 | R16 | 3 | R13 | 1 | R13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | R13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | R18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | R13 | 3 | 1 |
8 | Paul Tracy | ![]() |
Maple Leaf Racing | 2 | 2 | 7 | R13 | 4 | R14 | 4 | R11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | R16 | 13 | R12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | R10 | 3 | R15 | - | - |
9 | Steve Shelton | ![]() |
Stuart Moore Racing | 7 | 7 | 9 | R14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | R15 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 6 | R11 | - | - | 4 | 6 |
10 | Roberto Quintanilla | ![]() |
Roquin Motorsports | 11 | R13 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | R15 | - | - | 14 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | R16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
11 | Hunter Jones | ![]() |
Baci Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | - | - | 10 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | R14 | - | - | - | - |
Tony George | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 16 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 17 | R17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 16 | |
13 | Daniel Campeau | ![]() |
McNeill Motorsports | 17 | R17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | R15 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 17 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
14 | Vinicio Salmi | ![]() |
Genoa Racing | 10 | 11 | 11 | NS | - | - | - | - | 11 | 6 | 3 | R17 | 7 | R12 | - | - | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
15 | Tom Christoff | ![]() |
Landford Racing | 13 | 9 | 17 | R17 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | R14 | 11 | R14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | R13 | 11 | R14 | 16 | 15 |
16 | Calvin Fish | ![]() |
P.I.G. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
17 | Mitch Thieman | ![]() |
Thieman Racing | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 12 | R16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thompson | ![]() |
Stuart Moore Racing | 15 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | - | - | 14 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Hiro Matsushita | ![]() |
Panasonic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 8 | - | - | |
20 | Marty Roth | ![]() |
TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | NS | - | - | 16 | R16 | 14 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Stuart Moore Racing | 6 | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Dean Hall | ![]() |
P.I.G. Racing | 9 | R16 | 15 | R6 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
22 | Steve Barclay | ![]() |
R & K Racing | 5 | 6 | 16 | R11 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Barclay Racing | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
23 | Salt Walther | ![]() |
Walther Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | 18 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
24 | Jeff Purner | ![]() |
Stuart Moore Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jimmy Vasser | ![]() |
Barclay Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 8 | |
26 | Cathy Muller | ![]() |
McNeill Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 |
27 | Jeff Andretti | ![]() |
Baci Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - |
Harald Huysman | ![]() |
McNeill Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | |
Brian Bonner | ![]() |
TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 12 | |
- | Harry Sauce | ![]() |
Barclay Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Arthur Abrahams | ![]() |
Baci Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 |